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A New York City council committee strikes a blow for quieter cultural pursuits among the chattering classes.

NPR'S DAVID WELNA REPORTS FROM MEXICO CITY THAT REVELATIONS THAT MEXICANS, AT ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY, HAVE THEIR PHONES TAPPED HAS TOUCHED OFF A DEBATE ABOUT THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY FROM GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION.

The BBC's Richard Carruthers reports on yesterday's meeting between roatian president Franjo Tudjman and President Clinton. The two leaders agreed o use American arbitration to settle disputes between the Muslim and Croat ommunities in the tense city of Mostar.

Reporter Gene-Bryan Johnson reports on Pope John Paul the econd's prayer service yesterday at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. he Pope says Mass in Baltimore today.

and restore normal activity in cities along the Eastern Seaboard in the aftermath of this week's winter storm.

Robert talks about the three-year-old Rottweiler, "Gator," who found the last survivor in the bombed Oklahoma City Federal building. Gator recently died after a fall in his owner's back yard.

Robert talks with Bob Beken about his lawsuit against Computer City. He explains how he convinced a judge to rule against the computer chain for putting him on their mailing list against his wishes.

Writer Bev D'Onofrio has this tale of her decision to abandon her life in New York City and return to a saner way of existence in a small town on Long Island.

In Chicago an indictment is expected today in a corruption case involving eight public officials, including several alderman. They are accused of accepting bribes in return for city contracts for hauling construction debris. NPR'S Cheryl Corley reports.

President of the Committee for the Capital City, a group formed recently to work expressly for retrocession: returning most of the District of Columbia to Maryland.