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Linda and Robert read from listeners' comments. To contact All Things Considered, write to All Things Considered Letters, 635 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington D-C 20001. To contact us via the Internet, the address is A-T-C at N-P-R dot ORG. (ATC@NPR.ORG) (3:15) ((ST

Reporter Dan Collison spent a month following one team in the Continental Basketball Association. The C-B-A is the basketball league that's the equivalent of the minor leagues in baseball. Most N-B-A teams have at least one player or coach who came out of the C-B-A...and even though it's not as glamorous or well-paid as the N-B-A, the league is a place for players to work on their game, and keep their dreams of basketball stardom alive. (12:30) ((ST

Gillian Sharpe reports from The Hague, where the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal for Yugoslavia is hearing testimony. For the first time a survivor of a camp for Bosnian Serbs told the court today of atrocities against Serbs. The testimony is part of the trial of four men--three Muslims and a Croat--who are accused of committing war crimes. (3:15) CUTAWAY 1A 0:59 1B

Frank Stasio talks with jazz pianist Brad Mehldau. Last year, his second CD, The Art of the Trio, Vol. 1, was nominated for a Grammy. He's played in several top jazz festivals across America and abroad, and is scheduled to perform solo concerts at Lincoln Center in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He's also recorded with country music legend Willie Nelson. Brad Mehldau's latest CD is The Art of the Trio, Vol. 2: Live At the Village Vanguard. He spoke to us from member station KCUR in Kansas City.

Daniel talks with the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Donald Payne of New Jersey. The C-B-C is holding it's annual meeting here in Washington D.C. Rep. Payne says Black voters are upset with President Clinton this election year, but aren't about to vote in large nubers of Republican Candidate Bob Dole.

NPR's John Burnett reports that the status quo is under attack in the automobile retailing industry. The used-car "superstore" is coming to America...and industry analysts say this new kind of dealership is already changing the used-car business. Consumers seem to like the low-pressure, fixed price shopping environment...even if they don't always get the best deal. (7:30) FUNDER 0:29 CUTAWAY 0:59 =========================SECOND HOUR======================= BILLBOARD :59 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2A 9. CHRISTOPHER IN MOSCOW -- NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow where U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher met today with Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Christopher is in Russia to organize next month's nuclear issues summit between Yeltsin and President Clinton. Christopher says the talks made "excellent progress" toward a total ban on nuclear testing and "substantial progress" on a treaty controlling conventional forces in Europe.

The Hardanger (HAR dan gher ) fiddle is a Norweigan fiddle, and unlike the regular violin, has additional strings that vibrate. It is this sympathetic vibration that gives the instrument its full and rich sound. Tonight Robert talks with Loretta Kelley, an American hardanger fiddle player about her teacher Knut Buen (kah NUTE BOO in). The Norweigan fiddler has a new cd out and Linda talks about Knut and his style of playing.(8:00) THE CD IS CALLED AS QUICK AS FIRE BY KNUT BUEN ON HENRY STREET RECORDS 800-443-4727 On the internet: http://harp.rounder.com:70/0h/rounder/catalog/bylabel/hstr/0002/0002.html FUNDER 0:29 CUTAWAY 0:59 =========================SECOND HOUR======================= BILLBOARD :59 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2A 9. WH INTERVENTION - President Clinton is using his executive powers to help boost beef prices and ease the rise of gas prices. NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the President's decision to stabilize beef prices by buying more beef and opening conservation acreage for grazing. This decision comes in the wake of his announcement yesterday to sell oil reserves to increase market supplies.. this to combat price hikes in gasoline.

Linda and Robert read from listeners' comments. To contact All Things Considered, write to All Things Considered Letters, 635 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington D-C 20001. To contact us via the Internet, the address is A-T-C at N-P-R dot ORG. (ATC@NPR.ORG)

Noah reads letters from listeners. To contact All Things Considered, write to All Things Considered Letters, 635 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington D-C 20001. To reach us via the Internet, the address is A-T-C at N-P-R dot ORG.

This past week, two rival youth gangs in Washington D.C. agreed to lay down their weapons. The truce was negotiated by a local group called the Alliance of Concerned Black Men, which met several times with the young men. The negotiations followed the gang murder of 12-year-old Darryl Hall a few weeks ago. Hall was reportedly a member of one of the gangs who have now agreed to peace. Daniel talks with Robert Woodson, head of the Neighborhood Enterprise, in Washington D.C. Woodson is one of those who helped bring about the truce.