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The death of a snowboarder buried in an avalanche is the fifth in Colorado this year. Mark Roberts reports that technology designed to locate people caught in avalanches is only useful if people cooperate. But search and rescue experts say the new breed of backcountry 'boarders and outdoor enthusiasts are risk-takers.

59 Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 2B 0:29 RETURN2 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 2C 15. FARAKHAN DOES IRAN - Robert talks with Hamid Araghie (aw-RAW-ghee), a journalist in Tehran about the arrival of Minister Louis Farrakhan in Iran and the reaction to a speech Farrakhan made yesterday at a rally celebrating the 1979 deposition of the Shah.

Noah Adams speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Kyle Pope about last week's IRA bombing in London. Pope says there is new evidence that the bombing was planned even before former Senator George Mitchell's peace plan was made public three weeks ago. -b- 14. THE PATRIOT - Alan Cheuse reviews a new novel by British writer Pier Paul Read. It's a thriller set in post Cold-War Berlin. The book is published by Random House.

Noah speaks with Bill Phillips, a senior editor at Little, Brown about his purchase of the manuscript, "Change of Heart," by Claire Sylvia. The author claims that shortly after she received heart and lung transplants, she began having vivid dreams about the life and identity of the anonymous donor. Little, Brown paid $800,000 for hard and soft-cover rights, and a movie deal is said to be in the works.

Robert talks to Scotsman Pete Haywood, in Washington, D.C. to attend the the international folk conference. Haywood tried to bring the late Scottish poet Robert Burns with him, but the airline wouldn't allow the paper mache figure on board witout paying a giant fare. So Burns is stuck across the Atlantic. We also hear the music of Ed Miller, playing the lyrics of Robbie Burns.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the rift between secular and religious Jews in Israel. In the wake of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin by a religious Jew, many find they are being characterized as extremists. But religious Jews condemn the assassin's actions, saying they would never condone murder on religious grounds.

Since the Dayton peace accords were signed nearly two months ago, NATO has avoided linking itself too closely to the International War Tribunal investigating war crimes in the former Yugoslavia. That position is changing. NPR's Martha Raddatz reports that NATO forces in Bosnia are receiving new orders regarding suspected war criminals.

popularity as he prepares for today's primary in New York. He is expecting another good day there after sweeping all eight primaries earlier this week. Yesterday, Dole gained the endorsement of Texas governor, George Bush, Jr.

Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega a new trial, claiming a star prosecution witness in the original trial was bribed.

One of the things learned in any teaching hospital is an argot -- the private language used behind the scenes. Linda and Noah read entries from the glossary of medical slang prepared by the writers of the TV program "ER."