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ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF POET AND ETYMOLOGIST JOHN CIARDI, WHO DIED IN 1986 AT THE AGE OF 69, WE HEAR A MORNING EDITION COMMENTARY BROADCAST IN APRIL, 1983 BY NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S "MAN ABOUT WORDS."

NPR'S MIKE SHUSTER REPORTS ON HOW LEGISLATION, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN ADOPTED, IS AFFECTING AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH THOUSANDS OF VIETNAMESE BOAT-PEOPLE IN REFUGEE CAMPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA.

THE BROADCAST JOURNALISM PROGRAM AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY IN UTAH HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN PRODUCING LOCAL ANCHORS FOR TELEVISION NEWS...SO SUCCESSFUL THAT IT HAS BEEN CALLED AN "ANCHOR FACTORY." SCOTT SIMON VISITS THERE TO FIND OUT IF SOUND JOURNALISM IS ALSO PART OF THE PROGRAM, OR IF IT IS ALL JUST FOR SHOW.

2: Mystery writer WALTER MOSLEY. He is known for his series about gumshoe hero Easy Rawlins. Mosley gained public attention when then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton said that Mosley was his favorite mystery writer. His new book R.L.'s Dream will be released in August.Probation officer for Los Angeles County. JIM GALIPEAU. He works with gangs and older gang members in Los Angeles. Galipeau has been a probation officer for over 27 years. He's a Vietnam vet and when he was a teenager he was a street fighter and drug addict.

NPR'S MELISSA BLOCK REPORTS FROM NEW YORK THAT A "HERO'S WELCOME" HOMECOMING CELEBRATION PLANNED FOR MIKE TYSON NEXT TUESDAY IN HARLEM IS MEETING WITH INCREASING OPPOSITION FROM SOME RESIDENTS.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH ANTHROPOLOGIST LEONARD LIEBERMAN OF CENTRAL NICHIGAN UNIVERSITY OF MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN. DR. LIEBERMAN SAYS THAT IT IS WIDELY BELIEVED AMONG THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY THAT RACE IS NO LONGER, AND HAS NEVER BEEN, AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF CLASSIFYING PEOPLE'S DIFFERENCES.

Soul Musician ISAAC HAYES. He is a renowned soul musician, who rose to the top of the charts in the 1970's on the Stax label, a soul record label. HAYES released his first solo album, "Presenting Isaac Hayes," in 1968. His next album, "Hot Buttered Soul," became a gold record in the 1970's. His 1972 soundtrack to the movie "Shaft," went platinum and won an Oscar for "Theme From Shaft." HAYES is also an actor, who has held roles in the movies "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka," and "Posse." He was in the Nicholas Cage movie, "It Could Happen to You." It's been seven years since he's released any new albums. Now he has two new releases: "Branded," (a vocal album) and "Raw & Refined" (an instrumental.) (REBROADCAST from

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

Michael talks to Peter Samuel who recently wrote a paper for the Cato Institute entitled "Highway aggravation...the case for privatizing the highways." Samuel argues that if roads were turned over to private companies they would be both better maintained and less congested.

Critic Bob Mondello reports that actor Jim Carrey will be making 20 million dollars for his next film. Hollywood, Bob says, is wondering just how deep its pockets go.