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to keep a rare type of whale alive after it washed up on an isolated stretch of the Texas coast over the weekend.

Noah talks with Fred Davis, a computer consultant and the author of The Windows '95 Bible. He talks about the latest in computer hardware and software being presented at the Comdex computer show...the technology industry's twice-yearly showcase...being held this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of the most talked-about presentations so far have included IBM's Personal Area Network, which works with a tiny computer on a card and uses the human body...a good conductor of signals and electricity...to transfer small amounts of data. They also talk about the recent improvements to notebook computers, and the development of ultra-thin television sets, which use liquid crystal displays rather than cathode ray tubes, and can be hung on the wall like a picture.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from London that restaurants in the city have become recognized as some of the best places to eat in the world. The boom in world-class restaurants is led by a new group of chefs providing eclectic menus for world-wide tastes.

Mickey Edwards on Newt Gingrich's current troubles. He says it was the speaker himself who has been so boisterous about putting Congress on a higher moral plane. The investigation of his college course suggests that he may have dipped below that plane. But because Gingrich played such an important role in bringing the GOP to the table, unless the Republicans come up with a new line of succession, they may find that Newt, with all his faults, may be indispensable.

In Hong Kong, a community theatre group transforms the British tradition of the Christmas pantomime -- a satirical musical comedy -- into a slapstick critique of the colony's politics. NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on this year's performance, the last before China takes over. Chinese control of the island may bring a less permissive atmosphere. Will the pantomime of the future have the same sharp bite as today's?

Commentator Captain Rosemary Mariner calls for a return to the concept of "vertical accountability" in the military. Recent allegations of sexual misconduct in in Army training schools violate one of the most basic moral concepts in the military; if these are allegations are true, we should be disciplining people at the top of the pyramid, not the bottom.

The corporate battle for control of the Conrail railroad moved to federal court in Philadelphia today. Conrail agreed to a merger with CSX last month, but another railroad, Norfolk Southern, quickly countered with a higher bid. Whoever wins the merger fight will have a dominant position in the eastern United States. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports that many Conrail workers are worried that their jobs will be lost when the merger goes through.

NPR'S Eric Weiner reports that the Bhutto family history is marked by both power and tragedy. The father of recently deposed prime minister Benazir Bhutto was hanged by his political opponents. And there are allegations that Benazir Bhutto indirectly contributed to her brother's death. Some Pakistanis are now saying that the Bhutto name has been indelibly scarred by Benazir Bhutto's recent behavior.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb in London reports on new facts emerging from inspectors who are looking at the damage in the train tunnel underneath the English Channel between Britain and France. Monday night, a freight train caught fire. There were no serious injuries to passengers or crew, but the tunnel has been shut down. Questions yet to be answered concern safety for future train transport, and how the shut-down will affect the financial future of the Chunnel.

of the >Times of India about the controversy in India over the Miss World contest.