NATION

HATCHING MISCHIEF

THE UTAH SENATOR ANGERS G.O.P. LEADERS BY PUSHING A HEALTH-INSURANCE BILL FOR KIDS. BUT, HEY, IT COULD PASS

DESTINATION UNKNOWN

WHAT MADE AN AIR FORCE PILOT BREAK FORMATION DURING A ROUTINE MISSION--AND SIMPLY DISAPPEAR?

THE CHEERFUL GIVER (MONEY & POLITICS)

A BUSINESSMAN WITH A CORNER ON PUBLISHING COURT DOCUMENTS WAS ALSO A MASTER OF POLITICAL DONATIONS

WORLD

ARMED WOMEN OF IRAN

A 30,000-STRONG, FEMALE-LED ARMY STANDS READY IN IRAQ TO BATTLE TEHRAN'S RULING MULLAHS

SCIENCE

LIFE IN A DEEP FREEZE? (Space)

THE DISCOVERY OF POSSIBLE SEAS ON JUPITER'S MOON EUROPA HEATS UP THE SEARCH FOR ALIEN ORGANISMS--AND THERE ARE MANY MOONS STILL TO EXPLORE

HEALTH & MEDICINE

EARLY FLASH POINTS (Health)

BESET BY SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY EBBING HORMONES, WOMEN IN MIDLIFE TURN TO HERBS AND HEALTH FOODS TO SMOOTH OUT THE ROCKY ROAD TO MENOPAUSE

SOCIETY

JONI, NO LONGER BLUE

A TOUCHING MOTHER-AND-CHILD REUNION ADDS FUEL TO THE DEBATE OVER ADOPTION-PRIVACY RULES

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

LOST IN THE E-MAIL

EVERYONE IS DOING IT. AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THE CHATTY, THE COWARDLY AND THE CONNIVING ARE CLOTTING THE ELECTRONIC-MAIL REVOLUTION

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

CINEMA: THE LONGEST DAY (The Arts / CINEMA)

A CAMERAMAN'S DEATH HAS PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON HOLLYWOOD'S SWEATSHOP-STYLE WORK PRACTICES

BOOKS: DEATH IN THE CLOUDS (The Arts / BOOKS)

AN EVEREST SURVIVOR GIVES A GRIPPING ACCOUNT OF THE TERRIBLE NIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD

FASHION: THE POPE OF FASHION (The Arts / FASHION)

BERNARD ARNAULT'S IS THE KINGDOM OF LUXURY, THE POWER TO SHAPE FASHION'S FUTURE--AND ALL THE FUN

SPECIAL SECTION

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE CLASS OF 1996? (The Time 25 / TIME 1996 MOST INFLUENTIAL)

SOME MEMBERS OF LAST YEAR'S TIME 25 PROSPERED, OTHERS PEAKED, EVEN AS FOOT FAULTS UNDID THE HAUGHTY, AND GRUNGE PRODUCED A CINDERELLA

PEOPLE

LETTERS