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A gunman opened fire on tiny school children in the small Socttish town of Dunblane. Sixteen children and a teacher will killed before the gunmen took his own life. We'll hear how the news was given on the BBC at 5 o'clock in England.

Linda talks to London Times crime correspondent Scott Tindler, who is covering events in Dunblane. Tindler says such crimes are much less common in Britain than they are in the United States, largely because of the U.K.'s restrictive gun laws.

Linda speaks with Robin Chotzinoff (SHOATS -in-nuf) author of "People with Dirty Hands," a book of essays about the joy of gardening. Chotzinoff is partial to old roses, the strong smell of chili, and hot, squishy tomatoes. (MacMillan: NY.

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Liane Hansen speaks with Donald Dixon, son of famed hotographer Dorothea Lange (lang). Famous for her photos of the Great epression, she also made a memorable photographic journey to Ireland in the id-1950's. Those photographs are contained in a new book: "Dorothea Lange's reland" (Elliott and Clark Publishing). Dixon joined his mother on the original rip and wrote an essay for the new photo collection.

This past week, Leland Capp was the passenger in a Cessna floatplane which his friend was flying. Tragically, Leland's friend had a heartattack while flying the plane, leaving Leland, who is not a pilot, to take over the controls. We have an excerpt of the recorded conversation between Capp and the air traffic control operator who talked him through the successful landing.

about President Clinton's efforts to revive peace negotiations in Northern Ireland and in the Middle East. Today the President meets with Ireland's Prime Minister John Bruton. President Clinton just returned from a two-day trip to Egypt and Israel.

Commentator David Cole, a professor at Georgetown University Law School, says the House of Representatives did the right thing in removing many of the more controversial provisions in the anti-terrorism bill. He says the bill that passed isn't perfect, but its a big improvement on the invasive bill that was first proposed.

who died early today at Georgetown University Hospital after suffering a heart attack. He was 81.

A survey in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that it's not unusual for terminally ill patients to ask doctors to help them die. Nor is it that rare for doctors to comply. NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports that the survey comes on the heels of a controversial decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, holding physician-assisted suicide to be a constitutional right.