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Daniel reads letters from listeners.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Hiroshima on the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb. The city marked the occasion with a solemn ceremony. And protests against a French decision to resume nuclear testing also took place.

LETTERS: We hear letters and comments from our listeners.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH AUTHORS ROBERT GOLDBERG, A TELEVISION CRITIC OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND GERALD JAY GOLDBERG, PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ENGLISH AND UCLA, A FATHER-SON TEAM, ABOUT THEIR NEW BOOK "CITIZEN TURNER: THE WILD RISE OF AN AMERICAN TYCOON" PUBLISHED BY HARCOURT BRACE & COMPANY...THE SAGA OF TED TURNER AND HIS RISE AS A MAJOR AMERICAN FIGURE.

PATRICK COX OF MEMBER STATION WBUR IN BOSTON REPORTS THAT OFFICIALS AT THE CEDAR JUNCTION PRISON IN WALPOLE, MASSASHUSETTS, ARE PREPARING TO LIFT A LOCKDOWN THAT'S BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS. PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED THAT LIFTING THE LOCKDOWN MAY LEAD TO VIOLENCE, AND THEY ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER THE GET-TOUGH POLICY IN THAT STATE'S PRISONS WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF OUR SEMI-REGULAR SERIAL RADIO CARTOON...JULIUS KNIPL(Keh-nipple): REAL ESTATE PHOTOGRAPHER. THIS WEEK'S EPISODE..."THE INK ERADICATOR."

One year ago, the nations of Jordan and Israel stablished peaceful relations after almost a half-century of war. Now, the two ountries have collaborated on sending aid to the citizens of Bosnia. Maureen eehan (MEE-han) reports on this joint humanitarian effort.

HOST SUSAN STAMBERG TALKS WITH BELLA ABZUG, FORMER NEW YORK CONGRESSWOMAN AND ONE OF THE LEADERS OF A COALITION OF UN-OFFICIAL, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HEADED FOR THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN SCHEDULED TO CONVENE IN CHINA NEXT MONTH, ABOUT THE PROBLEMS RIDDLING THE GATHERING.

ALTHOUGH DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS RUNNING FAIRLY SMOOTHLY NOW, ITS ROCKY BEGINNING HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL. MARK ROBERTS REPORTS FROM DENVER THAT A SMALL AIRPORT IN COLORADO SPRINGS IS ATTEMPTING TO GIVE THE DENVER AIRPORT A RUN FOR ITS COMPETITIVE MONEY AND THAT EVEN DENVER RESIDENTS ARE FINDING THE SMALL AIRPORT MORE APPEALING THAN THEIR OWN.

NPR's John Burnett reports from Dallas, where Ross Perot's loyal ollowers have gathered to hear speeches from the major presidential candidates. any at the conference see this as a crossroads in American political history

For the record, we play tape from a Yankee Stadium ceremony in 1969 where the Yankees retired Mantle's number. Joe Dimaggio appeared along with Mantle.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH INTERNATIONALLY SYNDICATED CHESS COLUMNIST SHELBY LYMAN ABOUT THE THIS WEEK'S START OF THE PROFESSIONAL CHESS ASSOCIATION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP...PITTING 32-YEAR-OLD RUSSIAN GARY KASPAROV AGAINST 25-YEAR-OLD CHALLENGER VISWANATHAN ANAND (vis-WHAN-a-thon UH-NAND) FROM INDIA.