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HOST SUSAN STAMBERG AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

HOST SUSAN STAMBERG, A FORMER SMOKER, REMEMBERS HER FIRST CIGARETTE.

Daniel speaks with NPR's David Welna, who's in Port au Prince, Haiti. Haitians voted today in local and parliamentary elections designed to makeup for a tainted vote in June. Welna says voter turnout was very low, largely because opposition parties boycotted the balloting.

Michael talks with Skip Brandon, former Assistant Deputy Director of the F-B-I. The person called the "Unabomber" this week said the bombings would stop if certain newspapers would publish his "anarchists manifesto." The FBI is still trying to catch the Unabomber and Brandon describes some of the things the FBI is doing to figure out how to catch the Unabomber who has been on the loose since appearing in 1978.

Danny gets an update on Bosnia developments from NPR reporters Andy Bowers (in Zagreb) and Michael Goldfarb (in London). They talk about the Serb assault on Zepa and about a meeting of US, French and British military chiefs in London.

SCOTT SIMON AND JOHN B. ANDERSON, WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT AS AN INDEPENDENT CNDIDATE IN 1980 AND NOW TEACHES LAW AT SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY N FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, TALK ABOUT THE PROSPECTS OF THE THIRD PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY.

A LEGAL BATTLE OVER THE ESTATE OF ROCK GUITARIST JIMI HENDRIX CAME TO AN END YESTERDAY (FRIDAY 7/28) WITH THE SIGNING OF A LEGAL SETTLEMENT THAT RETURNS ALL OF THE RIGHTS TO HENDRIX'S MUSIC TO HIS FATHER. ROBERT SMITH, OF MEMBER STATION KUOW, REPORTS FROM HENDRIX'S HOMETOWN, SEATTLE.

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

NPR's Jim Zarolli reports on the U.S. media operations of Rupert Murdoch. Australian-born Murdoch runs Fox TV, and this week the Federal Communications Commission said Murdoch's News Corporation would not have to give up any of the eight t.v. stations that make up the core of Fox TV, even though that violates foreign-ownership rules. Murdoch supporters say his US operations have brought competition to the airwaves. His opponents say he's brought shlock.

The famous blues singer Bessie Smith had a torturous and wonderful life... one of passion mixed with tragedy complimented by tremendous talent. Danny talks with actress and singer Bernardine Mitchell who is currently performing in the musical 'Bessie's Blues' in Washington D.C. The play weaves together the lives of Smith and Mitchell - illustrating the challenges and hurdles both have faced in their lives.