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Chris Nuttall from Ankara reports on the controversy surrounding Turkey's Prime Minister Necmettin Erbekan. He has outraged his domestic opponents by a trip to Libya, during which Moammer Khaddafi, at a joint news conference with Erbekan, called for an independent Kurdish state- an anathema to the Turks. He faces a no-confidence vote in Parliament. He has earned the anger of the Clinton Administration for the visit to Libya and one to Iran, and for the deals he has signed with countries on the U.S. embargo list.

Rock Critic ED WARD has part four of our five part series on the evolution of blues music in America. The music comes from the CD box: "The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers" (The Smithsonian Collection).INT. 2:Singer/songwriter ELVIS COSTELLO. Previously with the band The Attractions, he later went solo. Since then he has performed and recorded with The Brodsky Quartet and jazz guitarist Bill Frisell. He''s written about 300 songs. His latest release is "All This Useless Beauty" (Warner Bros) which he recorded with The Attractions. (REBROADCAST from 6/4/96)REV. 2 Film critic JOHN POWERS review the new independent film "Swingers," about a group of young men trying to make it in Hollywood. REV. 3 TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new cop drama "EZ Streets" which premieres on CBS Sunday Night.

According to commentator Andrei Codrescu, autumn in New Orleans is so subtle that it's barely detectable. It's still steamy, just slightly less so.

has named economist Pat Choht as his running mate and Vice Presidential choice. Choht will meet with reporters today.

difficulty in generating enthusiasm about his proposed tax cut. The strength of the economy and concern about the effect Dole's plan would have on the budget deficit seem to be taking the appeal from what usually is an attractive election year issue.

says marriage is heterosexual by nature.

Robert discusses the history of chicken with John Steele Gordon, a contributing editor for "American Heritage." Gordon wrote "The Chicken Story," an article in the September issue of American Heritage. Gordon says chicken was considered a luxurious meal as recently as 60 years ago and cost about 10 dollars a pound in today's terms. Industrialization brought chicken prices down. Now there are eight chickens for every person in the US.

1:GLADYS KNIGHT began her singing career at age 4. Since that modest start, she went on to lead one of the most successful vocal soul groups in America, "Gladys Knight and The Pips." The group stayed together for 39 years before disbanding.Among, the group's most notable songs include: "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," "Neither One of Us," and Midnight Train to Georgia." Knight has launched a solo career since. Terry interviewed Knight before a "live" audience in San Francisco earlier this year.

according to how 'family-friendly' they are in treating their employees. The joint study by Boston University and Business Week is published in this week's issue of the magazine.

Liane Hansen speaks with David Schecter, producer of wo volumes of re-recorded sci-fi movies soundtracks. "Monstrous Movie Music" nd "More Monstrous Movie Music" includes incidental music and themes from such B-movie" classics as "It Came From Outer Space" and "Them!" (Monstrous Movie usic #MMM-1950)

NPR's Melissa Block reports from New York on the Yankees, who on game six of the World Series last night. The Yanks lost the first two games f the series to the Atlanta Braves, then swept four in a row to win their first eries title since l978.

White House Correspondent Mara Liasson talks with political experts and voters at a recent Clinton rally about the issues that may confront the winner of the upcoming presidential election. Among the questions raised by the experts is whether or not President Clinton...if he wins in November... has fully prepared the country about his agenda for a second term.