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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).

Host Liane Hansen discusses the aftermath of the O.J. Simpson rial with Richard Cohen of the Washington Post and Clarence Page of the Chicago ribune. Page says we saw the flip-side of what white juries have been doing for ears...Cohen says while we can see raw emotion in the aftermath of the trial, e're slowly working toward better understanding between the races in this ountry.

SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THE SHORTAGE OF BIG-NAME QUARTERBACKS IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE...AND ABOUT THE RISING TIDE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVOLVING BIG-TIME ATHLETES.

Daniel talks to Dr. Mark Hlatky of Stanford University. Hlatky conducted a study with colleagues at Duke university looking at the effects of job stress on heart disease. They found that job stress does not cause measurable increases in heart disease.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports from Iowa on the Republican residential "straw poll" held yesterday in Ames (aims). Senators Bob Dole and hil Gramm tied in the ballot draw; Pat Buchanan ran a strong third. Although he poll is unscientific, it is a good indication of the depth and strength of a andidate's base of support.

Daniel talks to three professors at Howard University... Janet Dates, Leroy Wells, and Richard Wright... about issues of race and how blacks and whites see cultural institutions differently.

THE WEEK AHEAD IS PROCLAIMED "BANNED BOOKS WEEK" BY THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION...AND SCOTT SIMON HAS SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT "LITERARY CLASSICS."

This past week, South Africa held another round of mixed-race elections...this time for local government. Daniel talks with journalist and author Allister Sparks about the task ahead for these new leaders...and about a potentially explosive case currently unfolding in South Africa. This past week, the former South African defense minister was charged in the murder of 13 people at a prayer meeting in 1987. But Sparks says the massacre was just one event in a series of violent events now believed to have been provoked by a 'hit squad' organized by the former defense minister.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH POET, TEACHER AND ONE OF NPR'S ALL THINGS CONSIDERED COMMENTATORS...ANDRE CODRESCU, ABOUT HIS NEW NOVEL "THE BLOOD COUNTESS," WHICH DEALS WITH THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COUNTESS ELIZABETH BATHORY IN 16TH CENTURY HUNGARY. (PUBLISHED BY SIMON & SCHUSTER)

Tom Whitehouse profiles Alexandru Andries, a olk-singer who has become known as the Bob Dylan of Romania. He produced 9 lbums during the repressive Ceausescu regime which were censored, but his live erformances were filled with protest songs. Five years after Ceausescu's death, ndries continues singing.