Vol. 139 No. 17
COVER
Officials blamed the 1985 tragedy on icy wings. Was it really sabotage aimed at some of the plane's passengers?
Pan Am 103 Why Did They Die? (Cover Stories)
Washington says Libya sabotaged the plane. Provocative evidence suggests that a Syrian drug dealer may have helped plant the bomb -- and the real targets were intelligence agents working for the CIA
NATION
A Mystery Without an Ending (Grapevine)
An African Homeland for the Palestinians? (Grapevine)
Anniversaries (The Week)
Arf! (The Week: Nation)
Bush Plays His Antiunion Card (The Week: Nation)
Big Labor backs Clinton, and the President smacks Big Labor
California Revives The Death Penalty (The Week: Nation)
After 25 years, San Quentin prepares to execute a murderer
Crime Time (The Week)
Darman's on The Perk Patrol (Grapevine)
Et Cetera (The Week: Nation)
Next Gig: A Duet with Elvis (Grapevine)
WORLD
Five New Nations Ask WHO ARE WE? (Central Asia)
The Muslim republics search for an identity somewhere between radical Islam and Western secularism
Shut Down Until Further Notice (The Week World)
The U.N. embargo against Libya begins, but Gaddafi won't relent
SCIENCE
Shoot for the Stars
A fresh generation of telescopes will open a new era of astronomical discovery
HEALTH & MEDICINE
High-tech lighting may be as bad as sunlight for causing skin cancer
DNA Testing Gets An Unexpected O.K. (The Week Health & Science)
But a U.S. body urges great care in handling the technique
Et Cetera (The Week Health & Science)
The Case for Thalidomide (The Week Health & Science)
A drug that causes massive birth defects can save lives as well
SOCIETY
Fluid Freddy is now the world's very best golfer
Et Cetera (The Week: Society)
Monitor Television Fades to Black (The Week: Society)
The Christian Science church, $235 million poorer, drops an experiment
STYLE & DESIGN
A splashy Expo '92 opens this week with a focus on both past and future. The best buildings don't include one from the U.S.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The President has avoided a grilling on character issues so far, but the barbs will come and some may stick
No New Taxes -- For George
BUSINESS
Caterpillar hands its unionized workers a crushing defeat
Et Cetera (The Week: Business)
Fasten Your Seat Belts for The Fare War
American's new prices offer simpler, often cheaper choices. But rivals must now join the battle . . . or die.
Money Matters
Honey, They Shrunk the Interest Rates
Plug It In, Drive It Off (The Week: Business)
Chrysler introduces an electric van that can hit 65 on the freeway
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
All Appetite (Reviews Cinema)
Broadway's Bell Goes Ding! Dong! (Reviews Theater)
From Worst to First (The Week Arts & Entertainment)
As network viewing takes a rare jump, CBS wins the season's ratings crown
Luncheonette (Reviews Theater)
Tone Poem
Riffs On Violence (Reviews Books)
Short Takes (Reviews)