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Charles de Ledesma reviews From the Brothel to the Cemetary,a new album by a London-based group called the Tiger Lillies. The group plays a wonderful assortment of instruments, but what stands out is the quality of the lead singer's voice and the oddness of the lyrics.

NPR'S Julie McCarthy reports that the Asian Pacific Economic Conference ended today on a high note. Leaders of APEC endorsed a U.S. plan to substantially eliminate tariffs on information technology by the year 2000. And there also was progress on the diplomatic front, with China's President Jiang Zemin and President Clinton agreeing to exchange state visits.

to names its own legislature in Hong Kong, prior to its takeover in July.

President Clinton today awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Bob Dole. In his speech after the award, Senator Dole said "our challenge is not to question American ideals or to replace them, but to act worthy of them." At the same ceremony today at the White House, Mr. Clinton unveiled the winning design for the World War Two Memorial to be constructed on the National Mall in Washington.

The conclusion of Robert's interview with Peter Schickele. (8:00) ((ST

about how the Gingrich predicament could affect his ability to run the House in the new Congress and whether it could endanger the Republican agenda.

After much anticipation and with much fanfare, Chevrolet unveiled the newest Corvette today. It's the first new model since 1984 and those who have seen it say it looks a little different. While it still has the classic curves, it also has a bulbous back end. Naomi Lewin of member station WKYU in Bowling Green, Kentucky has more.

Noah talks with Phil Boyer, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, about how small airports operate. Fourteen people died this week when a United Express turbo-prop and a private plane crashed at a small airport in Quincy, Illinois. Like most of the more than 18,000 airports in the United States, the Quincy airport did not have a control tower. Most such airports have good safety records. Boyer explains how pilots communciate with one another at non-towered airports to avoid accidents. They rely on radio...and their own eyes.

The timberwolf has made a remarkable comeback in the continental United States in recent years, and is expected to come off the Endangered Species list in the near future. Now, the states which have substantial timberwolf populations are finding problems in managing their wolves, and balancing the need for protecting the animals with the need to control the numbers of wolves has proven to be very controversial. Catherine Winter of Minnesota Public Radio reports.

Maria Martin reports from Guatemala that the historic peace accord promises full legal and social rights for the nation's long-repressed Mayan Indian majority. The hope this has inspired in the Mayas is especially strong in Quezaltenango, Guatemala's second-largest city. It's the first major Guatemalan city to have a Mayan mayor and a Mayan majority on its city council. The mayor's efforts to improve services are beginning to win over non-Mayans.