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NPR's Eric Weiner reports on Vietnam's youth...a new generation that has no memory of the Vietnam War, and that has mixed feelings about Western society and politics.

NPR's Brian Naylor says there are new rules on Capitol Hill which require witnesses testifying at hearings to disclose their ties to federal funding.

A flagrant, stubborn pro-smoking essay from commentator Guillermo Gomez-Pena (ghee-YAIR-moh GOH-mez PAYN-yuh). He calls it his criminal passion...and claims that attempts to restrict smokers are an intervention of government in our private lives. (3:30) ((ST

Our music man in London, Charles de Ledesma (dih-leh-DEZ-muh) has the latest on a new musician making waves there -- Jimi Tenor. His music is what Charles calls "retro-futurist", combining 50s bebop, fusion jazz, and 1970s funk. Tenor collects old analog synthesizers, which give his music a distinct eclecticism. His debut CD is called "Intervision". (NOTE: Intervision, by Jimi Tenor, is available only on IMPORT from the UK until May 1997, when EMI Music will start distributing it in the United States. If listeners have questions about getting it on import, it's on a label called "WARP", which is distributed by EMI Music UK. Their customer service number is 011-44-171-605-5555.) ((STEREO))

between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and President Clinton. Arafat is trying to rally support against the Israeli government decision to build thousands of Jewish homes in East Jerusalem, a mostly Arab section of the city. The Israelis say they have every right to build the new homes, despite Palestinian claims that the construction violates the latest peace agreement.

insists he did nothing improper or illegal in helping the Clinton-Gore reelection campaign raise millions of dollars. In defending his fund raising activities, Gore said his role in raising campaign money was the same as that performed by previous Vice Presidents. But, he said, in the future he no longer will make fund raising telephone calls from the White House.

On this first official day of the "Summit for America's Future" in Philadelphia, Susan Goodman reports on a group of retired doctors and dentists who are volunteering their services to those in need in the state of Florida.

CIRCUS: The "Univer-Soul Circus" came to town recently, and it brought out the child in essayist Lester Sloan.

against managed care. Lawmakers have proposed two new bills to restrict cost-cutting measures by HMOs.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports that 39 immigrant detainees have been released from a prison in York, Pennsylvania. They are the last detainees held in York after they were arrested following the grounding of the Golden Venture, an ship that ran aground off the New York coast in 1993. Federal authorities arrested the immigrants ,who said they were fleeing China's oppressive policies, as part of an effort to crack down on illegal immigration. The townspeople of York took up the cause of the detainees, and helped secure their release.