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Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews "The Polish Officer,"(Random House) a new espionage novel from Alan Furst.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with NPR's Tom Gjelten about the current ituation in Croatia. The Muslim/Croat Federation, brokered by the United tates, is one year old, but some strains are beginning to show. The Federation as started because of fears that a new war in Croatia would spread south into osnia. As the situation worsens once again in Bosnia, it looks like the ighting might spread north into Croatia.

NPR'S EDWARD LIFSON VISITS COOK COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN CHICAGO TO EXAMINE THE DIFFICULTIES BEING FACED BY MOST URBAN HOSPITALS RESULTING FROM THE LACK OF TRANSLATORS TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DOCTOR AND PATIENT, WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTS IN IMPAIRED TREAMENT. A NEW SURVEY BY THE NON-PROFIT NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND HOSPITAL INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WHICH ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE, WAS RECENTLY RELEASED.

SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT MIKE TYSON'S RELEASE THIS MORNING FROM AN INDIANA PRISON AFTER SERVING THREE YEARS FOR RAPE, AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE WORLD OF BOXING.

Liane Hansen speaks with Edward Bangs of the U.S. Fish and ildlife Service about a program designed to restore gray wolves to America's ocky Mountains. In January, wolves were released in Idaho. This past week they ere released in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

Fresh Air rock historian Ed Ward TBA. REV. : Fresh Air book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN looks at the acclaimed first novel by Edwidge Danticat, "Breath, Eyes, Memory."

SIMON/LETTERS: SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.

Jacki talks with Dr. Sigmund Eckhouse. He's a former chemical engineer who for 36 years worked for the Army in developing the chemical agents that would be used in chemical weapons. They discuss the history of chemical weapons from World War one and up to the present.

SIMON/JORDAN: SCOTT SIMON HAS SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS PAST "MICHAEL JORDAN" WEEK.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz challenges listeners to puzzles and word ames. Will also tells us about the final event in the American Crossword Puzzle ournament, which was held last weekend in Stamford, Connecticut. 7:28 This week's on-air player lives in Houston, Texas and listens to

MARCH 4, 1995 HOST: SCOTT SIMON NEWS: MICHAEL LENAND, LAURA KNOY

WEEKEND EDITION SENIOR NEWS ANALYST DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH MARTIN TOLCHIN (TOL-chin), PUBLISHER AND EDITOR OF "THE HILL" NEWSPAPER, AND MORTON KONDRACKE (KON-dra-key), EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF "ROLL CALL" NEWSPAPER, ABOUT THE DEFEAT IN THE SENATE OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND WHAT THAT MAY INDICATE FOR SENATOR DOLE AND FOR THE GINGRICH REVOLUTION.