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Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. 6:50 his week's on-air player lives in Whitefield, Maine and listens to WMEA, ortland.

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1: Lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks, RAY DAVIES. He's just written his "unauthorized autobiography." The book is written in the third, nameless person, and takes place in a corporation-run future. It's called, Ray Davies: X-Ray. (The Overlook Press). RAY started The Kinks in 1964 with his brother. They are said to be the pioneers of the rowdy garage band genre of rock music. Their many hits included: "You Really Got Me," "Lola," "All Day and All of the Night," and "Tired of Waiting for you." INT. 2: More with RAY DAVIES.

2: Veteran TV journalist DAVID BRINKLEY. His book, Washington Goes to War, was a surprise best-seller. The book, based on Brinkley's personal experiences and reflections, told the story of Washington in the early 40s, and how both the government and town itself were transformed by the responsibilities thrust on them as a result of the war. (REBROADCAST from 7/6/89). BRINKLEY has a new book: David Brinkley: A Memoir (Knopf).Journalist and former anchor of the CBS News, WALTER CRONKITE. CRONKITE worked at CBS News for 31 years. This interview took place in 1993 after his documentary "The Faltering Dream," in which he interviewed notable black leaders including Reverend Jesse Jackson and Spike Lee about race relations. (REBROADCAST from 10

SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THIS FINAL WEEKEND OF BASEBALL'S REGULAR SEASON, THE WILD-CARD POSSIBILITIES, AND THE NEW FOUR-TEAMS-PER-LEAGUE PLAYOFFS THAT BEGIN NEXT WEEK.

: New York Times columnist THOMAS FRIEDMAN. Friedman spent the last decade covering the Middle East, work that won him two Pulitzer Prizes. His book, From Beirut to Jerusalem has recently been updated, to include information on the Peace Process. It's now available in paperback. The book looked at the inside of Arab and Israeli power circles, and examined the intefadeh and the perceptions American and Israeli Jews have of each other.

SIMON/LETTERS: SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.

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SCOTT SIMON TRAVELS TO CENTRAL ALABAMA TO VISIT THREE ARTISTS. CHARLIE LUCAS, MOSE TOLLIVER, AND HIS DAUGHTER ANNIE TOLLIVER ARE CONSIDERED TO BE OUTSIDER OR VISIONARY ARTISTS. VISIONARY ARTISTS FOLLOW THEIR OWN STYLE...A STYLE THAT IS QUICKLY GAINING RECOGNITION IN THE ESTABLISHED ART WORLD.

Guest film critic STEVE VINEBERG reviews two new college movies: "A Reason to Believe" and "Kicking and Screaming"

Daniel visits with archeologists who have just finished excavating a site in Washington D.C., about four blocks from the Capital Mall. The site will soon to be the location of a new sports stadium. The artifacts found in the dirt tells a lot about who we are and how we lived.