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tension between North and South Korea. North Korea has sent troops into the demilitarized zone over the past three days.

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NPR's John Burnett reports that the status quo is under attack in the automobile retailing industry. The used-car "superstore" is coming to America...and industry analysts say this new kind of dealership is already changing the used-car business. Consumers seem to like the low-pressure, fixed price shopping environment...even if they don't always get the best deal. (7:30) FUNDER 0:29 CUTAWAY 0:59 =========================SECOND HOUR======================= BILLBOARD :59 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2A 9. CHRISTOPHER IN MOSCOW -- NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow where U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher met today with Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Christopher is in Russia to organize next month's nuclear issues summit between Yeltsin and President Clinton. Christopher says the talks made "excellent progress" toward a total ban on nuclear testing and "substantial progress" on a treaty controlling conventional forces in Europe.

Next week, Congress will vote on a bill that will result in a historic overhaul of the farm programs. Linda talks with Republican Congressman Pat Roberts of Kansas, who is the chair the House Agriculture Committee and who has been working out the details of this seven-year plan to ween farmers off the subsidy government programs. The bill will end traditional price-based subsidies and the government planting controls that control them. The bill is expected to pass through the House and Senate and President Clinton is expected to sign the bill.

SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT LOOKS AT THE DWINDLING FIELD OF COMPETITORS AT THE N-C-A-A COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.

NPR'S TED CLARK HAS A PRIMER ON HEZBOLLAH.

NPR's Sunni Khalid reports from Beirut, Lebanon on the latest fighting between Israel and Lebanese-based Hizbollah movement. For the third day, the Israelis attacked Hizbollah positions, in retaliation for Hizbollah rocket attacks on settlements in Northern Israel. Today, Israeli ships blockaded the coast of Lebanon to prevent incoming boats from delivering supplies to Hizbollah. And an Israeli helicoptor destroyed an ambulance carrying refugees in South Lebanon. There were civilian casualties. Israel says the ambulance was transporting a Hizbollah fighter.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow where U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher met today with Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Christopher is in Russia to organize next month's nuclear issues summit between Yeltsin and President Clinton. Christopher says the talks made "excellent progress" toward a total ban on nuclear testing and "substantial progress" on a treaty controlling conventional forces in Europe.

ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL REVIEWS "NED AND STACEY," A FOX TELEVISION SITUATION COMEDY.

Danny goes to Adelphi Maryland, site of the world's largest x-ray machine. Named 'aurora', this relic of the cold war is now being dismantled by the Pentagon but at one time, this six-story, 7 thousand ton structure was used to design shields for military equipment by mimicking gamma rays generated by a nuclear bomb. Aurora was considered an important feature of the U.S. defense system and one the Soviet's would've loved to have copied, but were never able to.