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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.

last night of a U.S. plan to provide emergency economic relief to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Many Palestinians are experiencing hardship because Israel closed off those areas after a wave of terrorist bombings.

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.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. SCOTT TALKS WITH THEATER DIRECTOR JERRY STROPNICKY AND THE CAST OF THE BLOOMSBURG THEATER ENSEMBLE'S PRODUCTION OF "LETTERS TO THE EDITOR"...A NEW PLAY WHICH INCORPORATES 200 YEARS OF LETTERS TO LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.

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.

In this story, Dr.Richard Weinberg remembers fondly his days as an intern in the 1970's and specifically the head nurse who taught Weinberg what he calls the deepest and best traditions of medicine.

Mitsubishi for allegedly allowing widespread sexual harassment of female workers.

of former Representative Dan Rostenkowski.

Robert talks with Newsweek correspondent Michael Isikoff about the latest in Whitewater news. The plot thickens. Today, Little Rock businessman David Hale was sentenced to 28 months in prison on felony charges and ordered to repay more than two million dollars. Isikoff tells the tale of how it all began in 1993 when Mr. Hale tried to cut a deal to avoid a prison sentence. In exchange for a lesser charges of a misdeamor he said he had a story to tell about the President and his illegal dealings in Whitewater. (4:00) 2. BRITISH BEEF - NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports that officials from the European Commission have ordered a ban on all exports of British beef and cattle products. Senior veterinarians from the 15 E.U. governments said the ban should include live cattle, sperm, and embyos, along with products made from beef and veal. While acknowledging there is no clear scientific evidence linking the so-called "mad cow" disease and humans, the officials say there is a need to restore public confidence.

Commentator Don Eberly says our civil society has languished...the institutions that make up this part of the socoety, family, churches, civic organizations are suffering from lack of membership. He says a big reason is because the government has filled many of the voids...but with the federal government moving to limit its role, we need to build back our civil society.