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A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, Republican Presidential candidates at Buchanan, Lamar Alexander, Sen. Richard Lugar, the late Minnie Pearl and omedian George Burns and music from the late Wes Farrell.

Tom Gjelten reports from Sarajevo that some Serbs who live in the suburbs want to stay on after their neighborhoods are transferred to Bosnian government control. However, Serb thugs are threatening, intimidating and beating up those who are reluctant to leave.

Wales celebrates its patron saint, St. David, today. St. David, the Waterman, was called Dewi in Welsh. He is credited with winning a victory over the Saxons - who back in the fifth century - ruled what is now England. St. David told Welsh soldiers to wear leeks in their helmets so they could recognize each other on the battlefield. To mark the day, we hear the Welsh group YR Huntws (YEAR- HOON-tuss) singing a traditional Welsh hymm "The Bishop and the Peasant" or Yr Esgob A'R Gwiladwr (publisher Sain Publi

DANIEL SCHORR DISCUSSES U-S REACTION TO THE SHOOTING DOWN OF TWO CIVILIAN PLANES OFF CUBA WITH CONGRESSWOMAN ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (ILL-lee-ah-nuh ross-LAY-tin-en), OF SOUTH FLORIDA, AND WAYNE SMITH, A LATIN AMERICAN SPECIALIST AT THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY IN WASHINGTON.

SUSAN REMARKS ON THE NEWS THIS WEEK THAT CHARLES AND DIANA ARE GETTING A DIVORCE.

NPR'S MARY KAY MAGISTAD REPORTS FROM BANGKOK ON THE SUMMIT MEETING BETWEEN EUROPEAN UNION AND EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with NPR'S Don Gonyea about the assisted suicide trial of retired pathologist Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Today the judge issued new instructions to the jury, which legal experts say could make it easier to convict Dr. Kevorkian.

Linda Gradstein reports from Tel Aviv on the bombing at a busy intersection that left at least a dozen people dead and more than 100 wounded. This is the fourth suicide bombing in 8 days. Splinters groups of the Islamist extremist organization Hamas claimed responsibility for the first two attacks and reportedly for the third.

Commentator and marine biologist Kathy Turco visits the shores of Southern Cook Inlet - an area under consideration for oil exploration. Later this spring the Interior Dept. will get a recommendation on opening the waterway to drilling. The water is rich in salmon - food for the bears that draw tourists to the region. Tourism is Alaska's second biggest industry after fishing. There is concern the oil industry's work will hurt the salmon.

Illinois is the 10th US state to pass a law allowing courts to take guns away from people convicted of abusing a spouse. NPR's Edward Lifson reports that the law has found its most vocal opponents among the state's police officers, who now face the prospect of losing their service revolver if they are convicted of spousal abuse.