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on the dispute between Britain and other E.U. countries over the ban on British beef. The accord comes a day before the annual E.U. summit in Italy.

about the transportation and information snafus at the Olympics.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr, reflecting on the "Filegate" scandal and investigation, longs for the days when the government was made up of career officials, not partisan political appointees.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the debate within the U.S. government over whether Chinese-supplied missiles in Pakistan have become operational. If they ARE operational, the U.S. would be required to impose sanctions against China and Pakistan, which could have serious repercussions.

about what the FBI files, and what's in them.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Dr. Jeanne-Marie Col of the United Nations about the Great Tangshan (tang-SHUN) earthquake which occured in northeast China 20 years ago this week. Col recounts how the citizens of Qinglong (Ching-long) were able to accurately predict the quake, take precautionary measures, and thereby prevent any loss of life. By contrast, in the city of Tangshan and other nearby areas where people did not take such measures, it is estimated that 240-thousand people died and over 600-thousand were injured.

The first residents of Celebration, Florida are moving in. The town is a development run by the Disney corporation near their theme parks. Designed to encourage community spirit and interaction between neighbors, shopping streets are within walking distance of each home and the houses have large front porches. The cost of houses range from about $200,000 to a million dollars.

Linda Wertheimer and Robert Siegel tell us the most popular street names in America.

NPR'S Vicky O'hara reports on an Amnesty International report released today that is highly critical of Israel. The report says Israel broke international law when it shelled a U-N compound last spring in Southern Lebanon. The London-based human rights group says the shelling was deliberate. More than one-hundred refugees were killed.

Today is Pioneer Day, when Mormons celebrate the day their ancestors first came to Utah almost 150 years ago. But Utah was seen as a haven for other religious groups as well. At the turn of the century, a small gorup of Jews from the East created Clarion, a community in the desert dedicated to a return to the land by Jews. Despite help from Mormon farmers, these pioneers failed. Reporter Maria Titze (teet-suh) of member station KUER revisits Clarion and some of the people who remember it. (9:00) (IN S