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ATC story rundown
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7pm - This Am. Life description

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Whad'Ya Know topic
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Tues.
ATC
4-7p
Rundown For All Things Considered,
Tuesday 12/02/97

Hosts: Robert Siegel and Elizabeth Arnold (Guest Host)
Newscasters: Korva Coleman, Ann Taylor, and Corey Flintoff

==========FIRST HOUR============
[1.]
[BREAST IMPLANTS]
NPR's Debbie Elliott reports that a state judge in
Louisiana has ruled that the breast implant lawsuit against Dow Chemical will
no longer proceed as a class action suit. Judge Yada Magee narrowed the scope
of the suit to the 8 original women who sued, saying the class action on behalf
of 1800 women had too much vaariation in the types of implants, when they were
implanted, and what diseases the women suffered. The judge's ruling also means
10,000 other Louisiana women who are suing various implant manufacturers will
have their cases tried individually. In August, a jury had found Dow Chemical
liable for plotting to hide the health dangers of silicone. The trial was set
to resume next year to determine damages. (4:00)

[2.] [IRRADIATION] -- NPR's Joe Palca reports on the Food and Drug
Administration's announcement today that it will permit the irradiation of red
meat. The action follows an increase in the number of outbreaks of contaminated
beef. Critics say that irradiation won't solve underlying food-safety problems.
And food processors say they're still reluctant to irradiate any food, even
though the FDA many years ago approved the irradiation of fruits, vegetables,
and chicken. (3:30)

[3.]
[RUSSIAN NUKES]
NPR's Michael Shuster speaks with Elizabeth about
Russian President Boris Yeltsin comments in Sweden today, indicating that he
was prepared to slash Russia's nuclear arsenal by a third. Several things about
this statement are unclear, including where Yeltsin's starting point for such
cuts would be: the 6,500 warheads permitted by the START I treaty, the 3,000
warheads permitted under the still-unapproved START II treaty or the 2,000 or
so warheads envisaged in the still-unnegotiated START III treaty. (3:30)

[4.]
[OTHER STORIES]
In other stories we're following today: the prosecution
ends its case today in the trial of Oklahoma City bombing suspect Terry
Nichols; Attorney General Janet Reno is working against a deadline set for
midnight tonight on whether to name an independent counsel to investigate
alleged campaign finance abuses by President Clinton; and Vice-President Gore
spoke today at a summit of Internet industry leaders about the need for
safeguards that would protect children on the Internet. (1:00)

[5.] [BOSNIA] -- Robert talks with Robert Frowick, the ambassador for the
Organization for Security and Cooperration in Europe mission to Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
They discuss the recent election in Bosnia, and the progress that
has been made in the regional disarmament that has been called for in the
Dayton Peace Agreement. (5:00)

[6.] [PAKISTAN] -- Journalist Imtiaz Gul (IHM-tee-az GOOL) reports from
Islamabad that Pakistan's President, Farooq Leghari (fah-ROO-kh legh-AH-ree),
has resigned in a constitutional crisis that had split Pakistan's three
branches of government, primarily the executive branch-- the government of
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (nah-wahz shah-REEF) and the judiciary.

The President had supported the judiciary and faced a threat of impeachment if
he did not step down. Although his resignation has reduced the tension, it does
not address complaints that the government is jeopardizing the independence of
the judiciary. (2:30)

[7.] [WHY AKRON?] -- NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on why President Clinton chose
Akron, Ohio, as the setting for his first town meeting on race tomorrow.
Community leaders in Akron have been working since 1993 to promote racial
harmony in city neighborhoods and schools with an effort dubbed "The Coming
Together Project." (6:00)

[8.]
[RACE COMMISSION DEFENSE] -
John Hope Franklin, chairman of the Advisory
Board for President Clinton's Initiative on Race responds to a commentary from
Jim Sleeper. Sleeper criticized the board for being uninterested in hearing
diverse views and perspecitives on race-related issues. Hope Franklin says this
is untrue. He says in meetings and hearings around the country, he and his
colleagues are seeking all perspecitves on race, and that they want to hear
from many different people in order to address this challenging issue. (3:30)

[9.] [TRUTH COMMISSION] -- NPR's Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports from
Johannesburg on today's session of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's
hearing into alleged crimes committed by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Today's
testimony opened a window on the notorious group of Madikizela-Mandela
bodyguards known as the Mandela United Football Club. A former member said it
began as an effort to get township youths off the street, and for a time it did
function as a soccer club. But it soon turned to violence; numerous witnesses
have tied the club to murder, torture and kidnapppings. (3:00)

[10.] [PADUCAH]
Elizabeth talks with Reverend Kevin McCallon of the First
Baptist Church in Paducah, Kentucky. Reverend McCallon has been counseling
students at Heath High School, where a 14-year old allegedly opened fire on a
prayer circle that was meeting before the start of school.

