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Last year, four white students sued The University f Texas Law School for reverse discrimination. They said their Constitutional ights were violated by the university's practice of giving admission preference o Black and Mexican-American students. The District Court reached a mixed ecision at the close of last year's trial, and NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports on he current action by the students to appeal that decision on a Federal level

We hear an extended excerpt from a press conference given today by Air Force captain Scott O'Grady. O'Grady, who was shot down last week over Bosnia, detailed how he eluded capture by Bosnian Serbs until US marines rescued him Thursday.

Host Liane Hansen talks with Hudson Shad. This New York-based inging group re-creates the sound of The Comedian Harmonists, who performed in urope in the 1920's and 30's. Hudson Shad performs the following tunes in NPR's tudio 4A: "Night and Day," "The Creole Love Call," "Whistle While You Work," nd "Strike Up The Band." The members of Hudson Shad are singers Wilbur Pauley, illiam Vannice, Mark Bleeke, Peter Becker, and Hugo Munday. The pianist is obert Wolinsky. 17:59 udson Shad's new compact disc is SPAWN SONG. For more information contact: ilbur Pauley at 134 Henry Street, New York, New York 10002 or call 212-233-8634 phone and FAX). compilation of recordings by The Comedian Harmonists is available on compact isc (Flapper, PAST CD 7000) Pavilion Records Ltd., Sparrows Green, Wadhurst, E. ussex, England.

Daniel talks with Paul Kammenar (KAM-ehn-ahr)of the Washington Legal Foundation...and George Kendall of the N-A-A-C-P Legal Defense Fund. They discuss a bill passed by the Senate last week that would reduce the federal appeals process and the effect this may have on those convicted in capital cases.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH REPORTER KEN DERMOTA (der-MOTT-a) IN BOGOTA, COLOMIBA, ABOUT YESTERDAY'S ARREST OF THE HEAD OF THE CALI DRUG CARTEL, GILBERTO ROGRIGUEZ OREJUELA, AND WHAT IT MEANS BOTH FOR THE CARTEL AND THE LARGER WAR ON DRUGS.

NPR'S TED CLARK REPORTS THAT ALTHOUGH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT REMAINS POLITICALLY REPRESSIVE AND COMMUNIST, CONFIDENCE IN THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC FUTURE IS GROWING, AND CHINESE EXPATRIATES ARE MOVING BACK.

NPR's Joanne Silburner reports on the strategies health care lobbyists are using on Capitol Hill to influence health care legislation. While last year's health care debate focused on totally revamping the system, this year's debate is revolving around cutting costs.

NPR's Richard Harris reports on the details of the capture yesterday of Columbian drug lord Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela. Columbia's defense minister says that Orejuela's capture is likely to fracture the Cali operation.

Liane Hansen speaks with Temple University Professor John llen Paulos about his new book, A MATHEMATICIAN READS THE NEWSPAPER (Basic ooks, a division of Harper Collins). Paulos talks about how the general lack of athematical understanding puts American newspaper readers at a great isadvantage when stories contain statistics and other numerical information

Daniel talks to Lee Grensci of Pennsylvania State University about lightning facts and fallacies. You really can be killed by lightning jumping through the telephone, he says, but the odds against it are high. If you are outside during a thunderstorm, the best thing to do is to go into a ravine or a valley or to get in a car.