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In San Antonio, there is growing debate over the Professional Golfers' Association's plan to build a resort atop an environmentally sensitive parcel of land. NPR's John Burnett reports.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH JERRY JASINOWSKI, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS ABOUT A LABOR DEPARMENT REPORT ON JOBS LOST IN MAY, THE THREAT OF RECESSION AND THE CURRENT LOSS OF JOBS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

Dean Olsher reports on the final concert that Frank oster will conduct with the Count Basie Orchestra. Foster is stepping down as onductor after spending years keeping Basie's music fresh for a new generation f listeners.

NPR'S DAVID WELNA REPORTS FROM MEXICO CITY THAT REVELATIONS THAT MEXICANS, AT ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY, HAVE THEIR PHONES TAPPED HAS TOUCHED OFF A DEBATE ABOUT THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY FROM GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION.

LESTER GRAHAM OF MEMBER STATION KWMU IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI REPORTS ON THE POTENTIAL GRAIN AND CORN-PRODUCTS SHORTAGES THIS FALL AS A RESULT OF THIS SPRING'S CONTANT RAINS IN THE MIDWEST.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Democrats and Republicans are arguing over whether their respective budget balancing proposals will actually eliminate the deficit. This past week, the Congressional Budget Office found that the Clinton plan would fail to do so.

NPR's Derek Reveron reports from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Hurricane Marilyn severely damaged the island last week and now the tourism industry is trying to recover in time for winter tourists.

Daniel talks to reporter Linda Gradstein in Israel about a memorial ceremony held today in Tel Aviv, where tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in the square where Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated 8 days ago.

NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports that the Phil Donahue show will leave the air at the end of this season. The television talk show host is credited -- and blamed by some -- for launching the incredibly successful genre of no-secrets-barred talks shows that now saturate the airwaves.

The BBC's Richard Carruthers reports on yesterday's meeting between roatian president Franjo Tudjman and President Clinton. The two leaders agreed o use American arbitration to settle disputes between the Muslim and Croat ommunities in the tense city of Mostar.