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NPR's Cheryl Corley reports from Chicago on the status of Illinois' public mental health system. Despite the dismal rating given to state mental health facilities, state officials maintain that their hospitals offer a clean and healthy environment for patients. There is a debate now materializing between mental health providers as to whether the state should administer care through state hospitals or smaller, community based facilities.

Alan Cheuse reviews the recently re-printed historical novel "The Keepers of the House" by Shirley Ann Grau. Grau was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1965 for this novel. The book is published by Louisiana State University and is part of the Voices of The South Series.

Linda speaks with James Mackay, author of Burns: A Biography of Robert Burns, about the legendary Scottish poet. 1996 is the bicentenniel of Burns' death, and there are exhibits and festivities planned all over the world throughout the year.

WITH BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS ON CAPITOL HILL AT A STANDSTILL, NPR'S JON GREENBERG REPORTS THAT ONE PROPOSAL, WHICH WOULD OVERHAUL THE FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS, IS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH KAY REDFIELD JAMISON, AUTHOR OF "AN UNQUIET MIND: A MEMOIR OF MOODS AND MADNESS." JAMISON IS A PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY AT THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. THE BOOK IS ABOUT HER OWN STRUGGLE WITH MANIC-DEPRESSION. 13:00 (Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, New

ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALKS ABOUT THE MOVIE "MONEY TRAIN" AND THE RECENT ATTACKS ON NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY TELLERS. THE ATTACKS RESEMBLE AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN THE FILM.

SIMON/ BOWLING: SCOTT TALKS WITH DON GILLIS, WHOSE CANDLEPIN BOWLING SHOW WILL END ITS 37 YEAR, 2 MONTH RUN ON BOSTON'S CHANNEL 5 NEXT MONTH.

WEEKEND EDITION RE-RUNS ITS FINAL STORY CELEBRATING THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOW. THIS STORY WAS REPORTED FROM SARAJEVO BY SCOTT SIMON IN 1993 AND TELLS HOW PEOPLE IN THAT WAR TORN CITY, WHEN FACED WITH VERY LITTLE FOR THEMSELVES, MANAGED TO KEEP THEIR PETS ALIVE, AS WELL.

TODAY MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST IMPLANTATION IN A HUMAN OF AN ARTIFICIAL HEART. DR. BARNEY CLARK LIVED FOR 112 DAYS AFTER THE OPERATION. SCOTT SPEAKS WITH DR. JOHN WATSON OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ABOUT THE ADVANCES IN THIS TECHNOLOGY OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS.

HORTICULTURALIST KETZEL LEVINE HAS SOME HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FOR GARDNERS....AND AN ANSWER TO THOSE WHO QUESTIONED THE PROPRIETY OF HER LAST APPEARANCE ON OUR PROGRAM.

In the aftermath of the plane that crashed into an open marketplace in Zaire, scavengers have descended upon the wreckage to take anything they can sell or trade. Washington Post correspondent Lynne Duke is in Kinshasa, Zaire, and talks to Robert about the possible mysterious destination of the plane and why a marketplace was alongside an airport.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on Texas Senator Phil Gramm, who has been campaigning for the Republican nomination for president for well over a year and the first big test comes Feb. 12 in the Iowa caucuses. That will be his chance to see if he can close the gap between himself and Senator Bob Dole, who is presumed to be well ahead of all the other GOP contenders. Gramm is confident he can show his candidacy gaining strength. With a message designed to win over fiscal and social conservatives, Gramm says he's the candidate best able to carry out the Republican agenda, and that the key to his viability is carrying out the promises his party made in 1994.