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In the second of two reports on Mexican immigrants, NPR's David Welna visits New Rochelle, a wealthy suburb of New York City which has became a favorite destination of young men from the poor town of Cotija (coh-TEE-ha) in central Mexico. A few thousand Mexicans--legal and illegal--live in New Rochelle. They're part of an eastward drift among growing numbers of Mexican immigrants attracted by good wages and little fear of immigration raids. Swamped by the massive illegal population in the southwest, the immigration service doesn't have the resources to focus on places like New Rochelle.

showing that pre-screening women for the sexually-transmitted disease, chlamydia, can reduce the incidence of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.

on gay rights.

Fresh Air''s television critic, David Bianculli, reviews the final works of British TV producer Dennis Potter.

NPR's Adam Hochberg joins Strom Thurmond, the South Carolina senator who's going for an unprecedented eighth term. A Republican challenger to the 93 year old says Senator Thurmond is too old to serve.

Liane speaks with Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times and arl Cannon of the Baltimore Sun about some of the vents in this week's news, ncluding Washington's reaction to the Israeli election of Benjamin Netanyahu, he guilty verdicts in the Whitewater trial, and California's gasoline urcharge.

NPR's Sunni Khalid takes a look at the situation in the West Bank own of Hebron. According the the peace agreement, Israel is supposed to remove ts military from Hebron. Benjamin Netanyahu made an election promise to leave he Israeli military in Hebron. Resolving that situation will be the first ndicator fo the future path of the peace process.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu worries about a new study that says writers are especially prone to mental illness. Manic depression, mood swings, alcoholism, and sexual promiscuity are all apparently pitfalls of the profession. Codrescu wonders which of these vices and failings he might have.

The Pope beatified two German priests for their resistance to the Third Reich. The Pope omitted some phrases of his prepared speech that claimed the "entire" Roman Catholic church had fought against the tyranny of the Nazis.

Detroit is celebrating the one-hundred-year anniversary of the first time automobiles were produced in volume, with many events scheduled all summer long. NPR's Don Gonyea reports on one ongoing event where engineering students are trying to build a environmentally friendly sedan which can travel up to eighty miles on a gallon of gas.

Noah talks with Nancy Groce (GROSS) about her book, "The Musicians's Joke Book: Knowing the Score." Groce is a folklorist and ethnomusicologist. She says musicians who play banjos, violas, and drums are made fun of more than other musicians, but there's a joke for every type of musician, including conductors. (3:15) (Schirmer Books: NY, 1996) FUNDER 0:29 CUTAWAY 0:59 =========================SECOND HOUR======================= BILLBOARD :59 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2A 8. ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL -- Linda talks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about Senator Bob Dole's four-day campaign swing this week. Dole talked about crimes, drugs and welfare at stops in Colorado, California, Illinois and Ohio. One thing that wasn't talked about much was the economy, which is doing pretty well, especially in the Midwest.

The Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site in Danville, California is making available for the first time the only known recording of O'Neill as he reads from his play 'Long Day's Journey into Night'. Susan talks with park ranger Jean Houts, who conducts daily tours of Tao House - where O'Neill wrote four of his most important plays.