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Commentator Frank Deford says he's ready to give up on baseball. He says the major leagues are littered with problems no one's going to solve any time soon.

Two participants of a training and planning session for demonstrations at next month's Democratic National Convention tell us about their experience. Lester and Summer are teenagers who attended the Youth Organizing Communities protest camp and attended workshops on imperialism, street theatre and politics. We hear their audio diary produced by Youth Radio.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem on the differing receptions that await Israel's Prime Minister Barak and Palestinian Leader Arafat, as they return today from the 15-day Summit at Camp David. The talks ended yesterday without an agreement. Arafat is being praised for standing firm on issues of importance to Palestinians, especially sovereignty over East Jerusalem. Barak returns home with an uncertain political future.

Staff writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer THOMAS GINSBERG. He's been covering how the city is preparing for the advent of protests during the Republican National Convention.12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio reports on ESPN's new television series, The Great Outdoor Games. With events such as log rolling and bass fishing, ESPN turns its cameras to contests in which top competitors endorse chainsaws and fly fishing reels rather than athletic shoes and clothing lines.

Commentator Joe Davidson discusses a Texas court case that may redefine the limits of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution. Davidson says that poor wording leaves the 2nd Amendment open to misinterpretation. He says the amendment really applies to citizen militias, ie, the National Guard, not to individual gun owners.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports that an Air France Concorde carrying German tourists to New York for a Caribbean cruise crashed outside Paris shortly after takeoff yesterday. At least 113 people died in the crash.

Protestor MICHAEL MORILL ("Mor-ale") is the organizer of Unity 2000 a coalition of groups which is staging a rally on Sunday, July 31st, to cover a range of issues. MORILL and his organization sued the city to obtain a permit to protest. Also AMY KWASNICKI ("Kwas-NICK-ee") is a member of the Philadelphia Direct Action Group which is coordinating three days of protests and civil disobedience during the convention. The group was not given a permit to protest.Music critic MILO MILES reviews new albums by two Latin artists: "Make Up for Lost Time" (High tone) by Little Willie G. and "Nava" (Ryko latin label) the debut album by Nava.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next Fresh Air. . . preparing for protests during the Republican National convention. . . a talk with reporter THOMAS GINSBERG of the Philadelphia Inquirer about the city's planned response and a talk with the organizers of two protests, one of them sanctioned, and the other not. That's coming up on the next Fresh Air.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports from the Republican presidential campaign trail in Wyoming, where Texas Governor George W. Bush's vice-presidential choice, Dick Cheney, is already deflecting attacks from democrats. They point to Cheney's congressional voting record as evidence that he's a hard-line conservative.

Robert and Linda take note of the anniversary of President Harry Truman's executive order directing that all members of the U.S. military be treated equally.