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NPR's Don Gonyea reports on a recent trend among the big automakers of maintaining large reserves of cash, rather like rainy day funds, to serve as a financial cushion during the next recession. In the past the companies have had little in the way of cash reserves and have had to cut back on new projects when sales were down.

Jacki talks to NPR's Nina Totenberg about the life of Supereme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger. Burger, who died this morning in Washington, D.C. was Chief Justice of the Court for 17 years until he retired in 1986.

Jacki talks to film maker George Stoney and former cotton mill worker Lucille Thornburgh about the film the "Uprising of '34" to be aired on Public Television on Tuesday June 27th. Stoney tells how he wanted to let the people involved in the cotton strike tell their own story - and Lucille Thornburgh, now 85, was one of those that was there...

Marcie Sillman of member station KUOW in Seattle about the rock group Pearl Jam and the end of its suit against "Ticketmaster." Pearl Jam last year announced a boycott of venues run by Ticketmaster. This past week the group said it was giving up its suit.

From member station K-Q-E-D in San Francisco, Ancel Martinez reports what luxury car dealers are doing to try to stave off the economic hit of a one hundred percent tariff that might go into effect if the U.S. and Japan can't solve their trade dispute by the end of June.

From Seattle, Paula Wissel of member station KPLU reports on the difficulties faced by the cellular telephone industry. In attempting to put up enough radio towers and antennas to complete a national wireless network, firms have run across local community opposition.

We visit a Suzuki music camp at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews the latest film from Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore. The film is called "A Pure Formality," and stars Gerard Depardieu.

This past week, Marvin Kamras died. Though most people have never heard of Kamras, they have unwittingly benefitted from his work in the area of magnetic tape recording. Michael talks with audio and video inventor Ray Dolby about Kamras's contributions.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on a recently completed study by two Columbia University anthropologists who examined the difficulties of finding a job at fast food restaurants in the inner city. They concluded that these jobs, while low paying, are coveted and that there are not enough of them to go around. 6:00 8. Profile of Minister - Daniel travels to the southwestern African country of Namibia and meets Libertine Amathila, the Namibian Minsiter of Housing and Local Government. She is the most politically powerful woman in the country and may be the first woman to run for president in Africa.

Fish kills and respiratory irritations suspected to be related to red tide have been reported from Pinellas County down to Lee County.

We hear an extended excerpt from a press conference given today by Air Force captain Scott O'Grady. O'Grady, who was shot down last week over Bosnia, detailed how he eluded capture by Bosnian Serbs until US marines rescued him Thursday.

Daniel talks with Paul Kammenar (KAM-ehn-ahr)of the Washington Legal Foundation...and George Kendall of the N-A-A-C-P Legal Defense Fund. They discuss a bill passed by the Senate last week that would reduce the federal appeals process and the effect this may have on those convicted in capital cases.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Rome on frantic consultations going on in Europe and at the United Nations as the world community tries to figure out how to respond to the latest developments in Bosnia. France has been as focus of this diplomatic activity. France has more peacekeepers in Bosnian than any other Western nation and has suffered the most casualties.

NPR's Joanne Silburner reports on the strategies health care lobbyists are using on Capitol Hill to influence health care legislation. While last year's health care debate focused on totally revamping the system, this year's debate is revolving around cutting costs.

Daniel talks to Arnold Greenberg, owner of the Left Bank Bakery and Cafe in Blue Hill, Maine. Greenberg wants to give up his business to someone who will really care for it, so he is asking prospective proprietors to send him an essay that describes their reasons for wanting to run the business and $100. He will use the money to pay off the mortgage. Interested parties can write to him at the Left Bank Bakery and Cafe, Blue Hill, Maine 04614

NPR's Richard Harris reports on the details of the capture yesterday of Columbian drug lord Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela. Columbia's defense minister says that Orejuela's capture is likely to fracture the Cali operation.

Daniel talks to Lee Grensci of Pennsylvania State University about lightning facts and fallacies. You really can be killed by lightning jumping through the telephone, he says, but the odds against it are high. If you are outside during a thunderstorm, the best thing to do is to go into a ravine or a valley or to get in a car.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow that the hostage crisis in the Russian city of Budenovsk (pronounced: bood-YAWN-uhfsk) took a turn for the worse today, as Russian government troops stormed the hospital where Chechen fighters are holding more than one thousand civilians hostage, but failed to end the crisis. Some hostages were freed, around 200. But most remained captive. Negotiations continue. And in Moscow, the political fallout is accumulating, as Boris Yeltsin's government tries to figure out how to end the crisis without further loss of civilian lives.

Danny talks with Robert Reichauer, former director of the Congressional Budget Office. They examine the difference between the "deficit" and the nation's "debt." This fiscal year the budet defict is projected at 175-billion dollars. The National debt will climb to Three-point-six trillion dollars.

NPR's Edward Lifson visits the town of Matteson Illinois where local officials have launched a campaign to attract more white residents to their town. This effort at maintaining racial diveristy is a painful, but necessary remedy for many residents who don't want to appear racist but are also concerned about property values.

NPR'S Peter Kenyon reports that in Washington this week, both the House and Senate will be preparing to vote on budget resolutions that Republicans say will bring the huge federal deficit under control. They say these budget blueprints will balance the budget by the year 2002 Lawmakers are still months away from actually cutting any federal programs. But the debate between Republicans and Democrats is at hand, and it's going to be contentious.

Daniel talks with former New Hampshire Republican senator Warren Rudman. Rudman was co-sponsor of a budget balancing act which was passed in the 80's but which was largely ignored by Congress. He says that while the proposed budget is likely to change as it goes through the committee process, Congress is definitely on track to eliminate the budget deficit.