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Other segments from the episode on December 15, 1987
The Best Cars of 1988.
Jack Gillis, director of public affairs for the Consumer Federation of America and author of The Car Book. He will release consumer test results on how the 1988 cars scored for safety, fuel economy, comfort, etc.
Big Bands with Martin Williams.
Martin Williams, producer of the new six-record set for the Smithsonian Jazz Collection featuring singers and soloists from the Swing era. The set includes performances by Coleman Hawkins, Fletcher Henderson, Ella Fitzgerald and Johnny Hodges.
William Burrough's "The Western Lands" is a Drag.
Book Critic John Leonard reviews The Western Lands, the new novel by William Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch and Nova Express.
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