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Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the Evidence label''s reissues of three early SUN RA albums: "Bad and Beautiful," "Super-Sonic Jazz," and "Jazz In Silhouette." The LPs were originally recorded for Sun Ra''s own Saturn records.

Commentator Geoffrey Nunberg has a revised look at springtime in Paris.

Linguist GEOFF NUNBERG talks about how the French are trying to keep their language pure.

2: Pro-gun activist NEAL KNOX. KNOX is a powerful weapon for those who abhor any regulation of firearms. Champion target shooter and former gun journalist, he is considered the most influential voice in the National Rifle Association. He has been called the NRA's "spiritual master." He is a hardliner who believes that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the individual an absolute right to keep and bear guns. The Wall Street Journal said "Knox is likely to have a greater impact on the rapidly escalating firefight over gun control than any other individaul in America" (October 26, 1993).

2: How did a second tier New York department store called Bloomingdale's --where the city's domestic help bought their uniforms in 1950-- evolve into "the most celebrated store in the world": the pinnacle of designer fashion and self promotion? The answer can be found in MARVIN TRAUB, the former chairman of Bloomingdale's for forty years. His new memoir is called "Like No Other Store..." (Times Books).

2: Founder of the anti-abortion group, "Operation Rescue," RANDALL TERRY. Recently, his group tried to stop abortions by blocking access to clinics in seven cities across the United States, including Philadelphia. TERRY also has a new book, "Why does a nice guy like me keep getting thrown in jail?" (Huntington House Pub., Lafayette, LA; Resistance Press, Windsor, N.Y.) (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 7/

2: Former homeless man and writer, LARS EIGHNER (EYE-ner). He's written an account of his time on the streets with his dog, "Travels with Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets," (St, Martin's Press).

2: Pop artist DAVID HOCKNEY. He's worked in many mediums-- from painting and drawing to working with fax and copy machines. HOCKNEY made waves in the art world with his take on photography--compiling hundreds of polaroid snap-shots in a photocollage. In 1979 HOCKNEY started to lose his hearing. Now, near deaf, his art reflects his insights on his loss of hearing. HOCKNEY's new book, "That's The Way I See It" (Chronicle Books), is his second volume of reflections.

One of the pioneers of the American underground cinema, film maker GEORGE KUCHAR (COO-char). He worked in ultra-low budget 8mm, and 16mm filming in and around the Bronx, where he lived, creating works that showed the disparity between the fantasy of Hollywood dreams and everyday reality. KUCHAR's films include, "I was a Teenage Rumpot," "Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof," and "Lovers of Eternity." Now KUCHAR is now working in a new form, the video diary. The American Museum of the Moving Image is holding a retrospective of his work (Aug. 6 - Sept. 5, 1993), "Gossamer Garbage: A George Kuchar Film and Video Retrospective.

2: From sight to blindness to sight again. ROBERT HINE is Professor of History at the University of California. He lost his sight 15 years ago, and just recently regained the use of one eye. He's written a new book about what it's like to lose one's sight and then to see again: "Second Sight." (University of California Press).

Actress MERCEDES MCCAMBRDGE who chilled audiences in the 1970's as the voice of the Devil in "The Exorcist". She won an Academy Award for her first film role -- in 1949 for "All the King's Men". She also starred with Joan Crawford in Nicholas Ray's western, "Johnny Guitar".

2: Actor JOHN LEGUIZAMO (pronounced "Leh-gwee-zamo"). Leguizamo created and starred in the hit one-man show "Mambo Mouth," based on his experiences as a Latino growing up in Jackson Heights, Queens. "Mambo" premiered on H-B-O and later was published as a book (Bantam). Leguizamo's second one-man show, "Spic-O-Rama," had long runs in Chicago and New York, and was also shown on HBO. As an actor, Leguizamo has appearred in "Whispers in the Dark" and "Super Mario Brothers." He now is on the big screen with Al Pacino in "Carlito's Way." (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 10