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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.

Legendary Sports Broadcaster Howard Cosell died this morning. Cosell was known for his somewhat abrasive personality which was both loved and hated by sports fans.

IN THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS THIS WEEK WHEN 3,000 CHILDREN LINKED HANDS HOLDING THE WORLD'S LONGEST SEGMENT OF CLOTH ...THE PEACE CLOTH

NPR'S ANNE GARRELS REPORTS ON AN AMERICAN WOMAN WHO MOVED TO THE GEORGIAN CAPITAL TO TBLISI, IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, AS A BUSINESS CONSULTANT AND IS DEFYING THE ODDS AGAINST FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENERATED BY FOUR YEARS OF WAR. SHE HAS OPENED UP A GUEST HOUSE CALLED "BETSY'S PLACE."

A sound montage of a few voices in this past week's news, ncluding Senator Don Nickles (R-OK) on preventing terrorism; President Bill linton on angry voices on the air waves; radio personalities Rush Limbaugh and ordon Liddy responding to recent verbal attacks on right-wing broadcasters; ichael Heenon of the Sacramento Police Department and FBI Special Agent Richard oss on the California Unabomber.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes last week's winner and challenges ur listeners with a new puzzle. 7:04 This week's on-air player lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and listens to

Danny talks to NPR's Howard Berkes, who is covering the National Rifle Association's meeting in Phoenix. Berkes says NRA members are standing behind the association in the aftermath of the controversy over an NRA fundraising letter that described some federal law enforcement agents as jack-booted thugs.