Vol. 149 No. 25
NATION
WARD CONNERLY BRINGS HIS CAMPAIGN AGAINST AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO A WIDER STAGE JUST AS CLINTON ROLLS OUT A NEW SET OF RACE INITIATIVES
ON THE JOB: EQUALITY PAYS (RACE IN AMERICA)
CORPORATE AMERICA HAS ITS OWN REASON TO WEED OUT DISCRIMINATION--THE BOTTOM LINE
THE SMILE OF A KILLER
WILL MCVEIGH'S IMAGE CHANGE FROM ARCHVILLAIN TO MARTYR FOR THE MILITIA?
PROM NIGHTMARE
A DEAD BABY IN THE WASTEBASKET, A DEBATE GONE AWRY
WORLD
JEAN-MARIE LE PEN HATES IMMIGRANTS AND CALLS THE HOLOCAUST "A DETAIL OF HISTORY." BUT AS THE RECENT ELECTION SHOWS, HE'S A BIG FORCE IN FRANCE
YANKEE, YOU'RE OUT
AN AMERICAN UMPIRE LEARNS A LOT ABOUT JAPANESE BASEBALL--AND A CULTURE STILL CLOSED TO OUTSIDERS
SCIENCE
IS WOMEN'S INTUITION INHERITED FROM THE FATHER?
A-BOMB FALLOUT
RADIATION KILLS, BUT NOT AS EFFECTIVELY AS WE THOUGHT
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A MORNING-AFTER TREATMENT FOR EXPOSURE TO HIV MIGHT PROTECT YOU FROM AIDS. BUT DON'T COUNT ON IT
REDUX ON THE ROPES (Health)
BAD NEWS, BAD LUCK AND TOO HIGH HOPES ADD UP TO DISAPPOINTING SALES FOR LAST YEAR'S HOT NEW DIET PILL
SOCIETY
AN EXAMINATION OF EVENTS IN 1947 SHOWS SOMETHING DID HAPPEN. BUT THE RESULTING STORIES GOT OUT OF HAND AND OUT OF THIS WORLD
ROSWELL OR BUST
A TOWN DISCOVERS MANNA CRASHING FROM HEAVEN AND BECOMES THE CAPITAL OF AMERICA'S ALIEN NATION
MAN'S BEST FRIEND? (Living)
NOT ANYMORE, AS A SHARP INCREASE IN ATTACKS ON HUMANS BY DOGS BRINGS CALLS FOR STRICTER CONTROLS
TECHNOLOGY
EVERYTHING THAT GAME DESIGNER JOHN ROMERO TOUCHES TURNS TO GORE. AND TO GOLD
NOTEBOOK
CAMPAIGN FUND RAISING (THE SCOOP)
THE BUCK NEVER EVER STOPPED HERE
DOING IT BY THE BOOK
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
THE MIDDLE EAST (THE SCOOP)
DON'T INSULT ME WITH AN OFFER LIKE THAT
THE WHITE HOUSE (THE SCOOP)
DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
JORDAN AGAIN REMINDS US OF HIS GREATNESS AND OF HOW LUCKY WE ARE
BUSINESS
DEFIANT CEO RAND ARASKOG IS SELLING HOTELS TO REPEL HILTON'S BID. IS HE PROTECTING SHAREHOLDERS OR HIS JOB?
BILL GATES' PIPE DREAM
THE MICROSOFT CHIEF SINKS $1 BILLION INTO CABLE GIANT COMCAST TO SPUR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERACTIVE TV
CABLE'S COOL AGAIN
HOW A VERY IMPORTANT INVESTOR REVALUED AN INDUSTRY
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THE BRITISH BAND THE PRODIGY WAS SUPPOSED TO LEAD AN ELECTRONIC MUSIC REVOLUTION. IT HAS OTHER PLANS
PREACHING THE GOSPEL (The Arts / MUSIC)
A LONG-OVERDUE ENCORE (The Arts / THEATER)
IN LONDON, A REPLICA OF SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE PUTS ON A SHOW THE WAY IT WAS DONE IN THE BARD'S DAY
A HIT FROM A MYTH (The Arts / CINEMA)
IN THE ZANY HERCULES, DISNEY CARTOONS RETURN TO FORM AND FORMULA
WEDDING BELLE BLUES (The Arts / CINEMA)
A ROMANTIC COMEDY THAT DOESN'T QUITE KNOW WHERE ITS HEART BELONGS
TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL (The Arts / CINEMA)
SANDRA BULLOCK IS BACK IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, BUT THE SEAGOING SEQUEL TO SPEED IS STILL A WASHOUT
CAST UP BY THE SEA (The Arts / BOOKS)
THREE MODERN-DAY MARINERS' TALES THAT SHOULD SWEEP AWAY EVEN THE MOST RESOLUTE LANDLUBBER