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NPR's Maria Hinojosa reports on a strike at a community hospital in Port Jervis, New York, that is going into it's fifth month. The striking workers complain that they are paid as much as 40 percent less than their counterparts at other area hospitals.

NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE GUATELALAN GOVERNMENT AND LEFTIST GUERILLAS TO END A 30-YEAR-OLD WAR HAVE STALLED OVER THE ISSUE OF PROTECTING THAT COUNTRY'S MAYAN INDIANS. MIKE O'CONNOR REPORTS.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with reporter Jim Ruppert about his recent rip to Grozny, the capital city of Chechnya. Ruppert saw widespread devastation n the Chechen capital...including what appeared to him to be numerous examples f attrocities comitted by Russian soldiers.

NPR's Anne Cooper reports on the efforts to investigate alleged atrocities committed by the troops of Laurent Kabila, who this week was sworn in as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire. Kabila has resisted attempts by UN officials to allow access to

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on a bombing which has left at least 18 people dead outside of the town of Netanya. Today's bombing coincides with the the first-ever government discussion on the issue of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories.

NPR's Michael Skoler reports on the Tutsi-led (TOOT-see) overnment of Rwanda, which would like to see its rival tribe, the Hutus HOO-too), return to the country following a bloody civil war between the clans

FROM MEMBER STATION WBFO IN BUFFALO, IAN ARONSON REPORTS ON EFFORTS BY THAT CITY'S MAYOR RAISE MUCH NEEDED REVENUE. HE PROPOSES TO CHARGE ON-PROFIT GROUPS WHAT HE CALLS "USER FEES."

Critic Bob Mondello reports that actor Jim Carrey will be making 20 million dollars for his next film. Hollywood, Bob says, is wondering just how deep its pockets go.

Thirty years ago today, the nation underwent a health care revolution when President Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on the impact Medicare has had on the health of America's elderly.

After a chaotic week of NATO air raids, Bosnian Serb attacks on esignated "safe areas," and the abduction of United Nations peacekeepers by erb soldiers, host Liane Hansen speaks with NPR reporter Andy Bowers in arajevo about the most recent developments.