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Today Vladimir Zhirinovsky celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary with a lavish church ceremony in Moscow where he and his wife partook in a traditional Russian Orthodox wedding. Zhirinovsky, Russia's ultra nationalist leader, also used the occasion to kick off his presidential campaign. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

Pope John Paul II begins his week-long tour of Latin America today. This trip includes stops in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Hopes run high that this visit will help shore up support for the Catholic church in a region that has traditionally been one of its strongholds. Emma Paterson reports from Guatemala on how increasingly popular evangelical churches are posing a threat to the dominance of the Catholic Church in Central America.

Commentator Joe Loconte (le-CON-tee) talks about a program that is peacefully dealing with the explosiuve issue of prayer in schools. It's a seminar that brings together school adminstrators, teachers and parents in a discussion about teaching religion without PREACHING about religion. He says evangelicals and other religious conservatives have an important role to play in supporting this kind of dialogue.

NPR'S MICHAEL GOLDFARB REPORTS ON THE BOMBING IN LONDON LAST NIGHT AND THE CALLING OFF OF THE IRA CEASE-FIRE.

Yet another study has focused attention on the effects of television violence. NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports that a year-long study funded by the National Cable Television Association finds TV programming awash in mayhem that mostly goes unpunished. Researchers examined entertainment programming on broadcast and cable channels. Sports and newscast were not included in the study.

WORLD CHESS CHAMPION GARY KASPAROV GOES UP AGAINST "DEEP BLUE," AN I-B-M SUPERCOMPUTER IN PHILADELPHIA STARTING TODAY. THE ODDS MAY FAVOR THE HUMAN, BUT THEY'RE NARROWING. SCOTT SPEAKS WITH INTERNATIONALLY SYNDICATED CHESS COLUMNIST SHELBY LYMAN.

SIMON/ BABE RUTH MUSEUM: SCOTT SPEAKS WITH PETER SOLLOGUB PRINCIPAL DESIGNER FOR THE MUSEUM EXPANSION. THE MUSEUM WILL BE "HANDS ON" AND INCLUDE EXHIBITS SUGGESTED BY BALTIMORE SCHOOLKIDS.

NPR'S Phillip Davis reports on growing opposition to a provision in the telecommuncations bill recently sent to President Clinton for his signature. The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups say the bill's vaguely-worded ban against the transmission of "indecency" over the internet violates the First Amendment guarantee of free speech. They plan a legal challenge.