Vol. 149 No. 24
NATION
THE JURY THAT FOUND MCVEIGH GUILTY WRESTLES WITH EMOTION AND TEARS AS IT PREPARES TO DECIDE HIS FATE
DEATH OR LIFE? (CRIME AND PUNISHMENT)
MCVEIGH COULD BE THE BEST ARGUMENT FOR EXECUTIONS, BUT HIS CASE HIGHLIGHTS THE PROBLEMS THAT ARISE WHEN DEATH SENTENCES ARE CHURNED OUT IN HUGE NUMBERS
THE TROUBLES SHE'S SEEN
BETTY SHABAZZ, THE WIDOW OF MALCOLM X, IS CRITICALLY BURNED IN A FIRE ALLEGEDLY SET BY HER GRANDSON
TALKING THE TALK, BUT ...
WILL CLINTON'S RACE-RELATIONS INITIATIVE GO BEYOND RHETORIC?
TROUBLES FOR THOMPSON'S SHOW
WILY DEMOCRATS AND G.O.P. SKELETONS GUM UP HIS CAMPAIGN-FUND PROBE
THE PERIL OF PROSECUTORIAL PASSION
A FATHER'S URGE TO FORGIVE (CRIME AND PUNISHMENT)
DEATH'S DOORS (CRIME AND PUNISHMENT)
THE DEATH OF A TEACHER
ONE LIFE LOST SPEAKS FOR ALL THOSE DEVOTED TO THE MINDS OF THE YOUNG
ADULTERATED STANDARDS
WHAT'S THE PENTAGON TO DO WHEN SCANDAL SNAGS THE TOP CANDIDATE FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS?
WORLD
AFTER CALLING A SNAP VOTE, CHIRAC GETS STOPPED AND MUST NOW SHARE POWER WITH HIS SOCIALIST RIVAL
CANADA DIVIDING ITSELF
PRIME MINISTER JEAN CHRETIEN STAYS IN POWER, BUT NO POLITICAL PARTY CAN CLAIM A NATIONAL MANDATE
THE ALBRIGHT TOUCH
BY TURNS CHARMING AND TOUGH, THE NEW SECRETARY OF STATE DOESN'T FLINCH FROM UNQUIET DIPLOMACY
SCIENCE
AFTER A SEVEN-YEAR BAN, THREE AFRICAN NATIONS WANT TO SELL TUSKS. WILL THE REST OF THE WORLD ALLOW IT?
BLOOD AND FUR (Nature)
LIBERATED BY ECOACTIVISTS, HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS DIE
TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN?
THE REPORT OF A PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION SETS THE STAGE FOR A NATIONAL DEBATE ON HUMAN CLONING
NOTEBOOK
THE MIDDLE EAST (THE SCOOP)
A DIPLOMAT GETS A DRESSING DOWN
MILITARY ARDOR
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
EULOGY (EULOGY)
TELEVISION (THE SCOOP)
(S)EX, (L)ANGUAGE AND (V)IOLENCE--AT HOME
RELIGION (THE SCOOP)
THE POPE'S HAIL MARY
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A STUDENT-BODY PRESIDENT STIRS UP TROUBLE BY CHALLENGING A SEGREGATED SYSTEM
GETTING IT BEHIND THEM
IN WHICH PAULA AND THE PRESIDENT FIND LANGUAGE THEY CAN LIVE WITH
THE THRILL OF DRUDGE WORK
BUSINESS
THE ADVERTISING GAME IS HAVING A CHAOTIC YEAR, WITH ACCOUNTS CHANGING HANDS AT A RECORD RATE. WHY? BECAUSE THE PUBLIC IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION
WHY THE HOT AGENCIES ARE WAY OUT OF TOWN
EDUCATION
EXIT EXAMS MAY WHIP AMERICA'S SCHOOLS INTO SHAPE, BUT SOME GOOD KIDS PAY A HEAVY PRICE
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
PRONOUNCING ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SEXES HAS MADE JOHN GRAY MASTER OF A SELF-HELP UNIVERSE. BUT IS HE MORE OF A HEALER OR A HUCKSTER?
IN A SAD STATE OF GRACE (The Arts / MUSIC)
DROWNING CLAIMS SINGER JEFF BUCKLEY AND STILLS ONE OF FOLK ROCK'S MOST PROMISING YOUNG VOICES
THE ARTIST GETS GRILLED (The Arts / THEATER)
OSCAR WILDE'S COURTROOM HUMILIATION IS RECOUNTED IN A COMPELLING OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
A REAL SUMMER BREAK (The Arts / CINEMA)
TIRED OF HOLLYWOOD'S ACTION EPICS? TRY THESE FOUR FINE DRAMAS FROM FRANCE, JAPAN, CHINA AND IRAN
THE MASK BEHIND THE MAN (The Arts / BOOKS)
GONZO WRITER HUNTER THOMPSON'S EARLY LETTERS REVEAL THE SERIOUS AMBITIONS OF A FEROCIOUS WIT
FATHER'S DAY (The Arts / BOOKS)
TRUE LOVE FINDS ITS WAY TO A LONELY OCTOGENARIAN
ANOTHER WU (The Arts / MUSIC)
A HARD-CORE RAP GROUP MOVES TOWARD UPLIFT