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Professor Emeritus of biblical studies at DePaul University in Chicago JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN (CROSS-in). A native of Ireland, ordained as a priest in the U.S. (he left the Priesthood in 1969). CROSSAN is a founding member of the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars who meet to determine the authenticity of Jesus' sayings in the Gospels. CROSSAN wrote the book, "Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography." CROSSAN's latest book is "Who Killed Jesus: Exposing the Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Gospel Story of The Death of Jesus "(Harper San Francisco 1995). His book, "Who is Jesus" will be coming out in the Fall. (REBROADCAST from 4

2: Professor of Religion at Princeton University ELAINE PAGELS. She has written four books including "The Gnostic Gospels" (which won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award). PAGELS most recent book is "The Origin of Satan" (Random House 1995). (REBROADCAST from 6

Supreme Court today. The case involves a woman who is suing the manufacturer of her pacemaker, which failed. Manufacturers claim that Congress gave them blanket immunity from such lawsuits 20 years ago. They point to the federal law enacted in 1976 in response to injuries from the Dalkon Shield, an intrauterine birth control device.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on President Clinton's visit to the graves of bombing victims in Israel. During his stay, the President promised $100 million in assistance to combat terrorism, and lent his moral support to both Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat.

Commentator Marion Winik tells of the terror of losing her kids in the grocery store.

President CLinton is expected to speak at the Commerce Department about Commerce Secretary Ron. Brown, whose played crashed today in in the Adriatic.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH NPR'S SYLVIA POGGIOLI THE DEATH THIS WEEK OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE RON BROWN, WHO WAS ON A MISSION TO THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA.

REPORTER TOM VERDE (VER-dee) VISITED AN OLD FASHIONED TOWER CLOCK IN NEW ENGLAND THAT IS STILL HAND-WOUND.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that the Clinton administration admitted for the first time today that it looked the other way in 1994 when Iran clandestinely shipped arms to Bosnia in violation of the United Nations arms embargo. Undersecretary of State Peter Tarnoff told a House panel that Congress should have known about the shipments because the information was available in daily intelligence reports.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that there may have been as many as 12 corporate executives travelling with Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown when his plane went down over Croatia today. The executives were exploring business opportunities in Bosnia and Croatia, which are about to begin a massive rebuilding campaign.