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Daniel talks to Vittorio Zucconi of the Italian newspaper La Stampa about the trial of Giulio Andreotti, a political leader in Italy for 50 years. Andreotti is accused of dealing with the mafia... especially buying votes and being involved with the murder of a journalist.

Rock historian ED WARD continues his look at the contribution various cities have made to rock and roll. REV. :Guest film critic STEVE VINEBERG reviews the new thriller "Copycat" starring Holly Hunter, Sigourney Weaver, and Harry Connick, Jr.

LAST WEEK WEEKEND EDITION MENTIONED THE BIRTHDAY OF THE LATE FRENCH CHEF AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER, THE CREATOR OF PEACH MELBA. THIS WEEK WE FIND OUT FROM A LISTENER HOW THE FAMOUS DESSERT WAS ACTUALLY NAMED.

INVENTOR/SCOTT SPEAKS WITH DR. WALDO SEMON (SEE-MUN), THE INVENTOR OF PVC (PLASTIC). THE U-S PATENT OFFICE HONORED HIM THIS WEEK.

SCOTT SIMON RE-INTRODUCES US TO VAUGHN deLEATH, FIRST LADY OF RADIO... BORN AND BURIED IN MOUNT PULASKI, ILLINOIS.

WORST-SELLING AUTHOR: Essayist Tim Brookes published his first ook last year, and he's been watching the sales figures.

SCOTT SIMON REMEMBERS WRITER TERRY SOUTHERN. THE SATIRIST, WHO DIED THIS WEEK, WROTE THE SCREENPLAY FOR THE MOVIE "DR. STRANGELOVE."

Liane Hansen speaks with Brian Urquhart (UR-cart) about the osnia peace plan. As former undersecretary General of the United Nations for pecial Political Affairs, he has seen many agreements like this drawn up in the ast, and puts the Bosnian accord into a historical context.

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

NPR'S TED CLARK REPORTS ON TWO IMPORTANT LEADERS MISSING AT THE SIGNING OF THE LATEST ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE AGREEMENT THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE WHITE HOUSE LAST THURSDAY....PRESIDENT HAFEZ ASSAD (AH-sahd) OF SYRIA AND PRESIDENT ILIYAS HARAWI OF LEBANON.

NPR'S BROOKE GLADSTONE REPORTS ON THE REACTION FROM THE PRIESTS OF SCARED HEART CHURCH IN NEW YORK'S HELL'S KITCHEN TO THE BOOK "SLEEPERS," THAT HAS BEEN ON THE NEW YORK TIME'S NON-FICTION BESTSELLER LIST FOR THE PAST 10 WEEKS.

Daniel talks to James Rupert, a reporter for the Washington Post who has been travelling to the Chechen capital of Grozny. Rupert says that most of the people left living in the city are old. The young people have the money to flee to the countryside, but the stste pensions of the old people have been cut off and they have no way to get out of the city.