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The timberwolf has made a remarkable comeback in the continental United States in recent years, and is expected to come off the Endangered Species list in the near future. Now, the states which have substantial timberwolf populations are finding problems in managing their wolves, and balancing the need for protecting the animals with the need to control the numbers of wolves has proven to be very controversial. Catherine Winter of Minnesota Public Radio reports.

Noah talks with Bart Hopkin about his CD and book set entitled "Gravikords, Whirlies & Pyrophones", devoted to experimental musical instruments. Some sounds are generated with readily available objects - like flowerpots and junk metal; others are more complex inventions. Hopkin takes us on a tour of some of the wonderful and surprising sounds that are included on the CD.

Weekend Edition's Senior News Analyst Dan Schorr speaks with Frank Gaffney, director for the Center for Security Policy, and Spurgeon Keeney, President of the Arms Control Association, about today's nuclear threat.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports from Detroit on the close race for resident of the nation's largest labor union, the Teamsters. Incumbent Ron arey has claimed victory in a hard fought battle against James P. Hoffa, the on of infamous Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa. Hoffa has yet to concede the lection and is challenging more than 40-thousand ballots that will be counted his coming week.

Liane Hansen speaks with Philip Hoare (HORE), author of "Noel oward - A Biography" (Simon & Shuster). The English wit and playwright was born ecember 16th, 1899 and would have been 97 years old tomorrow.

Human rights groups are urging American Christmas shoppers not to buy toys manufactured in China. The so-called "toycott" has been attempted before, but was not very successful. This year, the effort faces two more obstacles: the Clinton administration's delinking of the issues of trade and human rights... and the large number of Chinese-made goods available. NPR's Paul Miller has a report.

NPR's Ted Clark reports that the United Nations Security Council today broke a deadlock and selected Kofi Annan (KO-fee ah-NAHN) of Ghana to be the next U-N secretary general. Annan will succeed Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who was blocked from a second term by the United States. For the past several days France had objected to Annan, but Paris joined the rest of the Security Council today in backing the Ghanaian, who currently is head of UN peacekeeping operations.

Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport talks about the low scoring in the National Basketball Association.

Film director MILOS FORMAN (ME-losh For-man). He co-produced with Oliver Stone the new film "The People vs Larry Flynt." In this interview Forman talks about his own experiences with censorship. He is originally from Czechoslovakia and began his film career in his native country, apprenticing with some of the country's best film makers for the Communist state-controlled film industry. He was part of the Czech New Wave cinema with films such as "Black Peter," "Loves of a Blonde," and "Fireman's Ball." FORMAN was orphaned during World War II; both his parents were seized by the Gestapo. Then he lived under Communism. FORMAN is the director of such American films as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Amadeus," "Hair," and "Ragtime." FORMAN wrote a memoir in 1994 called "Turnaround," (written with Jan Novak, published by Villard Books). This interview orginally aired 4/4/94.

- NPR's Don Gonyea reports that teamster President Ron Carey declared victory today in his bid for a second five-year term, confident that his slim lead over James P Hoffa, the son of labor legend Jimmie Hoffa, would hold.

recent appointees, and how these new cabinet members and advisors may help him achieve his goals.

Commentator Bill Harley marvels at the recently discovered plant -- the world's oldest. He saves it's amazing that humans haven't gotten to it. He says it survived because its boring. It reminds him of the back of his refridgerator.