December 16, 1991 | Vol. 138 No. 24

A Network That Guarantees Scoops (Grapevine)

Population: Hold the Wedding Bells (American Notes)

Hold the Wedding Bells

Refugees: Reprieve for The Haitians (American Notes)

Reprieve for The Haitians

Scandals: Unhappy Birthday to You (American Notes)

Unhappy Birthday to You

the Homeless: Gimme Shelter (American Notes)

Gimme Shelter

Behind The Blue Dot

Eastern Europe's New Bad Guys (Grapevine)

Forward Spin: Dec. 16, 1991 (Grapevine)

Here Comes Operation Desert Stork (Grapevine)

Jurisprudence Trial by Television

As millions tune in to the William Kennedy Smith drama, some wonder whether justice is being served by the gavel-to-gavel TV coverage

Press What's in a Middle Name?

Plenty. And some 300 curious journalists are watching the William Kennedy Smith trial on TV, like everyone else.

The New Chief Loyal but Not So Arrogant

Sam Skinner's resume as a crisis manager should serve him well wrestling the White House into shape

The Political Interest Hello George, New Hampshire's Calling

Hello George, New Hampshire's Calling

The White House: Clearing the Decks

With an eye on next year's race, Bush jettisons his chief of staff. But it will take more than personnel changes to set a new course for the economy.

They're Not Going to Take It, Probably (Grapevine)

Vox Pop: Dec. 16, 1991 (Grapevine)

America Abroad How Bush Has Wimped Out

Proliferation Soviet Nukes On the Loose

As the Kremlin's power shrivels, the West worries about who has control of the disintegrating superpower's vast atomic arsenal

Who Else Will Have the Bomb?

It may soon be brandished by a whole new class of Third World regimes, thanks to China and other suppliers. The prospects for stopping them are not high.

Albania: A Setback for The Old Guard (World Notes)

A Setback for The Old Guard

Japan: No Apology Necessary (World Notes)

No Apology Necessary

Mexico: Why Did They Open Fire? (World Notes)

Why Did They Open Fire?

Poland: Reluctant Choice (World Notes)

Reluctant Choice

Delivered From Evil (Hostages / Cover Story)

Delivered From Evil

Diplomacy : Mr. Behind-the-Scenes (Hostages / Diplomacy)

How a courageous United Nations negotiator put himself at risk to broker the hostage deal

Freedom Is the Best Revenge (Hostages / The Aftermath)

What has been learned from a decade of terrorism and hostage taking? Waiting is the best policy, and events, more than people, make the difference.

Lives in Limbo (Hostages / The Ordeal)

With the last of the American hostages now home, Anderson and other former captives share memories of physical pain, mental anguish and extraordinary human endurance

Can Aspirin Prevent Cancer? (Medicine)

A new study suggests there may be yet another benefit from the world's most popular medication

Drink Until You Finally Drop

Chronic alcohol abuse is becoming the entertainment of choice, and the No. 1 health problem, for an alarming number of kids

Hey, Let's Do A Few Lines! (Living)

Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll are taking a backseat to poetry among the hip set

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Vol. 138 No. 24 DECEMBER 16, 1991