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SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH TRUDY LIEBERMAN, SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE EDITOR FOR CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE, ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION SHE PARTICIPATED IN REGARDING NURSING HOMES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE FIRST OF THE FINDINGS APPEAR IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE, AND THE SECOND AND THIRD PARTS OF THE MAGAZINE'S SERIES ON CARE FOR THE ELDERLY WILL APPEAR IN THE SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ISSUES.

SIMON/SPERRY TOP-SIDER: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH BOB MOORE, PRESIDENT OF SPERRY TOP-SIDER, THE FOOTWEAR INVENTED 60 YEARS AGO TO HELP SAILORS GRIP WET DECKS.

SCOTT SIMON SHARES SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE TRAGIC DEATH OF DELETHA WORD, WHO WAS BEATEN IN PUBLIC AND PLUNGED TO HER DEATH OFF THE BELLE ISLAND BRIDGE IN DETROIT LAST WEEKEND.

Daniel talks with Shannon Faulkner, who's back home today in Powdersville, South Carolina, after quitting the Citadel. Shannon made history last week by being the first female to be admitted to the all-male military college. Shannon says she dropped out for health reasons; the emotional stress of the last two years finally caught up with her.

Daniel talks to Jay Maser, President of the Union of Needle, Trades Industrial and Textile Employees about the poor conditions workers face in many garment manufacturing plants in the U.S. Many of these shops use legal and illegal immigrants and pay them much less than minimum wages. They have often been compared to slave labor because of the low pay and poor working conditions. Maser says more government enforcement is needed and calls on retailers to play a bigger role in improving conditions for these workers.

DURING THE 75TH MISS AMERICA PAGEANT TONIGHT, TELEVISION VIEWERS WILL BE ASKED TO PHONE IN AND VOTE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST KEEPING THE SWIMSUIT PORTION OF THE PAGEANT....SCOTT SIMON QUESTIONS ITS IMPORTANCE.

Maureen Meehan (f) reports on the reaction in Hebrun to today's agreement between PLO and Israeli leaders, expanding Palestinian self rule in the West Bank.

TV Producer MICHAEL BERK for the show "Baywatch." The show, which is filmed in Malibu, California, is about a group of lifeguards who patrol the beach. It's been called the "number one show on earth." It has one billion viewers in more than 110 countries.

Daniel talks to Frank Keith, spokesperson for the IRS, and Greg Holloway of the General Accounting Office, about a GAO study that concludes that the IRS' internal bookkeeping system is so bad that it is virtually impossible to audit them. Keith says that the IRS deals with more recipts that the top 30 Fortune 500 companies put together with computer systems designed in the 60s, and that, given their present system, it is impossible to provide auditors with the information they need.