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Journalist EVAN THOMAS. He is Assistant Managing Editor and Washington Bureau Chief at Newsweek. His new book is The Very Best Men: Four Who Dared: The Early Years of the CIA (Simon & Schuster). In the book he tells about the men who ran the CIA's covert operations during the worst of the cold war years. THOMAS had access to the CIA's own records about their operations, and he interviewed many of the men involved. THOMAS was the only person to have such access to the CIA's archives. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

T.V. critic DAVID BIANCULLI previews the season opener of "NYPD Blue."

NPR's Howard Berkes reports from Phoenix, Arizona, on the annual onvention of the National Rifle Association. The group is trying to improve its mage after a difficult week of controversy, following a fund-raising letter hat called federal agents, "jack-booted thugs."

2: Poet and translator W.S.MERWIN. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 1970 work, The Carriers of Ladders. His books of poetry include The Song of Roland, The Compass Flower, Miner's Pale Children, Houses and Travellers, and The Rain in the Trees. Many of his poems concern the beauty of the natural world and the consequences of man's desecration of it. (Rebroadcast. Originally aired on 5/13/88.)Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz changes hats and becomes Poet Lloyd Schwarts and reads a poem about his mother.

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.