Vol. 146 No.
COVER
THE U.S. MAY SOON WAGE WAR BY MOUSE, KEYBOARD AND COMPUTER VIRUS. BUT IT IS VULNERABLE TO THE SAME ATTACKS
AMERICA'S PERSUADER IN THE SKY
NATION
THE CARNAGE MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF A SMALL, UNPREVENTABLE PLOT. MEANWHILE, IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, MCVEIGH'S FAMILY RECOUNTS ITS ORDEAL WITH THE FBI
OF PRIDE AND POWER (Whitewater)
THE SENATE PROVIDES THEATER AS THE HOUSE UNEARTHS TELLTALE PAPERS
ONE CHARGE TOO MANY (The Senate)
THE ACCUSATIONS OF A 19TH WOMAN FINALLY ALIENATE PACKWOOD FROM HIS REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES
WORLD
AFTER ESCAPING TO JORDAN, THE DICTATOR'S HIGH-RANKING SONS-IN-LAW AND DAUGHTERS MAY BE AN "INTELLIGENCE BONANZA"
WAR & TERRORISM
AS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TERRIFIED SERBS FLEE CROATIA, CLINTON TAKES HIS CHANCES ON A NEW PEACE PLAN
SCIENCE
RESEARCHERS SAY THEY'RE BENIGN, USEFUL AND ENDANGERED
HEALTH & MEDICINE
NORMA MCCORVEY, THE "JANE ROE" OF ROE V. WADE, EXPERIENCES A CHANGE OF HEART (SORT OF)
SOCIETY
NOW JOINED BY CLINTON, LOCAL CRUSADES AGAINST TEEN SMOKING ARE GAINING GROUND
THE HILL IS RETAKEN BY SMOKERS
TECHNOLOGY
CRAZY FOR INTERNET COMPANIES, WALL STREET INVESTORS DROVE NETSCAPE STOCK TO THE SKY. BUT WILL THE BUBBLE BURST?
A REVIEW: MICROSOFT'S BEACHHEAD IN CYBERSPACE
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Read the story
CUTTING CULTURAL FUNDING: A REPLY
Read the story
THE WEEK
AUGUST 6-12
MILESTONES
WINNERS & LOSERS
BUSINESS
WHEN DISNEY LANDED ABC, WARREN BUFFETT SCORED THE BIGGEST HIT
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THE SUMMER'S SWEETEST, MOST SOULFUL HERO IS A PIG NAMED BABE
THE TRIP ENDS (The Arts & Media / SHOW BUSINESS)
JERRY GARCIA, THE PIED AND TIE-DYED PIPER OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD, DIES AT 53
THE UNIVERSE IN A STONE (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
ANITA DESAI'S NEW NOVEL CHRONICLES A QUEST FOR THE PERFECT GURU
FAMILY MATTER (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
A STRONG WOMAN COPES WITH BAD PARENTS IN SALT DANCERS
ABSOLUTELY FABULIST (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
OVERDOSING ON MAGIC REALISM IN A WALK IN THE CLOUDS
BRINK OF ARMAGEDDON (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
RICHARD RHODES' ACCOUNT OF THE MAKING OF THE H-BOMB REVISITS A TERRIFYING TALE OF SUPERPOWER RIVALRY AND ESPIONAGE
PEOPLE
MICKEY MANTLE: 1931-1995