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WEEKEND EDITION'S WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH GARY HUFBAUER, SENIOR FELLOW AT THE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, AND YOSHIHISA KOMORI (yo-she-HEE-sah koh-MOR-ee), WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF OF THE TOKYO-BASED SANKEI SHIMBUM, ABOUT THIS WEEK'S RESOLUTION OF THE U.S.-JAPAN AUTO TRADE WARS AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR U.S.-JAPAN TRADE RELATIONS.

ALL STATIONS FROM: MARTA HAYWOOD RE: WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY/FIRST RUNDOWN DATE: JUNE 10, 1995 HOST: SCOTT SIMON NEWS: NORA RAUM, LAURA KNOY

ECONOMICS: HOST ALEX CHADWICK AND JOE NOCERA, A CONTRIBUTING EDITOR AT FORTUNE MAGAZINE AND AUTHOR OF THE BOOK "A PIECE OF THE ACTION: HOW THE MIDDLE CLASS JOINED THE MONIED CLASS" PUBLISHED BY SIMON & SCHUSTER, EXPLORE WHY SOME MUTUAL FUNDS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO THINK TWICE BEFORE INVESTING IN THEM.

NPR's Eric Weiner has something to say about the heat wave in India.

Following the emotional reunion of Air Force Captain Scott O"Grady with his squadron the Pentagon is investigating reports that U.S. Intelligence knew of the existence of surface to air missiles in the area, the day before O'Grady's plane was shot down... NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

NPR's John Greenberg reports that China today said it had formally arrested a Chinese-American human rights activist named Harry Wu. Wu has been charged with illegally obtaining state secrets and conducting criminal activities. If convicted, he could be executed. Wu has been held by the Chinese since June, when he tried to enter CHina from Kazakhstan.

The Clinton administration is expected to establish formal diplomatic relations with Vietnam sometime over the next few weeks. Michael discusses the issue with author Neal Sheehan who has written about Vietnam since 1962, when he covered the war. Sheehan recently visited Hanoi to report on how the Vietnamese are handling the dilemma of thsse Americans still 'Missing in Action'.

SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.

Recently a commission in Germany reached agreement on a Holocaust Memorial that would be built in Berlin. But now, many of Germany's conservatives, including Chancelor Helmut Kohl, say they're not happy with the design. And that's an opinion echoed by Germany's small Jewish community. Deidre Berger reports on the controversy.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH KEITH DEVLIN, DEAN OF SCIENCE AT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE IN MORAGA, CALIFORNIA, EDITOR OF "FOCUS," THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE MATHEMATICS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, AND AUTHOR OF THE BOOK MATHEMATICS - THE SCIENCE OF PATTERNS: THE SEARCH FOR ORDER IN LIFE, MIND & THE UNIVERSE, (PUBLISHED BY W.H. FREEMAN, A SUBSIDIARY OF SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, INC.), ABOUT THE "GOLDEN AGE" OF MATHEMATICS. IN THE LAST THIRTY YEARS, SOME OF THE GREATEST MATH PUZZLES HAVE BEEN SOLVED.