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Jason DeRose of Chicago Public Radio reports that the Mayor of Palos Heights, Illinois has vetoed a city council proposal to pay the Al Salaam Mosque Foundation not to open a mosque in the suburb. Mayor Dean Koldenhoven said last night that the proposal was an insult to Muslims and that he hopes the foundation will go ahead and open its mosque in the building formerly used as a Christian church.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Catherine Guilyardi about the actions of angry textile workers in France who poured sulfuric acid into the Meuse river near the Belgian border as part of a labor dispute. The workers were protesting the closing of a textile factory in the economically depressed region of northeastern France.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports on the grueling Alpine stage of the Tour de France as defending champion Lance Armstrong showed signs of weakness for the first time in two years.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the death of Senator Paul Coverdell. The only Georgia Republican senator to ever win re-election, Coverdell is almost certain to be succeeded by a Democrat; Governor Roy Barnes (D) is expected to make his decision shortly. But many Republican House members may try to run in the November special election, which could result in major changes in the state's congressional delegation.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that gasoline prices in the Midwest have dropped dramatically this month. In June, prices in Chicago and throughout the Midwest skyrocketed past $2 per gallon. Now, costs have dropped to as low as $1.27 in Indiana, and other states are close behind. Last month's rise led to investigations into claims of price fixing and the 0suspensions of gas taxes in several states. Oil producers attribute the drop in gas prices to fixing a pipeline problem that had limited its ability to deliver the fuel.

Host Bob Edwards talks with commentator Frank Deford about his book The Best of Frank Deford: I'm Just Getting Started. The book reflects on the larger world of American culture through sports.

NPR's Ted Clark speaks with ATC host Linda Wertheimer about the summit at Camp David, where Israeli and Palestinian leaders are still working on a peace deal. President Clinton has delayed his trip to Japan by a day to stay with the talks.

Commentator Bailey White remarks on her niece's wedding. To get ready, the gal does a massive amount of cleaning, mending and building. This work strikes White as at odds with the bride dressed in innocent white.

NPR's Rick Karr reports that attorneys representing journalist Eric Corley will ask an appellate court to remove Judge Lewis A. Kaplan from the federal case. Corley is being sued by eight motion picture companies in federal court for copyright infringement. The defense claims Judge Kaplan has a conflict of interest, since he once worked at a New York law firm that represented Warner Brothers studio, which is one of the plaintiff in the case. Earlier the attorneys asked the judge to recuse himself, but Kaplan refused.

Linda talks to Bill Buckholz, owner of Goodman Vending Service in Reading Pennsylvania, about problems the new five and ten dollar bills are causing for vending machine owners.