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A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including the late folksinger/actor Burl Ives; Senator Bob Dole (R.-KS) nnouncing his bid for the Republican nomination for President; Representative obert Dornan (R.-CA) announcing his bid for the presidency; President Bill linton in his weekly radio address; and former U-S Secretary of Defense Robert cNamara admitting that U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was wrong.

Many of us are familiar with Marcia Clark, Robert Shapiro and udge Lance Ito at the O.J. Simpson trial. Newsweek magazine photographer Lester loan talks about a few of the peripheral characters who are making their mark utside the courtroom.

Mention the words 'performance artist' and people are likely to think of Laurie Anderson. Jim Metzner has a review of Anderson's latest work - this time on CD-Rom. The CD-Rom is "Puppet Motel" published by the Voyager Company.

SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.

Daniel reads letters from listeners.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with actor Peter Horton about his irst-time role behind the scenes rather than in front of the camera. Horton ecently directed THE CURE (Universal Pictures), a film that explores different erceptions and misconceptions of the deadly AIDS virus, experienced through he eyes of a young boy suffering with the disease. The movie will hit national heaters this weekend.

Thousands of people were killed by Rwandan soldiers or rampled in stampedes when refugees tried to escape a camp in southwestern wanda. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Ray Wilkenson of the United Nations, bout the details of the massacre.

OKLAHOMA BOMBING: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH NPR'S DON GONYEA ABOUT THE LATEST IN THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE BOMBING OF THE FEDERAL BUILDING IN OKLAHOMA CITY MORE THAN A WEEK AGO.

NPR's Daniel Schorr comments on the demands made by the o-called Unabomber. In a letter to The New York Times, and other publications, he Unabomber said he would stop killing people if a newspaper or magazine with ationwide circulation published a lengthy article written by him. The Times is onsidering his demand. Last Monday, in Sacramento, California, a letter bomb illed Gilbert Murray, the chief lobbyist for the California Forestry ssociation.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with National Public Radio roducer Art Silverman about his experiences in Oklahoma City while covering he devastating bomb explosion at the Alfred Murrah building.