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Host Liane Hansen speaks with English saxophonist John Harle bout his new CD, "Sax Drive" (Argo 443 529-2). In his new release, Harle plays odern concertos for classical saxophone by composers Stanley Myers, Richard odney Bennett, and Michael Torke.

This weekend, the politically powerful Christian oalition met in Washington to iron out a few issues for its political agenda. PR's Jon Greenberg reports on some of the coalition's main concerns, including here Presidential hopefuls Robert Dole (K-KS) and Phil Gramm (R-TX) stand on bortion.

We hear a few letters from our listeners.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports from Beijing, China on he women's conference that is currently underway. The attending delegates have ade progress toward their goal of setting a strong course for women's rights nd equality over the next decade.

This past week, baseball great Cal Ripken of the Baltimore rioles broke Lou Gehrig's record for most consecutive games played. Here are a ew words from some fans at Camden Yards in Baltimore about the new "Iron Man" f baseball.

SIMON/SEA TURTLES: FLORIDA HAS BEEN DREDGING SAND FROM THE NEARBY OCEAN FLOOR TO REPLENISH ERODING BEACHES FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS. THEIR THOUGHTS OF IMPORTING MUCH NEEDED SAND FROM THE BAHAMAS MAY HAVE BEEN DASHED BECAUSE OF THE THREAT THIS POSES TO THE THEIR SEA TURTLES BECAUSE THE GRANULES ARE TWO DEGREES COOLER AND THE GENDER OF A SEA TURTLE IS DETERMINED BY THE TEMPERATURE OF THE NEST. SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH PETER LUTZ, PROFESSOR OF MARINE BIOLOGY AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY TO EXPLAIN THIS.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH SINGER FONTELLA BASS ABOUT HER NEW CD "NO WAYS TIRED" ON NONESUCH RECORDS (9-79357-2), HER FIRST RELEASE IN DECADES, AND ABOUT HER CAREER SINCE HER 1965 HIT "RESCUE ME."

SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK THAT ILLUSTRATE WHAT IS GOOD AND BAD ABOUT THE 1995 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr comments on the divergent actics employed by Deputy Attorney General Phillip Heyman and former White ouse Counsel Bernard Nussbaum in this past week's hearings on Whitewater.

Daniel talks with Peter Matthews, editor of the Guinness Book of World Records, about some of this year's more 'interesting' submissions. This fall, the internationally acclaimed tome will celebrate its 40th edition. And though the book is filled with records of all kinds from architecture to sports - those that capture the greatest attention are the human records, many of which are held by people from India - such as the world's longest fingernails, the longest hair, the shortest man ... Is it human nature at it's worst, or it's best? Matthews explains.

This past week jazz guitarist Laurindo Almeida died at the ge of 77 years-old. NPR's Tom Cole prepared a tribute to this prolific artist, ho won six Grammy awards throughout his long career. Almeida was the first to ring Brazilian rhythms into American jazz.

Mark Roberts reports from Denver that an infestation of weeds in the Rocky Mountain west is causing farmers there lots of headaches. Weeds are a problem in many places, but there are particular species that are aggressively inhibiting crops.