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NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the largest ritual gathering ever... about 18 million people converged on the town of Allahabad on the Ganges river for what one participant called "the spiritual jackpot." This festival is held every six years, but this will be the last one this century and it fell on Monday, which is a lucky day for Hindus, so there was a record turnout.

Film director CARL REINER. He was a writer and appeared in Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows." He's best-known to baby boomer audiences as the creator and writer of "The Dick Van Dyke Show." He also staged several Broadway plays, including "Enter Laughing," which is based on his novel and which he later adapted to the screen. Since then, he has concentrated on film direction, specifically comedies. His films include "Where's Poppa?" "The Jerk," "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid," "All of Me" "Oh God," and "Bert Rigby, You're a Fool." (REBROADCAST FROM 3/2/89)Librettist, poet, playwright JACK LARSON. He got his start as an actor, playing Jimmy Olsen, the cub-reporter on the original "Superman" TV show. He was the librettist for "Lord Byron," an opera by Virgil Thompson (Koch International Classics, 1992). He's also written the versed plays, "The Candied House," and "Cherry, Larry, Sandy, Doris, Jean, Paul," and he has been a film producer. (REBROADACAST FROM 4/

Nina Teicholz reports on the changing job market. Many college seniors are anxious that they will not get jobs, but in fact it is just the types of jobs available that are changing. There are going to be more employment opportunities in the health care and telecommunications industries in the future.

Michelle Corum of Interlochen Public Radio has a report on a paramilitary group in Michigan called the Northern Michigan Regional Militia. The group says it is preparing to the day when it will have to protect itself and others against "those who break the constitution" at home and abroad. But, some law enforcement and civil rights organizations are worried that such groups will go from extremism to terrorism.

Mail Divorce - Host Daniel Zwerdling speaks with Danelle Morton who negotiated her divorce via E-Mail. She decided she didn't want to use a lawyer and that person to person negotiations became too emotional, so she turned to E-Mail.

NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE GUATELALAN GOVERNMENT AND LEFTIST GUERILLAS TO END A 30-YEAR-OLD WAR HAVE STALLED OVER THE ISSUE OF PROTECTING THAT COUNTRY'S MAYAN INDIANS. MIKE O'CONNOR REPORTS.

Joe speaks with reporter David Marcus in Bogota about the deteriorating relationship between the U-S and Colombia. Washington is frustrated with what it sees as inadequate attempts by Colombian authorities to crack down on drug trafficking.

DR. IRA RUTKOW is a surgeon and the author of the book, "Surgery: An Illustrated History," (Mosby). The book has 386 illustrations related to surgery, including documents, photographs, cartoons, drawings and paintings taken from museums throughout the world. RUTKOW has also written a two-volume history of surgery in the U.S. and has written studies on Civil War surgery. He's consulting editor for surgical history for the Archives of Surgery, founder and surgical director of The Hernia Center in Freehold, N.J., and clinical associate professor of surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

HOST SUSAN STAMBERG VISITS NEW YORK CITY'S FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AS IT CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

SUSAN STAMBERG REMEMBERS JAMES P. GRANT WHO DIED LAST SATURDAY AT THE AGE OF 72. HE WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNICEF - THE UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - FOR 15 YEARS.