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Writer PHILIP ROTH. best known for his books, Goodbye, Columbus, and Portnoy's Complaint, has won this year's National Book Award for fiction for his new novel Sabbath's Theater. ROTH has been criticized in the past for his treatment of Jewish themes. Some readers think his satirical take in his writing is anti-Semitic. His book Portnoy's Complaint, (1969) a sexual autobiography of a young lawyer, was labeled obscene by some because of its descriptions of masturbation and sexual conquest. Though the literary critics liked it, "a deliciously funny book, absurd and exuberant, wild and uproarious." Other books include his autobiography, The Facts, and a portrait of his father, Patrimony: A True Story, (1989) and Operation Shylock. Roth has also edited the Writers from Other Europe series for Penguin Books. (Originally aired 3/10/93)REV: TV Critic DAVID BIANCULLI previews next week's Beatles documentary. The six hour series features new music by the Beatles. The recordings use archive tape of John Lennon.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH AN "ESSENTIAL" WASHINGTON D-C GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE ABOUT HOW HE'S ABLE TO DO HIS WORK WHEN FEW OTHERS ARE AROUND (IT'S SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, BRUCE BABBITT.)

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on the latest news about three men accused of raping a Japanese girl in Okinawa. The Navy's Admiral in charge pf the Pacific resigned today after commenting on the rape case, further straining relations between the two countries.

A federal appeals court ruled today that the sexual harassment suit filed by a former Arkansas state employee against President Clinton can proceed. The president's lawyers had asked the court not to require a sitting president to testify under oath. The 3-judge panel ruled that a president is not immune from civil suits for his unofficial acts. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

While the Blizzard of '96 may have paralyzed New York City, it didn't stop the U.N. Security Council from meeting to adopt a statement condemning human rights violations in Croatia. The only problem was the U.N. had been declared to be officially closed Monday. The result was that the council action received little coverage in the news media. This prompted speculation that key council members may not have wanted to publicize their moral outrage and perhaps irritate Croatian leader Franjo Tudjman whose country has become a lynchpin in western diplomatic efforts in the Balkans. NPR's Trevor Rowe reports.

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Danny visits with actor Mary Tyler Moore at her home in Manhattan. They talk about her new book, an autobiography. MTM says she's not at all like the characters she portrayed on TV.

South African playwright and actor ATHOL FUGARD. For years FUGARD fought apartheid on the stage in his plays including "My Children! My Children," "The Blood Knot," (in which he put a black actor alongside a white actor on the same stage) and "Sizwe Banzi is Dead." For his efforts FUGARD's passport was revoked, and he was put under virtual house arrest from 1967-1971. His new play "Valley Song" is his first play in the post-apartheid Africa.

ALEX CHADWICK TALKS WITH RON RAPOPORT ABOUT THE WORLD SERIES, WHICH STARTS TONIGHT.