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Host Bob Edwards talks to Dr. Karl Erb, Director of the Office of Polar Programs at the National Science Foundation in Washington. They discuss the daring airlift of a sick American doctor, who was working at a research station at the South Pole. A small plane carried Dr. Ronald Shemenski across Antarctica to a British research center near the coast of the continent. After resting overnight, the crew will take Dr. Shemenski to Chile today where he'll be treated for gall stones.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on medical research showing that a drug used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder, can be effective in treating children who suffer from extreme anxiety. The drug is called fluvoxamene. The research is published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine

NPR's Martin Kaste reports that South American currencies are dropping in value, and many are laying blame on Argentina, which is mired in debt and recession.

Commentator Ev Ehrlich says it will take more than a rate cut by the Federal Reserve to keep the U.S. economy out of recession.

Managing a Major League baseball team has never been easy. And with skyrocketing salaries and multi-year contracts, star players can often exert more control over the team than the manager can. In part two of our series, The Changing Face of Sports and Society, NPR's Debbie Elliott examines how White Sox Manager Jerry Manuel keeps his players focused on what's best for the team.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on a new FAA study that determines how many flights can be handled at the nation's major airports, without any delay. The report also recommends improvements to alleviate the growing problem of flight delays.

NPR's David Welna reports on the deal reached between the House and the Senate on President Bush's budget plan. The compromise includes a major reduction in the amount of Mr. Bush's proposed tax cut.

NPR's Madeleine Brand reports that while crime rates for boys are dropping, more girls are being picked up for criminal offenses.

The bell at First Congregational Church in Woodbury, Connecticut rings every hour. It's been doing that for 150 years. Now, the town council is considering putting a stop to the bell's ring between 6 p.m. and 10 a.m. Residents are complaining the bell is keeping them awake. Noah Adams talks with Mark Heillishorn, pastor of First Congregational.

Noah Adams and Linda Wertheimer remember Dr. Meyer Friedman, the cardiologist who coined the concept of "Type A behavior." Dr. Friedman has died at the age of 90.