Vol. 150 No. 24
NATION
AMERICANS ARE FLEEING SUBURBIA FOR SMALL TOWNS. DO THEIR NEW LIVES EQUAL THEIR DREAMS?
A SMALL-TOWN SAMPLER
HE WANTS NEWT'S JOB
TOSSED OUT OF THE INNER CIRCLE, BILL PAXON IS QUIETLY CAMPAIGNING TO BE SPEAKER
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
THE MYTH OF THE MIRACLE
ASIAN LEADERS CONFRONT THE REALITY THEY TRIED TO IGNORE
WORLD
SADDAM HUSSEIN TRIES A FEW MORE TRICKS TO GET OUT OF HIS SANCTIONS BOX, BUT THE U.S. CAN'T ESCAPE ITS POLICY QUANDARY
"MUGGER OF THE NATION"?
WINNIE MANDELA, ONCE SEEN AS MOTHER OF SOUTH AFRICA, FACES ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLENCE AND KILLING
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
UNLESS THE SUMMIT SUCCEEDS, WE'RE HEADED FOR MUCH WARMER WEATHER
SOCIETY
GAY TEENAGERS ARE EMERGING AS NEVER BEFORE. BUT THESE NEW ACTIVISTS STILL FACE THE OLD PREJUDICES
NOTEBOOK
ANGLO-AMERICAN POLITICS (THE SCOOP)
BUILDING THAT BRIDGE TO A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
WHAT'S HOT IN BOTS (TECHWATCH)
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
APPRECIATION (APPRECIATION)
FUND-RAISING PROBES (THE SCOOP)
AN UNEASY LEGAL TANGO
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
GOODBYE, MISS HAVISHAM
A NON-WEDDING TURNS INTO A DEFINING MOMENT IN THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES
BUSINESS
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 PROFITABL
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
THE DOW'S DOGS WON'T HUNT
A POPULAR INVESTMENT THEORY HAS RUN ITS COURSE
WORST-CASE SCENARIOS (Time Quarterly Business Report: Thinking Big)
HOW GOOD TIMES COULD STOP ROLLING
LAW
FOR THOSE IN MEDICAL NEED, POT CLUBS OFFER HELP. BUT WASHINGTON MAY TRY TO SPOIL THE PARTY ATMOSPHERE
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MICHAEL HUTCHENCE'S BAFFLING DEATH IS THE LATEST CHAPTER IN A ROCK-'N'-ROLL ROMANCE LIVED IN EXCESS
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?
DOWN, DOWN TO A WATERY GRAVE (The Arts / CINEMA)
SETTLING ACCOUNTS (The Arts / CINEMA)
TITANIC'S DIRECTOR RESPONDS TO THE CHARGES ABOUT HIS FILM
GUNNING FOR '90S GLORY (The Arts / CINEMA)
TARANTINO'S NEW STAR: '70S ACTION HERO PAM GRIER
THE WILDERNESS WITHIN (The Arts / BOOKS)
NOVELLAS IN WHICH NATURE IS MORE THAN SCENERY
GOD IS IN THE VECTORS (The Arts / ART)
THE LUMINOUS ARCHITECTURE OF RICHARD DIEBENKORN'S PAINTINGS
BAD MEMORY (The Arts / THEATER)
DAVID MAMET AND NEIL SIMON GET NOSTALGIC
FRANKLY NOT (The Arts / MUSIC)
AN ALBUM OF BALLADS TESTS HARRY CONNICK'S PIPES