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, following publication in the December issue of >Penthouse Magazine of a feature story alleging that Episcopal priests took part in homosexual orgies in a Brooklyn, New York Episcopal Church. One parish priest and an official with the national church already have resigned.

NPR's Cheryl Devall reports on an historic shift in the Florida legislature. Both houses are now Republican-controlled. They may find themselves at odds with Democratic Governor Lawton Chiles ... a situation similar to that of the President and the Congress.

2: Actor JOHN LITHGOW. He's known for his role as Dick Solomon on NBC's comedy series show, "Third Rock From the Sun." LITHGOW is a two-time former Oscar nominee and has recently earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the show. LITHGOW has appeared in a number of movies, including, "The World According to Garp," "Terms of Endearment," Memphis Belle," "Footloose," "Raising Cain," "The Manhattan Project," "Cliffhanger," and "The Pelican Brief." LITHGOW graduated from Harvard and won a Fulbright Scholarship which he used to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has performed in a number of Broadway shows, including "The Changing Room," "The Front Page, " and "M. Butterfly." LITHGOW currently lives in Los Angeles. This originally aired 4/28/88.Int. 3: Astronomer and Pulitzer Prize winner CARL SAGAN died today at the age of 62. A spokesman for the Cancer Research Center says Sagan died from pneumonia after suffering from bone marrow disease for two years. Sagan won the Pulitzer in 1978 for his book "Dragons of Eden" and was the author of several other best-selling books on space and the universe including: "Intelligent Life in the Universe," "Mars and the Mind of Man," "Other Worlds." He was a professor at Cornell University, the Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies, and a pioneer in the field of exobiology, the branch of biology investigating the possibility of extraterrestrial life. In 1980, his PBS show "Cosmos" became the most-watched limited series in the history of American public television.

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.

, where two men have been arrested for statutory rape. The men, recent refugees from Iraq, married thirteen- and fourteen-year old sisters. While illegal in this country, such marriages are a common practice in rural Iraq.

'Tis the season to be tuneful. Commentator Amy Dickinson hits the streets in search of Christmas cheer. As she asks people to sing their favorite carols, she learns that just because a person is seasonally merry, he or she cannot necessarily sing or remember the words.

ock Critic KEN TUCKER reviews one of his favorite albums of the year, "O-de-lay" by "Beck." (full name not used) Tucker describes Beck as a "white musician" who successfully integrates hip-hop into his songs.

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

In Hong Kong, a community theatre group transforms the British tradition of the Christmas pantomime -- a satirical musical comedy -- into a slapstick critique of the colony's politics. NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on this year's performance, the last before China takes over. Chinese control of the island may bring a less permissive atmosphere. Will the pantomime of the future have the same sharp bite as today's?