Vol. 150 No. 23

NATION

THE NEXT BIG DIVIDE?
BLACKS AND HISPANICS SQUARE OFF OVER BILINGUAL EDUCATION--AND FOR CONTROL OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

CAN'T BUY ME LOVE?
AIRLINE TYCOON AL CHECCHI WANTS TO BE CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNOR, AND HE'S GETTING READY TO SPEND HIS WAY THERE

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HATE
DENVER IS SHAKEN BY A RASH OF SKINHEAD CRIMES. THEY MAY NOT BE LINKED, BUT THE FEAR IS MILE HIGH

LETHAL LOVERS?
THE HONEYMOON ENDS FOR TWO BELGIAN FUGITIVES

THE NEW RICH MAN'S CLUB

WORLD

GERM WARFARE
BACK IN BAGHDAD, THE U.N. INSPECTORS MUST DESTROY SADDAM'S BIOLOGICAL ARSENAL. HERE'S WHY IT'S SO HARD TO DO

FREE--AND STILL FEISTY
HOW THE WHITE HOUSE HELPED WHISK CHINA'S WEI JINGSHENG INTO EXILE

THE GHOSTS OF TIANANMEN

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT 2 A.M. IN GENEVA

RESTORING THE WINDSORS
(AND WINDSOR CASTLE TOO)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

THE ESTROGEN DILEMMA (Health)
MANY WOMEN WON'T TAKE THE HORMONE FOR FEAR OF CANCER. COULD NEW DESIGNER DRUGS BE THE ANSWER?

NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK

CAMPAIGN FUND RAISING (THE SCOOP)
A PLOT FOR PLOTS: MAKING OF A GRAVE CONCERN

POLITICAL ORNITHOLOGY
THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT'S TURKEY, 1997

WHO WROTE THIS (EXPLETIVE DELETED)?

TECHWATCH (TECHWATCH)

MILESTONES (MILESTONES)

MORE CAMPAIGN FUND RAISING (THE SCOOP)
IT'S LEAKING, IT'S LEAKING...

TECHNOLOGY TYCOONS (THE SCOOP)
BOOGIE WITH BILL; BROWSERS WELCOME

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

ASSEMBLY-LINE PICASSO
IN PHILADELPHIA, A PAINTER CHURNS OUT PRODUCT. AND THE ART WORLD REELS

THANKSGIVING INVENTORY

BUSINESS

THE PRINCE AND THE PORTFOLIO
HE LIVES LIKE DESERT ROYALTY, BUT SAUDI ARABIA'S PRINCE ALWALEED HAS MADE $12 BILLION BY HUNTING FOR TARNISHED COMPANIES WITH TURNAROUND POTENTIAL

HITTING ROCK BOTTOM
WHY JAPAN MAY NOW BE WORTH AN INVESTMENT

THE RUIN OF A REFORMER
TEAMSTERS BOSS RON CAREY IS BARRED FROM RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION. FORMER ALLIES SAY HE BETRAYED THE CAUSE

JACKO'S ADVENTURES IN THE ARABIAN MAGIC KINGDOM

EDUCATION

INVOLUNTARY VOLUNTEERS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE STARTING TO REQUIRE STUDENTS TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?

LAW

MURDER BY THE BOOK
A HOW-TO GUIDE FOR HIT MEN IS LINKED TO A GRISLY MURDER. SHOULD THE PUBLISHER BE HELD LIABLE?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REIGN MAN (The Arts / CINEMA)
THE FORECAST IS BRIGHT FOR MATT DAMON, HOLLYWOOD'S NEWEST GOLDEN BOY AND THE STAR OF TWO MAJOR FILMS

TALES OF YOUNG MEN AND THEIR DREAMS OF GLORY (The Arts / CINEMA)

FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE (The Arts / CINEMA)
FULL OF BITTER TRUTHS, A POWERFUL DRAMA ABOUT THE WAR IN SARAJEVO

THE M IS BACK IN MTV (The Arts / TELEVISION)
BY POPULAR DEMAND, SINGLED OUT AND STUPID GAME SHOWS ARE AXED. AND MUSIC RULES AGAIN

ALIEN RESURRECTION (The Arts / CINEMA: SHORT TAKES)
LESS FRIGHTENING, BUT AS MUCH FUN AS EVER

SAVING THE SPOILS OF WAR (The Arts / ART)
THE NAZIS LOOTED THEM. AMERICANS BOUGHT THEM. NOW HOLOCAUST VICTIMS WANT THEM BACK

ALIEN LAND (The Arts / BOOKS)
MODERN-DAY FOLKTALES THAT SHOW THE REAL CHINA

TO DIE FOR (The Arts / BOOKS)
AN AIDS NOVEL THAT LAUGHS THROUGH THE PAIN

MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL (The Arts / CINEMA: SHORT TAKES)
LOST AMID THE ECCENTRIC FAUNA OF SAVANNAH

THE WAY IT WAS (The Arts / CINEMA)

THE SWEET HEREAFTER (The Arts / CINEMA: SHORT TAKES)
ASCENDING INTO GRACE

SPECIAL SECTION

"IT'S A MIRACLE" (Special Report)
THE MCCAUGHEYS' FAITH, PLUS A GAMBLE ON FERTILITY DRUGS, WON THEM A SEVEN-FIGURE JACKPOT. BUT DOCTORS FEAR THEY'LL ENCOURAGE OTHERS BY MAKING IT LOOK TOO EASY

EVEN IN THE BEST HOMES, MULTIPLES ARE TROUBLE (Special Report)

ADVICE FROM THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS (Special Report)

THE NEW REVOLUTION IN MAKING BABIES (Special Report)
A HOST OF BREAKTHROUGHS--FROM FROZEN EGGS TO BORROWED DNA--COULD TRANSFORM THE TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY. BUT TAMPERING WITH NATURE CAN BE RISKY

SIX PARENTS, ONE ORPHAN (Special Report)

A BATTLE AGAINST BIOLOGY; A VICTORY IN ADOPTION (Special Report)

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

LETTERS

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