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SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH MICHAEL HARRISON, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF TALKERS MAGAZINE AND CO-CHAIRMAN OF TALK RADIO '95 ABOUT THE SELECTION, BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RADIO TALK SHOW HOSTS (NARTSH), OF J. GORDON LIDDY AS THE RECIPIENT OF THIS YEAR'S FREEDOM OF SPEECH AWARD.

RACHEL DRETZIN BRINGS US A STORY OF KANITA FOCAK, A SARAJEVAN ARCHITECT AND WIDOW, AND CHARLES LOWE, WHO RUNS A SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGES IN LONDON, WHO SHARE A SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP THROUGH LETTERS...AND HAVE NEVER MET.

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This week the Texas Legislature passed a law making it LEGAL to carry a concealed weapon. Daniel talks with Democratic Texas state legislator Ron Wilson who authored the bill. And officer Mike Robbins, a Chicago city policeman who opposes laws that legalize the carrying of concealed weapons and who has worked against the passage of similar legislation in Illinois.

SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.

With the future of so many government programs in doubt, foreign aid is one of the programs least likely to have a strong defense. Daniel talks to Brian Atwood, Administrator of US A.I.D. and Robert Buchanan from Oxfam, U.S.A. about how usefully foreign aid is utilized.

Batman creator BOB KANE. In his autobiography, Batman & Me, KANE tells how he came up with the idea for the caped crusader, and what influence he had on the TV series and previous Batman movies. Kane drew Batman from its inception in 1939 to the late 60s. DC Comic still publishes Batman in a monthly and quarterly form. (REBROADCAST FROM 3/23/90)The creator of such Marvel comic book superheroes as Spiderman, The Incredible Hulk, and The Fantastic Four - cartoonist STAN LEE. He joined Marvel comic books at the age of 16, more than 30 years ago. LEE is currently launching Excelsior Comics, an independent comic book division of Marvel Entertainment. He is also co-executive producer of several top rated television series including "X-Men." (REBROADCAST FROM 10/

LAST NIGHT THE DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION HELD ITS FINAL VOTE ON THE FATE OF A LIST OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. NPR'S JON GREENBERG REPORTS THAT THE COMMISSION FINALLY RECOMMENDED TO CLOSE NINETY BASES.

Jacki talks to John Grafton of Alexandria, Louisiana who is overseeing the town's effort to reconvert the England Air Force base, which was shut down in 1992. He says that it is important for a community to have a unified vision of the economic future of their reigon and to act quickly to find new tennants for the vacated bases.

Cheryl Colopy (CAH-loh-pee) reports on a unique oalition between labor, business groups, and community churches, which is inding jobs for workers in the Cable industry.

LIANE HANSEN EWSCASTERS: NORA RAUM & SHAY STEVENS

Host Liane Hansen visits the Edmund Burke School in Washington .C. to sit in on a discussion between Russell Banks, author of the new novel, ULE OF THE BONE (HarperCollins), and a group of 16 and 17 year-old American iterature students. Banks wants to find out from these students if he has ccurately portrayed the world of the book's main character, a 14-year old unaway.