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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.

Danny speaks with writer Tina Rosenberg about her new book, called The Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts after Communism (Random House). They discuss how the people of the former East Germany and Czechoslovakia are dealing with their communist pasts.

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Host Jacki Lyden speaks with NPR's Andy Bowers in itez, where British troops of the United Nations peacekeeper rapid reaction orce are preparing to move into the hills above Sarajevo. The UN troops hope to tem the seige by Serb rebels of the Bosnian capital city.

Surgeon SUSAN LOVE. She is the founding member of the Breast Cancer Coalition. LOVE is also the founding director of the UCLA Breast Cancer, which is one of the world's leading breast treatment facilities. Her book Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book (Addison Wesley) is said to be one of the most important books in women's health in the last decade. A new updated second edition has just been published.

SIMON/MOTHER TERESA: SCOTT SIMON REFLECTS ON MOTHER TERESA'S CURRENT TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES, WHERE SHE HAS BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT HER WORK AND HER ORDER THE MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY. (MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY - 335 EAST 145TH STREET - BRONX, NY 10451)

WE HEAR, ONCE AGAIN, TAPES MADE BY SCOTT SIMON'S FATHER WHEN SCOTT WAS JUST A CHILD. (MICHAEL SMITH'S SONG "I BROUGHT MY FATHER WITH ME" IS ON HIS NEW CD "TIME" ON FLYING FISH RECORDS - 1-800-FYI-FISH/FF70613. SING OUT! MAGAZINE, P.O. BOX 5253, BETHLEHEM, PA. 18015, 1-800-4-WESING)

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and repeats he two-week challenge. 7:18 This week's on-air player lives in Portland, Oregon and listens to KOPB).