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NPR'S MICHAEL GOLDFARB REPORTS ON HARMONICA LEGEND LARRY ADLER, NOW 80 YEARS OLD AND LIVING IN ENGLAND. HE WAS A WELL-KNOWN MUSICIAN IN AMERICA, THEN WAS CALLED TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE HOUSE UNAMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE, WHERE HE REFUSED TO COOPERATE. HE MOVED TO ENGLAND AND CONTINUED TO PERFORM, AND NOW HE'S RELEASED A NEW CD.

Is the O.J. Simpson case the "trial of the entury"? We asked passersby in front of the Supreme Court for their pinions. Then we put the question to Edward Knappman (NAPP-man), ditor of the reference book "Great American Trials" (published by isible Ink).

LETTERS: We hear a few comments and letters from our listeners

3: Guitarist, songwriter, and producer STEVE CROPPER. In the 60's, he was with Stax Records, the record company that defined the Memphis sound of the time. He's best known for his playing with Booker T & the MGs; he also played in the band from the film "The Blues Brothers." He co-wrote such hits as "In the Midnight Hour," "Soul Man," and Otis Redding's "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay." (REBROADCAST FROM 9

ALL STATIONS FROM: VAN WILLIAMSON RE: WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY/FIRST RUNDOWN DATE: JANUARY 28, 1995 HOST: SCOTT SIMON NEWS: BILL REDLIN & LAURA KNOY

NPR'S JOHN BURNETT VISITED CUBA RECENTLY, AND REPORTS ON THE CHANGING ECONOMIC SITUATION THERE -- FIDEL CASTRO'S ALLOWING THE BEGINNINGS OF A MARKET ECONOMY, AND IT'S MAKING THINGS BETTER FOR SOME.

Liane Hansen remembers legendary actor, writer, roducer, and director George Abbott with an essay, music, and short excerpts rom their 1989 interview. The multi-talented showman died this past week at the ge of 107.

WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL REVIEWS "BAD COMPANY," A FILM STARRING ELLEN BARKIN AND LAURENCE FISHBURNE.

2: Many people will remember SHEILA JAMES KUEHL as Zelda Gilroy on the old T-V show "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis." Her T-V career ended when rumors began to circulate that she was a lesbian -- and those rumors were true. She's now a prominent lesbian activist and women's rights lawyer in Los Angeles. In November 1994, she became the first openly gay or lesbian person to be elected to the California State Assembly. (REBROADCAST FROM 3

BRUCE GELLERMAN OF MEMBER STATION WBUR IN BOSTON REPORTS ON EFFORTS BY THE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL OF LAW IN ANDOVER TO CHALLENGE THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OVER ITS ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.

AFTER YEARS OF PROTESTING THAT FOREIGN SUBMARINES, FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, WERE SPYING ALONG THE SWEDISH COASTLINE, THE SWEDES MADE PUBLIC LAST WEEK AN EMBARRASSING DISCOVERY...THEY HAD MISTAKEN RUSSIAN SUBMARINES FOR MINKS. SCOTT SIMON DISCUSSES THE MIX-UP WITH SIMON HAYDON, AN EDITOR AT REUTERS NEWS SERVICE IN STOCKHOLM.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr offers some alternative olutions to some current problems.