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Liane speaks with historian Nick Salvatore sal-vuh-TORR-ee) about his new book, "We All Got History: the Memory Books of mos Webber." (Times Books) While doing some research, Salvatore discovered some otebooks in a library vault. They were the diaries of Amos Webber, a black anitor, who chronicled his life from 1854 to 1904. What emerged was a detailed ortrait of life for African Americans in the difficult decades following the ivil War.

Madeleine Brand of member station WBGO reports that there hasn't been a hike in the values of properties in Newark, New Jersey, for nearly four decades. But that may soon change, leading to an enormous exodus from the state's largest and perhaps most embattled city.

Noah talks with Jean Hite, mayor of Marlinton, West Virginia. West Virginia was one of the mid-Atlantic states hit hard by recent flooding, and Ms. Hite says flood damage in her area is much worse than originally thought.

The latest on the bombing today in East London. We hear from a eyewitness who was on sight.

Robert talks with Ed Renwick, director of the Institute of Politics at Loyola University in New Orleans. Renwick analyzes the Louisiana GOP primary and the defining issues that helped Pat Buchannan win out over conservative rival, Sen. Phil Gramm.

Noah talks with Dr. Charles Czeisler (SIZE-ler), Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and senior author of a new study on human response to light. The study, published today in the journal Nature, shows that normal levels of indoor light, not just bright light, can reset the human biological clock. Czeisler says that, thanks to Edison, our bodies are in a permanent state of jet lag.

Noah talks with NPR's Andy Bowers in Sarajevo. They discuss the arrest of Bosnian Serb officers and response by Serbs to quit dealing with the Muslim-led Bosnian government and to halt contact with the NATO peace mission, Also, Richard Holbrooke, U-S Assistant Secretary of Sate, is being sent to Sarajevo Sunday to help the sides start talking again.

Commentator Reynolds Price compares the English tradition of filming great works of literature with Hollywood's neglect of America's great writers. The three new Austen movies filmed in England are just the latest example of a country taking pride in its literary heritage. America could do the same with works like Cather's "A lost Lady," or Robert Stone's "A flag for Sunrise."

about the opening of a new session of parliament.

Conservative lawmakers (including Senator Bob Dole) are angry over a proposal by U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali to raise money for the world body by levying fees on financial transactions such as airline tickets and postage stamps. Trevor Rowe reports.