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We remember the actor Vince Edwards, who died today at age 67 from pancreatic cancer. Edwards played Dr. Ben Casey in the 1960s TV series of that name.

SCOTT INTERVIEWS THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF A TOWN IN FRANCE THAT IS TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS TO BUY THE CHATEAU ONCE OWNED BY THE FRENCH AUTHOR AND PHILOSOPHER VOLTAIRE. THE TOWNS SURROUNDING THE ESTATE ARE AFRAID THE FAMOUS HOUSE WILL END UP IN THE WRONG HANDS.

Texas has the longest border with Mexico of any state, and the Texas economy depends heavily on trade with Mexico. Texans know firsthand the complexity of the problem of illegal immigration and are unlikely to believe in simplistic solutions.

NPR's Ted Clark reports that the US has confirmed it is sending a second aircraft carrier to international waters near Taiwan. The move is to underline US insistence that China and Taiwan resolve their differences peacfully, as required by longstanding agreements.

today in the first trial connected with the Whitewater land deals. Federal prosecutor, Ray Jahn, alleged that through a series of complicated real estate deals and business loans, Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker and Susan and Jim McDougal -- former business partners with the Clintons -- conspired to defraud the government.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on the 60th anniversary of Consumers Union, publishers of Consumer Reports.

of China's record on human rights, contained in the Department's annual 194 nation review. In particular, the Beijing government is criticized for imprisoning people for long periods without trial, forcing confessions, and torturing prisoners. The Clinton administration argues that trade sanctions would make the problem worse, but Congress is expected to propose them anyway.

three American servicement for the rape of a local schoolgirl -- a crime that set off a firestorm of local discontent against the U.S. military presence there.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with Dr. Richard Davey, chief medical officer of the American Red Cross, about the safety of the U.S. blood supply. Dr. Davey explains that the blood supply is extremely safe and that a new test which will detect the presence of HIV instead of the HIV antibody, will make the blood supply even safer.

NPR's David Welna reports on the very different perceptions in Havana and Washington of the Helms-Burton bill, signed into law today by President Clinton. Backers of the bill in Congress say it will hasten Fidel Castro's downfall by tightening the US embargo. But Cuban officials, while denouncing the bill, say they don't expect it to have much economic impact. In Washington, President Clinton's top adviser on Cuba says the bill gives the president less room to maneuver in dealing with Castro.