NATION

WARMING TO SUCCESS

CHILLICOTHE, OHIO, IS QUIETLY PROSPERING. SHOPPERS ARE TRADING UP TO FANCY LAWN FURNITURE AT WAL-MART. BUT FEW CAN YET BELIEVE THEIR GOOD FORTUNE

WORLD

NUCLEAR DISARRAY

WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO WORRY ABOUT ARMAGEDDON ANYMORE. BUT WHO'S SAFE WHEN THE RUSSIANS ARE LOSING CONTROL OVER THEIR ARSENAL?

HUNT FOR A MOLE

IS A SENIOR U.S. OFFICIAL IN WASHINGTON PASSING INTELLIGENCE TO ISRAEL?

HEALTH & MEDICINE

BY HIS OWN DEVICE (Medicine)

A BIOTECH LAB RACES TO PERFECT A NEW TREATMENT FOR CANCER JUST IN TIME TO SAVE ITS DYING CEO

SOCIETY

DEATH AT EVERY STOP (Crime)

ONE MAN, STILL AT LARGE, MAY BE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BRUTAL KILLINGS IN THREE DIFFERENT STATES

MENTAL ADJUSTMENT

HOW FAR SHOULD EMPLOYERS GO TO HELP SOMEONE WITH A PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS STAY ON THE JOB?

SPORT

A LOT OF CELTIC GREEN

RICK PITINO LEAVES KENTUCKY TO TAKE OVER IN BOSTON AND BECOME THE HIGHEST-PAID COACH IN ALL OF SPORTS

TECHNOLOGY

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

HOW HARD IS CHESS? (Ideas)

EVEN IF DEEP BLUE COULD BEAT KASPAROV EVERY TIME, IT WOULD STILL BE THE SAME BIG ZERO INSIDE

BUSINESS

THE GOLDEN SHAFT

DEEP IN AN INDONESIAN JUNGLE WAS THE MOTHER LODE, A GRAND STRIKE THAT PROMISED RICHES BEYOND IMAGINING. OR SO IT SEEMED. NOW THE DISCOVERER IS DEAD, THE GOLD-MINING COMPANY IS IN RUINS AND THOUSANDS O

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

CINEMA: PETER PAN GROWS UP BUT CAN HE STILL FLY? (The Arts / CINEMA)

FOR 20 YEARS, HE HAD HOLLYWOOD'S MOST PROFOUND AND PROFITABLE CASE OF ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. BUT THE BOY OF JAWS HAS BECOME THE MAN OF SCHINDLER'S LIST. THE LONELY, PRECOCIOUS SON OF A BROKEN HOME IS T

MUSIC: ROCKING THE CRADLE (The Arts / MUSIC)

KIDDIE-POP ACTS LIKE HANSON ARE HITTING THE CHARTS. WHERE'S DR. SPOCK WHEN YOU NEED HIM?

BOOKS: CAPITAL CONNECTIONS (The Arts / BOOKS)

WASHINGTON PROVIDES THE BEGUILING SETTING FOR A WINNING NOVEL ABOUT POWER AND POLITICS

BOOKS: INTELLIGENCE MATTERS (The Arts / BOOKS)

A CLEVER THRILLER ABOUT HONOR AND LOYALTY IN THE SPY GAME, THE NEWS BUSINESS AND AMONG FRIENDS

PEOPLE

LETTERS