NATION

INTEGRATION FOREVER?

A NEW GENERATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS QUESTIONS THE BEDROCK BELIEFS OF AN AGING N.A.A.C.P.

HUNGRY AT THE FEAST

IN SPITE OF PROSPERITY AND JOB GROWTH, A NEW STUDY WARNS OF A FESTERING CRISIS AMONG THE WORKING POOR

TEEN CRIME

CONGRESS WANTS TO CRACK DOWN ON JUVENILE OFFENDERS. BUT IS THROWING TEENS INTO ADULT COURTS--AND ADULT PRISONS--THE BEST WAY?

NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME

NO WONDER THOMPSON WANTED TO LOWER EXPECTATIONS; WEEK 1 PRODUCED NEITHER LIGHT NOR HEAT NOR GOOD VISUALS

A TRAIN HOP TO TRAGEDY

A MICHIGAN TOWN IS EMBROILED IN THE COMPLEXITIES OF CRIME, CLASS AND RACE AFTER THREE WHITE TEENS ARE ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED BY A GROUP OF BLACK YOUTHS

BACK TO BOMBINGHAM

THE FBI REOPENS THE CASE OF THE 1963 CHURCH BLAST THAT LEFT FOUR LITTLE GIRLS DEAD AND SHOCKED A NATION

RAY'S HOPE

WILL THERE BE A TRIAL FOR KING'S ALLEGED ASSASSIN?

WORLD

DEATH BY MAKE-OVER

A FACE-LIFT GONE WRONG AND TELLTALE FINGERPRINTS SIGNAL A BIZARRE FINALE FOR THE PREMIER DRUG LORD

HAUNTED BY GHOSTS

A COUP BRINGS THE BLACK NIGHT OF DESPAIR BACK TO TORTURED CAMBODIA

SCIENCE

ROCK FESTIVAL ON MARS (Space)

IN ITS FIRST FULL WEEK, PATHFINDER DELIVERS CUTE NICKNAMES, MONSTER PANS AND AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL CRASH

A CLOSE SHAVE IN ORBIT (Space)

MIR'S TRICKY REPAIR MISSION IS SET FOR THIS WEEK, BUT EVEN IF THAT SUCCEEDS, THE U.S. MAY ABANDON SHIP

DANGER IN THE DIET PILLS?

SURE, FEN/PHEN CAN HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT, BUT IT MAY ALSO LEAD TO POTENTIALLY SERIOUS HEART PROBLEMS

SPORT

THE ORIENT EXPRESS

IN HIS DEBUT, JAPANESE IMPORT HIDEKI IRABU WOWS THE YANKEES WITH BIG-TIME STUFF AND LITTLE MAGNETS

BRIEFING

CHICAGO (Notebook / THE SCOOP)

DALEY: CORRUPTION PROBE COMES CLOSE TO HOME

THE FIRST FAMILY (Notebook / THE SCOOP)

SECRET SERVICE KNOWS: GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

THE CONGRESS (Notebook / THE SCOOP)

GINGRICH DRAWS A BLANK ON HIS LATEST KEY AIDE

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

MAKE IT SNAPPY (Essay)

IN PRAISE OF SHORT PAPERS, SHORT SPEECHES AND, YES, THE SOUND BITE

BUSINESS

HUNG UP ON COMPETITION

CABLE TELEVISION, UTILITIES, RAILROADS--EVERYONE WAS GOING TO PROVIDE LOCAL PHONE SERVICE. BUT UNTIL AT&T AND THE BABY BELLS ARE CLEARED TO COMPETE HEAD ON, CUSTOMERS WILL STILL PAY MONOPOLY PRICES

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC: THE SHAPING OF JEWEL (The Arts / MUSIC)

THE STREET-SMART OPTIMISM OF POP'S NEW GODDESS RISES FROM A LIFE OF NEAR POVERTY IN ALASKA AND SAN DIEGO

CINEMA: MISSION: PREDICTABLE (The Arts / CINEMA)

IT'S HOLLYWOOD'S IDEA OF A MOVIE FOR THE THINKING PERSON. TOO BAD THE THOUGHTS ARE SO BANAL

PEOPLE

LETTERS