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NPR's Van Williamson reports from Chestertown, Maryland, on tomorrow's launch of the schooner, "Sultana" onto the Chester River. Professional builders and volunteers spent four years constructing the vessel, which is more than 50 feet long and weighs 52 tons. It's modeled after a cargo vessel, built in 1768, that the British Navy used to patrol for smugglers. At the time, Chestertown was a deepwater port, 20 miles up the Chester River from the Chesapeake Bay. Today it's a tourist destination.

Host Bob Edwards talks with George Stevens, San Diego Deputy Mayor, who introduced a resolution to eliminate the word "minority" from all official city documents and discussions. Stevens, an African American, suggests "minority" is a word of subtle discrimination employed by whites. The resolution was approved by the San Diego City Council this month.

in which Cuban exiles trained by the CIA unsuccessfully tried to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro. A talk with Peter Kornbluh of the National Security Archives. He edited the new book Bay of Pigs Declassified (The New Press). Among the documents released is the agencys post-mortem on the disastrous invasion, written after a six-month investigation. It was one of the most closely guarded secrets of the Cold War. Recently Kornbluh organized an international conference in Havana on the Bay of Pigs. Also we hear from the Chief of the Cuban Interests Section here in the U.S., Fernando Ramirez.

Film critic Henry Sheehan reviews Enemy at the Gates starring Jude Law and Joseph Finnes.

Noah Adams talks with Ian Fried, staff writer for CNet.com, about Mac OS X, the next generation Macintosh operating system that will go on sale March 24. Mac OS X is considered to be an advanced operating system, combining the power and openess of UNIX with the same ease of use and broad applications base upon which Macintosh has based its reputation.

From Chicago Public Radio, Jody Becker reports on a budget-cutting proposal by Loyola University Chicago to eliminate the Classical Studies department and spread its faculty and courses across other departments. Some professors and students, however, argue that the move would be a departure from the strong classical traditions of Jesuit education.

Noah Adams talks with Sheriff Larry Sherertz of the Rappahannock County Police Department about their annual American Chestnut seedling give-a-way. American Chestnuts have been virtually extinct since a fungus was introduced to the country almost a century ago. The American Chestnut Cooperators Foundation have been working hard to breed seedlings from the few surviving trees. Now they hope to reintroduce the species to its native environment.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr looks back on the American obsession with Fidel Castro, from the Kennedy administration's assassination plots to the Cuban missile crisis.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on today's oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the case of a mentally retarded man facing a death sentence.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports many parents of autistic children are experimenting with treatments for autism and working to speed up research on the disorder.