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Host Liane Hansen speaks with Lois Smith Brady, the "Vows" olumnist for the Sunday New York Times newspaper. According to Brady, modern rides and grooms are moving away from the more traditional forms of wedding ress, guest favors, and gifts.

SOME THOUGHTS ON THE PERILOUS AND UNFORGIVING PLIGHT OF THE U.N. PEACEKEEPERS IN BOSNIA.

NPR'S JIM ZAROLLI REPORTS ON YESTERDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT BY PHILLIP MORRIS THAT IT IS RECALLING MOST OF ITS MOST POPULAR BRANDS OF CIGARETTS BECAUSE SOME OF THE CIGARETTE FILTERS MAY BE CONTAMINATED BY A SUBSTANCE THAT COULD CAUSE EYE AND THROAT IRRITATION AND DIZZINESS.

SIMON/ITALIAN FOOD: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH FRANCO MARENGHI (FRAHN-ko meh-REN-gee), PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF ITALIAN COOKING, ABOUT THE NEWLY RELEASED 1995 MICHELIN GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANTS WHICH RANKED FRANCE, GERMANY AND ENGLAND AHEAD OF ITALY FOR GOOD EATING.

A SPECIES OF FRUIT FLY PRODUCES THE WORLD'S LONGEST SPERM.

SCOTT SIMON TALK WITH SIMON HOGGART OF THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER IN LONDON ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Rome on frantic consultations going on in Europe and at the United Nations as the world community tries to figure out how to respond to the latest developments in Bosnia. France has been as focus of this diplomatic activity. France has more peacekeepers in Bosnian than any other Western nation and has suffered the most casualties.

Daniel talks to Arnold Greenberg, owner of the Left Bank Bakery and Cafe in Blue Hill, Maine. Greenberg wants to give up his business to someone who will really care for it, so he is asking prospective proprietors to send him an essay that describes their reasons for wanting to run the business and $100. He will use the money to pay off the mortgage. Interested parties can write to him at the Left Bank Bakery and Cafe, Blue Hill, Maine 04614

A sound montage of a few voices from this past week's news, ncluding Liver Specialist Dr. Jeffrey Crippon; and Allison Smith, the perations Director for the Southwest Organ Bank on baseball-great Mickey antle's condition; President Clinton on spending cuts; House Speaker Newt ingrich (R-GA) expressing his disappointment over the Presidential veto; entagon spokesperson United States Air Force Major Tom Larock commenting on the issing F-16 pilot; General Terry Murray of the United States Marines describing he rescue of the pilot; and downed pilot Captain Scott O'Grady.

Last year, four white students sued The University f Texas Law School for reverse discrimination. They said their Constitutional ights were violated by the university's practice of giving admission preference o Black and Mexican-American students. The District Court reached a mixed ecision at the close of last year's trial, and NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports on he current action by the students to appeal that decision on a Federal level