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With all the talk of the possible role private orphanages ould play in easing the burden on the American welfare system, NPR's Linda radstein has found a possible alternative overseas -- she sends us this report rom Jerusalem.

B-I - Daniel talks with Diarmuid Jeffreys, author of "The Bureau - Inside the Modern FBI" (Hougton Mifflin). Jeffreys discusses a period during the 1980's when the FBI investigated people belonging to peace and activist groups that were critical of U.S. policies in Latin America. Jeffreys says this period was reminescent of other dark periods in the Bureau when the FBI turned its attention towards investigating people in the U.S. based largely on their political views.

STAMBERG/BICYCLES: SUSAN STAMBERG SPEAKS WITH TOM O'KEEFE, DIRECTOR OF THE NONPROFIT UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK THAT HAS PUT A HUNDRED DONATED BIKES ON THE STREETS OF PORTLAND, OREGON, FOR THE FREE USE OF ANYONE.

The business community in the state of Texas is feeling the mpact of the Mexico's recent peso devaluation. Host Liane Hansen speaks with ohn Ira Petty, business reporter for the Houston Post, about local reaction to he current currency disaster.

Daniel talks to the mayor of Puyallup, Washington, Mike Deal, who was forced to drop an anti-smoking initiative when area restaurants, backed by the major tobacco companies sued him and his city council. Deal says the council realized there were other pressing needs for the city.

Daniel talks with Greg Pearson, Director of the newly opened National Bowling Stadium in Reno Nevada. The American Bowling Congress celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend. In conjunction with the opening of the Stadium, 90-thousand bowlers are in Reno and Pearson talks about the status of the sport of Bowling. 3:30 Funding Credit (:29) Cross Promo (:29) Station Break Forward Promo (:29) Headlines

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH NPR REPORTER MARIA HINOJOSA ABOUT HER NEW BOOK "CREWS - GANG MEMBERS TALK TO MARIA HINOJOSA" PUBLISHED BY HARCOURT BRACE & COMPANY.

NPR'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST DANIEL SCHORR TALKS WITH SENATOR ORRIN HATCH (R-UT), AND DR. LAURA D'ANDREA TYSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS, ABOUT PRESIDENT CLINTON'S BUDGET AND THE PROSPECTS FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT.

SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT OLYMPIC DIVING GOLD MEDALIST GREG LOUGANIS, WHO REVEALED THIS WEEK THAT HE HAS AIDS.

Commentator Amy Wu (woo) talks about the nonchalant attitude that her teenage peers have about sex. It wasn't until AIDS patients spoke at her school, that students realized the dangerous consequences of unprotected sex.