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In his late seventies, Bluesman Archie Edwards is still going strong. He's working at his Washington D.C. barbershop of many years, playing with the many musicians who stop by, and teaching them a style of music few musicians play anymore: the Piedmont Blues. Lex Gillespie reports.

Noah and Linda read letters from our listeners. The address for letters is All Things Considered, 635 Massachussetts Ave., NW; Washington D.C. 20001. Or by E-mail at ATC@npr.org

Noah and Robert read from listeners' comments, touching on the world's largest prime number and the real identity of band in Kalamazoo. To contact All Things Considered, send your letters to All Things Considered, 635 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington DC, 20001. To contact us via the Internet, the address is A-T-C at N-P-R dot ORG. (STEREO)

NPR's John Nielsen reports on a Republican convention being held in Washington, D.C. this weekend. A large number of Republican State Chairmen and party advisors are meeting with national leaders to organize attacks on President Clinton and other Democrats before the Republican convention in San Diego.

the Democratic National Committee's top fund-raiser among Asian-Americans, John Huang. Huang raised four and a half million dollars for the D-N-C and then disappeared from sight last week, after the legality of some contributions was challenged. Today, Huang is scheduled to give a deposition in a civil suit against the Commerce Department, where he used to work.

Robert reads from listeners' letters concerning pieces we've aired on George Washington's Farewell Address, simulated space-camp, methamphetamine use, and Susan Stamberg's remembrance of F. Scott Fitzgerald. To contact All Things Considered, write to All Things Considered Letters, 635 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington DC, 20001. To reach us via the Internet, the address is A-T-C at N-P-R dot ORG.

SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT LOOKS AT THE DWINDLING FIELD OF COMPETITORS AT THE N-C-A-A COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.

NPR'S DAN CHARLES REPORTS ON A COMMUTER TRAIN CRASH LAST EVENING IN SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, A SUBURB OF WASHINGTON, D.C.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that the Directors of the C-I-A and the F-B-I today told Congress that Organized Crime in Russia is a serious problem. They said it is so serious that it could undermine democrcacy in Russia. And, it is a threat to the security of the United States.

We catch up on collegiate basketball news... Robert Siegel talks with two journalist from Sports Illustrated Larry Berke and Kelly Anderson, about the N-C-double-A Final Four Tournament, for both the Men's and Women's.