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All Things Considered continues its annual Thanksgiving tradition of inviting Bailey White to share a story with us. This story, which takes place nearly 100 years ago, is about a middle aged schoolteacher and the Jersey bull she won in a raffle.

Comedy writer LARRY GELBART. In the 1950s he was part of a team of television writers that included Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and others who wrote for Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour." GELBART went on to develop and write for the television version of "MASH. Also, he wrote the screenplays for "Oh, God!" and "Tootsie," and the stage play for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (which has recently been revived on Broadway). There's a PBS special about Sid Caesar's comedy team, "Caesar's Writers" which will be rebroadcast on many PBS stations in December. In January, the Writers Guild of America will pay tribute to GILBART. (REBROADCAST from 8/19/96) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

request to paint the 'Hollywood' sign with black spots to promote the movie 101 Dalmatians.

John Nielsen looks at the emphasis the Clinton campaign is placing on its environmental record, contrasting it with that of Bob Dole and the Republican Congress. While Dole supporters in Congress defend the Republican record as a good one, the candidate himself has said little about it.

...and we're all invited. Five of America's best known chefs drop by with some very special contributions.

NPR's David Baron reports that wild turkeys, once endangered, are now making a comeback in the nation's forests. Unregulated hunting and the widespread clearing of land for farming had made the turkeys rare...but now, after careful monitoring and preservation efforts, the birds are staging a remarkable recovery.

Commentator Kristine Holmgren tells a story about her Thanksgiving in 1965, at a particularly dark time in her life...and about the kindness of a stranger on a bus.

Harry the country dog goes to explore New York City with his owner, commentator Donald McCaig. The dog apparently was glad it was only a visit.

Sonny Bono. We return to Bono to hear him talk about his years married to Cher and their years together as a successful entertainment team.

that convenes for the first time today. It begins work today tackling some of the most controversial issues of the day, including human experimentation and use of new genetic technologies.