NATION
RATING WARS
THE TV INDUSTRY DEVISES A LABELING SYSTEM TO PROTECT KIDS, BUT WILL IT DO THE JOB?
OLYMPIAN EFFORTS
THE FBI UPS THE ANTE IN ITS SEARCH FOR A BOMBER
BAIL BONDSMAN TO THE WORLD
CLINTON'S PICK FOR THE U.N. KNOWS HOW TO BARGAIN, WHEEDLE AND BULLY. JUST ASK THE DICTATORS WHO HAVE CROSSED HIS PATH
THE SILENT TREATMENT
IT MAY BE OVER, NOW THAT THE PENTAGON SAYS CHEMICALS MAY HAVE HARMED THOUSANDS OF GULF VETS
MEET THE FIRM OF...
RAINES RUBIN DALEY & BOWLES EX-INVESTMENT BANKERS AND LAWYERS FORM CLINTON'S ECONOMIC TEAM. SURPRISE! IT'S PRO-WALL STREET
WORKFARE MEANS DAY CARE
WISCONSIN, A WELFARE PIONEER, STRUGGLES WITH THE ISSUE OF QUALITY CARE IN THE CRUCIAL EARLY YEARS
WORLD
BEIJING'S CAPITALIST
CHINA CHOOSES A MILLIONAIRE TO LEAD HONG KONG. CAN HE FOSTER BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IN THE TERRITORY?
TANTRUMS AND CHAMPAGNE
AFTER A FACE-OFF BETWEEN THE U.S. AND FRANCE, U.N. INSIDER KOFI ANNAN OF GHANA GETS THE TOP POST
REBELS IN THE KINGDOM
FACING INTERNAL DISSENT ON TWO FRONTS, THE SAUDIS WANT THE U.S. TO PUNISH IRAN
SCIENCE
NOT SO EXTINCT AFTER ALL
THE PRIMITIVE HOMO ERECTUS MAY HAVE SURVIVED LONG ENOUGH TO COEXIST WITH MODERN HUMANS
MARY NICOL LEAKEY: 1913-1996: FIRST LADY OF FOSSILS
MARY NICOL LEAKEY: 1913-1996
SOCIETY
THEY DIDN'T PAY RETAIL (Crime)
A WEALTHY MINNESOTA FAMILY IS ACCUSED OF HIRING A CROSS-DRESSING EX-CON AS THEIR PERSONAL SHOPLIFTER
NO WAY OUT
THE NATION KNOWS MORE NOW ABOUT HOW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAPS ITS VICTIMS. WILL THIS AWARENESS HELP KAY WEEKLEY?
RELIGION
MARY, SO CONTRARY
TWO NEW BOOKS RE-EXAMINE THE VIRGIN MOTHER, A POPULAR FAVORITE WITH A CHECKERED DOCTRINAL PAST
BRIEFING
Notebook: Dec. 23, 1996 (Notebook)
IS THAT A VINCENT VAN GOGH OR A VAN GOUGE? (Notebook)
I WANT MY HOMEWORK! (Notebook)
Milestones Dec. 23, 1996 (Notebook / MILESTONES)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
To Our Readers: Dec. 23, 1996 (To Our Readers)
TOY STORY (Essay)
HERE'S A TIMELY SUBJECT FOR A BLOCKBUSTER FILM: CHILD LABOR
BUSINESS
OVITZ AND OUT AT DISNEY
GIVEN FEW OF MICKEY'S ASSETS TO RUN, MICHAEL NO. 2 ENDS A TURBULENT TENURE AS THE COMPANY'S PRESIDENT
HOLLYWOOD GETS WIRED
TOP TALENT AGENCY CAA AIMS TO GIVE ITS STAR CLIENTS AN EDGE AS ENTERTAINMENT MOVES TO THE PC
SANTA TAKES STOCK
REINVENTING SEARS
THE BIG STORE, ONCE CLOSE TO CLOSEOUT, HAS BECOME THE MERRIEST RETAILER UNDER CEO ARTHUR MARTINEZ. HOW LONG CAN HE KEEP IT GOING?
BACK IN STYLE IN THE SUBURBS
SPECIAL SECTION
15 WHO HAD THEIR 15 MINUTES (The Best Of 1996 / PEOPLE)
THIS TIME NEXT YEAR YOU PROBABLY WON'T REMEMBER THE NAMES OF THESE 15 HUMANS, BUT THEY'LL NEVER FORGET THEIR BRIEF FLASH OF FAME
THE BEST OF 1996 (The Best Of 1996)
AND THE WORST WE SAW THE MOVIES. WE READ THE BOOKS. WE WATCHED THE TV SHOWS, LISTENED TO THE CDS AND SURFED THE NET. AND NOW THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE...