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2: Literary Spy Master, JOHN LE CARRE (pronounced "Luh Karay"). An author at the pinnacle of the espionage genre, LE CARRE has written such classics as "Smiley's People", "Tinker Tailor, Soldier, Spy", and "The Russia House". LE CARRE has shifted his gaze to the Gulf War and international arms dealers in his new novel "The Night Manager" (Alfred A. Knopf). (Rebroadcast from 6.25.93).

Book critic JOHN LEONARD reviews "The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf," by Kathryn Davis.

Bandleader and pianist Eddi Palmieri. Through his first band, La Perfecta, labeled "the band with the crazy roaring elephants," Palmieri was credited with originating Latin jazz's trombone sound in New York during the sixties. With the release of "Palmas," (Elektra), many critics feel that this respected 58-year old innovater will finally get the exposure and respect that his sound has long merited. Palmieri's lobbying over the past year culminated in the announcement of a new Grammy Award category for Afro-Carribean Jazz. "I proposed the category to give proper distinction to that segment of jazz music based on rythmical elements and instrumentation of Africa, as opposed to jazz which developed from blues, gospel and other expressions of African-Americans.

Novelist, journalist and columnist PETE HAMILL. He's written seven novels, including "Flesh and Blood" and "Loving Women." Most recently he was editor-in-chief at the New York Post. His latest book is a memoir of the years he spent drinking: "A Drinking Life: A Memoir." (Little, Brown & Co.) HAMILL quit drinking twenty years ago. One reviewer in Publishers Weekly writes of HAMILL's new memoir, "This is not a jeremiad condemning drink, but a thoughtful, funny, street-smart reflection on its consequences." (REBROADCAST from 1/

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews, "In the Line of Fire," the new film starring Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich.

2: Writer THOM JONES was a boxer in the Marines in the mid-1960s. He was supposed to ship out to Vietman, but he suffered an epileptic seizure, which he believes was caused by too many punches to the head. So instead of shipping out, he was thrown out. The rest of his unit did go to Vietnam, where they were ambushed and killed. Jones turned to writing, but couldn't get anything published, so he became a high school janitor. He is finally experiencing literary success this year with the publication of his collection of short stories "The Pugilist At Rest" (Little, Brown). His stories revisit worlds Jones has known: that of the boxer, the Vietnam-era soldier, and the alcoholic.

ock critic KEN TUCKER reviews the new album by David Byrne, called "David Byrne," (Luakabop

against a Mitsubishi auto plant in Illinois has raised certain cultural issues. One question is how to maintain equal opportunity for women in work environments typically dominated by men.

2: Photographer ROY DE CARAVA. A collection of his photographs, featuring leading jazz musicians and life in Harlem, spanning the past 50 years has been published recently: "Roy DeCarava: A Retrospective." (Museum of Moder

casino/hotel/entertainment center, the so-called "Stratosphere," which lays claim to being the highest building west of the Mississippi with the worlds highest roller coaster.

NPR's John Ydstie reports the oil industry is countering statements from politicians about climbing gas prices by pointing to some basic market forces: supply and demand. The oil industry maintains there has been no price gouging and that the oil industry's rate of return is actually lower than average for overall manufacturing.

between the Montana Freemen and federal agents. For five weeks, federal mediators have tried and failed to make a deal with the Freemen. Now, the stand-off may take on a new tone as Federal prosecutors reassess the situation and threaten increased pressure on the Freemen.