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NPR's Eric Weiner reports that U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher today announced a ceasefire in the skirmishes between Israel and Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon. Christopher has been shuttling between Damascus and Jerusalem to end the fighting that has gone on for more than two weeks.

Jackie Kennedy Onnasis' estate has been drawing top dollars all week long at Sotheby's auction house. Noah Adams talks with Michael Marsden, dean of the College of Arts and Science at Northern Michigan University in Marquette who has written about popular culture, about this estate sale. Marsden says he's not surprised by the amount of money people have paid for Jackie O's belongings being auctioned. Rather, Marsden says, people attach a kind of profound value to memorabilia that can be very high. He says this dates back to the Middle Ages when people begin to collect the relics of saints.

Linda talks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about Senator Bob Dole's four-day campaign swing this week. Dole talked about crimes, drugs and welfare at stops in Colorado, California, Illinois and Ohio. One thing that wasn't talked about much was the economy, which is doing pretty well, especially in the Midwest.

Alan Cheuse reviews Mangos, Bananas, and Coconuts by Himilse (ee-MEEL-say) Novas (NOH-vass). It's about miracles, magic and the Cuban culture, with a satirical twist. The premise ...fraternal twins separted at birth are destined to reunited later in life. The Publisher is Arte Publico.

Noah talks with Allyson Atchley, a staff member of the 69th annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. Atchley helps bee participants when they misspell a word. Students have the option of retreating to a "comfort room" where they are offered cookies and punch and a dictionary to look up the word they misspelled. Atchley chats with them and tries to make them feel better if they are upset.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with Mahmoud El-Sharif (makh-MOOD ell shah-REEF), Jordanian political analyst and founder of the newspaper Ad-Dusdur (AHD DOOS doohr) News. He says that while Jordan regards the Israeli election as an internal Israeli affair, there is disappointment and confusion among those who support the peace process in Jordan. He believes that if the Netanyahu government adheres to the policies touted by Likud in the election campaign, the peace process is effectively over.

Linda talks with Amy Paulsen, the deputy editor of TV Guide, and Ken Tucker, the television critic for Entertainment Weekly, about the new television shows being prepared for the upcoming fall season. Many producers are trying to duplicate the success of the cult hit "The X-Files," and as a result, more science fiction fare will be hitting the airwaves next season.

President Clinton had a news conference with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Milwaukee today, but reporters mainly wanted to ask about domestic issues. Specifically, they took Mr. Clinton through a list of issues on which Republicans say he has switched sides to win votes. NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the president's vehement denials that he has flip-flopped on welfare, the gas tax, gay marriages and Cuba policy.

Reporter Neal Tickner of member station WHYY reports on a University of Pennslyvania survey of 852 intensive care nurses, 16% of whom say they participated in euthanasia or assisted suicide -- sometimes at the request of patients, family members or physicians and sometimes on their own. Critical care specialists say this is not unusual. Nurses say the survey is misleading and may frighten patients.

While using chemicals to get rid of bugs is a multi-million dollar business, Neary visits with a scientist who studies insect-produced chemicals that could be useful to us.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that physicists have created an experiment to explore one of the great paradoxes of modern physics. The conundrum, known as the Schrodinger's cat paradox, puzzled Einstein and other great modern physicists. Now, scientists have created a physical example of the paradox, which seemingly puts one atom in two places at the same time.

Wright, who was President Clinton's chief of staff when he was governor of Arkansas... During her testimony on Thursday, Wright disputed the Committee's claims that Governor Clinton arranged favors for campaign contributors. She also pointed out that both Senators Bob Dole and Alfonse D'Amato have accepted campaign contributions similar to those received by Mr. Clinton.

their record rise following active trading in the commodity markets...

This time of year, the population of High Point, North Carolina doubles, as more than 70-thousand furniture industry executives descend on the city from all over the world. Adam Hochberg explored the seventy square acres of furniture in High Point this week and filed this report.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that unofficial results of the Israeli elections show Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu as the winner. Official results will be announced next week, but it now appears certain that Labor leader Shimon Peres has lost his bid to remain Prime Minister and pursue his plan for peace with Arab states.

to pass today the budget that was agreed upon last night. The Congressional leadership is claiming victory in the compromise legislation, but the spending package falls far short of the reforms Republicans had originally hoped for. Peter Kenyon reports.

Linda speaks with E. Ethelbert Miller, editor of a new anthology called "In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry." The anthology includes works by Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Alice Walker, and Rita Dove, among others. The book covers a wide range of topics - from race and identity, to basketball, jazz, and history. (Stewart, Tabori & Chang: 1996)

Commentator Andrei Codrescu tells the story into an old Russian man in a photo shop. The manager of the shop gave a few bits of information about the man which led Codrescu to fanatize about the contents of his room.

Noah talks with David Moore of the Gallup Poll, about a new poll called the Referendum Poll -- a look at what America thinks, six months before the presidential election.

A new report by the General Accounting Office says that there could be as many as a quarter of a million attempts by computer hackers to access the Defense Department's computer system every year, and more than half of them are successful. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that GOP presidential candidate and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole met today on Capitol Hill with billionaire Steve Forbes to talk about taxes. Dole says he plans to make a proposal soon on reforming the current tax system, but he said he has yet to work out the details. Forbes' campaign against Dole in the GOP presidential primaries centered on replacing the current tax system with a seventeen percent flat tax.

The Hardanger (HAR dan gher ) fiddle is a Norweigan fiddle, and unlike the regular violin, has additional strings that vibrate. It is this sympathetic vibration that gives the instrument its full and rich sound. Tonight Robert talks with Loretta Kelley, an American hardanger fiddle player about her teacher Knut Buen (kah NUTE BOO in). The Norweigan fiddler has a new cd out and Linda talks about Knut and his style of playing.(8:00) THE CD IS CALLED AS QUICK AS FIRE BY KNUT BUEN ON HENRY STREET RECORDS 800-443-4727 On the internet: http://harp.rounder.com:70/0h/rounder/catalog/bylabel/hstr/0002/0002.html FUNDER 0:29 CUTAWAY 0:59 =========================SECOND HOUR======================= BILLBOARD :59 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2A 9. WH INTERVENTION - President Clinton is using his executive powers to help boost beef prices and ease the rise of gas prices. NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the President's decision to stabilize beef prices by buying more beef and opening conservation acreage for grazing. This decision comes in the wake of his announcement yesterday to sell oil reserves to increase market supplies.. this to combat price hikes in gasoline.

A new study indicates that kids who get special emphasis on music and arts classes also do well in other areas, such as math and reading. In the study, elementary school students who were given more music and arts classes that encouraged active participation tended to score better on subsequent math and reading tests. Michelle Trudeau reports.

has struck down an Illinois law that placed a limit on the amount of money a jury could award in damages for 'pain and suffering.' Judge Kenneth Gillis ruled that the state legislature had usurped the power of the courts by arbitrarily setting the 500,000 dollar limit.

Commentator Marianne Jennings speaks of the low self-esteem brought on by coupon braggarts...those people who actually clip, save and use zillions of coupons and then brag about getting their groceries for free. She can't understand the math and how companies can afford coupons...but most of all she can't understand how they remember to bring the coupons to the store.