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ALL STATIONS FROM: MARTA HAYWOOD RE: WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY/FIRST RUNDOWN DATE: JUNE 10, 1995 HOST: SCOTT SIMON NEWS: NORA RAUM, LAURA KNOY

Host Liane Hansen speaks with percussionist Emil Richards bout some of the more memorable theme songs he's contributed to, and some of he more unusual instruments he's used in writing and performing. Richards has a ew CD as well: THE WORLD OF PERCUSSION (Interworld Records, Vermont; #914

WOLFMAN JACK: Robert Smith, better known as the howling D.J. olfman Jack, died of a heart attack yesterday at the age of 57. We excerpt a 984 profile of this influential radio man.

Jacki talks to Po Bronson, author of "The Bombadeers," a novel about stock market traders. He says that as the world of Wall Street is so claustrophobic he felt the need to write the novel in a small closet to recreate his work atmostphere.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with author Elaine Pagels about er new book, THE ORIGIN OF SATAN (Random House Books). In the book, Pagels racks the evolution of Satan from a few brief mentions in the Hebrew Bible to he full blown character so prominent in the New Testament.

ECONOMICS: HOST ALEX CHADWICK AND JOE NOCERA, A CONTRIBUTING EDITOR AT FORTUNE MAGAZINE AND AUTHOR OF THE BOOK "A PIECE OF THE ACTION: HOW THE MIDDLE CLASS JOINED THE MONIED CLASS" PUBLISHED BY SIMON & SCHUSTER, EXPLORE WHY SOME MUTUAL FUNDS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO THINK TWICE BEFORE INVESTING IN THEM.

NPR's Eric Weiner has something to say about the heat wave in India.

Boutros - Daniel speaks with United Nations General Secretary Boutros Boutros Gali about the UN's predicament in Bosnia. Gali says that a negotiated settlement is still the best way to resolve the conflict, and that he is committed to keeping U-N peacekeepers in the region.

NPR's John Greenberg reports that China today said it had formally arrested a Chinese-American human rights activist named Harry Wu. Wu has been charged with illegally obtaining state secrets and conducting criminal activities. If convicted, he could be executed. Wu has been held by the Chinese since June, when he tried to enter CHina from Kazakhstan.

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