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Sarah Shapiro is an American writer who recently described her recollections as a 5-year old member of the Hiroshima Maidens, a group of 25 young Japanese women who were brought to the United States for medical treatment following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. NPR's Susan Stamberg reports.

LIANE HANSEN EWSCASTERS: SHAY STEVENS & LAURA KNOY

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that trade sanctions against China were announced today in retaliation for trademark infringements, after the Chinese government refused to crackdown on companies that manufacture pirate CDs, movies and computer programs.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on a last minute U.S. and China agreement that will avert a trade war over pirated music, movies and computer software.

SCOTT TALKS WITH MARTIN GOLDSMITH, HOST OF NPR'S "PERFORMANCE TODAY," ABOUT TWO NOTED EVENTS IN THE CLASSICAL MUSIC WORLD THIS MONTH: THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AND THE NAMING OF HANS VONK TO SUCCEED LEONARD SLATKIN AS MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY. THEY'LL DISCUSS THE DEBATE ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS WITH REGARD TO REPERTOIRE--SHOULD THE FOCUS BE ON EUROPEAN OR AMERICAN COMPOSERS?

SIMON/CLARKE: SCOTT TALKS WITH SCIENCE FICTION WRITER ARTHUR C. CLARKE, WHO RECEIVED AN HONORARY DEGREE BY SATELLITE THIS WEEK FROM LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY.

Today is the 150th anniversary of the publication of dgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." The poem made Poe an overnight celebrity fter struggling in obscuity for twenty years. Actor Richard Bauer eads "The Raven."

NPR'S BRIAN NAYLOR REPORTS ON YESTERDAY'S SENATE APPROVAL OF THE SO-CALLED UNFUNDED MANDATES BILL. IT PROTECTS THE STATES FROM EXPENSIVE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED ON THEM BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHEN FUNDING IS NOT PROVIDED.

WEEKEND EDITION WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR TALKS WITH SUSAN YOACHUM, POLITICAL EDITOR OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, AND MERLE BLACK, PROFESSOR OF POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT AT EMORY UNIVERSITY IN ATLANTA, ABOUT THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN THE WEEK OF THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, AND PASSAGE IN THE HOUSE OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

A sound montage of a few prominent voices from this past eek's news...this week featuring President Clinton and Congressmen Dana ohrabacher (R-CA) speaking on the administration's plan to rescue the Mexican eso