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Daniel talks with NPR's Jacki Lyden who is in Teheran, Iran. Today is the 16th anniversary of the overthrow of the Shah of Iran. They will talk about how Iran is becoming increasingly democratic and it's culture is adapting many of the trappings of Western democracies such as satellite television.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including President Clinton on the Crime Bill; Representative John Kasich KAY-sick) (R-OH) on the budget; Senator Don Nickles (R-OK) and Rep. Nita Lowey D-NY) on Dr. Henry Foster's nomination for Surgeon General; Rutgers University resident Francis Lawrence; and President Clinton, House Speaker Newt Gingrich, nd Kansas City Royal's Pitcher David Cone on baseball.

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports from Oklahoma City that residents there are anxiously awaiting the verdict in the Timothy McVeigh bombing trial being held in Denver. Many of them gathered today at a fence surrounding what used to be the Alfred Murrah Federal Building to lay wreaths, flowers and other items in memory of those lost in the blast two years ago.

When the Apollo 11 mission to the moon was in its early stages, a group of 13 women were recruited to undergo tests to see if they, in addition to the male astronauts, might also have the necessary endurance for such a mission. Sue Nelson has this report on what happened to those women and why they never made it into space.

Craig speaks with reporter Mike O'Connor about secretary of state Madeleine Albright's trip to Croatia and Serbia where she urged leaders to live up to their commitments to the Dayton Peace Plan which ended years of fighting in the former Yugoslavia.

SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT THE NEW FILM "THE QUICK AND THE DEAD" STARRING SHARON STONE AND GENE HACKMAN.

Secreatry of State Warren Christopher chairs a eeting of middle east leaders here in Washington today. NPR's Jon Greenberg eports the meeting is expected to offer insight into the Clinton dministrartion's middle east policy.

Liane Hansen speaks with modern mandolin virtuoso Radim enkl (rah-deem ZENG-kell), who performs for us from the studios of QED in San Francisco. His new CD is called "Czech It Out", on David risman's Acoustic Disc label (Acoustic Disc #ADC-12).

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on how Italy's fascist party has renamed itself, shedding it's legacy of Black Shirts and stiff-armed salutes, in hopes of attracting a new generation of supporters.

2: Writer LES ROBERTS, author of eleven detective books featuring Cleveland private eye Milan Jacovich or L.A. actor/detective Saxon. The most recent, "The Lake Effect" (St. Martin's Press), is a Milan Jacovich mystery. ROBERTS also produced episodes of "The Lucy Show," "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," and "The Andy Griffith Show," and was the first producer of "The Hollywood Squares."

NPR's Anthony Brooks reports on the controversy over a federally mandated water filtration system in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Officials there say that the 3-million dollar system is unecessary because their water is already clean.

WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN TUG YOURGIAU (YOUR-gow) RETURNS TO HIS NATIVE LAND AFTER DECADES IN EXILE IN THE UNITED STATES. HE TRAVELS TO A MEN'S HOSTEL WHERE HE IS THE JUDGE FOR A MUSIC CONTEST.