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Las Vegas, Nevada is the city of one-armed bandits - and also, the quickie wedding. NPR's Jacki Lyden reports on what some have called America's Lourdes of Love. She meets people of all ages and from all parts of the country who have chosen a Vegas theme wedding as the best way to start life with the one they love, or at least the one they end up with at the altar.

NPR's Richard Harris reports on new developments in tobacco litigation. Following last week's announcement that the Liggett tobacco company had agreed to settle 22 state lawsuits against it, a court in Alabama has taken steps that could bar pending and future lawsuits against the cigarette maker - including suits brought by smokers, their survivors and second-hand smoke victims.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Istanbul on Turkey's "identity crisis." Long the southeastern anchor of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...NATO...Turkey was part of the West's Soviet Union containment policy. But, the Cold War is over, Turkey is surrounded by unfriendly countries and the new prime minister comes from a pro-Islamic party.

Savvy business practices have made Frito-Lay the undisputed giant of the salty-snack food industry. But critics say that the company has grown so big by undercutting its competitors, consumers will someday pay higher prices because there will be no other choice. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on the business that sparked a Justice Department investigation into possible anti-trust practices within the industry.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that China has announced it no longer will support peaceful nuclear explosions. That removes a major hurdle in the negotiations for a comprehensive test ban treaty. However, very significant hurdles...such as who will monitor China's nuclear program... remain. The ultimate success of those negotiations is still in doubt.

A church service is held every Sunday in a junk yard on Chicago's South Side. The preacher is 82, the services are non-denominational, and the congregation is made up of the homeless as well as customers and employees of the junk yard. NPR'S Edward Lifson reports that those who attend the services say they don't need a pristine setting or a church to find God. (8:00) (IN S

Danny talks to Ken Rudin, editor of The Hotline political report, about memorable moments in past New Hampshire primaries: including Ed Muskie's "crying" episode; Ronald Reagan's "I paid for that microphone!" moment; and Eugene McCarthy's "victory" over LBJ, even though McCarthy came in second.

Last night, two small aircraft piloted by American citziens ere shot down in airspace between Cuba and the United States. The pilots were art of "Brothers to the Rescue," a Cuban exile group that regularly searches or rafters trying to leave Cuba. President Clinton denounced the shoot-down, in hat could be the beginning of a touchy international incident. NPR's John ielsen reports.

Although it has been more than 15 years since the death of jazz ianist Bill Evans, his music continues to strongly influence modern jazz. Later his year, Verve Records will release a boxed set of all the albums he made for hat label. Reporter Paul Gallagher looks back at Evans' music and career.

In Washington, the massive snowstorm has extended the government shutdown that should have ended today. But the Supreme Court justices made it to work, and issued opinions. Doctors and other emergency personnel have been getting to their posts with the help of volunteers who own four-wheel-drive vehicles. The Red Cross is appealing for blood donors. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.