Vol. 149 No. 9

NATION

JOHNNY COME OFTEN
MONEYMAN CHUNG CAME CALLING ON THE WHITE HOUSE 49 TIMES, OFTEN WITH HIS ASIAN FRIENDS, AND THE DEMOCRATS GOT $50,000 FOR ONE VISIT

IS AL TOO GOOD AT PASSING THE HAT?
THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS A PROBLEM: HOW TO GET MONEY WITHOUT GETTING MUDDY

CLUELESS IN WASHINGTON
WHY WASN'T THE U.S. WARNED THAT MEXICO WAS ABOUT TO ARREST ITS OWN TOP DRUG FIGHTER FOR CORRUPTION?

A RECURRING NIGHTMARE
A MURDER IN FLORIDA REVIVES AN EARLIER HORROR AND RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AFTERMATH OF PUNISHMENT

"IT SOUNDED LIKE A CANNON"
AS ANOTHER EXPLOSION ROCKS ATLANTA, INVESTIGATORS ARE FORCED TO ASK: IS A SERIAL BOMBER ON THE LOOSE?

WORLD

THE NEXT CHINA (THE NEXT CHINA)
DENG XIAOPING SET OFF SEISMIC CHANGES IN HIS COUNTRY, LIBERATING IT FROM THE MOST SELF-DEFEATING PRECEPTS OF MARXIST ECONOMICS. HIS REVOLUTION LEFT MUCH UNDONE. NOW HIS SUCCESSORS MUST STRUGGLE TO SOL

CAN JIANG HOLD THE REINS OF POWER? (THE NEXT CHINA)
THE OFFICIAL LINE FROM BEIJING INSISTS THE LEADERSHIP IS IN PLACE AND EVERYTHING IS SETTLED. BUT IT WOULD NOT BE CHINA OR THE COMMUNIST PARTY IF THAT WERE TRUE

DENG XIAOPING AS PAST AND PROLOGUE (THE NEXT CHINA)
LIKE RULERS AND STATESMEN BEFORE HIM, HE GRAFTED WESTERN IDEAS ONTO CHINESE CULTURE

THE LAST EMPEROR (THE NEXT CHINA)
THE LIFE OF DENG XIAOPING SPANNED AN APOCALYPTIC ERA ABOUNDING WITH WAR, FAMINE, DANGER AND MAO. HE SURVIVED IT ALL TO RULE ONE-FIFTH OF THE WORLD

MUCH TOO TOUGH TO BE CUTE (THE NEXT CHINA)

PROSPECTS FOR THE "PRINCELINGS" (THE NEXT CHINA)

NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK

THE SECRET SHARER

MILESTONES (MILESTONES)

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

TO OUR READERS

AIRPORT INSECURITY
THIS ISN'T A BOMB, IT'S THE BILL OF RIGHTS

BUSINESS

WHO WILL SHAPE 1997? (Global Business Report)

BORIS BEREZOVSKY (Global Business Report / MOVERS AND SHAKERS)
DEPUTY SECRETARY, RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL; MOSCOW HE WILL PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IF YELTSIN'S ILL HEALTH LEADS TO A POLITICAL CRISIS

HANS TIETMEYER (Global Business Report / MOVERS AND SHAKERS)
PRESIDENT, BUNDESBANK; FRANKFURT HIS MERE UTTERANCES CAN MOVE MARKETS OR PUNCTURE INVESTOR CONFIDENCE

NOBUYUKI IDEI (Global Business Report / MOVERS AND SHAKERS)
PRESIDENT, SONY CORP.; TOKYO "WE WILL INTEGRATE ELECTRONICS AND ENTERTAINMENT INTO ONE."

MASAYOSHI SON (Global Business Report / MOVERS AND SHAKERS)
PRESIDENT, SOFTBANK CORP.; TOKYO THE INTERNET MOGUL'S BRASH APPROACH TO DEALMAKING DEFIES HIDEBOUND BUSINESS TRADITION

Canada's Gold Tycoon (Global Business Report / MOVERS AND SHAKERS)
For one of the world's most successful gold tycoons, Canada's Peter Munk seems to hold no special regard for the yellow meta

CARLOS SLIM (Global Business Report / MOVERS AND SHAKERS)
CHAIRMAN, TELMEX; MEXICO CITY MEXICO'S RICHEST MAN IS TAKING ON AMERICA'S GIANTS

ROBERT RUBIN (Global Business Report / MOVERS AND SHAKERS)
U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY; WASHINGTON THE MAN FROM WALL STREET HAS BECOME FIRST AMONG EQUALS ON CLINTON'S TEAM

ANDREW GROVE (Global Business Report / MOVERS AND SHAKERS)
PRESIDENT AND CEO, INTEL; SANTA CLARA "ALL COMPUTING WILL TAKE PLACE IN A CONNECTED SETTING. THAT PLACES NEW REQUIREMENTS ON EVERYTHING."

AMERICA SHOWS THE WAY (Global Business Report / BOARD OF ECONOMISTS)
A TIME PANEL PREDICTS GLOBAL GROWTH WITH STABILITY LED BY THE U.S., BUT WARNS THAT THE GOOD TIMES COULD END ABRUPTLY WITHOUT CAREFUL MANAGEMENT

IS THE DOW TOO PUMPED?
IS THE STOCK MARKET DANGEROUSLY OVERVALUED? MAYBE WE'RE SIMPLY LOOKING AT IT THE WRONG WAY

HEAR THAT GROWL?
THE BULL MARKET WILL END--WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN

BIZWATCH (BIZWATCH)

PERCY BARNEVIK (Global Business Report / MOVERS AND SHAKERS)
CHAIRMAN, ABB ASEA BROWN BOVERI; ZURICH "WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE BRIGHT IDEAS. IN BUSINESS, SUCCESS IS 5% STRATEGY, 95% EXECUTION."

NED JOHNSON (Global Business Report / MOVERS AND SHAKERS)
CHAIRMAN, FIDELITY INVESTMENTS; BOSTON LOOKING TO CHANGE THE HABITS OF SAVERS WORLDWIDE

MARIA SILVIA MARQUES (Global Business Report / MOVERS AND SHAKERS)
CEO, NATIONAL STEEL CO.; RIO DE JANEIRO "THE BILLION-DOLLAR WOMAN" TURNED AROUND THE BATTERED FORTUNES OF BRAZIL'S MOST STORIED CITY

LARRY YUNG (Global Business Report / MOVERS AND SHAKERS)
CHAIRMAN, CITIC PACIFIC; HONG KONG IN THE PREDICTED 1997 HONG KONG BUYING SPREE, HE COULD BE THE PREMIER SHOPPER

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

DEPP CHARGE (The Arts / SHOW BUSINESS)
A POWERHOUSE PERFORMANCE FINALLY PROPELS JOHNNY INTO THE MAINSTREAM

SHADOWS FROM THE PAST (The Arts / CINEMA)
JOHN SINGLETON GIVES NEW LIFE TO THE BURIED STORY OF A BLACK TOWN VICIOUSLY DESTROYED BY WHITES

A HOST OF DEBUTS (The Arts / BOOKS)

MILD AT HEART (The Arts / CINEMA)
SURE IT'S ODD, BUT A NEW DAVID LYNCH IS OLD STUFF