Three of the students in the circle were killed and five others wounded. They
talk about how students at the school are coping with the tragedy. (6:00)

[11.] [CHAIN REACTION] --
On this date in 1942, a self-sustaining nuclear
reaction was achieved in a nuclear pile on the campus of the University of
Chicago. The effort to create sustained, controllable nuclear fission, headed
by physicist Enrico Fermi and known as "The Manhattan Project," paved the way
for the development of a nuclear weapon. We'll hear tape of one of the members
of the Manhattan Project, Dr. Arthur Compton, talking about this landmark
event. (2:00)

===============SECOND HOUR==============

[12.] [PROSECUTION RESTS] -- NPR's Mark Roberts reports from Denver on the
closing of the prosecution's case against Oklahoma City bombing suspect Terry
Nichols. Nichols's role in the blast has proven more difficult for the
government to prove than was the case with convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh.
(6:00)

[13.] [ANALYSIS] -- Robert talks with Jeffrey Rosen of the New Republic and
David Brooks of the Weekly Standard about the decision concerning the
appointment of an independent counsel that is expected to be made today by
Attorney General Janet Reno. (6:00)

[14.] [NATIVE AMERICAN WELFARE] -- NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Native
Americans are the most difficult group of citizens to get off welfare. With
unemployment rates routinely running over 50 percent and few jobs, many think
the task may be impossible. One possible approach: tribes now have the right to
design and administer their own plans, instead of participating in state-run
plans. (7:30)

[15.]
[INTERNET MTG] --
At an "Internet Summit" in Washington, Vice-President
Gore today outlined plans to safeguard children from pornography and sexual
predators on line. Gore said the on-line industry will monitor and remove child
porn from its sites and report illegal material to federal law enforcement
authorities. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's toll free
hotline will be used to report child porn on-line. Gore also lent his support
to blocking devices parents can install on their computers. NPR's Brooke
Gladstone was at the meeting, and talks with Elizabeth about the day's events.
(4:00)

[16.] [ISRAELI ARMY] -- Nineteen years after Israel first began occupying parts
of Southern Lebanon to provide "security" for its northern Galilean
settlements, the wisdom of the policy continues to be hotly debated by
Israelis. Recently, the army itself has joined the debate, raising the issue of
whether the lives of Israeli soldiers lost in Southern Lebanon justify the
"security" they provide Israel. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports. (4:00)

[17.] [US-CUBA] -- NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on US policy towards Cuba in the
wake of the death last week of Cuban exile leader Jorge Mas Canosa (MOSS
ca-NO-sah). No single person had a greater influence on American policy towards
Havana than Mas Canosa.

President Clinton is not expected to initiate any major changes in his approach
to Fidel Castro, although many in the administration say privately they're
unhappy with Cuba policy. Still, Mas Canosa's passing and the
upcoming papal visit to Cuba may prompt some re-evaluation. (4:30)

[18.] [CORNERSHOP] --
Elizabeth talks with Tjinder Singh and Ben Ayres from the
band Cornershop.

The band integrates rhythms and instruments from their native
India -- sitar, tamboura, dholki -- with modern hip hop beats. They also use
digital samples, scratching, and other eclectic sounds, including an Allen
Ginsburg poem, Indian film music, and their own field recordings.

They find themselves appealing to all types of listeners, and when critics are
unable to define their sound, they like that just fine as well. Their new album
is "When I was Born for the 7th Time."
(note - Cornershop's new CD is on Warner
Brothers Records, on the Luaka Bop label.) (7:30) ((STEREO))

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7pm
FA
Tues.
HOST: TERRY GROSS

RUNDOWN FOR TUESDAY, 2 DECEMBER 1997

INTERVIEW ONE SEGMENT**

Architect DAVID HOGLUND and alzheimers expert BETH DEELY.

