NATION

THE GREAT ESCAPE

AMERICANS ARE FLEEING SUBURBIA FOR SMALL TOWNS. DO THEIR NEW LIVES EQUAL THEIR DREAMS?

DR. CLINTON SCRUBS UP

HIS PLAN FOR HEALTH-CARE SURGERY IS LESS RADICAL THIS TIME. HE EVEN HAS SOME REPUBLICANS WITH HIM

IMF TO THE RESCUE

AS EAST ASIA SINKS FURTHER INTO ECONOMIC QUICKSAND, THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND IS SWOOPING IN WITH MONEY AND ADVICE. BUT IS THE IMF, WHOSE BIGGEST DONOR IS THE U.S., THE PERFECT ACTION HERO, OR W

WORLD

IRAQ: THE PALACE OF MIRRORS

SADDAM HUSSEIN TRIES A FEW MORE TRICKS TO GET OUT OF HIS SANCTIONS BOX, BUT THE U.S. CAN'T ESCAPE ITS POLICY QUANDARY

THE WAR OF THE SPENCERS

IN SOUTH AFRICA, DIANA'S BROTHER FINDS HE CANNOT SHUT THE WORLD OUT FROM A SCANDAL OF HIS OWN

SCIENCE

SOCIETY

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

THINKING BIG (Time Quarterly Business Report: Thinking Big)

THE PHRASE GLOBAL ECONOMY CONJURES UP VISIONS OF A WORLD DOMINATED BY MULTINATIONAL MONSTERS. BUT U.S. COMPANIES THAT COULD FIT INTO EXXON'S OR COCA-COLA'S BACK POCKET ARE ALSO CARVING OUT A PROFITABLE

HOW LONG CAN IT LAST? (Time Quarterly Business Report: Thinking Big)

DESPITE TURMOIL ABROAD, THE ECONOMY WILL LIKELY BE IN GREAT SHAPE THROUGH 1998, SAYS A TIME PANEL

THE FORD IN FORD'S FUTURE

BILL JR. WILL BE THE FIRST FAMILY MEMBER TO HEAD THE COMPANY IN A DECADE. HIS WARM UP? RUNNING THE NFL LIONS

WORST-CASE SCENARIOS (Time Quarterly Business Report: Thinking Big)

HOW GOOD TIMES COULD STOP ROLLING

LAW

TOO HIGH IN CALIFORNIA?

FOR THOSE IN MEDICAL NEED, POT CLUBS OFFER HELP. BUT WASHINGTON MAY TRY TO SPOIL THE PARTY ATMOSPHERE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

HOW COULD HE HAVE DONE IT? (The Arts / ROCK)

MICHAEL HUTCHENCE'S BAFFLING DEATH IS THE LATEST CHAPTER IN A ROCK-'N'-ROLL ROMANCE LIVED IN EXCESS

CINEMA: TRYING TO STAY AFLOAT (The Arts / CINEMA)

AFTER ENDLESS CRISES, DELAYS AND COST OVERRUNS, THE $200 MILLION TITANIC FINALLY OPENS THIS MONTH. WAS ALL THE MISERY WORTH IT?

PEOPLE

LETTERS