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and residents living near the ranch where the Montana siege is taking place.

Robert speaks with New York Times columnist Clyde Haberman about the demise of Chrysler's "New Yorker" model. At 57 years old, the "New Yorker" is the longest-running model name. Chrysler says that the car is basically identical to its new LHS model, and it is time to appeal to a new generation.

The cello playing of David Darling, became the inspiration for a story of hope and spirit by writer Barry Lopez. David Darling released his cd titiled Darkwood inculding Barry Lopez's story as the liner notes for his cd. Tonight we have Lopez read his story and mix it with the performance that inspired the story. THE CD IS CALLED "DARKWOOD" PERFORMED BY DAVID DARLING THE PRINTED STORY IS INCLUDED WITH THE CD AVAILBLE ON ECM RECORDS. 800-888-8574 (12:00) (IN S

An appreciation of the life and work of inventor Arthur Holt, who died Friday at age 74. He invented the method used in all VCR's to store information on tape, discovered ways for computers to recognize people's writing, and the "corn popper" - a toy he sold to Fischer-Price for $50. His collegues call him "brilliant" and his wife says he tried to never do anything the same way twice. (3:00) (IN S

BASED SCHOOLS - Commentator Joe Laconte says that private schools, most of which are church affiliated, routinely produce students who perform better than public school students...and graduate more kids from high-school. He says this is in large part due to the fact that church-based schools can offer moral instruction. He says we should support efforts to give vouchers to parents so that all parents can have the choice of "one of our most effective teaching institutions---the church based school."

NPR's Vicky Que reports on a study which shows that pregnancy and birth rates are up again among teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 19, and even more dramatic increase occuring in younger teens. This reverses a trend of the early 1980s, when the rate of teen pregnancy and births to teen mothers began to level off. Some analysts thinks sex education needs to start earlier to correspond to the early onset of sexual activity and menarche in young girls in the U.S.

item veto bill today. It will allow a president to eliminate specific items in spending legislation, as well as very narrow tax loopholes and new entitlements. The new law, which presidents have called for for decades, goes into effect next January and will expire in eight years unless Congress extends it. Proponents say it will help cut the deficit. But NPR's Mara Liasson reports that many analysts are skeptical about the line-item veto's effectiveness.

Linda Wertheimer speaks wtih Janet Fleischman, Washington director of Human Rights Watch/Africa. She describes some of the recent political history of Liberia and attempts to current descent into factional chaos the country is experiencing. The current fighting represents the failure of the 12th agreement in the last several years which attempted to bring all the conflicting parties together within a single authority which would lead to a government.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports on the re-emergence of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin as a popular figure in Russia. Soon after the Soviet Union collapsed there was talk about removing him from his mauseleum to be buried. Lenin's body is now back on display from its bienniel cleaning. And, the changing political climate in Russia means it will probably stay in its prominent place in Red Square.

Rep. Greg Laughlin of southeast Texas, a four-term Democrat who became a Republican last year, lost his party's primary last night. House leaders had awarded Laughlin a seat on the Ways and Means committee, and nationally prominent Republicans had campaigned aggressivley for him, but he was beaten by Ron Paul, a former Libertarian candidate for president. Today Democrats were quick to call Laughlin's defeat a sign of things to come for the other four party-switchers in the House. But Republicans say the dynamics of a very individual race were to blame. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Charles Scanlon previews South Korea's parliamentary elections that will beheld tomorrow. The public has been disaffected from the ruling party because of a corruption scandal. But tensions with North Korea may give the government a last-minute boost.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that Israel today carried out a series of air raids in Lebanon, including an attack on a Beirut suburb. At least five Lebanese were reported killed in the raids. It's the first Israeli raid against the Lebanese capital in 14 years.

Commentator John Rosenthal offers these thoughts on some of the things he's noticed as a wedding photographer. Observing the festivities as a stranger gives him unique views of people at expressive moments.

Many observers agree that Secretary Brown raised the profile of the Commerce Department to its highest level in years. Yet, at the same time, there have been calls to reorganize or eliminate the Department entirely.

NPR's Michael Skoler reports on what awaits the nearly two million Rwandan refugees who choose to go home from camps in Zaire and other countries. While many have been told they will be killed or jailed in revenge for the genocide of 1994, most are able to go back and resume their lives. But many do have problems--there have been killings, and thousands have been thrown in overcrowded jails, sometimes on the flimsiest of evidence.

President Clinton today unveiled the detailes of his 1.64 trillion dollar budget. It includes a new tax credit for families with small children, and a tax deduction for college fees, while it increases capital gains taxes for some investors. The budget increases federal spending by four per cent. The White House says the budget will lead to a balanced budget by the year 2002, and the President called on Congress to pass a balanced budget before the election. But Republican leaders were critical today. NPR's Mara Liasson reports. (5:00) -b- 9. IRS & 2nd BAPTIST - NPR's Lynn Neary reports on a new initiative that targets churches for I-R-S investigations. "Americans United for Separation of Church and State" filed a complaint today with the IRS against Second Baptist Church of Houston. The complaint accuses the church of violating its tax exempt status by publishing specific, partisan voting instructions in a project pamphlet. Second Baptist Church of Houston is one of the largest churches in the country with more than 22-thousand members.

continuing military exercises off the coast of Taiwan.

Noah talks with Rosanne Cash, who has written a new collection of short fiction called "Bodies of Water". We visit her at her favorite restaurant in Greenwich Village, to talk about her writing life, inspiration, technique, and how being a singer/songwriter for more than twenty years has prepared her for the prose she is now writing. IN STEREO NOTE: "Bodies of Water" will be available in most bookstores by early next week (the week of 3/18/96). The publisher is Hyperion Books.

bill, but not before restrictions on legal immigration were removed.

Jennie Schmidt of member station KPLU reports on the impending shooting of recidivist sea lions in Seattle. It's the same group that returns year after year to shipping locks in Puget Sound where steelhead trout swim upriver to spawn. There aren't many trout left, and wildlife biologists, having failed to dissuade the hungry sea lions, now want to shoot them.

who's in Edmonton, Alberta, covering the World Figure Skating Championships. They discuss both women's and men's competition.

Gennady Zyuganov, who is challenging President Yeltsin in June's election.

Commentator Mickey Edwards wants to know when the terms -- liberals and progressives became synonomous? A clarification is need, because he says they have nothing to do with one another.