The two were instrumental in designing Woodside Place, a
community for patients suffering from Alzheimers disease.
Woodside Place, outside of Pittsburgh, was specifically
designed to help clue patients into their surroundings
through symbols and the building's layout. A three-year
study of Woodside found that its new philosophy of nursing
home design led to a slower rate of deterioration, and higher
levels of socializing and physical activity. DAVID HOGLUND
works with Perkins Eastman Architects out of New York. BETH
DEELY is the Director of Alzheimer's Disease Programs at West
Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh.

**INTERVIEW SEGMENT**

Musician MICHAEL PENN.

His latest album, "Resigned," (Epic) was released this fall. PENN'S other
albums include 1989's "March" which spun the single "No Myth" and won him an
MTV "Best New Artist" award, and 1992's "Free for All" (RCA).

PENN also contributed to the film "Boogie Nights" by writing
its score music; his song "The Big Top" appears on the
soundtrack.

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Wed.
6-10am
MORNING EDITION PROMO FOR 12-03-97

Tomorrow/coming up on N-P-R's Morning Edition...

How technology is changing the way scientists look into the past... 20 thousand
feet high in the Andes, an American explorer is at the summit of a Peruvian
volcano and at the same time, on the World Wide Web...

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FA
Wed.
7p

HOST: TERRY GROSS
RUNDOWN FOR WEDNESDAY, 3 DECEMBER, 1997

Fashion designer ISAAC MIZRAHI (pronounced "Miz-RAW-he")
He's just written "The Adventures of Sandee the Supermodel"
(Simon and Shuster), a collection of three giant comic books,
illustrated by artist William Frawley. MIZRAHI has been
called a "creative visionary" in today's fashion industry.
In 1995 the documentary "Unzipped" was made about MIZRAHI and
his life.

Urban designer WILLIAM MORRISH.

He addresses the problems of urban sprawl,
the present state of post World War Two housing
developments, and the ongoing relationship between cities and
suburbs. MORRISH and his wife are the directors of the
Institute for the American Urban Landscape at the Universty
of Minnesota.

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Friday
7pm
(reBroadcast Sat. 5pm)
12/5
"THIS AMER LIFE"
This week: LETTERS--
Read out loud, onstage

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The drama of everyday life, rendered through the letters of everyday people.

Host Ira Glass and playwright David Hauptschein took out
advertisements in Chicago inviting people to come to a small
theater with letters they'd received, sent or found.

People came for two nights, and read their letters onstage.
Some were funny. Some were poignant. They told a wide range
stories:
*a heartfelt letter from prison,
*a hilariously pretentious job letter sent to the New Yorker magazine,
*a wringingly sincere teenage "should we be more than friends" letter.
Four hours of letters were recorded in all.
These were edited down to an hour of letters, with a few unusual
songs about letters thrown in.
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...and looking at the following week:
12/12

THIS AMERICAN LIFE
"Poultry Slam" = *turkeys *chickens *ducks *fowl of all kinds

For the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas - the weeks of
greatest poultry consumption in America - stories of
*turkeys,
*chickens,
*ducks,
*fowl of all kind...
and their hold over us.
Including Jack Hitt with a woman who stages a fingerpuppet opera
of "Chicken Little."
Plus, A portrait photographer of chickens. And more.
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Radio Highlights
Saturday
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"Whad'Ya Know" for (Dec.6)

HOST: MICHAEL FELDMAN

An off-beat two-hour comedy/quiz show.
FOR 12/6 BROADCAST:

A live broadcast from Sexson Auditorium in Pasadena, CA,
featuring guests: artificial nose inventors Nate Lewis and
Eric Severin; gossip columnist Anita Talbert; Surreal
Gourmet Bob Blumer and singer-songwriter Dave Alvin. Plus music
by pianist John Thulin, bassist Jeff Eckels, and drummer Clyde
Stubblefield.
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flamingos and other "useless" prizes. Other elements of the show
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miswritten and genuine memos submitted by Feldman's fans, and an
interview with an unsuspecting resident of "The Town of the
Week."
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Sat. 8pm (12/13)
WBFO
"Whad'Ya Know"
A live broadcast from Madison, Wisconsin, featuring special
guests TBA. With music by pianist John Thulin and bassist
Jeff Eckels.
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