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SUSAN SMITH WAS SENTENCED YESTERDAY TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR THE MURDER OF HER TWO YOUNG SONS LAST OCTOBER, AND WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE IN 29 YEARS. FROM MEMBER STATION WFAE IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, SUZANNE STEVENS REPORTS.

SIMON/MINCHKIN CATS: SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH PAUL McSORELY, SECRETARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUNCHKIN CAT SOCIETY, A BREED OF CAT THAT SUGGESTS THE FELINE MODEL OF A DACHSHUND...THEIR LEGS ARE ABOUT HALF THE LENGTH OF A TRADITIONAL CAT.

ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT THE RE-RELEASE OF LUIS BUNUEL'S (BOO-nyoo-elz) "BELLE DU JOUR" THAT PREMIERED IN 1968, STARRING STARRED CATHERINE DENEUVE.

Michael talks with Martin Walker, Washington bureau chief of the British newspaper The Guardian, about America's image in Europe. Europe wants to be led, says Walker, and America is dropping the ball.

NPR's Trevor Rowe reports that five humanitarian organizations have banded together to provide women in refugee camps with assistance addressing their sexual needs: birth control, protection against AIDS, and sexual abuse.

NPR's John Greenberg reports that beginning tomorrow, a Congressional subcommittee will open hearings on cutting the amount of money the federal government spends on subsidized housing.

Drummer, RINGO STARR. The ex-Beatle is back with his third All Starr Band. Produced by David Fishof, (who created and produced the first two tours), this world tour begins in Japan in June, and will be in America in July and August. He'll talk to Terry about his life before, during and after the Beatles

2: INTERVIEW WITH RINGO STARR CONTINUED.

2: Nature Writer SY MONTGOMERY. A New Jersey reporter turned freelance naturalist, MONTGOMERY developed a fascination for Bengal tigers. Her book Spell of the Tiger (Houghton Mifflin), takes a fascinating and frightening look at these Bengal tigers - and the people who worship them.

LAWS - Danny discusses the future of Congressional efforts to revamp the nation's environment laws with Bob Benenson of Congressional Quarterly and Stephen Klineberg, Professor of Sociology at Rice University. Yesterday, 51 House Republicans broke ranks with the leadership to join democrats and kill proposals that would have curbed the Environmental Protection Agency's power to enforce the clean air and water acts.