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Commentator Murray Horwitz tells what it was like yesterday at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinatti when umpire John McSherry collapsed and died at the opening game of the baseball season. Horwitz had attended ball games with his parents in Cincinatti - and was taking his teenager daughter. McSherry, who was 51 years old, suffered sudden cardiac death. The game was delayed to today; Horwitz described the atmosphere there and the matter of fact way his daughter described it afterwards.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the reaction to the proposal by Prime Minister Shimon Peres to hold a national referendum on the peace process. Yasser Arafat denounced the idea, as did Peres' opponent in the May 29 election. The terrorist group Hamas weighed in with a threat to conduct more suicide bombings.

The flexible workplace is up and running at Hewlett-Packard. HP employees not only help set their own schedules, but also decide whether to job share or telecommute. Small manufacturers are also getting more flexible. NPR's David Molpus visits a North Carolina textile mill to show how things are changing.

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Danny talks with comedian George Carlin about the state of the world, the art of comedy writing, and Carlin's liberal use of profanity. We'll also hear routines from two of Carlin's comedy albums: "Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics" (Eardrum Records 7 91593-2) and "Jammin' In New York" (Eardrum Records 7 92221-2). Tonight, Carlin performs his stand-up act at the Beacon Theater in New York City - a performance that will be broadcast live on the HBO cable channel.

and Bob Dole will not be emphasising their Washington insider credentials in the fall election.

Robert Siegel speaks with ex-college basketball players Willie Worsley and Larry Conley about the historic 1966 championship game between Kentucky and Texas Western (now UTEP). In the game, the all-Black starting players for Texas Western beat the all-White Kentucky team. Although the game had tremendous implications for the integration of college basketball, neither Worsely, who played for Texas, nor Conley, who played for Kentucky, realized it at the time.

Yeltsin's plan to end the war in Chechnya. Yeltsin proposes withdrawing some Russian troops and possibly holding talks with Chechen rebels. He has all but conceded he cannot be re-elected in June if no peace settlement is reached.

a bill last night which would change the way health insurance is sold. But the measure will probably face a much tougher fight when it goes before the Senate.

Andy Bowers takes us through the fits and starts as Europe continues its 40 year movement toward a union of 15 states.

Robert Siegel speaks with astronaut Jeff Hoffman. After five trips into space on the shuttle, his last coming on the voyage which lost a tethered satellite, Mr. Hoffman reviews the exceptional opportunity he's had to participate in the begining of human outreach beyond the planet.

SIMON/ GOLF PART TWO: TWO WEEKS AGO WE SPOKE WITH THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE BERING SEA ICE GOLF CLASSIC IN NOME ALASKA. THIS WEEK WE TAKE YOU TO THE PILLAR MOUNTAIN GOLF CLASSIC IN KODIAK, ALASKA.