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Jacki talks to Howard Mansfield about the history of traffic laws. Mansfield recently wrote an article on the subject in the Old Farmer's Almanac. He says most of the traffic rules that are in place today can be traced back to one man...William Eno...a wealthy New Yorker who was obsessed with devising ways to bring order to streets and highways in the U.S. and abroad in the early 1900s. He devised rules of the road ranging from speed limits, one way streets, and driving on the right to pavement markings, licensing drivers and traffic tickets.

Lynn Terry (f) reports on efforts in France to save the 'Baguette'. In recent years, the French have turned their tastes towards other kinds of breads and the traditional baguette along with local bakeries are slowly but surely diminishing.

Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews. . .

JULIE BURSTEIN REPORTS ON THE CLOSING OF BETHLEHEM STEEL'S FLAGSHIP PLANT.... WHICH - FOR NEARLY 150 YEARS - HAS PROVIDED THE MATERIALS USED TO BUILD MUCH OF AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE.

NPR'S DAVID WELNA REPORTS ON HAITIAN PRESIDENT JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE MIGHT KEEP THE PRESIDENCY FOR THREE MORE YEARS -- SOMETHING HE PROMISED NOT TO DO WHEN HE WAS RESTORED TO OFFICE WITH THE HELP OF U.S. TROOPS.

Danny talks with writer Helena Maria Viramontes (Vee-rah-MOHN-tez) about her new novel, called "Under the Feet of Jesus" (Dutton). It focuses on a Mexican-American family that travels with the harvest in California .. picking oranges and peaches and grapes ... Viramontes says she wanted to recapture some of her own memories ... of the times when she and her parents worked in the fields.

WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT -- AND A SPECIAL GUEST -- TELL US WHY THE PENDING MOVE OF THE CLEVELAND BROWNS TO BALTIMORE LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER NEGATIVE WATERSHED IN MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS.

NPR'S MICHAEL SKOLER REPORTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL OUTRAGE IN THE WAKE OF NIGERIA'S EXECUTION YESTERDAY OF NINE DISSIDENTS.