NATION
THE FAITHFUL AMONG US
TRUE BELIEVERS ARE MEETING AND POSTING PAGES ON THE WEB, ENSURING LIFE AFTER DEATH FOR HEAVEN'S GATE
THE MAN WHO SPREAD THE MYTH
THE HUBBELL RESCUE MISSION
THE WHITE HOUSE SEEMS TO HAVE A CREDIBLE STORY, BUT WHAT TOOK SO LONG, AND WHY DOES IT LOOK SO BAD?
BACKLASH AGAINST HMOS
DOCTORS, PATIENTS, UNIONS, LEGISLATORS ARE FED UP AND SAY THEY WON'T TAKE IT ANYMORE
MINNESOTA: TWIN CITIES' FRIENDLY PLANS
IN MINNESOTA, DOCTORS WOO THE PATIENTS--EVEN THOSE WHO NEED EXPENSIVE TREATMENT
HOW TO CHOOSE WISELY
WORLD
HOW WASHINGTON WORKS...ARMS DEALS
THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW THE PENTAGON AND BIG DEFENSE CONTRACTORS GOT THE PRESIDENT TO OPEN THE WAY FOR WEAPONS SALES TO LATIN AMERICA
SCIENCE
ANTARCTICA (Environment)
WARNINGS FROM THE ICE THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BE GRADUAL AND MODERATE. BUT WHAT IF IT IS SUDDEN AND EXTREME? A FROZEN WILDERNESS MAY HOLD THE ANSWER
HEALTH & MEDICINE
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Health)
DAY CARE--A NEW STUDY SAYS IT'S MOSTLY HARMLESS, SOMETIMES HELPFUL AND LESS IMPORTANT THAN HOME
FALSE HOPE ON BREAST CANCER? (Medicine)
A CLAIM THAT THE CAUSE HAS BEEN FOUND IS BEING LABELED PREMATURE
SPORT
SONOFAGUN, HE'S BETTER
MIKE BIBBY OF ARIZONA WINS THE FINAL FOUR 25 YEARS AFTER HIS FATHER DID
TECHNOLOGY
AMAZONIAN CHALLENGE
CAN THE DARLING OF WEB RETAILERS SURVIVE WHEN THE BIG BOYS MOVE IN?
DIVORCE INTERNET STYLE
BRIEFING
Notebook: Apr. 14, 1997 (Notebook)
DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR? (Notebook)
SAY IT WITH A :) (Notebook)
Milestones Apr. 14, 1997 (Notebook / MILESTONES)
HEDGING THEIR BETS (Notebook)
HEEEE'S BACK (WELL, SORT OF) (Notebook)
KING CONSPIRACY UPDATE (Notebook)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
THIS IS YOUR FATHER'S LIFE (Nation)
FILM CREW IN TOW, A SON RETRACES HIS DAD'S DESCENT INTO HOMELESSNESS
DREAMING THE NEWS (Essay)
STORIES ARE THE WAY WE TELL OURSELVES TO OURSELVES
BUSINESS
GM GETS SET TO HIT THE ROAD
THE COMPANY IS UNLEASHING 16 NEW CARS IN AN EFFORT TO BOOST SALES. SHORN OF SUBSIDIARIES AND OUT OF EXCUSES, IT HAS NO OTHER CHOICE
YES, MR. GREENSPAN, SIR
IGNORE THE FED CHAIRMAN AT YOUR PERIL
A TUBE FOR TOMORROW
THE FCC CLEARS THE WAY FOR HIGH-DEFINITION DIGITAL TV'S LONG-DELAYED DEBUT. IS THIS A GOOD THING?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
TELEVISION: ROLL OVER, WARD CLEAVER (The Arts / TELEVISION)
AND TELL OZZIE NELSON THE NEWS. ELLEN DEGENERES IS POISED TO BECOME TV'S FIRST OPENLY GAY STAR. IS AMERICA READY OR NOT?
TELEVISION: HE CALLED ME ELLEN DEGENERATE? (The Arts / TELEVISION)
ACTING PRESIDENTS (The Arts / SPECTATOR)
HOLLYWOOD'S OVAL OFFICE IS GETTING MIGHTY CROWDED
TELEVISION: MYSTERY SHOT (The Arts / TELEVISION)
THE AIM OF ALTMAN'S GUN IS ANYONE'S GUESS
BOOKS: FICTION'S NEW FAB FOUR (The Arts / BOOKS)
DESPITE THEIR NOVELS' ANTIC PLOTS, THESE TALENTED WRITERS SHARE A SENSIBILITY THAT TRANSCENDS IRONY
THEATER: THUNDERCLAP: JANET MCTEER BRINGS NEW PASSION TO IBSEN'S CLASSIC (The Arts / THEATER)
JANET MCTEER BRINGS NEW PASSION TO IBSEN'S CLASSIC
CINEMA: THE ROAD TOO WELL TRAVELED (The Arts / CINEMA)
A WAR DRAMA DEFEATED BY A BARRAGE OF CLICHES
MUSIC: PURE COUNTRY (The Arts / MUSIC)
ALISON KRAUSS'S NEW CD IS A GIFT SENT FROM HEAVEN
MUSIC: ANOTHER WAY (The Arts / MUSIC)
SINATRA SHOWS HIS JAZZIER SIDE ON AN ARCHIVAL FIND