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Reports on a call by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for commuter rail inspections. Recommended safety improvement; Accidents related to lack of safety measures; Comments from the NTSB.

Focuses on Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, a reputed scientist, who loves exotic cultures and children. His acceptance of a Nobel Prize in 1976; Information on his sexual behavior; Accusations of sexual abuse; Background information on his personal life and journeys; His imprisonment in Maryland, at the age of 72.

Reports on the arrest of Nobel Prize-winning government scientist in the United States, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, on charges of sexually abusing a teenage boy. Information on journals kept by Gajdusek about child sexuality; Comments from David L. Alkon, laboratory chief at National Institutes of Health; How Federal Bureau of Investigation got its break; Background information on Gajdusek's career. INSET: Observations from the Pacific..

Reports that Nobel Prize Winner Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, scientist at the United States' National Institute of Health, was arrested on charges of sexually abusing teenagers. Details of his arrest; Charges based on allegations by a college student who lived with Gajdusek; Gajdusek's admittance to having sex with minors.

Focuses on the high cost of drugs which were approved for the treatment of AIDS. Annual cost to treat patients with the HIV virus; Amount of money pledged by Parris N. Glendening, governor, for drugs; How the drugs attacks the AIDS virus; Names and information on the drugs.

Focuses on the railroad accident of the Maryland Rail Commuter Train 286 and the Capitol Limited Amtrak Train 29, which took place in Silver Spring, Maryland. Date of the fatal wreck; Number of people killed in the incident; Names of the engineers of both trains; Series of pleas and warning ignored by the Federal Railroad Administration on railroad safety.

Reports that at the funeral service for the victims of a train crash in 1996, James E. Major was memorialized as a hero. Information on the other railroad personnel remembered; Train accident as the cause of death; Comments from Reverend Colin Philips; Information on Major.

Reports that transport officials in Maryland plan to spend $6.6 million to make commuter rail travel safer, following the collision of MARC Train 286. Introduction of emergency exit windows; Comment from David L. Winstead, Maryland's transportation secretary.

Presents a question and answer segment that relates to difficulties that are experienced during snowy weather condition in the United States.

Presents a question and answer segment on practical issues people face in coping with weather with specific focus on snow.

Presents suggestions on practical problems people face in coping with the winter storm which affected the Washington area, based on conversations with specialists. Questions and answers.

Reports on a survey by the US Department of Health and Human Services, on the negative effects of retaliation for scientific researchers who blow the whistle on cheating colleagues. Claim on the non-seriousness of threats; Nature of retaliations for whistleblowers; Implications for regulations protecting whistleblowers.

Reports that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have terminated the search for the smallpox virus which was thought to be in their freezers. Reasons for searching; Fear of smallpox virus; Confidence of safety.

Reports about allegations of harboring smallpox virus by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. Denial of same by scientist Carleton Gajdusek, who oversees the laboratory; Brief on the smallpox virus, and vaccination; Details of the investigations; NIH's move following the allegations.

Informs about Hoffman-La Roche Inc. of Nutley, New Jersey and Abbott Laboratories of Abbott Park, Illinois's announcement of their plans to offer broader access to experimental AIDS drugs, as reported on September 21, 1995. Advance testing of a protease inhibitor by Merck & Co. of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. INSET: Where to call..

Informs about the finding of new evidence by scientists that a giant meteor slammed into the Earth 35 million years ago at Chesapeake Bay on September 11, 1995. Details on the meteor and its collision; Details on the evidence presented on the same.

Reports on the efforts of Jack Kent Cooke, to rid Prince George's County, Virginia of its hearing examiner, in efforts to build a football stadium in the County. Consideration of a proposal of Cooke by Prince George's County Council; Information on the proposed stadium.

Reports that Americans with health insurance have been paying higher medical bills than what they generally believe. Explanations of the same; Highlights of the misleading billing system.

Reports that the football team Washington Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke desires to build a football stadium with private money of taxpayers in Landover. Donation from Prince George's County and the State of Maryland for the stadium; Mixed opinion on the same plan including the view of Chairwoman Anne T. MacKinnon of the County Council. INSET: The Redskin's argument..

Talks about renewal plan for beach front communities between New Jersey and North Carolina, after the destruction by Hurricane Felix which initially targeted the Atlantic coast in the US. Example of some destructions; Demand of the City of Virginia Beach to the federal government to build a beach in Sandbridge; Focus on various relief works.

Talks about the decision of many people including a French Chef Michael Guessefield from New Jersey to not flee from North Carolina's Outer Bank even after the appearance of Hurricane Felix. Focus on preparedness to face the hurricane; Related details.

Examines the developments in AIDS research by US scientists. Methods of AIDS treatment developed at Merck & Co. and the National Institutes of Health; Results of the treatment; Spread of HIV virus in Washington metropolitan area; Treatment of some AIDS patients; Drugs for AIDS tested by Merck, Abbott and Hoffman-La Roche; Functions of the drugs. INSET: For more information..

Informs about an experimental AIDS drug indinavir sulphate branded Crixivan and Invirase manufactured by Merck & Co. and Hoffman-La Roche Inc. respectively. Potentiality of the drugs to attack the virus at critical point; Details of biochemistry; Limited supply of drugs; Free treatment to be provided to several patients. INSET: How to register for lotteries..

Reports that changes in operation of Blue Cross and Blue Shield's plans was called for by a Senate subcommittee. What the subcommittee said; Reports of mismanagement; Mention of investigation of Blue Cross overcharges in Virginia; Details of the subcommittee recommendations. INSET: Some recommendations..

