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The bell at First Congregational Church in Woodbury, Connecticut rings every hour. It's been doing that for 150 years. Now, the town council is considering putting a stop to the bell's ring between 6 p.m. and 10 a.m. Residents are complaining the bell is keeping them awake. Noah Adams talks with Mark Heillishorn, pastor of First Congregational.

Noah Adams and Linda Wertheimer remember Dr. Meyer Friedman, the cardiologist who coined the concept of "Type A behavior." Dr. Friedman has died at the age of 90.

NPR's Madeleine Brand reports that while crime rates for boys are dropping, more girls are being picked up for criminal offenses.

Commentator Dan Gillmor says everyone's life is a little changed by Gordon Moore. The computer chip visionary will retire from Intel later this month.

Host Bob Edwards talks with the head of Botswana's Central Bank, Linah Mohohlo. They discuss Africa's view of the recent World Bank and IMF meetings, and issues that face the continent.

Journalist MARK BOWDEN His new book is called Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the Worlds Greatest Outlaw (Atlantic Monthly Press.) Its an investigation into the US government's role in bringing down Colombian cocaine kingpin and terrorist Pablo Escobar. BOWDEN will talk about Escobar, the world of drug trafficking and US/Colombia relations. MARK BOWDEN is a reporter with the Philadelphia Inquirer. His previous book was the award winning bestseller Black Hawk Down. A film adaptation is in the works.

Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews –Womens Tales from the New Mexico WPA— (Arte Publico Press) a collection of interviews with rural Hispanic women conducted as part of the Federal Writers Project during the Depression and published here for the first time.

Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Vicky O'Hara about today's meeting in Washington between Secretary of State Colin Powell and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. They discussed efforts to bring about a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, as a step toward resuming peace talks.

NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem reports on violence in the Gaza Strip today. Israeli tanks and bulldozers pushed into a Palestinian refugee camp, demolishing 20 buildings Israel says were used by Palestinian gunmen for cover.

Eric Engleman reports from Moscow on today's reaction from Russia to President Bush's speech yesterday outlining proposals for a missile defense system. The Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov repeated Moscow's view that the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty is a cornerstone of global arms control, and not a relic of the Cold War, as President Bush sees it. At the same time, Ivanov welcomed the president's desire to consult with other governments on the matter.