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Commentator Sam Fulwood III says after spending most of his life believing in intergration, he's frustrated by the persistance of racism and finds himself retreating into his own community of middle class blacks...and fears that the opportunity for whites to embrace blacks may have been missed. Fullwood is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times and author of "Waking from the Dream: My Life in the Black Middle Class" published by Anchor books.

Noah talks with Sharyn McCrumb, the author of a novel about the death of Randall Stargill, and his four sons who come home to witness his passing. As in many of McCrumb's novels, the story is set in East Tennessee and concerns family, history, and the future of the land. McCrumb says she draws on many ideas from Celtic (KELL-tik) history, and that she plays music for inspiration while she writes. Furthermore, she doesn't always know the actual plotline of her mysteries when she begins. ("The Rosewood Casket" is published by Dutton.)

The President added new restrictions to the military's use of mines yesterday but decided against ordering an all-out ban on U.S. use of the weapons. He said his advisors would work to develop an international ban. Opponents of the devices were disappointed by the President's compromise decision.

Noah talks with Harley Sheffield, a cyclist who was carrying the Olympic torch near Takoma, Washington on Tuesday. Sheffield got a flat tire when he was crossing a bridge and lost hold of the torch.

Robert talks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about a speech Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole made yesterday criticizing President Clinton's policies toward Asia. Dole, who is the presumptive GOP nominee for president, said Clinton has been indecisive and weak, leaving U.S. allies confused. But in some areas, such as extending Most Favored Nation trade status for China, the two candidates agree.

Commentator Elissa Ely (EEL-eye) writes about a psychiatric patient who always carried his resume and taked of reading great literature-- Paradise Lost, Moby Dick and the writings of Spinoza. Ely committed him to a hospital despite his insistence that he is quote "in all his fine senses." Years later, she has some perspective on the experience.

The Breakfast club -- obituary of Don McNeill - longtime host of the radio program "DON MCNEILL'S BREAKFAST CLUB". He was 88 and died Tuesday of respitory illness. He program lasted 35 years and was done live WITH an audience. Noah talks to Chicago Broadcast Historian Sterling "RED" Quiland and we hear ecerpts from some of the Shows.

the State Department coordinator for regional peace about tomorrow's meeting in Washington to try to work out details of international monitoring of the cease-fire in Lebanon.

Ley Garnett rerrots no"llAmost Heaven," the Christian ovenant Community in Kamiah, Idaho, founded by self-styled patriot leader James Bo" Gritz (rhymes with "bites"). Three years ago, Gritz helped convince Randy eaver to surrender during the FBI siege at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. He was less uccessful this past week trying to convince the Freemen in Jordan, Montana to ive themselves up.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that scientists have found new evidence that the human brain may be more flexible than previously believed. New research has found that when blind people read braille, they use a part of the brain that researchers had thought was only used for vision. That suggests the brain can rewire itself in ways never before understood.