Reports on the train accident which occured in Silver Spring, Maryland and resulted in the death of 11 persons in February 16th, 1996, in light of a request made by the National Transportation Safety Board on June 17th, 1997, that voice recorders be installed in all trains. Who the board blamed for the incident; Length of time in which recommendations were being made; Issue of detailed recommendations by the safety board.

States that American President Bill Clinton ordered the Justice Department to review the laws against hate crimes. President Clinton's intention to convene a White House conference on hate crimes in November 1997; Comments from President Clinton; Reference to the increase in bias-motivated crimes.

Reports that in Washington, D.C., concern over the murders of several gay men, committed by Andrew Phillip Cunanan, has sparked the interest of the Gay Men and Lesbians Opposing Violence group. Cooperation between local activists and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Eyewitness accounts of Cunanan in bars there; Assumption that Cunanan has ties to the gay community; His ability to change his appearance; Charges against Cunanan; Description of Cunanan.

Focuses on violence in Simple City, Washington D.C., by gang members. Example of peopled killed by the Simple City Crew gang and other gangs; Reactions to the death of 12 year-old Darryl Hall; View held by police about nine deaths since May 1996; Reasons for the rise of homicides among young people. INSET: Victims of Simple City warfare..

States that Nobel Prize scientist, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse. Information on Gajdusek scientific career; Penalties Gajdusek will face; Circumstances surrounding the abuse; Details on the case; When Gajdusek will be sentenced.

Provides information pertaining to festivities held to celebrate American President Bill Clinton's second inauguration in 1997. Reference to the hard work performed by several D.C. employees; How employees helped Kay Mallon of Alexandria, Virginia; Availability of inaugural trinkets for collectors; Amount of canned goods donated by corporations to the Second Harvest program in its inaugural fund raising campaign.

Presents information on the 1997 inauguration of United States President Bill Clinton, on January 20, 1997. Participation of the Young Marines, between the ages of 8 and 18, in the Inaugural Parade; Police escort for the arrival of actress and comedienne Whoopi Goldberg; Allowance of antiabortion demonstrators to protest along the Inaugural Parade route.

Focuses on the use of the Internet with reference to the 1997 inauguration of President Bill Clinton in the United States. History created with broadcasting of inaugural ceremony on Web; Sites used for the broadcast; Other information relating to activities during inauguration weekend.

Presents brief reports relating to the second inauguration of American President Bill Clinton on January 20, 1997. Information on an inaugural speech writing contest for high school seniors; Youths taking part in the inauguration.

Focuses on issues relating to United States President Bill Clinton's 1997 inauguration. Placing of no-parking signs relating to the inauguration on the wrong street; Number of inauguration balls Clinton planned to attend; Collection of canned food from persons who attend inaugural events.

Focuses on the 1997 Inauguration Day in the United States. Suggestions for activities which people can take part in for Inauguration holidays.

Profiles fan of professional football team, the Washington Redskins, Odie Wilson, focusing on his reaction to the relocation of the Redskins' stadium. Information on Wilson; Details on his dedication to the Redskins; Comments from Wilson.

Focuses on the opinion of a group of college debaters from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. about the first presidential debate between US President Bill Clinton and Republican nominee Bob Dole. Reaction to the debating skills of Clinton and Dole.

Reports on the dedication of a memorial to honor he three railroad men who lost their lives in a Maryland commuter train crash in Silver Spring. Background information on the event.

Reports that two CSX freight trains collided near Smithfield, Virginia, killing two men and wounding two. Cause of the crash under investigation; Comments from CSX spokeswoman Carla Morris; Comparison of collision to one in Maryland in February, 1996.

Focuses on the planned alterations for Maryland's rail transit agency, issued in a program to enhance railroad safety. Provisions for train crews and local firefighters; Death of eleven people on a Maryland commuter train; Call for improvements in the exits, emergency lights and signs in MARC cars; Statements from John A.Agro Jr., Maryland's top transit administrator.

Reports the investigators are focusing on the signal system, after a Maryland commuter train crashed into Amtrak's Capitol Limited in Silver Spring on February 16, 1996. Death resulting for the crash; Testimony of Richard Orr, driver of the commuter train, before the National Transportation Safety Board; Information on a signal system installed in 1992 and 1993; Oversight by government.

Reports that railroad crews in Maryland were agitated by changes in the workplace, a few days before a deadly commuter train collision. Upheaval of seniority system at railroad; Information on crash; Comments from engineer Jobe Breeden Jr.

Reports on the hearings, which resulted from a train crash on February 16, 1995 between a Maryland Rail Commuter Service train, and an Amtrak train. Comments from Fire Chief Donald D. Flinn; Lack of emergency training of railway personnel; What happened on night of accident; Safety programs by Amtrak.

Focuses on survivors recollection on the collision which resulted when an inbound MARC train ran into the path of Amtrak Train 29, on February 16, 1996, at Silver Spring, Maryland. Safety board's three days hearings into the causes of the crash; Amtrak engineer Donald Noble's account of the collision; Events leading up to the incident; Heroism of former emergency technician who was driving along 16th Street in Silver Spring.

Focuses on the hearing pertaining to the Maryland Rail Commuter Service train which crash on February 16, 1996, killing 11 persons after it ran through a red light. Purpose of the hearing; Expectation of testimony from engineer and persons who survived the accident; Impact of the crash. INSET: MARC safety to be scrutinized..