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NPR's Peter Overby reports on the actions of Senate Republicans ho say public financing for presidential campaigns should be repealed. They rgue it's a budget cutting move, but others say it's a small price to pay if it akes candidates less beholding to big monied interests.

BASEBALL CARD BLURBS: Host Liane Hansen speaks with Bruce Herman - e writes all the blurbs on Tops baseball cards.

SIMON/HOSPITAL: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH MONROE PATERSON, PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR THE DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN DANVILLE, VIRGINIA, WHERE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED HOSPITAL PATIENTS ARE BEING OFFERED THE OPTION TO WORK AT THE HOSPITAL IN ORDER TO RETIRE SOME OF THEIR MEDICAL DEBTS.

NPR's Maria Hinojosa reports from New York City that the Justice Department has forced Madison Square Garden and other sports arenas to remove cigarette advertisements from locations where they can be seen by television camera's broadcasting sports events from those arenas. Cigarette advertising on television has been banned for the last 24 years.

RETIRED MAYOR: Host Liane Hansen speaks with 92-year old Harold hue (SHOO-eh), who recently retired as Mayor of Anna, Ohio after 10 busy years n office.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports from Ho Chi Minh City on the rememberances of those Vietnamese who fought in support of the communists. And while many of them celebrated their country's independance in 1975, they still say they're not entirely satisfied with the direction their country's taken in the last 20 years.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including a Ukrainian student welcoming President Clinton to the country; resident Clinton speaking about post Cold-War relations; Red Cross spokesperson ary McAndrew and flood victim Alice Henderson on the flood waters in and around ew Orleans, Lousiana; Representative Rosa Delauro (D-CT) on Bush's decision to top supporting the NRA; U.S. Attorney Pat Ryan on the charges against Terry ichols; Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee Pete Domenici (R-NM) on alancing the Federal budget; and Vice President Al Gore criticizing the epublican medicare proposal.

ECONOMY: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH FORTUNE MAGAZINE COLUMNIST JOE NOCERA ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK THAT THE U.S. WILL, AGAIN, IMPLIMENT SANCTIONS AGAINST JAPAN, THIS TIME AGAINST LUXURY CARS, IN RETALIATION FOR ALLEGEDLY UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES.

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports from Oklahoma City on how several businesses near the area of last week's blast have been affected by the tragedy...and their efforts to once-again open their doors to customers.

NPR'S JOHN BURNETT REPORTS ON HOW OKLAHOMANS ARE COPING WITH THE AFTERMATH THE THE BOMBIMG ON APRIL 19TH, AND HOW THAT TRAGEDY MAY HELP CHANGE OLD OKLAHOMAN STEREOTYPES.