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17), NPR puzzlemaster and NEW YORK TIMES puzzle editor, Will hortz will be at the "New York Is Book Country" fair in Manhattan. He'll be at he NEW YORK TIMES booth on 5th Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets (west side f 5th Avenue). Puzzle fans are invited to drop by and say hello.

Not so long ago, people were fleeing from the economically epressed country of Albania. Tom Whitehouse reports that better times may be head. Currently the Albanian government is working to stimulate the country's conomy by reviving the tourist industry along the nation's beautiful coastal egions. But the planned development is causing concerns among environmentalists hat are worried the country's last unspoiled region will be damaged.

NPR's Silvia Poggioli reports on the latest from the former ugoslavia: Bosnian government forces are on the move again, and have driven housands of civilians from their homes. Also, Serbian forces in the hills urrounding Sarajevo are facing a NATO ultimatum to remove their weapons or uffer further airstrikes.

Correspondent for The New York Times ROGER COHEN who is covering the war in Bosnia. He'll discuss the recent offensive by Bosnian Muslims and Croats around Banja Luka in northwestern Bosnia, and he'll talk about the history of Serbs, and the betrayal many Serbs feel by Serbian nationals. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

Tattoo artist and tattoo historian DON ED HARDY. He came to tattooing by way of a Fine Arts degree in printmaking, and he studied in Japan with a traditional tattoo master. He was the first non Asian to gain access to that world. HARDY also publishes colorfully illustrated books of tattoo art. (Hardy Marks Publications, P.O. Box 90520, Honolulu, Hawaii 96835). And he's curated the exhibition, "Pierced Hearts & True Love," which is at The Drawing Center in New York City (Sept. 16-Nov. 11). The exhibit then travels to Williamstown, Mass., Miami, and San Francisco.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH SAM LeBUDDE, AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST NOTED FOR SNEAKING VIDEO CAMERAS INTO FORBIDDEN PLACES, ABOUT HIS CAREER OF BRINGING THE ABUSE OF ENDANGERED SPECIES TO PUBLIC VIEW.

ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT SPIKE LEE'S NEW MOVIE "CLOCKERS."

SIMON/SURVEY: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH JACKIE BIVANS, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AT WALKERGROUP/CNI, A RETAIL CONSULTING FIRM THAT RECENTLY FOUND THAT CERTAIN MOVIES...AND CERTAIN STARS...SELL SOME HARD-TO-EXPLAIN PRODUCTS IN MALLS WHERE THEY'RE SHOWING

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

LIANE HANSEN EWSCASTERS: FRANK STASIO & LAURA KNOY

NPR's Melissa Block reports from New York City on author alter Mosley's new book, "R.L.'s Dream". The book is currently in stores, W.W. Norton & Company, 1995) and a film version of one of his earlier novels, Devil in a Blue Dress," is about to be released in theaters around the nation. osley has gained notoriety for his Easy Rawlings mystery series, but he has hanged pace in his latest novel, which instead focuses on the essence of the lues. Melissa Block visited the author in his apartment to find out more about osley's recent change in genre.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond looks back at President Clinton's failed effort to implement health care reform, and notes that there's been a political role reversal of sorts, with Republicans now heading up an attempt to change the way the country's medical services are delivered.