Vol. 149 No. 17
NATION
ON A CLUTCH OF ISSUES, CLINTON MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN MAKING HISTORY AND SMOOTHING THE WAY FOR GORE
MAKING AMENDS EARLY AND OFTEN
BUDDY, CAN YOU SPARE... (BEHIND THE SCENES)
WHY DID DOLE BAIL OUT GINGRICH? IT TOOK AN OLD CIGAR BOX, A BACK ROOM ON THE HILL AND THREE MUSES
WORLD
NO, BUT LIKE CLINTON, BRITAIN'S TONY BLAIR HAS FOUND SUCCESS IN THE POLITICAL CENTER
CAN BIBI SURVIVE?
NETANYAHU IS SPARED AN INDICTMENT IN AN INFLUENCE-PEDDLING SCANDAL, BUT HIS TROUBLES AREN'T OVER
HEALTH & MEDICINE
IF NOTHING IS BETTER FOR PAIN THAN NARCOTICS, WHY DON'T MORE DOCTORS PRESCRIBE THEM?
THE LOW-PRESSURE DIET (Health)
A NEW STUDY SHOWS HOW YOU CAN EASE HYPERTENSION WITH FRUITS, VEGGIES AND LOW-FAT DAIRY PRODUCTS
BEWARE THE COUNTERPUNCH (Health)
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PRESCRIPTION OFFENDS A PHARMACIST'S BELIEFS?
SOCIETY
A WRITER'S SUICIDE CASTS A FAMOUS LITERARY MARRIAGE IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT
RELIGION
AT PASSOVER, JEWS WORRY AND DEBATE ABOUT VANISHING INTO AMERICA
NOTEBOOK
BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES
A DEAD ISSUE
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
THE F.D.R. MEMORIAL MISSES THE ESSENCE OF THE MAN
THE LION AND THE TIGER
A GOLFER TEACHES US A LESSON WE SHOULD HAVE LEARNED 50 YEARS AGO FROM A BASEBALL PLAYER
BUSINESS
POWELL WANTS THEM IN THE FIGHT AGAINST SOCIAL PROBLEMS. COMPANIES ARE GREAT AT MAKING MONEY, BUT ARE THEY RIGHT FOR THIS JOB?
POWELL'S ARMY CAN START HERE
HOW CEO PAY GOT AWAY
LINKING THE BOSS'S CHECK TO THE FIRM'S STOCK PRICE SEEMED REASONABLE. THEN THE MARKET WENT WILD
SMOKING OUT A DEAL
BIG TOBACCO IS WILLING TO PAY BILLIONS IN EXCHANGE FOR IMMUNITY--BUT NOT EVERYBODY IS READY TO BUY
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THE QUEEN OF HIP-HOP SOUL RETURNS WITH A DIFFERENT LOOK, LABEL AND ATTITUDE
IT LAVAS L.A. (The Arts / CINEMA)
IN VOLCANO, THE COAST IS TOAST--WITH HOT JELLY
WHEN SHE WAS BAD (The Arts / BOOKS)
PHILIP ROTH, ONCE THE WAYWARD SON, PRODUCES A POWERFUL NOVEL ABOUT A PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE
USING THE LORD'S NAME (The Arts / BOOKS)
NORMAN MAILER'S NEW NOVEL PURPORTS TO BE A MEMOIR BY NONE OTHER THAN JESUS OF NAZARETH
ALL LOST, SAVE HONOR (The Arts / BOOKS)
EUGENE IZZI'S DEATH WAS A MYSTERY, BUT THE TRUE CRIME MAY BE THE ROMAN A CLEF HE LEFT BEHIND
SWAN'S WAY (The Arts / DANCE)
NO TUTUS OR POINTE SHOES BUT A REAL TOUR DE FORCE
HIP YOUNG MAN WITH A GUN (The Arts / CINEMA)
A SLY COMEDY ABOUT A PROFESSIONAL ASSASSIN SETS ITS SIGHTS ON FARGO TERRITORY AND SCORES A DIRECT HIT
SPECIAL SECTION
THE CASE AGAINST MCVEIGH IS STRONG, BUT THE MESS AT THE FBI AND A BABEL OF WITNESSES MAKE IT VULNERABLE
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE (Special Report / THE FBI)
ONCE THE MOST ESTEEMED FEDERAL AGENCY, THE FBI COMES UNDER ATTACK FOR SLOPPY WORK
THE GANG THAT COULDN'T EXAMINE STRAIGHT (Special Report / THE FBI)
WHY RENO'S TIN EAR IS NO LONGER A VIRTUE (Special Report / THE FBI)