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SCOTT TALKS WITH WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT ABOUT TOMORROW'S SUPERBOWL BETWEEN THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AND THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS. THE NINERS ARE HEAVILY FAVORED...RON DOESN'T DISAGREE.

Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews the new recording by Dion Farris, who used to sing with ... (?).

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

NPR's Mary Kay Magistead visits Kobe in Japan after a day's rain has further hampered efforts to rescue people trapped by Tuesday's devastating earthquake. Magistead reports that the only foreign assistance the Japanese government has accepted are Swiss army dogs which are trained to resuce people trapped by avalanches and earthquakes, but these dogs are not finding their task easy.

SCOTT SIMON AND WASHINGTON, D.C. MAYOR MARION BARRY TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES THE NATION'S CAPITOL IS CURRENTLY FACING.

Writer/Director/Producer SAM RAIMI. He is best known for 1982's cult classic, "The Evil Dead," which Steven King called "the most ferociously original horror film of the year." He has just directed his first big budget film, "The Quick and The Dead," starring Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman. It is a 90's western with a touch of humor. He also directed 1990's hit "Darkman.

WEEKEND EDITION'S WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH ROBERT KUPPERMAN, SENIOR ADVISOR WITH THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, AND DR. MARVIN CETRON, PRESIDENT OF FORECASTING INTERNATIONAL AND AN EXPERT ON CIVILIAN TERRORISM, ABOUT THE NEW THREAT OF TERRORISM IN THE WAKE OF THE CHEMICAL ATTACK ON THE TOKYO SUBWAY.

Jacki Lyden examines the issue of political freedom in the third part of her series on Iran..She visits an intellectual magazine that was first published just 18 months ago. The magazine is called Goftegu which means "dialogue" in farsi and is a sign of a slight relaxation in the Government's attitude towards freedom of thought and expression. However, as Jacki Lyden reports, Iran has a long way to go before many of its intellectuals will be free to fully express their ideas.

Craig speaks with girl scouts attending today's 85th Anniversary sing along on the mall in Washington, DC. More than 50-thousand girl scouts from half a dozen staates gathered to celebrate scouting.

Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews two new murder mysteries: "Original Sin," by P.D. James (Knopf) and "Cranks and Shadows" by K.C. Constantine (Mysterious Press).