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Jazz vibraphonist, GARY BURTON. He invented a four-mallet grip for the instrument that is used by many contemporary players. BURTON left Stan Getz's quartet in the mid 60's (at the age of 24) to form his own combo; a few years later he hired a young guitarist named Pat Metheny, giving Metheny his first taste of big time jazz. BURTON has been teaching percussion and improvisation classes at the Berklee School of Music in Boston; in 1985 he was named Dean of Curriculum there. BURTON has over fifty albums to his credit and numerous Grammy awards. His unreleased recordings with Stan Getz "Nobody Else But Me" (Verve Records) is now available. His new album is "Face to Face" with pianist Makoto Ozone (GRP). (REBROADCAST FROM 1

WEEKEND EDITION'S WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WIH LAWRENCE EAGLEBURGER, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER PRESIDENT BUSH AND AMBASSADOR TO YUGOSLAVIA UNDER PRESIDENTS CARTER AND REAGAN, AND ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI (SBIG-new breh-SHIN-skee), NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT CARTER, ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT THE CONGRESSIONAL REPUBILCANS ARE PROPOSING IN FOREIGN AID AND ABOUT THIS WEEKS' NATO BOMBING OF BOSNIAN SERB POSITIONS.

CONAN/MARGARET CHASE SMITH: NPR'S NEAL CONAN REMEMBERS MAINE SENATOR MARGARET CHASE SMITH WHO DIED THIS WEEK AT THE AGE OF 97.

Daniel talks with Deborah Hoffman, director of a new documentary "Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter." In the film, Hoffman documents her mother's struggle with Alzheimers disease. And though the topic is a tragic one, Hoffman says she was actually able to find humor in the experience.

WEEKEND EDITION'S WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH LAWRENCE H. FUCHS (FEW-ks), VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE U.S. COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM AND DANIEL A. STEIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM, ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS RELEASED THIS WEEK BY THE U.S. COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM.

Rachel Gowases (GO-wah-says), a producer for Namibia Broadcasting Corporation, sends us an audio postcard from a friend's wedding in Namibia.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH IVANA KUHAR (eeVON-uh KOO-har), CHIEF OF THE CROATIAN SERVICE AT THE VOICE OF AMERICA, ABOUT THE VOA'S NEWLY LAUNCHED HOTLINE TO HELP REFUGEES FIND THEIR LOVED ONES IN THE WAR-RAVAGED BALKANS.

NPR'S CHERYL DEVALL REPORTS ON CHICAGO CONGRESSMAN MEL REYNOLDS' CONVICTION THIS WEEK ON CHARGES OF SEXUAL ABUSE, CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE DERIVING FROM HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH AN UNDERAGE YOUNG WOMAN, AND HOW THIS WILL AFFECT HIS CONGRESSIONAL SEAT.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH HOWARD LIEB, WHO PUT TOGETHER "THE AMERICAN COMEDY BOX SET - 1915-1994" ON RHINO RECORDS (R2-71617), A COMPILATION OF SOME OF THIS CENTURY'S GREAT RECORDED COMEDY.

SCOTT SIMON COMMENTS ON HOW 200 CONGRESSPEOPLE, WHO USUALLY ARE BIG ON DEFICIT REDUCTION, ASKED THE BI-PARTISAN COMMISSION ON THE FATE OF U.S MILITARY BASES TO SPARE MILITARY INSTALLATION IN THEIR STATES.