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HOST ALEX CHADWICK TALKS WITH LAWRENCE CHIMERINE (SHIM-er-een), AN ANALYST AT THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., ABOUT YESTERDAY'S COLLAPSE OF 20 MONTHS OF TRADE TALKS WITH JAPAN.

CHADWICK/BYRD: CHADWICK/BYRD: HOST ALEX CHADWICK SPEAKS WITH SENATOR ROBERT BYRD, DEMOCRAT FROM WEST VIRGINIA, ABOUT WHY THE SENATOR QUOTED FROM ALL SHAKESPEARE'S THIRTY SEVEN PLAYS WHILE SPEAKING FROM THE SENATE FLOOR LAST YEAR.

HOST ALEX CHADWICK TALKS WITH DR. JANE GOODALL, WHO HAS BEEN CALLED THE "PATRON SAINT OF CHIMPANZEES," ABOUT HER LIFE AND HER WORK. (JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE - 1-800-592-JANE - BOX 599, RIDGEFIELD, CT. 06877)

ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT THE NBC SERIES "LAW & ORDER, A SHOW THAT HAS SURVIVED A COMPLETE CAST CHANGE SINCE ITS' PREMIER IN 1990.

President Clinton today announced the closing of a two-block stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue next to the White House. The decision was taken to enhance security at the executive mansion. Danny opens the show from Pennsylvania avenue, describing what the new space looks like, and talking to people there to get their reaction.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews the Russian film that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film this year.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH NPR'S ANDY BOWERS IN SARAJEVO ABOUT U.N. EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THE HOSTAGE SITUATION AND THE SEARCH FOR THE AMERICAN PILOT OF AN F-16 SHOT DOWN OVER BOSNIA YESTERDAY.

THIS WEEK, CHILE'S SUPREME COURT UPHELD THE CONVICTIONS AND PRISON TERMS OF THE TWO CHILEAN SECRET POLICE OFFICIALS WHO ENGINEERED THE CAR BOMBING ASSASINATION OF ORLANDO LETELIER (leh-TEL-e-er), AN OPPONENT OF CHILE'S FORMER MIITARY GOVERNMENT, IN 1976 ON THE STREETS OF WASHINGTON, D.C.'S EMBASSY ROW. SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH ISABEL LETELIER, WIDOW OF ORLANDO LETELIER, IN SANTIAGO, CHILE.

We were curious about all the programs the House Republicans proposed be cut from the federal budget, so we read from the list of nearly 300 programs, agencies and departments.

On this mother's day, we share this story by writer Bev Donofrio. She recalls a mother's day holiday in the 1970's, when she and some women friends went out for a picnic and baseball game with their kids. The moral: it's tough to be a mom...but it has it's good sides too.