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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.

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.

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.

THIS MORNING, SHANNON FAULKNER IS SCHEDULED TO REPORT FOR CLASSES AT THE CITADEL. WE LISTEN TO PART OF AN INTERVIEW DONE LAST MONTH WHERE NPR'S LINDA WERTHEIMER ASKED SHANNON FAULKNER ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN ... AS LEADERS.

Daniel talks with New York times Correspondent David Sager who is in Hanoi, North Vietnam. U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher travelled to Hanoi to open the American Embassy there. It's the first time an American Secretary of State has set foot in Hanoi.

Danny talks to NPR's Sylvia Poggioli, who's in Belgrade, about the latest refugee crisis resulting from the war in the former Yugoslavia. Tens of thousands of Serb refugees are on the run, fleeing from Krajina after the Croatian army invaded that area. Krajina had been held by rebel Serbs. Now most of the area is back in Croatian hands.

LETTERS: We hear letters and comments from our listeners.

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.

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