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CURTIS MAYFIELD. He's been called "the thinking man's soul man." He's known for his floating falsetto voice, gospel sound, and social commentary. He was with the group, "The Impressions" for 12 years recording such classics as "Gypsy Woman," "I'm so Proud," and "People Get Ready." After that he went solo. His score for "Superfly," was considered a musical breakthrough, and has inspired many of today's hip-hop performers. MAYFIELD was preparing for a comeback, with the release of "Return of Superfly," in 1990, when a freak stage accident left him paralyzed from the neck down.

U.S. Congressman BARNEY FRANK, Democratic Representative from Massachusetts, and one of two openly-gay members of Congress. He's been lobbying for lifting the ban on gays and lesbians in the military. Terry will talk with him about President Clinton's announcement last week about gays and lesbians in the military. (In a recent Washington Post op-ed piece, FRANK defends Clinton, blaming, instead, those allied against lifting the ban.

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Linguist GEOFFREY NUNBERG defends the use of "you know."

2: Investigative journalist TOM POWERS. He's written a new book about the German attempt to get an atomic bomb, the threat that terrified American scientists and military during World War II. The book is, "Heisenberg's War," (Knopf). At the center of the story is German physicist and Nobel laureate Werner Heisenberg. While other preeminent scientists left Germany with the rise of the Reich, Heinsenberg chose to stay to defend what was left of "good science." American officials plotted to kill or kidnap him to "deny the enemy his brain." There's long been a debate about whether Heisenberg purposely held back research on the bomb to thwart Hitler, or he just inadvertently bungled the attempt. POWERS makes the case that Heisenberg withheld the kind of encouragement that would have led to development of the bomb. POWERS contrasts this with America's fear of German technology, and zealousness to get to the bomb first.

2: Writer YELENA KHONGAS (E-lane-a HONGAS). Her new book "Soul to Soul," is about her family's multi-cultural, multi-ethnic background. KHONGAS' grandparents met in jail where they were being held for political activism. Her grandfather was African-American and her grandmother Jewish. They moved to Russia, where KHONGAS's mother was born, and subsequently YELENA herself.

Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews, "The Children of Men," by P.D. James (Knopf).

Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD switches art forms and has some thoughts on the tv soap opera form, specifically on the waning days of his soap opera obsession "Santa Barbara." The last episode airs tomorrow.

Book critic JOHN LEONARD reviews "Remembering Denny," the new book by Calvin Trillin.

STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "A Bronx Tale," actor Robert DeNiro''s directorial debut.

Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews, "The Morning After," by Katie Roiphe. (Little, Brown).

An old and a new interview with UPDIKE: From March 16, 1989, UPDIKE's interview about his memoir, "Self-Consciousness."And a new interview with UPDIKE. His new novel is "Brazil," (Knopf). (THEINTERVIEW CONTINUES AFTER THE ATC PROMO). REV. : More with JOHN UPDIKE.