This episode's headline: Economic Bad News, Good News; Postal Strike?; Lance Withdrawal; Old Soldiers Don't Fade Away; Amateur Athletes Pan for Gold. The guests include In Washington: LAWRENCE KUDLOW, Economist; WILLIAM BOLGER, U.S. Postmaster General; Dr. JOHN GROVALL, Veterans Administration; In Los Angeles: DAVID GERGEN, Republican Analyst; In New York: VINCENT SOMBROTTO, National Association of Letter Carriers. Byline: In New York: CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT, Correspondent; In Washington: JIM LEHRER, Associate Editor; JUDY WOODRUFF, Correspondent; Reports from NewsHour Correspondents: DON LANG (Visnews), in Paris; LARRY MERCHANT, in Los Angeles