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LETTERS: SCOTT READS SOME LISTENER RESPONSES TO THE PROGRAM.

SCOTT REMEMBERS JOURNALIST JAMES RESTON WHO DIED THIS WEEK.

Jon Miller reports from Manila on the political comeback of former Phillipine First Lady Imelda Marcos. Mrs. Marcos was convicted 2 years ago on corruption charges. But she is out on bail while appealing her conviction. And in the meantime she's been elected to the Philippine House of Representatives. It's the first step in what she and many supporters hope is the path back to the Presidential palace she fled in disgrace nearly a decade ago.

Miami Herald columnist and novelist CARL HIAASEN. His newest comic thriller set in South Florida is Stormy Weather, about the rip off artists and corrupt construction and insurance industries that take advantage of hurricane victims. He's also the author of five other books in the same vein: Strip Tease, a yarn, pitting a seemy Florida politician against the star stripper at Miami's Eager Beaver club. Mr. Hiaasen has spun tales of environmentalists feeding tourists and senior citizens to alligators ("Tourist Season), of a villainous South Florida plastic surgeon who kills a woman during a nose job ("Skin Tight"), and about the amusement park, The Amazing Kingdom of Thrills, where one of the novel's heavies is loved to death by an amorous dolphin ("Native To

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Composer and Lyricist RALPH BLANE died Monday at the age of 81 at his home in Oklahoma. He is best known for his work with HUGH MARTIN. Together they wrote songs for Broadway and Hollywood. They are best known for songs in the MGM classic, "Meet Me in St. Louis." That starred Judy Garland and featured the songs "The Trolley Song," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and "The Boy Next Door." (Originally aired 10/

2: Singer pianist RANDY NEWMAN in the studio for music and conversation. Known for his satiric songs, NEWMAN has portrayed a racist, a rapist, and even God in songs like "Suzanne" and "Rednecks." In 1990 NEWMAN composed the soundtrack for the short-lived musical cop show, "Cop Rock." He also composed music for the movies "Parenthood," and "Avalon." His newest CD is "Faust" by Reprise Records 1995. (REBROADCAST from

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Unstrung Heroes."

WEEKEND EDITION'S WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH DR. HEIDI HARTMANN, DIRECTOR OF THE WASHINGTON-BASED INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH, AND DOUGLAS BESHAROV, RESIDENT SCHOLAR AT THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE SPECIALIZING IN FAMILY POLICY AND WELFARE REFORM, ABOUT THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF WELFARE REFORM AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.

SOME TIME IN FRONT OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING WATCHING THE FOLKS FROM CENTRAL PHOTO SHOOT GROUP PORTRAITS WITH A PANORAMIC CAMERA FROM THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.