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Daniel talks to Dr. Mark Hlatky of Stanford University. Hlatky conducted a study with colleagues at Duke university looking at the effects of job stress on heart disease. They found that job stress does not cause measurable increases in heart disease.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices from this past eek's news, including President Clinton on the three US officials killed in osnia; Judge Lance Ito and Fred Goldman, the father of stabbing victim Ronald oldman, on the OJ Simpson trial; Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ) on his decision to eave the Senate; Shannon Faulkner on her decision to leave the Citadel; and Bob ostas speaking at the funeral of baseball hero Mickey Mantle.

NPR's Wendy Kauffman reports on the influence Microsoft Corporation has had on the city of Seattle. Not only has the company brought jobs to the reigon, but business that provide support services to Microsoft, like shipping and disk duplication, have thrived. In addition, Microsoft and its head, Bill Gates, have donated money to the univeristy and the professional baseball team in the city.

THE FALLOUT OF THE SIMPSON TRIAL WITH FORMER PORTALND POLICE CHIEF PENNY HARRINGTON, WASHINTON POST SPORTS COLUMNIST MICHAEL WILBON AND WASHINGTON, DC TRIAL LAWYER JOAN WILBON.

NPR'S LYNN NEARY REPORTS ON THE POPE'S MESSAGE TO AMERICA ON HIS VISIT SO FAR. THERE WILL BE UPDATES OF THIS INTERVIEW AS HIS MASS IN CENTRAL PARK PROGRESSES.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT DAN MAULDIN, WHO'S WORK IS INCLUDED IN A COMPILATION CALLED "EDITORIAL CARTOONS BY KIDS, 1995." ("EDITORIAL CARTOON BY KIDS" PUBLISHED BY ZINO PRESS CHILDREN'S BOOKS P.O. BOX 52, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53701)

MONDAY'S MARCH, AND THE LEADERSHIP OF ONE OF ITS CONVENERS, THE NATION OF ISLAM'S MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN, HAS SPARKED DEBATE ACROSS AN ESPECIALLY RACE-SENSITIZED NATION. WEEKEND EDITION'S DANIEL SCHORR DISCUSSED THE MARCH AND ITS MEANING WITH TWO WELL-KNOWN AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMENTATORS: RONALD WALTERS, CHAIRMAN OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY'S POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, AND GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND AMERICAN CULTURE ROGER WILKINS.

3: Co-founders of Brooklyn's Bedford Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corp. JAMES "ROCKY" ROBINSON and JOE PEREZ. They began the corp in 1988, after watching people die because the Ambulances responded too slowly to calls. (There are 39 volunteer ambulance corps in New York City). They are the focus of a new "The American Promise" PBS documentary. (The program premiered October 1).

NPR'S MICHAEL SKOLER REPORTS THAT THE RWANDAN REFUGEE PROBLEM IN ZAIRE, ALTHOUGH CALM NOW, REMAINS UNRESOLVED AFTER THIS WEEK'S ROUND OF FORCED EXPULSIONS BY ZAIRIAN TROOPS.

THE FOURTH INSTALLMENT OF OUR SEMI-REGULAR RADIO SERIAL... "JULIUS KNIPL (KEH-nipple): REAL ESTATE PHOTOGRAPHER."

ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT THE NEW MOVIE "DESPERADO," STARRING ANTONION BANDERAS.

SUSAN MUSES ABOUT TWO EVENTS THIS WEEK: THE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MORE NOBEL LAUREATES AND THE RETURN OF ELECTRICITY TO SARAJEVO