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Host Liane Hansen speaks with John McCaslin of the ashington Times newspaper about some of the topics in this past week's news, ncluding the Medicare bill, proposed tax cut, and presidential candidate Bob ole and potential candidate Colin Powell.

NPR's Mandalit Del Barco talks with a few of the stimated 46-hundred young women under the age of 27 attending the on-governmental Organizations Forum (NGO Forum) in Huairou (why-ROW), China. hese women bring a wide range of concerns to the conference - high rates of HIV nfections, sexual harrassment, unwanted pregnancies, prostitution - and they re helping to draft recommendations to pass on to the United Nations' Women's onference which starts tomorrow.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home.

LETTERS: We hear letters and comments from our listeners.

2: DENNIS DIKEN of the band The Smithereens. He's just compiled a collection of recordings by the English record producer Joe Meek. Meek's heyday was in the late 50s and early 60s, and was responsible for "the best pop to come out of pre-Beatles England." Meek committed suicide in 1966. The new CD is "It's Hard to Believe It: The Amazing World of Joe Meek" (Razor & Tie Music, P.O. Box 585, Cooper Station, New York, N.Y.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with NPR reporters Sylvia oggioli in Belgrade and Andy Bowers in Sarajevo about the lastest news from the ormer Yugoslavia, and the diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the fighting here. Discussions toward a peace settlement were fostered this past week by ombing by NATO jets and artillery of Bosnian Serb strong-holds throughout the ar-torn region.

NPR'S JOANNE SILBERNER REPORTS ON A PHP, PHYSICIANS' HEALTH PLAN, SET UP BY 300 PHYSICIANS IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THAT IS ATTEMPTING TO MEET BOTH ECONOMIC AND PATIENTS' DEMANDS.... AND THE NEEDS OF TODAY'S HEALTH CARE.

Ken Tucker reviews the Smashing Pumpkins new album, "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness."REV. :Maureen Corrigan reviews The Missionary Position by Christopher Hitchens.

The BBC's Janet Anderson reports from Lagos on the execution by the igerian military government of 9 prominent human rights activists, and the uspension of Nigeria from the British Commonwealth of Nations.

SIMON/LETTERS: SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.

Daniel and NPR's Tom Gjelten discuss the latest in the Bosnian peace negotiations taking place outside Dayton, Ohio. Tom takes us inside the talks, and gives us a feeling for the mood as arch enemies are essentially living in close proximity in an effort to find peace. Personal relations are icy, but the sides are working 7 days a week.

35 years ago - the then 6 year old Ruby Bridges went to her first day of public school - only to be met by a mob of whites who didn't want a little black girl coming to their school. But, despite rigorous protests, Louisiana schools were under court order to integrate and so Ruby Bridges, escorted by federal marshalls, continued first grade at the Frantz School in New Orleans all by herself. The only other person Ruby saw througout most of her first year was her teacher - Barbara Henry. Daniel talks with Ruby Bridges-Hall and Barbara Henry about their recollections of those historic, precedent setting times.