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The dropping of the atomic bomb on the apanese city of Hiroshima ushered in the dawn of the nuclear age. From iroshima, NPR reporter Julie McCarthy covers the 50th anniversary memorial eremony being held in Peace Park, which was built near ground zero in memory of he victims of the destructive bomb that ended the second World War.

NPR'S JULIE McCARTHY REPORTS ON THE THE DEBATE NOW GOING ON IN JAPAN ON WHETHER PARLIAMENT OUGHT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE NATION'S ROLE IN WORLD WAR II.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr examines the presidential ecision to employ U.S. military intervention throughout modern American istory.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Israel on the growing worries ver the pending implementation of Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank. egotiations between the Israel and Palestinian governments continue, and the etails of the Israeli pull-out still need to be finalized.

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with NPR reporter Sunni Khalid bout the Egyptian Moslem community's reaction to the plight of Muslim refugees n Bosnia.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the Krickets, a cricket team made up of homeless men in Los Angeles. The team has been competing in a local league and has been so successful that it's been invited to play a series of exhibition games in England.

NPR's John McChesney reviews the efforts to crack down on kiddie porn on the internet. The FBI and America on Line worked together to find pedophiles using the private networks to solicit sex with minors, resulting in arrests and further ongoing investigations.

Steve Inskeep of member station WBGO reports on the world chess championship being played atop the World Trade Center in New York City. The games feature long-time champion Garry Kasparov (kah-SPAHR-off) of Russia and Viswanathan Anand (VEESH-wanuh-thun uh-NAHnd) of India.

17), NPR puzzlemaster and NEW YORK TIMES puzzle editor, Will hortz will be at the "New York Is Book Country" fair in Manhattan. He'll be at he NEW YORK TIMES booth on 5th Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets (west side f 5th Avenue). Puzzle fans are invited to drop by and say hello.