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The United States and Vietnam are close to normalizing elations two decades after the end of the Vietnam War. NPR's Ted Clark takes a ook at the evolution of this tense relationship since the fall of Saigon, and eports on how the U.S. continued it "war" against Vietnam long after the April 0th pull-out twenty years ago today.

ALTHOUGH IN 1969 CHATANOOGA, TENNESSEE, WAS CONSIDERED THE DIRTIEST CITY IN AMERICA, NOW IN 1995 IT CAN BOAST OF BEING ONE OF THE CLEANEST. SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH WAYNE CROP, AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER AND FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHATTANOOGA AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BUREAU, ABOUT THIS TRANSFORMATION.

Liane Hansen talks with political commentator Clarence Page bout the Oklahoma City bombing and its effect on the nation's sense of ecurity.

DON PULLEN OBIT: Liane Hansen remembers jazz pianist Don Pullen, ho died yesterday.

"Remembering Munni" (MOO-nee) is the title of the fifth nstallment of Julian Crandall Hollick's series on the pavement dwellers of ombay. Munni was a young woman, born and raised on the streets, who started rganizing the poor to take control of their lives.

SPORTS/ELVIS: ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THE OPENING OF THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION'S PLAYOFFS AND RON OFFERS PREDICTIONS. AND SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT THE MOVIE "PANTHER," A FICTIONALIZED ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY DAYS OF THE BLACK PANTHER MOVEMENT OF THE 1960'S.

SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THE NEW BASEBALL SEASON WHICH BEGINS REGULAR PLAY NEXT WEEK.

SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.

Liane Hansen talks with Miles Chapin (CHAY-pin), o-editor of, "Tales From The Jungle: A Rainforest Reader." It's a collection f fiction and non-fiction which illustrates changing attitudes toward the ainforest during the 19th and 20th centuries. Chapin reads an excerpt from rthur Conan Doyle's 1912 book, "The Lost World." 7:00 "Tales From The Jungle: A Rainforest Reader;" edited by Daniel R. Katz and iles Chapin; Crown Trade Paperbacks,

Daniel talks with Neal Underwood the mayor of Mt. Vernon Missouri. The town in Southeastern Missouri is offering the elderly and disabled there "taxi" rides for a mere 25 cents. The city sponsors and pays for the service which makes use of police cars that were no longer being used, but still in good condition.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.