Vol. 150 No. 12
NATION
ITS OPERATOR FOR NINE YEARS NOW IS PETER KNIGHT, WHOSE FANCY HORSE TRADING IS UNDER INVESTIGATION
HIS STRUGGLE TO GET REAL
WHO IS AL UNDER THE WOODEN VENEER? SOONER OR LATER, HE'LL HAVE TO FIND OUT
PAULA'S NEW SIDEKICK
A CONSERVATIVE WHO BEFRIENDED JONES PUSHES OUT HER LAWYERS, BUT CLINTON SHOULDN'T REJOICE YET
WORLD
SOCIALISM DIES, AGAIN
JIANG ZEMIN, STEPPING OUT OF THE SHADOW OF DENG, DECLARES CHINA WILL PRIVATIZE MOST STATE INDUSTRIES
SCIENCE
ACTIVISTS FRET ABOUT RADIOACTIVE POWER, BUT CASSINI CAN'T EXPLORE SATURN WITHOUT IT
BULL'S-EYE ON MARS (Space)
A WELL-AIMED ROBOT SWINGS NEATLY INTO ORBIT
HEALTH & MEDICINE
DESPITE ITS GROWING POPULARITY, ST. JOHN'S WORT HAS YET TO CONVINCE SKEPTICS THAT IT'S SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
DARK SIDE OF DIET PILLS (Health)
GROWING REPORTS OF SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS ARE LEADING TO TOUGH NEW RESTRICTIONS ON REDUX AND FEN-PHEN
SOCIETY
A DEATH EXPOSES A PLACE WHERE THE RICH REALLY LOVE THEIR ARGENTINE PROS
NOTEBOOK
THE WHITE HOUSE (THE SCOOP)
TIME TO CALL IN THE EXECUTIVE HEADHUNTERS
TV TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
POLITICS (THE SCOOP)
FOR BILL, ANOTHER SATISFIED CUSTOMER
CAMPAIGN FINANCE (THE SCOOP)
HAS EVEN JANET RENO BEGUN TO LOSE PATIENCE?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
WHAT HELPS TEENS THE MOST? A FEDERAL STUDY REVEALS A COMMONSENSE TRUTH
CONTRIBUTORS (Contributors)
THE GREAT DI TURNAROUND
CAN AN ENTIRE PEOPLE BE LED BY THE NOSE? YOU BET
BUSINESS
AMERICA ONLINE DEFIED THE TECHIES, CATERING TO THE CHATTING MASSES. ITS SURPRISING DEAL COULD MAKE CEO STEVE CASE'S STRATEGY LOOK BRILLIANT
WORLDCOM: QUIET CONQUEROR
HOW THE ONLINE GIANT WILL TAKE ON TINSELTOWN
WHY AOL IS STILL THE PITS
THE DOW'S MILD, WILD RIDE
DON'T SWEAT 100-POINT SWINGS. STOCKS JUST DO THAT
MAC ATTACK
THE BIG KING TAKES A BIG BITE OUT OF MCDONALD'S
EDUCATION
FIVE STUDENTS SAY YALE'S DORMS ARE TOO RISQUE FOR THEM. DOES THAT TRAMPLE THEIR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM?
A TEMPEST OVER NATIONAL TESTING
THE PUBLIC LIKES A WHITE HOUSE PLAN TO TEST GRADE-SCHOOLERS, BUT IT'S TAKING FIRE. HERE'S WHY
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
AS TWO VERY DIFFERENT NEW FILMS SHOW, TO BE OR NOT TO BE IN A COMEDY OR A TRAGEDY IS NOT A QUESTION FOR KEVIN KLINE
DANCING AROUND THE GAY ISSUE (The Arts / CINEMA)
THESE JOKERS ARE WILD (The Arts / CINEMA)
IT'S NOT WHETHER YOU WIN OR LOSE BUT HOW THE FILMMAKERS--AND THE AUDIENCE--PLAY THE GAME
THE INFIRMITIES OF OUR AGE (The Arts / CINEMA)
SHAKESPEARE'S LEAR GETS UPDATED IN A THOUSAND ACRES. RESULT: JUST ANOTHER DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY
THE GOD SQUAD (The Arts / TELEVISION)
AFTER YEARS OF CAUTIOUSLY AVOIDING THE SUBJECT, PRIME TIME HAS FINALLY AWAKENED AND FOUND RELIGION. SO WHY NOW?
SPECIAL SECTION
THE SHOCKING TALE OF HOW DIANA'S DRIVER SPENT THE HOURS BEFORE HER DEATH
I CAN'T LAUGH WITHOUT YOU (After Princess Diana)
WITH COMEDY AND MOURNING, TIMING IS EVERYTHING
BLAIR BEHIND THE SCENES (After Princess Diana)
HIS SISTER'S KEEPER (After Princess Diana)
WHETHER HE INTENDED IT OR NOT, EARL SPENCER'S EULOGY MADE HIM AN OVERNIGHT ACTIVIST. IS HE UP TO THE TITLE?
AGE IS NO BARRIER (Time Select Special Report)
POST-50 AMERICANS ARE FAR FROM OVER THE HILL. THEY ARE TAKING THIS HILL BY STORM, AND THEY'RE CHANGING EVERYTHING FROM THE FAMILY TO THE MARKETPLACE