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SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

IN OBSERVANCE OF THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH MARTIN GOLDSMITH, HOST OF NPR'S PERFORMANCE TODAY, ABOUT COMMEMORATIVE MUSIC, ESPECIALLY THAT FORM OF MUSIC KNOWN AS THE "REQUIEM."

WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH THOMAS MANN, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL STUDIES AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION AND MICHAEL BESCHLOSS, PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN, ABOUT THE BATTLE FOR THE BUDGET THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL...AND ABOUT PRESIDENT CLINTON STANDING TALL.

NPR'S CLAUDIO SANCHEZ REPORTS ON THE EFFORTS OF AN ELITE SCHOOL, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, TO DIVERSIFY IT'S STUDENT BODY. MANY WONDER IF SCHOOLS LIKE HOPKINS MUST LOWER STANDARDS TO ADMIT MINORITIES, BUT SCHOOL OFFICIALS DENY THAT IT IS THE CASE, SAY THAT MEASURES LIKE SAT SCORES ARE NOT THE ONLY MEASURES OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND NOTE THAT 3 OUT OF 4 OF MINORITY STUDENTS THAT THEY ADMIT GRADUATE.

Listeners share memories from their proms.

NPR'S JOE PALCA EXAMINES THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE EBOLA VIRUS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY DEVASTATING ZAIRE, BEING SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD.

We talk with visitors at the Vietnam War Memorial about their thoughts on the Vietnam War, which came to an end 20 years ago today.

CHADWICK/FREELOADERS: HOST ALEX CHADWICK SPEAKS WITH RESEARCHER NORMAN HEGLUND (HEG-lind) ABOUT A STUDY WHICH APPEARED IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE OF THE SCIENCE JOURNAL NATURE. THE STUDY FOCUSED ON TWO GROUPS OF AFRICAN WOMEN WHO CAN APPARENTLY CARRY UP TO SEVENTY PERCENT OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT WITH MUCH LESS ENERGY EXPENDED THAN THE REST OF US.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH JERRY JASINOWSKI, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS ABOUT A LABOR DEPARMENT REPORT ON JOBS LOST IN MAY, THE THREAT OF RECESSION AND THE CURRENT LOSS OF JOBS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

Danny speaks with NPR's Michael Skoler in Kikwit, Zaire, on the latest news concerning efforts to stem the ebola virus outbreak.