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Suzan Lori Parks is one of the hottest playwrights on the New York scene. The Public Theatre is presenting (starting next week) her latest work for the stage, "Venus." She wrote the screenplay for Spike Lee's latest ("Girls 6") and she's been contracted to write another. Charlene Scott reports.

"New eras demand new voices." words from WILLIAM KRISTOL defending the creation of his new conservative magazine "The Weekly Standard." Kristol talks with Terry Gross about why he feels vigorous debate among conservatives is needed if republicans want to lead the nation. Kristol is editor and publisher of the Standard which has been critisized for highlighting divisions within the Republican Party. Kristol has served as chief of staff for one time Secretary of Education William Bennet and for Vice President Day Quayle. In 1990, The New Republic dubbed Kristol "Dan Quayle's Brain." He also has served as director of the conservative think tank "Project for the Republican Future." He is often featured on TV's Nightline and "This Week with David Brinkley."

A NEW TREATMENT FOR EMPHYSEMA THAT IS GAINING ACCEPTANCE AMONG DOCTORS, IS HAVING A HARDER TIME GAINING ACCEPTANCE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. NPR'S JOANNE SILBERNER REPORTS.

Development to tear down low income high rise apartments in inner city Baltimore, and move tenants to the suburbs. The HUD proposal tentatively settles a class action lawsuit brought by public housing tenants.

Daniel talks with Scott Hernandez, a student at Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada. Hernandez helped organize a no-swearing campaign at his school because an earlier survey of students and teachers showed that most people at Reed High perceived swearing as the number one problem. The 'two bleeping weeks' campaign is an effort to get students and teachers alike to think about the language they use, and not to take swearing for granted.

Jennifer Griffin reports on how Beirut is alive with the ound of private power generators. Israeli warplanes knocked out municipal power n the Lebanese capital, and homes and businesses once again are turning to mall generators for their electricity.

medicaid and welfare families to use HMOs for health care instead of hospital emergency rooms. Ohio set up the program several years ago to save money, but it's effectiveness has been limited.

In the first of an occassional series on security issues in Asia, NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that the tensions in the Taiwan Strait raise concerns in the US and much of Asia. China's wargames just miles from Taiwan suggest to some a new militarism, and further tip the balance of US sentiment away from China and toward the tiny island that has emerged from dictatorship to democracy.

A jury convicted Lyle and Eric Menendez of first-degree murder today for the 1989 slayings of their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion. The jury rejected the claim that the brothers killed their parents to end years of abuse. Virginia Biggar reports from Los Angeles on today's verdict.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past eek's news, including Sen. Majority Leader Bob Dole, President Bill Clinton, ep. Tim Hutchinson (R-ARK), House Minority Leader David Bonior (D-MI), U.S. mbassador to the United Nations, Madeleine Albright, Lebanese President Elias rawi (hah-RAH-ree) speaking through an interpreter, and Gov. Don Sundquist SUND-kwist) of Tennessee.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr examines the ontroversy over Whitewater Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr and Sam Dash, ormerly of the Watergate Committee.