[WILL-AM] All Things Considered rundown (June 6)
Denise Perry
FR: NPR News / All Things Considered / Cater
DT: Tuesday, June 6, 2000
RE: 20000606.ATC First Rundown, ATC Tuesday, 6/6/2000
Hosts: Linda Wertheimer and Robert Siegel
Newscasters: Frank Stasio, Ann Taylor and Corey Flintoff
[WILL-AM/580 airs the second hour of this program at 4PM (CDT);
followed by the first and second hours from 5-7PM (CDT)]
HOUR ONE
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1. MIDDLE EAST -- Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem that
the stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians will
resume next week in Washington. The decision was made after US
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met with Israeli Prime
Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. (3:30)
2. WOMEN'S CONFERENCE -- Linda talks about the United Nations
Women 2000 conference with Charlotte Bunch, Executive Director
and founder of the Center for Women's Global Leadership at
Rutgers University. Bunch says there has been progress since the
UN women's conference in Beijing five years ago, and the
conferences have been valuable in bringing women's issues to the
forefront. (5:30)
3. NIGERIAN WOMEN -- Commentator Iain Guest remarks on the
trafficking of Nigerian women as prostitutes in Europe,
especially Italy. Guest says there has been little effort to
stop the practice. (3:30)
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4. GORE SPEECH -- As part of an effort by All Things Considered
to bring you occasional excerpts of stump speeches by
presidential candidates, we hear part of a speech by Vice
President Al Gore. He campaigned today at a child care center,
urging states to improve the quality and affordability of child
care, and proposing federal incentives. (2:00)
5. CALIFORNIA KINDERGARTEN -- In California lawmakers are poised
to pass a new law which would require that all children reach
five years of age before they begin kindergarten. Its part of a
nationwide trend to demand more of our youngest students. From
member station KQED in San Francisco, Kathy Baron reports.
(5:45)
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6. CHARITABLE CHOICE -- As a matter of public policy, some see
"charitable choice" as a way to fund faith based social service.
Others see it as a violation of church and state separation.
BOTH major party Presidential candidates are for it. NPR's Lynn
Neary sorts out the issue. (9:30)
7. SCRIPTURE AND THE COURTS -- Commentator Lis Wiehl says there
is a double standard being applied to how scripture may be used
in the court room. On the one hand, courts have decided lawyers
may not quote scripture to juries. On the other, a court ruled
it was proper for a judge to invoke scripture at sentencing.
Wiehl warns that the outcome of a case should never depend on
the religious prejudice of a jury OR a judge. (2:45)
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8. MUNCHAUSEN -- Robert speaks to Dr. Donald E. Hall, of the
Georgia hospital: Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish
Rite. Hall is the lead author of an article in "Pediatrics,"
about covert video surveillance as an aid in diagnosing cases of
"Munchausen (MUHN-chow-zehn) Syndrome by Proxy," to determine
whether a child's parent is making a child sick. Hall is also a
member of the faculty at the Emory University Department of
Pediatrics. (4:30)
9. KRONOS -- Banning Eyre reviews the latest recording from the
adventurous California-based string quartet, the Kronos Quartet.
The CD is called "Caravan" and is an exploration of music from
places as far-flung as Portugal, Romania, Iran, India, and
Argentina. (3:00)
STATIONS NOTE: The new Kronos Quartet CD is "Caravan" on
Nonesuch, catalog number 79490-2.
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HOUR TWO
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11. HIGH-TECH ON THE HILL -- NPR's Larry Abramson reports high-
tech executives, including Microsoft's Bill Gates, today urged
Congress to increase funding for research and education and to
put more technology into the hands of students. Intel's Andy
Grove pointed out that government spending on research has
declined in recent years and that there's also been a decline in
the number of students graduating with electrical engineering
degrees. (3:00)
12. CONSUMER E-HELP -- Seven influential high-tech companies,
including IBM, Microsoft and America Online, are introducing
global consumer protections to make shoppers feel more secure
about Internet transactions. The plan, which includes an online
dispute resolution system, was announced today at a Federal
Trade Commission workshop. NPR's Jack Speer reports. (2:00)
13. BLUE MOUNTAIN -- Internet company Excite-at-Home acquired
Blue Mountain, a free online greeting card company, last
October. The cost: 780-million-dollars in a combined stock/cash
deal. At the time, Arthur Newman, an Internet analyst with A-B-
N AMRO (say AM-roh) said Blue Mountain was a good acquisition
because of its large client base. Now, he tells Robert Siegel,
the card company's value is even greater. (4:00)
14. NAPSTER -- Commentator Douglas Rushkoff looks at the
lightning-quick popularity of Napster, a controversial software
that allows users to swap files of copyrighted and non-
copyrighted music for free. He acknowledges the software has
enabled a revolt against the big record labels. But, he says,
it's less about the music and more about getting stuff for the
sake of getting it. (3:00)
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15. US - PERU -- NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the United States'
failure to convince the rest of the Organization of American
States to take a tougher line against Peru in the wake of last
month's tainted presidential election. The refusal of the rest
of the hemisphere to go along with Washington highlighted the
limits of U-S influence in Latin America. The affair has also
revealed the limits of democracy in many Latin nations. (4:30)
16. MISSILE DEFENSE -- According to Commentator Michael
O'Hanlon, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in
Washington, President Clinton should listen to Russian President
Vladimir Putin's warnings the proposed missile defense system.
O'Hanlon says the system might not work, and could raise
tensions and disrupt joint programs with Russia. O'Hanlon
suggests an alternative -- a system based near threatening
countries to hit missiles right after they're launched. (3:00)
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17. DOMINOS -- NPR's Don Gonyea reports on an agreement between
the U.S. Justice Department and Domino's Pizza - the worlds
largest pizza delivery company. At issue were complaints that
some of Domino's delivery routes discriminate against African-
Americans. (3:15)
18. TEXAS DEATH -- The U-S Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has
heard arguments in the appeals case of Calvin J. Burdine.
Burdine was convicted in Houston for the murder of his roommate
W.T. Wise. He is appealing on grounds that his lawyer -- Joe
Frank Cannon -- slept through parts of the trial and did not
object to prejudicial questioning. Robert talks with Deborah
Tedford about the case. She covers the story for The Houston
Chronicle. (4:15)
19. WATER RIGHTS -- A small town in southeastern Washington
state needs more water to survive. A local farmer wants to give
it to them -- but a 1977 law stands in the way. Sam Eaton of
KUOW in Seattle reports on how laws that protect Washington's
family farms maybe hurting urban growth in the state. (5:00)
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20. "JUDY'S TIME" -- Linda talks to Erin Flannery, Producer and
Director of the documentary "Judy's Time," which is about
Flannery's mother, who became a champion triathlete. Judy
Flannery became a triathlete at middle-age, and has won six
major events. (7:30)
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