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Host Jacki Lyden speaks with Carl Cannon of the Baltimore Sun about a ew issues in the news this past week, including the Congressional hearings on oth the Whitewater affair and the government raid on the Branch Davidian ompound in Waco, Texas; plus, President Clinton's public support of affirmative ction, and the the increased involvement of the United States in the Bosnian onflict.

NPR'S JOHN BURNETT REPORTS ON THE FINAL DAYS OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT HEARING INTO THE BRANCH DAVIDIAN INCIDENT...HAVE THESE HEARINGS REVEALED ANY GREAT SECRETS OR HAVE THEY JUST SHOWN THAT STRONG EMOTIONS STILL SURROUND THE INCIDENT TWO YEARS LATER?

WHILE THE FATE OF TWO FORMER FOLLOWERS OF THE LATE BAGWAN SHREE RAJNEESH, THE FLAMBOUYANT MYSTIC WHO ATTEMPTED TO CREAT A UTOPIAN COMMUNE IN THE HIGH DESERT OF OREGON FOURTEEN YEARS AGO, HAS BEEN DETERMINED, HAVING BEEN CONVICTED YESTERDAY OF CONSPIRING TO KILL A FEDERAL PROSECUTOR IN 1985, THE FUTURE OF THE RAJNEESH FACILITY IS YET UNKNOWN. FROM ANTELOPE, OREGON, LEY GARNETT REPORTS.

SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.

Daniel talks with the assistant city editor of the Chicago Tribune, Bill Rectenwald, about the heat wave in Chicago and the recent deaths there. Rectenwald says the temperatures are in the triple digits and police are mobilizing to insure the sick and elderly survive and to avoid the large number of deaths that occured earlier this month. Rectenwald says though such intense heat is not unusual in other states, Chicagoans are unaccustomed to such extreme temperatures.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Irish Times Newspaper correspondent onor O'Clery about the recent rise of violent activity in Northern Ireland, and he hopes for peace between Protestants and Catholics.

Liane Hansen talks with biographers Judith and Neil organ about children's book author Ted Geisel (GUY-zell). Under the pseudonym Dr.Seuss," (SOOS) Geisel wrote such classics as THE CAT IN THE HAT, GREEN EGGS ND HAM, and HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. The Morgan's new book about his ife and work is titled, DR. SEUSS AND MR. GEISEL: A BIOGRAPHY (Random House ooks).

Michael talks with Judge Hiller Zobel - who sits on the Massachusetts Superior Court - about the history of jury trials. Zobel says that even though juries have come under a lot of scrutiny in recent high profile trials, he believes a jury system is still the best available. And that any alternative that would grant more power to judges to decide cases would not be in the best interest of justice.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. This week, Will is in Portland, Oregon for the 56th Convention of the National Puzzler's League. He comes to us from the tudios of NPR member station KOPB. 6:49 This week's on-air player lives in Framingham, Massachusetts and listens to BUR,Boston.

NPR'S INA JAFFE REPORTS ON THE TWO-WEEK CROSS COUNTRY TOUR OF MORE THAN 200 WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFT KNOW AS "FREEDOM FLIGHT AMERICA," A COMMEMORATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR II.