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Noah talks with Jerry Pace, a retired Hazardous Materials Coordinator for the Federal Aviation Administration and the president of HazMat Guru Consulting and Training, Inc., about the business of transporting dangerous materials across the country and the safety precautions airlines use. In the wake of concerns that hazardous materials may have caused the crash of ValuJet 592, it's come as a surprise to many people that commercial airlines often carry cargo other than passengers in order to make ends meet.

IN AN AUDIO POST CARD FROM LONDON, NPR'S ANDY BOWERS EXPLORES THE PROBLEMS OF ETTIQUETTE AND THE TEMPATATIONS OF THE FLESH THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED BY MAD COW DISEASE.

JOHN BURNETT REPORTS ON REBUILDING EFFORTS IN OKLAHOMA CITY ONE YEAR AFTER THE EXPLOSION.

SCOTT REPORTS ON THE CRISIS FACING CANADA'S NATIONAL SPORT AS FINANCIAL PRESSURES DRIVE THE COUNTRY'S MOST FAMOUS PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY TEAMS TO THE MORE LUCRATIVE MARKETS OF MAJOR U.S. CITIES.

Daniel talks with Wandile Zothe, a television reporter for the South African Broadcasting Corporation who has been covering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings in South Africa. The commission wrapped up its first week of hearings on Thursday after taking testimony from 30 people, most of them black South Africans, who described for the commission horrifying experiences of torture and human rights abuses at the hands of the former South African security police. Zothe says it was an emotional week for all involved, even the commission's chair, Archbishop Desmond Tutu who broke down in tears during one particularly poignant story by a member of the African National Congress.

The legendary Indian sarod player has a bunch of songs he learned from his father. They're special songs and he can only teach them to a special student. But in 20 years of running an acclaimed music school, Khan has not yet found that student. So he's recorded the music himself...so it won't be lost when he dies. NPR's Dean Olsher reports. (8:00) (IN S

Haitian film maker, RAOUL PECK. He's also the new Minister of Culture in Haiti. His most recent movie is "The Man By the Shore", a dark movie set in a seemingly sleepy, run-down fictional town during the middle of the dictatorship of Francois (Pappa Doc) Duvalier in the 1960s. The film is being distributed by a small New York entertainment group, KJM3 (tel. 212-689-0950). It opens on Friday May 17 at the Quad Cinema in Manhattan.

NPR's Peter Overby reports that both Mississippi senators seeking to succeed Robert Dole as majority leader have political action committees known as leadership PACS. Members can use such PACS to help their colleagues with campaign funding, and maybe even to curry favor with those whose votes they'll seek when running for congressional leadership jobs.

2: Screenwriter WILLIAM LINK. With his partner Richard Levinson, Link created more than a dozen T-V series, including "Columbo" and "Mannix." They also wrote the books "Stay Tuned: An Inside Look at the Making of Prime-Time Television," and "Off Camera: Conversations with the Makers of Prime-Time Television."Link has been inducted into the TV Hall of Fame and also stars in the new movie "Flirting with Disaster." REBROADCAST (Originally aired 10/12/89Actor PETER FALK (FALL-k). He is best known for his role as a rumpled L.A. detective in the TV series "Columbo," where he garnered three Emmy awards. REBROADCAST (Originally aired 3

Peter Aronson reports from Mississippi on Kids Quest, a child care center at the Grand Casino Biloxi. Gamblers with children appreciate the convenience that Kids Quest provides. With its colorful atmosphere and video karaoke, Kids Quest is also popular among kids. Gambling critics argue that by offering child care, casinos are only encouraging compulsive gambling among parents. While the people who run the Kids Quest at the Grand Casino Biloxi believe that they provide a safe and exciting environment for kids, they are worried that some parents over-use the facility.