Vol. 150 No. 3
NATION
A NEW GENERATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS QUESTIONS THE BEDROCK BELIEFS OF AN AGING N.A.A.C.P.
AUTUMN OF HIS LIFE?
BILL COSBY MAY WIN AN EXTORTION TRIAL BUT SUFFER A DENT TO HIS REPUTATION
HUNGRY AT THE FEAST
IN SPITE OF PROSPERITY AND JOB GROWTH, A NEW STUDY WARNS OF A FESTERING CRISIS AMONG THE WORKING POOR
TEEN CRIME
CONGRESS WANTS TO CRACK DOWN ON JUVENILE OFFENDERS. BUT IS THROWING TEENS INTO ADULT COURTS--AND ADULT PRISONS--THE BEST WAY?
HOW TO START A CEASE-FIRE: LEARNING FROM BOSTON
NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME
NO WONDER THOMPSON WANTED TO LOWER EXPECTATIONS; WEEK 1 PRODUCED NEITHER LIGHT NOR HEAT NOR GOOD VISUALS
LIPPO'S MAN IN THE BACK ROOM
A TRAIN HOP TO TRAGEDY
A MICHIGAN TOWN IS EMBROILED IN THE COMPLEXITIES OF CRIME, CLASS AND RACE AFTER THREE WHITE TEENS ARE ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED BY A GROUP OF BLACK YOUTHS
BACK TO "BOMBINGHAM"
THE FBI REOPENS THE CASE OF THE 1963 CHURCH BLAST THAT LEFT FOUR LITTLE GIRLS DEAD AND SHOCKED A NATION
RAY'S HOPE
WILL THERE BE A TRIAL FOR KING'S ALLEGED ASSASSIN?
WORLD
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS DUBBED THE NAFTA GENERATION, THEY TURNED AN ELECTION-- AND MAY TRANSFORM A COUNTRY
RETURN OF THE MAN WHO WOULD BE PRESIDENT
DEATH BY MAKE-OVER
A FACE-LIFT GONE WRONG AND TELLTALE FINGERPRINTS SIGNAL A BIZARRE FINALE FOR THE PREMIER DRUG LORD
HAUNTED BY GHOSTS
A COUP BRINGS THE BLACK NIGHT OF DESPAIR BACK TO TORTURED CAMBODIA
SCIENCE
IN ITS FIRST FULL WEEK, PATHFINDER DELIVERS CUTE NICKNAMES, MONSTER PANS AND AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL CRASH
A CLOSE SHAVE IN ORBIT (Space)
MIR'S TRICKY REPAIR MISSION IS SET FOR THIS WEEK, BUT EVEN IF THAT SUCCEEDS, THE U.S. MAY ABANDON SHIP
DANGER IN THE DIET PILLS?
SURE, FEN/PHEN CAN HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT, BUT IT MAY ALSO LEAD TO POTENTIALLY SERIOUS HEART PROBLEMS
NO SEX, PLEASE
WE DIDN'T MATE WITH NEANDERTHALS, DNA SHOWS
SPORT
IN HIS DEBUT, JAPANESE IMPORT HIDEKI IRABU WOWS THE YANKEES WITH BIG-TIME STUFF AND LITTLE MAGNETS
NOTEBOOK
CHICAGO (THE SCOOP)
DALEY: CORRUPTION PROBE COMES CLOSE TO HOME
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
THE FIRST FAMILY (THE SCOOP)
SECRET SERVICE KNOWS: GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN
DIPLOMACY (THE SCOOP)
IF YOU BUY THAT, WE KNOW A BRIDGE IN BROOKLYN...
THE CONGRESS (THE SCOOP)
GINGRICH DRAWS A BLANK ON HIS LATEST KEY AIDE
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
ONE OF THE MOST NEW YORK OF STORIES IS UNFOLDING IN COURT AND IN THE STREETS
MAKE IT SNAPPY
IN PRAISE OF SHORT PAPERS, SHORT SPEECHES AND, YES, THE SOUND BITE
BUSINESS
CABLE TELEVISION, UTILITIES, RAILROADS--EVERYONE WAS GOING TO PROVIDE LOCAL PHONE SERVICE. BUT UNTIL AT&T AND THE BABY BELLS ARE CLEARED TO COMPETE HEAD ON, CUSTOMERS WILL STILL PAY MONOPOLY PRICES
HOW TO SURVIVE AN OVERHEATED MARKET
IT MAY BE TIME FOR INVESTORS TO SLOW DOWN, CASH IN AND CROSS THEIR FINGERS
BIZ WATCH (BIZ WATCH)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
LILITH FAIR--A TRAVELING FESTIVAL FEATURING FEMALE FOLK-POP STARS--IS ROCKING THE MUSIC WORLD
ACROSS THE GENDERS, THERE'S SENSITIVE-GUY POP TOO (The Arts / MUSIC)
THE SHAPING OF JEWEL (The Arts / MUSIC)
THE STREET-SMART OPTIMISM OF POP'S NEW GODDESS RISES FROM A LIFE OF NEAR POVERTY IN ALASKA AND SAN DIEGO
TOO MUCH TO LOSE (The Arts / CINEMA)
MARTIN LAWRENCE HAS A HOT MOVIE, A BIG CAREER--BUT A TROUBLED LIFE
MISSION: PREDICTABLE (The Arts / CINEMA)
IT'S HOLLYWOOD'S IDEA OF A MOVIE FOR THE THINKING PERSON. TOO BAD THE THOUGHTS ARE SO BANAL
ROYAL AFFAIRS (The Arts / CINEMA)
ACTING REIGNS IN A DEFT, REGAL BRITISH SOAP OPERA
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS (The Arts / SHOW BUSINESS)
FIRST IT WAS THE MARTINI. NOW THE SWINGERS GENERATION IS REDISCOVERING BURT BACHARACH
MANY SWORDS BUT NO EDGE (The Arts / TELEVISION)
IT'S CALLED ROAR, BUT SHAUN CASSIDY'S NEWEST VENTURE IS PRETTY TAME
SAND SCRIPT (The Arts / BOOKS)
SEARCHING FOR MEANING IN THE FOSSILS OF LANGUAGE