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We remember the actor Vince Edwards, who died today at age 67 from pancreatic cancer. Edwards played Dr. Ben Casey in the 1960s TV series of that name.

Daniel talks with Leila Gupta of UNICEF, who heads that group's trauma recovery team in Rwanda. UNICEF is spearheading an effort in Rwanda to help the children of that country cope with the emotional consequences of genocide.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on the country's biggest bust of computer chip thieves. More than 500 officers converged on hideouts and arrested 43 people from a high-tech ring that has been victimizing computer-chip businesses in Silicon Valley. The stolen microchips, worth up to $550 each, have been feeding an international gray market in stolen computer parts.

Wales celebrates its patron saint, St. David, today. St. David, the Waterman, was called Dewi in Welsh. He is credited with winning a victory over the Saxons - who back in the fifth century - ruled what is now England. St. David told Welsh soldiers to wear leeks in their helmets so they could recognize each other on the battlefield. To mark the day, we hear the Welsh group YR Huntws (YEAR- HOON-tuss) singing a traditional Welsh hymm "The Bishop and the Peasant" or Yr Esgob A'R Gwiladwr (publisher Sain Publi

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold talks to Linda about today's campaigning in Arizona by commentator Pat Buchanan. Buchanan is spending the weekend in the state, which will hold its Republican presidential primary next Tuesday, The winner will take 39 delegates to the party convention this summer. Buchanan is in a tight three-way race there with Senator Bob Dole and publisher Steve Forbes, according to public opinion polls.

Commentator and marine biologist Kathy Turco visits the shores of Southern Cook Inlet - an area under consideration for oil exploration. Later this spring the Interior Dept. will get a recommendation on opening the waterway to drilling. The water is rich in salmon - food for the bears that draw tourists to the region. Tourism is Alaska's second biggest industry after fishing. There is concern the oil industry's work will hurt the salmon.

Illinois is the 10th US state to pass a law allowing courts to take guns away from people convicted of abusing a spouse. NPR's Edward Lifson reports that the law has found its most vocal opponents among the state's police officers, who now face the prospect of losing their service revolver if they are convicted of spousal abuse.

Oklahoma is seeing a spike in childhood cases of the respiratory virus RSV. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Cameron Mantor of the Oklahoma Children's Hospital about the outbreak.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that public broadcasters testified before The House Telecommunications Subcommittee today, in response to a republican proposal intended to move public radio and television off federal supports by the year 2000. The broadcasters objected to the 1-billion-dollar cap on a proposed trust fund contained in the legislation and complained that other provisions would bring too much commercial pressure to bear on public broadcasting. But disagreement surfaced among the panelists over whether the proposal would shift too much power from local independent stations to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

aims in blocking the extension of the U.N. presence in Haiti. The U.N. Security Council finally agreed late yesterday to cut the size and duration of the mission.