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WE ARE RE-AIRING A SEGMENT THAT RAN ON WEEKEND EDITION EIGHT YEARS AGO, WHICH PROFILED THE NEWARK ABBEY, A ROMAN CATHOLIC BENEDICTINE MONASTERY IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. THE POPE'S VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES BEGAN IN NEWARK AND WE WANTED TO CONSIDER, AGAIN, THE MONASTERY'S WAY OF LIFE THIS WEEK.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews the recent two new movies based on the Shakespeare classic, "Othello" and "Richard The Third."

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. (This week's on-air player is Barbara Zimmer rom Norfolk, Virginia. Her public radio station is WHRU out of Norfolk).

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2: Stand-up comic SUZANNE WOESTENHOFFER. She recently appeared on the latest "Comic Relief" special on HBO (November 11). WOESTENHOFFER is a lesbian, and uses her humor to challenge the stereotypes about gays and lesbians. She also was the first lesbian to have a comedy special on HBO, "Nothing in My Closet but my Clothes."

NPR'S MARA LIASSON REPORTS ON HOW PRESIDENT CLINTON IS TRYING TO BUILD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HIS PROPOSAL TO SEND 25-THOUSAND U.S. GROUND TROOPS TO BOSNIA ONCE A PEACE AGREEMENT IS SIGNED.

TIMES SQUARE BALL: When the New Year's Eve ball drops in Times quare tonight, it will burn brighter than ever before. Liane Hansen speaks with ylvania's John di Gesu, who explains how his company is giving the ball a new ook for the first time since 1964.

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo never covered the sexual misconduct probe into Gov. Andrew Cuomo on his show. The state attorney general's report showed he advised his brother on responding to the allegations.

. Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Pananma by Eric Zency INT. 2: Former Soviet Ambassador to the United States ANATOLY DOBRYIN (doe-BRINN-yen). Dobryin has written his autobiography In Confidence: Moscow''s Ambassador to America''s Six Cold War Presidents published by Times Books 1995. Dobryin was Ambassador from 1962 (Kennedy) through 1986 (Reagan). He was a key diplomat in many U.S./Soviet conflicts including The Cuban Missile Crisis. Dobryin, now 76 years old, is still active in Russian diplomacy as senior advisor to the Foreign Ministry. He lives in Moscow.REV. : Geoffrey Nunberg comments about the return of the "N" word in American dialogue.

Musician, composer and producer BRIAN ENO. Many of Eno's musical ideas are related to theories approaches initially developed in the classical avant garde, but he has made his greatest mark in pop music. He has a produced many New Wave and other pop bands, like Devo, Talking Heads and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He also collaborated on a recording with musician John Cale. ENO has a new recording "Brian Eno & Jah Wobble: "Spinner" (All Saints Records, due out 10/24/95) (REBROADCAST from 10

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Strange Days" the new action film directed by Katherine Bigelow.

FOOTBALL I: Essayist Diane Roberts says going to a football game n the South used be cause for dressing up in your Sunday best.