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2: Founder of National Empowerment Television (NET) and president of the Free Congress Foundation, PAUL WEYRICH. WEYRICH is a staunch conservative who wants to lead people out of political apathy and towards involvement and influence. The NET likes to refer to itself as C-SPAN with an attitude. And conservatives, especially Newt Gingrich who hosts his own show on the NET, are big advocates of the programming.

ROBERTS/FERRET: A TEN-YEAR EFFORT BY WILDLIFE EXPERTS TO BRING THE WESTERN BLACK-FOOTED FERRET BACK FROM THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION IS ON THE VERGE OF SUCCEEDING, BUT THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO ELIMINATE THE PROGRAM. CONCERNED CONSERVATIONISTS MET THIS WEEK IN DENVER TO RAISE THE $250,000 NEEDED TO EXTEND THE BREEDING PROGRAM ONE MORE YEAR, BUT THAT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. MARK ROBERTS REPORTS.

EARTH DAY BEGAN ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES 25 YEARS AGO, AND PHILIP DAVIS TAKES A LOOK AT THE STATE OF CURRENT STUDENT ENVIRONMENTALISM.

2: Former Congressman TIMOTHY J. PENNY was in Congress for twelve years. He's just written a new book about the cultures that modern lawmakers bring to Congress which he says "have gnawed away at the sturdy foundations of republican democracy and trustworthy service that our Founding Fathers bequeathed." PENNY's new book is Common Cents (Little, Brown & Co.) which he wrote with journalist Major Garrett. PENNY is now spokesperson for the Concord Coalition, a bipartisan coalition that promotes fiscal responsibility and deficit reduction.

4: Former Cardinals' pitcher BOB GIBSON was a record-breaking baseball player in the 1960's, and was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. His autobiography explores his rise from the Omaha projects to the major leagues, and being an early black ballplayer. The book is Stranger to the Game (Viking). (Originally Broadcast 10/6/94)INT 5: Former Major Leaguer KEITH HERNANDEZ. Called by some baseball purists the "finest First Baseman in the game," HERNANDEZ played with the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Mets, and the Cleveland Indians. He is the winner of eleven consecutive Golden Glove Awards for fielding, and played in two World Championships. HERNANDEZ's is author of Pure Baseball: Pitch by Pitch for the Advanced Fan (Harper): analysis of two 1993 match-ups, with play by play commentary, based on his seventeen years in the game. (Originally Broadcast 2

Jazz saxophonist, composer and band-leader Henry Threadgill as just released his first recording for a major record label (Columbia ecords). In the past, Threadgill gained notoriety for his unusual instrumention nd free improvisation. Tom Vitale reports that this guardian of avant-garde azz now hopes to enter the mainstream with a CD that may be more palatable to a eneral audience.

Despite the overwhelming fear that calamity would strike Tokyo his weekend, Japanese authorities and citizens remain untouched by threats of rmageddon which were prophesized to unfold yeterday. April 15th was designated s a day of disaster by the leader of the cult suspected of setting off nerve as bombs in Tokyo's subway system last month. Host Liane Hansen speaks with PR's Julie McCarthy about Tokyo's frenzied preparation, local reaction to the care, and the issue of the fall of the U.S. dollar against the Yen.

azz Critic Kevin Whitehead remembers the late Julius Hemphill who died on Sunday. Hemphill, the saxophonist and composer, helped to found the World Saxophone Quartet.

NEXT WEDNESDAY WILL MARK THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT. IN OBSERVANCE, THE MUSEUM OF TELEVISION AND RADIO IN NEW YORK CITY HAS BEGUN A LISTENING SERIES CALLED "FDR ON RADIO: THE VOICE OF AN ERA," WHICH WILL BE RUNNING THROUGH OCTOBER 1st. NPR'S MELISSA BLOCK ATTENDED A SYMPOSIUM AT THE MUSEUM.

JAPAN: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH NPR'S JULIE McCARTHY IN TOKYO ABOUT AN APPRARENTLY FOILED "TERRORIST" PLAN BY THE CULT AUM SHINRI KYO FOR A JAPANESE-STYLE GAS ATTACK ON DISNEYLAND OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND.

Liane Hansen speaks with James Corcoran about the arious anti-government groups that exist in the United States. Corcoran says eople involved with these paramilitary organizations are often self-professed ilitiamen who oppose most forms of government control, including Federal axation and gun control laws. Authorities are exploring possible links between klahoma City bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh (mihk-VAY) and these right-wing aramilitary units.

Daniel talks to musician Pierre Bensusan, who was born in Algeria but grew up in Paris. Bensusan says that he needs to work on relaxing his right hand to improve his playing. His latest CD is "Wu-Wei," on Rounder Records.