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A recent survey of hospitals in Connecticut confirmed what women, their obstretricians and hospitals across the nation have been saying for years: new moms land their babies are routinely sent packing within a day of delivery. That's because most insurance companies will only pay for a 24-hour hospital day after a aroutine delivery. Critics of the 24 hour policy say that discharging moms and babies too early can lead to medical problems for both. Officials at a hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut agree and they've offered their patients a remedy. Connecticuit Public Radio's Tandaleya Wilder reports.

Rock historian ED WARD continues his look at the contribution various cities have made to rock and roll. REV. :Guest film critic STEVE VINEBERG reviews the new thriller "Copycat" starring Holly Hunter, Sigourney Weaver, and Harry Connick, Jr.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

SCOTT SIMON RE-INTRODUCES US TO VAUGHN deLEATH, FIRST LADY OF RADIO... BORN AND BURIED IN MOUNT PULASKI, ILLINOIS.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH FORTUNE MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTING EDITOR JOE NOCERA ABOUT THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS WEEK'S 14.1 MILLION DOLLAR JUDGMENT AGAINST DOW CHEMICAL. A RENO, NEVADA WOMAN SUED DOW CLAIMING ILLNESS FROM BREAST IMPLANTS.

LAST WEEK WEEKEND EDITION MENTIONED THE BIRTHDAY OF THE LATE FRENCH CHEF AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER, THE CREATOR OF PEACH MELBA. THIS WEEK WE FIND OUT FROM A LISTENER HOW THE FAMOUS DESSERT WAS ACTUALLY NAMED.

SCOTT SIMON REMEMBERS WRITER TERRY SOUTHERN. THE SATIRIST, WHO DIED THIS WEEK, WROTE THE SCREENPLAY FOR THE MOVIE "DR. STRANGELOVE."

NPR'S TED CLARK REPORTS ON TWO IMPORTANT LEADERS MISSING AT THE SIGNING OF THE LATEST ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE AGREEMENT THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE WHITE HOUSE LAST THURSDAY....PRESIDENT HAFEZ ASSAD (AH-sahd) OF SYRIA AND PRESIDENT ILIYAS HARAWI OF LEBANON.

NPR'S BROOKE GLADSTONE REPORTS ON THE REACTION FROM THE PRIESTS OF SCARED HEART CHURCH IN NEW YORK'S HELL'S KITCHEN TO THE BOOK "SLEEPERS," THAT HAS BEEN ON THE NEW YORK TIME'S NON-FICTION BESTSELLER LIST FOR THE PAST 10 WEEKS.

From Kansas City, NPR's Laura Ziegler reports on a prison program that encourages regular people to contact and visit inmates at a federal penitentiary. The idea is to provide inmates with human contact and a positive example of how to live outside of prison.