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Following last week's story on the Pernkopf Anatomical Atlas which was created by Nazi's, we received many letters from people discussing whether or not something which stems from evil can be transformed into a force for good. We'll have some of those comments in our letters segment.

-- NPR's Mara Liasson examines Bill Clinton's use of his Presidential powers of persuasion to advocate causes in which he believes. The latest example is the conference taking place today in Philadelphia on community service. The President is urging Americans to volunteer their time and talents in order to help their fellow citizens.

-- Host Bob Edwards talks with Paco Underhill, a consultant on consumer buying habits, about the ways retailers can improve sales. Shoppers are spending less time in stores than they used to....consultants like Underhill find ways to arrange stores and merchandise in ways that make customers more likely to buy.

The giant automaker Mitsubishi has replaced its top two Japanese officials at its U-S operations, in the wake of two lawsuits over sexual harassment. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

-- NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on the summit on volunteerism continuing today in Philadelphia. Yesterday President Clinton, two of his predecessors, Vice President Gore, and six thousand other volunteers cleaned up an inner city neighborhood...today delegates begin working on developing ways to get people more involved in their communities. Meanwhile, protesters and observers don't believe that volunteers can perform all the tasks set out for them.

-- NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on how work at the Labor Department is being affected by the fact that there is no secretary. Senate Republicans are blocking a confirmation vote on Alexis Herman, President Clinton's nominee to succeed Robert Reich, who left the administration four months ago and work is backing up at the Department.

Commentator Don Eberly says this summit comes at a time when America's reputation for volunterrism is in doubt---and he offers several suggestions for making the summit worth the effort. For example: We have to see volunteerism as something more than just a way of filling the gap--giving is an essential part of being human, the call to volunteer must be a call to join voluntary associations, volunteers are no substitute for family.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Elizabeth Drew about her new book "Whatever It Takes: The Real Struggle for Political Power in America." In her book Drew takes a look at what happened in the 1996 election from the perspective of the fight for control of the Republican party. The fight was waged in part by the Leave Us Alone coalition... whose members ranged from people from the Christian Coalition, the Beer Wholesalers to interest groups seeking reduced taxes. (Station Note: The book is published by Viking)

Commentator Ralph Schoenstein laments the fact Nabisco Animal Crackers are not cut out anymore, but are bas relief renderings of animals on rectangles. He calls the president of the company, who denies they ever were cut out. He wonders where this trend is headed.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on this morning's reopening of a main bridge linking Grand Forks, North Dakota with East Grand Forks, Minnesota. The bridge had been closed since April 18 and its closing meant a drive of more than 150 miles just to get across the Red River. Many people who had been trapped on one side of the river were reunited with their families and co-workers today.