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SOME THOUGHTS ON THE PERILOUS AND UNFORGIVING PLIGHT OF THE U.N. PEACEKEEPERS IN BOSNIA.

NPR'S JIM ZAROLLI REPORTS ON YESTERDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT BY PHILLIP MORRIS THAT IT IS RECALLING MOST OF ITS MOST POPULAR BRANDS OF CIGARETTS BECAUSE SOME OF THE CIGARETTE FILTERS MAY BE CONTAMINATED BY A SUBSTANCE THAT COULD CAUSE EYE AND THROAT IRRITATION AND DIZZINESS.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Rome on frantic consultations going on in Europe and at the United Nations as the world community tries to figure out how to respond to the latest developments in Bosnia. France has been as focus of this diplomatic activity. France has more peacekeepers in Bosnian than any other Western nation and has suffered the most casualties.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH PAUL GOLDBERGER, CHIEF ARCHITECTURAL CORRESPONDENT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES, WHO RECENTLY VISITED BERLIN AND FOUND THAT 50 YEARS AFTER THAT CITY SURRENDERED TO THE ALLIES AND 5 YEARS AFTER THE BERLIN WALL CAME DOWN, THERE STILL IS A HOLE IN THE ARCHITECTURAL HEART OF BERLIN.

Host Liane Hansen talks with Hudson Shad. This New York-based inging group re-creates the sound of The Comedian Harmonists, who performed in urope in the 1920's and 30's. Hudson Shad performs the following tunes in NPR's tudio 4A: "Night and Day," "The Creole Love Call," "Whistle While You Work," nd "Strike Up The Band." The members of Hudson Shad are singers Wilbur Pauley, illiam Vannice, Mark Bleeke, Peter Becker, and Hugo Munday. The pianist is obert Wolinsky. 17:59 udson Shad's new compact disc is SPAWN SONG. For more information contact: ilbur Pauley at 134 Henry Street, New York, New York 10002 or call 212-233-8634 phone and FAX). compilation of recordings by The Comedian Harmonists is available on compact isc (Flapper, PAST CD 7000) Pavilion Records Ltd., Sparrows Green, Wadhurst, E. ussex, England.

Daniel talks with Paul Kammenar (KAM-ehn-ahr)of the Washington Legal Foundation...and George Kendall of the N-A-A-C-P Legal Defense Fund. They discuss a bill passed by the Senate last week that would reduce the federal appeals process and the effect this may have on those convicted in capital cases.

A SPECIES OF FRUIT FLY PRODUCES THE WORLD'S LONGEST SPERM.

2: Guitarist BOB MOULD, one of the most influential musicians in alternative rock. With his first band "Husker Du," he created a loud, fast and furious guitar sound. It set the stage for what later became known as "grunge rock." Mould is also a songwriter and singer. His career has progressed through several distinct stages. He co-founded Husker Du when he was 17. His guitar playing, singing and song writing are now showcased with his band "Sugar." The band has a new CD scheduled for release next month by Rykodisc. This interview was recorded last year after the release of a Sugar CD ironically titled "File Under Easy Listening." Rykodisc will release a the next Sugar album, "Besides," July 25, 1995. (ORIGINALLY AIRED 9

NPR'S TED CLARK REPORTS THAT ALTHOUGH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT REMAINS POLITICALLY REPRESSIVE AND COMMUNIST, CONFIDENCE IN THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC FUTURE IS GROWING, AND CHINESE EXPATRIATES ARE MOVING BACK.

NPR's Richard Harris reports on the details of the capture yesterday of Columbian drug lord Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela. Columbia's defense minister says that Orejuela's capture is likely to fracture the Cali operation.

Liane Hansen speaks with Temple University Professor John llen Paulos about his new book, A MATHEMATICIAN READS THE NEWSPAPER (Basic ooks, a division of Harper Collins). Paulos talks about how the general lack of athematical understanding puts American newspaper readers at a great isadvantage when stories contain statistics and other numerical information

CHINA IS EXPERIENCING A SURNAME SHORTAGE.