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Last night, two small aircraft piloted by American citziens ere shot down in airspace between Cuba and the United States. The pilots were art of "Brothers to the Rescue," a Cuban exile group that regularly searches or rafters trying to leave Cuba. President Clinton denounced the shoot-down, in hat could be the beginning of a touchy international incident. NPR's John ielsen reports.

Producers Ginna Allison and T.J. Meekins sent us this piece about Rose Maddox, who's known as the grandmother of rockabilly music. Rose got her start in the 1930s, when she was just 11 years old. She went on to perform with country greats like Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard. And this week, her latest album is up for a Grammy.

Commentator Jack Beatty [beety] says the time has come for Congress to pass comprehensive campaign finance reform legislation. He says the current system, in which members of Congress spend much of their time raising funds, is one of the reasons many of our best lawmakers are leaving public office.

Alan Cheuse reviews a massive historical novel by Czech emigre writer Josef Skvorecky (YO-sef shuh-VOR-ress-kee). "The Bride of Texas" tells the romantic tale of some 300 Czech emigre soldiers who marched under Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman in his infamous Civil War campaign across Georgia. (Publisher: Knopf)

NPR'S DEAN OLSHER ATTENDED A MEMORIAL SERVICE YESTERDAY FOR THE JOB CORPS STUDENTS KILLED IN THE TRAIN ACCIDENT LAST WEEKEND IN SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND.

Satirist Harry Shearer gives us a look into the future, when the sale of NFL teams between cities become so numerous that one network, Fox, creates a new program where fans can call in their votes and pledges to get a team or keep a team.

police force in a now-deserted suburb of Sarajevo. Most of the Serb inhabitants had fled over the past couple of days.

NPR's Lynn Neary reports on the Christian mens' movement and its first conference for men of the cloth. About 40,000 ministers from all over the world filled a sports stadium in Atlanta recently to sing, pray and listen to other preachers call for a national revival for Jesus.

Noah talks with Joe Queenan who made a movie using his own money and neighbors for actors. He wanted to demonstrate how easy it is to make a bad movie. He also managed to publish a book about his effort. (for stations: book is The Unkindest Cut: How a Hatchetman Critic Made His Own $7000 Movie and Put It All On His Credit Card published by Hyperion)

A PROFILE OF THE MONTREAL JUBILATION GOSPEL CHOIR, ONE OF CANADA'S MOST BELOVED CHORAL GROUPS. 17:00 (CD'S BY THE MONTREAL JUBILATION GOSPEL CHOIR AVAILABLE THROUGH JUSTIN TIME RECORDS, INC.; 5455 PARE ST., SUITE 101; MONTREAL, QUEBEC - CANADA H4

REPORTER KAREN MICHEL EXAMINES HOW POLLUTION AND THE DAILY WEAR FROM THOUSANDS OF VISITORS MAY BE THREATENING ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT PIECES OF ARCHITECTURE -- INDIA'S TAJ MAHAL.