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FOLKLIFE: THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION IS HOSTING ITS ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN FOLKLIFE DOWN ON THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND THIS YEAR THE FESTIVAL, WHICH RUNS THROUGH JULY 4TH, IS FEATURING MUSIC FROM NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN, RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN CHORAL ENSEMBLES, PLUS CAPE VERDEAN MUSIC AND MUSICIANS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the worst single ship isaster in the history of the U.S. Navy. The USS Indianapolis, after dropping ff the atomic bomb, was torpedoed in the South Pacific. 1,100 men were thrown nto the water, but no rescue operations were mounted, due to bureaucratic issteps. For five days, the men battled sharks, fatigue, fear and sunstroke efore they were finally spotted and picked up. Only 316 survived. Afterwards, he captain of the ship was court-martialed and publicly humiliated. He ventually committed suicide. We hear from Jim O'Donnell, one of the remaining urvivors of the Indianapolis, and Dan Kurzman, author of "Fatal Voyage, The inking of the USS Indianapolis." (MacMillan & Pocket Books).

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH NPR'S SYLVIA POGGIOLI IN GENEVA ABOUT A SOMEWHAT CONTRADICTORY PLAN FOR PEACE REACHED YESTERDAY THAT WOULD BOTH DIVIDE AND UNIFY BOSNIA.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Conor O'Clery, Washington orrespondent for the Irish Times newspaper, about the current state of the eace process in Northern Ireland, the one-year anniversary for the official easefire in the troubled region, and Gerry Adams, head of the political wing of he I.R.A., who will be in Washington this week.

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Anne-Elise Henzl (ann-aleez HEN-zull) of Milwaukee member tation W-U-W-M visited the Circus World Museum in Baraboro (BARE-uh-boo), isconsin, where visitors can experience the musical history of the travelling ircus.

This past week, Russian and American scientists announced they had definitely identified the remains of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas the Second, and his family. The final i.d. came as the result of DNA testing. Jackie talks about the Tsar...and his bones...with Robert K. Massie...author of Nicholas and Alexandra.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with career journalist Bill Moyers bout the new 8-part PBS series, "The Language of Life with Bill Moyers." The rogram is currently being broadcast by PBS on Friday nights through July 28th. t is a celebration of the rise of interest in public poetry throughout the nited States, focusing on the eighteen poets who took part in the Geraldine R. odge Poetry Festival in New Jersey. (Also available is the companion book, A ESTIVAL OF POETS, published by Doubleday.)

ALL STATIONS FROM: MARTA HAYWOOD RE: WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY/FIRST RUNDOWN DATE: JUNE 24, 1995 HOST: SCOTT SIMON NEWS: SHAY STEVENS, LAURA KNOY