February 13, 1999

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An index of this week's stories:

CIVIL WAR WIDOWS -- Daisy Anderson and Alberta Martin (both now deceased) were Civil War widows. How can it be? Both were in their early 20's when they married octagenarian veterans. Daisy's husband was an ex-slave who fought for the Union; Alberta's man fought for the Confederacy. A portrait of two women reflecting on history and looking back at their lives....on the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Producer Joe Richman brings us their story. (12:20)

INTONED SPEECH -- Robert Siegel reports on the new trend in speech -- the rising intonation. That's when someone ends a sentence or a phrase? And it sounds as though they are asking a question? Even though they are not? The perception is that it is most common among teenage girls who do it because they are insecure. That's not the case, say many linguists! (7:50)

PATTY HEARST -- On the 25th anniversary of the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army, we excerpt from Scott Simon's conversation with Ms. Hearst. (5:03)

BALLAD OF JEROME THE PIG -- Bob Garfield visits San Marcus, Texas, to investigate a love story... with a difference. Once again, Bob brings home the bacon! (10:00)

BAILEY WHITE -- Commentator Bailey White examines the differences in the words love and sex -- everything from phonics, to letters to the meaning. (3:15)

FURLAUD -- Alice Furlaud reports from Cape Cod on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of her marriage to her husband, Max. (9:00)



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