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Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. 7:00 Our on-air player lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and listens to WITF, arri

Daniel talks with photography curator Mary Foresta about the current Daguerreotype exhibit at the National Museum of American Art in Washington. This precursor of the modern photograph--discovered in the mid-19th century--came just in time to document a young America's move west.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices from this past eek's news, including President Clinton on the three US officials killed in osnia; Judge Lance Ito and Fred Goldman, the father of stabbing victim Ronald oldman, on the OJ Simpson trial; Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ) on his decision to eave the Senate; Shannon Faulkner on her decision to leave the Citadel; and Bob ostas speaking at the funeral of baseball hero Mickey Mantle.

We hear responses from listeners to our interviews with Reza ahlavi (RAY-zuh PA-la-VEE), son of the late Shah of Iran, and Nora Boustany boo-STAH-nee) of the Washington Post.

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This documentary by Peabody award winning producer David Isay is an oral history of Iolene Catalano, a woman who lived with drug abuse and prostitution, and who died last year of AIDS. Isay recorded more than 30 hours worth of interviews with Iolene, who wanted, before her death, to let the world know that she was something more than an addict or criminal, that she was a poet and singer. Please note the content and language advisory at the top of this DACS.

Tomorrow the jury in the OJ Simpson case begins deliberations, and they'll have to decide whether Simpson is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. What does "reasonable doubt" mean? Daniel discusses this with Jon Newman, Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit.

During the 19th century, the African nation of Namibia was under German colonial rule. Every year, the Herrero ethnic group has a celebration to remember the dead from their battles with the Germans. Rachel Gowases sent us this postcard.

Daniel discusses impending medicare/medicaid reform with a panel of three editorial page editors: Bob Kittle of the San Diego Union Tribune; Jane Eisner of the Philadelphia Enquirer; and Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Constitution.

Deirdre Berger reports from Frankfurt, Germany on how Jewish migres from Russia are adapting to life in Germany. In the past five years, ermany's Jewish population has nearly doubled - making Germany the fastest rowing Jewish community in Europe.