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BRITISH PLAYWRIGHT ROBERT BOLT HAS BEEN SOLELY CREDITED WITH WRITING THE SCREENPLAY FOR THE MOVIE "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA," WHICH WON SEVEN ACADEMY AWARDS IN 1962. SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH DEL REISMAN, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA ABOUT THE GUILD'S DECISION TO RE-INSTATE BLACKLISTED SCREENWRITER MICHAEL WILSON AND FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE SCREENWRITING CREDIT WITH BOLT.

Derrick Ward of member station WAMU reports on WAshington D.C.'s preparation for the Million Man March. Public transporation schedules, police staffing, and businesses are all gearing up for a large infulx of visitors.

Host Liane Hansen talks with computer commentator Rich Dean about he benefits and drawbacks of the many "on-line" service avaliable to home omputer users.

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WE PLAY EXCERPTS FROM A BENEFIT PERFORMANCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER IN WASHINGTON D.C. WHERE FOUR REPUBLICAN SENATORS SANG IN HARMONY. THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE SENATE BARBERSHOP QUARTET.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Carl Cannon of the Baltimore un and Fred Barnes of The Standard about some issues in this past week's news, ncluding the Republican Medicare plan; proposed budget cuts; the possibility of ending U.S. troops to Bosnia; and Louis Farrakhan's "Million Man March".

Liane talks with Vincent Cannistraro, former Chief of ounter-terrorism at the CIA, about the rise of domestic terrorism in the U.S., nd the efforts by the FBI at combatting it.

The citizens of Quebec vote tomorrow on whether to secede from Canada. NPR's Jacki Lyden reports from Montreal on the last weekend of the campaign that could split Canada apart.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. 7:33 This week's challenger is from Birnam Wood, Wisco

T.V. critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews two new shows this fall: "Murder One" which premieres on ABC tonight, and "American Gothic" on CBS Friday Night. REV. : Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ REV.S a new reissue of the original soundtrack for The Wizard of Oz, a 2-CD set that includes some music never used in the film. (

Composer PHILIP GLASS. His latest work is a new score for the 1946 Jean Cocteau film adaptation of "La Belle et la Bete" ("Beauty and the Beast"). GLASS' score includes four voices who sing a libretto, based on the screenplay. GLASS has toured the live music-film event in Europe and the United States. One reviewer called it "a beautiful, superbly integrated work." (Time, Dec. 19, 1994). (The score is available on Nonesuch Rec

Typically, Russian tourists spend their holidays along the oast of the Black Sea. Joel Seidman reports from Turkey that affluent Russians ave changed their routes, and are instead taking their vacations at resorts long the shores of the Mediterranean.