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Gillian Sharpe reports that the UN War Crimes Tribunal has indicted a Bosnian Serb general blamed in the shelling of civilian targets in Sarajevo. Prosecutor had hoped Gen. Djordje (GEORGE-ay) Djukic (JUH- kitch) would provide evidence leading to indictments of senior Bosnian Serb officers, but he has refused to cooperate. (2:45) 9. SARAJEVO TODAY. -- NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on independence day celebrations in Sarajevo. On March 1, 1992, the Bosnian Parliament declared the country independent of Yugoslavia and sparked a war. Today Bosnia is at peace.

MOVIE PRODUCTS: Essayist Alfred Lubrano has some ideas for pin-off products from some current motion pictures.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Peter Weis from Montague, assachusettes (and listens to WAMC, Albany).

Danny speaks to Trevor Page, of the U.N. World Food Program, who is in Pyongyang, North Korea, organizing his groups efforts to help North Korea fight widespread famine. The food shortage was caused in part by severe flooding last year. A cold winter has made a bad situation even worse for N.Korean citizens.

Noah speaks with Sandy Spence, the pipe major of the Atholl Highlanders. He will be playing pipes at the funeral of Gregory Iain Murray, who was the Duke of Atholl, who died at the age of 64. The Duke of Atholl was one of Britain's wealthiest men and had the only remaining private army in England.

to appear on ballots in all 31 congressional districts in New York. Bob Dole is also in all districts, and Pat Buchanan will appear in 18. New York's primary, with 93 delegates at stake, will be held one week from today.

Noah talks with Tina Landau, a playwright who has written a new musical opening in New York this weekend. "Floyd Collins" recounts the true story of a man by that name, who, in 1925, was trapped in a cave in Kentucky for several days. The efforts to get him out and the unraveling human tragedy became the focus of national and worldwide attention, unusual in an age without instant delivery of the news. (5:00) Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 1B 0:29 RETURN1 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 1C 5. COLOMBIA & DRUGS -- NPR's David Welna reports on the scandal swirling around Colombian President Ernesto Samper, who has been indicted on charges he took millions of dollars from drug traffickers for his election campaign. The charges against Samper helped convince President Clinton to announce today that he will cut off most aid to Colombia because of its failure to do enough in the war against drugs. But while the scandal has caused outrage in Washington, most Colombians are not demanding that Samper resign.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on independence day celebrations in Sarajevo. On March 1, 1992, the Bosnian Parliament declared the country independent of Yugoslavia and sparked a war. Today Bosnia is at peace.

NPR's David Welna reports on the scandal swirling around Colombian President Ernesto Samper, who has been indicted on charges he took millions of dollars from drug traffickers for his election campaign. The charges against Samper helped convince President Clinton to announce today that he will cut off most aid to Colombia because of its failure to do enough in the war against drugs. But while the scandal has caused outrage in Washington, most Colombians are not demanding that Samper resign.

Noah talks to put-on artist Mal Sharpe. With the late Jim Coyle, Sharpe staged deadpan encounters with strangers on the streets of San Francisco in the early 1960s. The two taped the bits for a radio station. They presented the people they met with odd challenges -- absurd premises that made the victim grasp for reality. A collection of some of that material has now be re-issued on a compact disc. Sharpe says he and his partner dressed and acted like upright citizens, but spoke sanely about insane things. He says people were more suspectible to such charades back then, but are more suspicious these days.