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NPR'S MIKE SHUSTER REPORTS ON HOW LEGISLATION, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN ADOPTED, IS AFFECTING AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH THOUSANDS OF VIETNAMESE BOAT-PEOPLE IN REFUGEE CAMPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr raises a few questions about he upcoming Congressional hearings into the government raid on the Branch avidian compound in Waco, Texas.

Reporter Karen Michel (mee-shell) visits the North American resh Water Fish Museum, Shrine and Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wisconsin and ncounters a giant "muskie".

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes last week's winner and challenges ur listeners with a new puzzle. 6:46 This week's on-air player lives in Rodney, Michigan and listens to WCMU, Mount lea

Daniel talks with New Age musician Paul Winter who recently played his saxophone in Belt Woods Maryland, the site of the oldest forest on the East coast and the highest density of song birds in North America. Winter is playing with the birds of Belt Woods to try and raise awareness about the plight of the forest, who's owners, the Episcopal Church want to cut down.

THE BROADCAST JOURNALISM PROGRAM AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY IN UTAH HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN PRODUCING LOCAL ANCHORS FOR TELEVISION NEWS...SO SUCCESSFUL THAT IT HAS BEEN CALLED AN "ANCHOR FACTORY." SCOTT SIMON VISITS THERE TO FIND OUT IF SOUND JOURNALISM IS ALSO PART OF THE PROGRAM, OR IF IT IS ALL JUST FOR SHOW.

Critic Bob Mondello reports that actor Jim Carrey will be making 20 million dollars for his next film. Hollywood, Bob says, is wondering just how deep its pockets go.

Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice arren Burger died this morning of congestive heart failure. He held the osition of Chief Justice from 1969 to 1986, and was responsible for the final pinion that forced former President Richard Nixon to surrender White House tape ecordings and papers for use as evidence in the Watergate scandal trial. Host iane Hansen speaks with NPR's Nina Totenberg about the 15th Chief Justice of he United States.

Rock Critic, KEN TUCKER reviews Michael Jackson''s new album "History" (Epic).

ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT "ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS," A BRITISH TV SERIES CURRENTLY AIRING ON CABLE TELEVISION'S COMEDY CENTRAL.

NPR'S MELISSA BLOCK REPORTS FROM NEW YORK THAT A "HERO'S WELCOME" HOMECOMING CELEBRATION PLANNED FOR MIKE TYSON NEXT TUESDAY IN HARLEM IS MEETING WITH INCREASING OPPOSITION FROM SOME RESIDENTS.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH ANTHROPOLOGIST LEONARD LIEBERMAN OF CENTRAL NICHIGAN UNIVERSITY OF MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN. DR. LIEBERMAN SAYS THAT IT IS WIDELY BELIEVED AMONG THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY THAT RACE IS NO LONGER, AND HAS NEVER BEEN, AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF CLASSIFYING PEOPLE'S DIFFERENCES.