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NPR'S RENEE MONTAGNE REPORTS ON THE LATEST IN THE O.J. SIMPSON DOUBLE MURDER TRIAL.

GARDENING: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION GARDENING EXPERT KETZEL LEVINE TALK ABOUT GARDENING ON THE INTERNET.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH JERRI TRUHILL, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE "FLATS" (FELLOW LADY ASTRONAUT TRAINEES), WHO WERE RECRUITED IN THE EARLY 1960'S DURING TRAINING FOR THE MERCURY 7 MISSION.

Wisconsin Governor Thommy Thompson is trying an xperiment in state-controlled welfare reform. Marge Pitrof (PIH-troff) of ember station W-U-W-M in Milwaukee reports on the state's new "work not elfare" pilot program. The new system will give welfare recipients two years to ind and maintain employment or risk the loss of all state assistance.

NPR'S MELISSA BLOCK REPORTS FROM NEW YORK ON YESTERDAY'S VERDICT THAT FOUND COLIN FERGUSON GUILTY OF KILLING SIX AND WOUNDING 19 PEOPLE ON A LONG ISLAND COMMUTOR TRAIN IN DECEMBER 1993.

SIMON/LETTERS: SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LISTENER MAIL.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH 40-YEAR-OLD DON AND 34-YEAR-OLD MARGIE McINTYRE IN ANTARCTICA, WHERE THEY HAVE SET UP A SATELLITE-LINKED TELEPHONE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE, FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, BASIC SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATIONS TO SCHOOLS IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE UNITED STATES.

SCOTT SIMON HAS SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT BOXING.

Daniel talks with Lawrence Fuchs, professor of American studies at Brandeis University, about his proposals to help resolve the current debate over affirmative action programs. Fuchs proposes limiting affirmative action programs to native-born American blacks because of the country's historical debt to this minority. He also proposes phasing out affirmative action programs for other minorities over the next five to ten years and strengthening anti-discrimination laws to protect their gains.

NPR's Jim Zarolli reports on the feud between Orange County, California and the investment firm Merril Lynch. Orange County, which recently went bankrupt, is accusing Merril Lynch of steering county financiers toward risky investments.