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Canadian author ROBERTSON DAVIES has a new novel, "The Cunning Man."(Viking) The novel surrounds the life of a Toronto based doctor during World War 2 who witnesses the death of a Father at the High Altar. The Washington Post has called it "one of author's most entertaining and satisfying novels." DAVIES, 81, has had three successive careers. He began as an actor, then was a journalist and newspaper publisher, and in 1981 retired as professor of the Massy college at the University of Toronto. DAVIES has more than thirty books to his credit.

Jacki Lyden talks to college undergraduates enjoying their annual Spring break in Florida. The students are partying at the Baja Beachclub in Fort Lauderdale..all of whom are, of course, having a rather loud and boisterous time.

DR. THOMAS MOORE, Senior Fellow at George Washington's Center for Health Policy Research and author of the new book, Deadly Medicine: Why Tens of Thousands of Heart Patients died in America's Worst Drug Disaster (Simon & Schuster) Moore tells the story of a certain line of drugs that prevented irregular heartbeats but were consequently shown to be dangerous and even fatal. Yet the drug remained on the market due in large part to the giant pharmaceuticals power over the FDA. Deadly Medicine is MOORES's third book on the medical system

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FROM MEXICO CITY, NPR'S DAVID WELNA REPORTS ON CONTINUING MEASURES BEING TAKEN BY MEXICO TO REPAIR IT'S SAGGING ECONOMY AND HOW IT IS AFFECTING THE MEXICAN PEOPLE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ANNE FRANK PIECE BROADCAST ON "WEEKEND EDITION/SATURDAY" LAST SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1995 WILL BE RE-BROADCAST THIS WEEKEND ON "WEEKLY EDITION: THE BEST OF NPR NEWS."

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Mr. Payback," a new interactive film.

SIMON/BALLOONIST: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH STEVE FOSSETT, A 51-YEAR-OLD CHICAGO OPTIONS TRADER, WHO HAS JUST BECOME THE FIRST PERSON EVER TO PILOT A BALLOON SOLO ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

Jacki talks to Anthony DeCurtis, an editor at Rolling Stone magazine, about the album, "I Ain't Movin" by the singer Des'ree. (dez-ray) DeCurtis says that effectively combines the slick production of contemporary R+B artists and the tradition of social comment in some of the R+B musicians of the 60s and 70s.