Weekend Edition Saturday
October 19, 1996

HOST: Susan Stamberg

First Hour

Stamberg/Arnold: NPR's Elizabeth Arnold has been covering the Bob Dole campaign. She tells Susan how she's seen the candidate change over the last few days. (4:15)

Schorr 3-Way: Weekend Edition's Daniel Schorr speaks with William Kristol, editor and publisher of The Weekly Standard, and Norman Ornstein, resident scholar at the American Enterprises Institute, about the remaining two-and-a-half weeks of the presidential campaign. (7:15)

Stamberg/Russia: Susan talks with UCLA professor of Soviet Studies Richard Anderson about the recent turmoil in Russia with Boris Yeltsin's sacking of his national security chief Alexander Lebed. (4:30) (outcue: (STAMBERG) "Richard Anderson is professor of Soviet Studies at UCLA."

Berkes: NPR's Howard Berkes reports on the upcoming race between two men to not only break the land-speed record, but to go through the sound barrier. (6:00)

Stamberg/Rapoport: Susan talks with Weekend Edition sports commentator Ron Rapoport about baseball's World Series, which is scheduled to begin tonight (it has been postponed). (3:30)

Stamberg/Wordsmith: Susan speaks with Adib Fricke (ah-DIB FRICK-kuh) proprietor of Fricke's Word Company. Mr. Fricke sells words that he invents (2:59)

Millionth Man: Darnise Davis profiles a Detroit man, Morris Foster, who, one year after the Million Man March, has determined to change. Mr. Foster has fathered children with four different women and is now taking on the responsibilities. (16:30)

Second Hour

Music Q: Susan with some thoughts on "soccer moms." (2:30)

Stamberg/Welna: Susan talks with NPR's David Welna in Managua about Sunday's presidential elections. (4:15) [outcue: (STAMBERG) "... presidential elections to be held there tomorrow."

Kenyon: NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on a congressional race in Alabama pitting a longtime Democratic state senator against a Republican businessman who's never held elected office. (6:00) [outcue: "... affecting the balance of power in the House next year. I'm Peter Kenyon reporting."

Stamberg/Botero: Susan goes on a walking tour of Washington D-C to view the sculptural works of Colombian artist Fernando Botero. (3:40)

Stamberg/Mitchell: Weekend Edition entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell tells Susan about the new movie "Sleepers." (2:59)

Stamberg/Coke: The great grandson of one of the founders of Coca Cola says he's going to sell the best-kept secret in corporate history: the Coca Cola formula. Susan speaks with Mark Pendergrast, author of "For God, Country, and Coca Cola," a history of the great soft drink company. (5:40) [outcue: (STAMBERG) "... the secret formula is valuable only as a piece of memorabilia."

Stamberg/Evita: Susan talks to Professor Joseph Page of the Georgetown Law Center about the newly published diaries of Eva Peron for which he wrote the introduction. The book is called "In My Own Word, Eva Peron" published by The New Press in New York. (12:00)