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Daniel talks with NPR science correspondent Richard Harris about the crackdown this past year on tobacco companies. For the first time, strict federal restrictions have been placed on tobacco ads that might be seen by children, and several states are suing tobacco companies for damages incurred by providing healthcare to people suffering from tobacco-related illnesses.

Daniel talks with Alfred Montgomery of Belfast, Northern Ireland, about a wedding ring he found three years ago at the crash site of an American bomber which went down in World War II. After years of research, Montgomery traced the ring to the Kentucky widow of the plane's pilot and personally returned it to her.

The gift shop at the Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, Calif., is reportedly the most successful of all the presidential library shops. Holiday shoppers head there to look for unusual presents. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.

Rebel forces set free Uruguay's ambassador after his country provided the first concession of the hostage-taking, releasing two rebels imprisoned there.

to de-regulate the banking industry. Under the new proposal, banks would be free to venture into other lines of business, such as insurance and real estate.

NPR'S Eric Weiner reports that the Bhutto family history is marked by both power and tragedy. The father of recently deposed prime minister Benazir Bhutto was hanged by his political opponents. And there are allegations that Benazir Bhutto indirectly contributed to her brother's death. Some Pakistanis are now saying that the Bhutto name has been indelibly scarred by Benazir Bhutto's recent behavior.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb in London reports on new facts emerging from inspectors who are looking at the damage in the train tunnel underneath the English Channel between Britain and France. Monday night, a freight train caught fire. There were no serious injuries to passengers or crew, but the tunnel has been shut down. Questions yet to be answered concern safety for future train transport, and how the shut-down will affect the financial future of the Chunnel.

The corporate battle for control of the Conrail railroad moved to federal court in Philadelphia today. Conrail agreed to a merger with CSX last month, but another railroad, Norfolk Southern, quickly countered with a higher bid. Whoever wins the merger fight will have a dominant position in the eastern United States. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports that many Conrail workers are worried that their jobs will be lost when the merger goes through.

Noah talks with Fred Davis, a computer consultant and the author of The Windows '95 Bible. He talks about the latest in computer hardware and software being presented at the Comdex computer show...the technology industry's twice-yearly showcase...being held this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of the most talked-about presentations so far have included IBM's Personal Area Network, which works with a tiny computer on a card and uses the human body...a good conductor of signals and electricity...to transfer small amounts of data. They also talk about the recent improvements to notebook computers, and the development of ultra-thin television sets, which use liquid crystal displays rather than cathode ray tubes, and can be hung on the wall like a picture.

Daniel Schorr says that as an agreement on Hebron draws near, both the Israelis and the Palestinians are attempting to put their own spin on the reasons for the delay.