NATION

THE FAITHFUL AMONG US

TRUE BELIEVERS ARE MEETING AND POSTING PAGES ON THE WEB, ENSURING LIFE AFTER DEATH FOR HEAVEN'S GATE

BACKLASH AGAINST HMOS

DOCTORS, PATIENTS, UNIONS, LEGISLATORS ARE FED UP AND SAY THEY WON'T TAKE IT ANYMORE

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

SPORT

TECHNOLOGY

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

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

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?

ACTING PRESIDENTS (The Arts / SPECTATOR)

HOLLYWOOD'S OVAL OFFICE IS GETTING MIGHTY CROWDED

BOOKS: FICTION'S NEW FAB FOUR (The Arts / BOOKS)

DESPITE THEIR NOVELS' ANTIC PLOTS, THESE TALENTED WRITERS SHARE A SENSIBILITY THAT TRANSCENDS IRONY

MUSIC: ANOTHER WAY (The Arts / MUSIC)

SINATRA SHOWS HIS JAZZIER SIDE ON AN ARCHIVAL FIND

PEOPLE

LETTERS