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Michael talks to Peter Samuel who recently wrote a paper for the Cato Institute entitled "Highway aggravation...the case for privatizing the highways." Samuel argues that if roads were turned over to private companies they would be both better maintained and less congested.

DR. JONAS SALK, WHO DEVELOPED THE POLIO VACCINE IN 1952, DIED LAST NIGHT AT THE AGE OF 80.

ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF POET AND ETYMOLOGIST JOHN CIARDI, WHO DIED IN 1986 AT THE AGE OF 69, WE HEAR A MORNING EDITION COMMENTARY BROADCAST IN APRIL, 1983 BY NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S "MAN ABOUT WORDS."

NPR's Renee Montagne reports from Los Angeles on ecent developments in the O.J. Simpson murder trial. The prosecution is anxious o get the case to the jury within the next two weeks.

2: Mystery writer WALTER MOSLEY. He is known for his series about gumshoe hero Easy Rawlins. Mosley gained public attention when then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton said that Mosley was his favorite mystery writer. His new book R.L.'s Dream will be released in August.Probation officer for Los Angeles County. JIM GALIPEAU. He works with gangs and older gang members in Los Angeles. Galipeau has been a probation officer for over 27 years. He's a Vietnam vet and when he was a teenager he was a street fighter and drug addict.

NPR'S MIKE SHUSTER REPORTS ON HOW LEGISLATION, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN ADOPTED, IS AFFECTING AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH THOUSANDS OF VIETNAMESE BOAT-PEOPLE IN REFUGEE CAMPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr raises a few questions about he upcoming Congressional hearings into the government raid on the Branch avidian compound in Waco, Texas.

Reporter Karen Michel (mee-shell) visits the North American resh Water Fish Museum, Shrine and Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wisconsin and ncounters a giant "muskie".

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes last week's winner and challenges ur listeners with a new puzzle. 6:46 This week's on-air player lives in Rodney, Michigan and listens to WCMU, Mount lea

Daniel talks with New Age musician Paul Winter who recently played his saxophone in Belt Woods Maryland, the site of the oldest forest on the East coast and the highest density of song birds in North America. Winter is playing with the birds of Belt Woods to try and raise awareness about the plight of the forest, who's owners, the Episcopal Church want to cut down.

THE BROADCAST JOURNALISM PROGRAM AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY IN UTAH HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN PRODUCING LOCAL ANCHORS FOR TELEVISION NEWS...SO SUCCESSFUL THAT IT HAS BEEN CALLED AN "ANCHOR FACTORY." SCOTT SIMON VISITS THERE TO FIND OUT IF SOUND JOURNALISM IS ALSO PART OF THE PROGRAM, OR IF IT IS ALL JUST FOR SHOW.

Critic Bob Mondello reports that actor Jim Carrey will be making 20 million dollars for his next film. Hollywood, Bob says, is wondering just how deep its pockets go.