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In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 147 No. 16
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NATION
THE JOYFUL POWER BROKER
WASHINGTON MOURNS RON BROWN, THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE WHO CONQUERED BARRIERS AND THE WORLD


HEALTH & MEDICINE
DEFINING THE RIGHT TO DIE (Medicine)
COURTS OPEN THE WAY TO PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE. NOW DOCTORS HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT MEANS


SPORT
BOSTON MARATHON: A LONG RUNNING SHOW
BOSTON, THE MARATHON OF MARATHONS, IS BRACING FOR ITS 100TH START


TECHNOLOGY
Techwatch: Apr. 15, 1996 (Techwatch)


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
FIRST AND LAST, DO NO HARM (Viewpoint)
ALLOWING DOCTORS TO AID PEOPLE IN COMMITTING SUICIDE IS UNCONSCIONABLE

Dividing Line: RONALD HARMON BROWN: 1941-1996 (Nation / Dividing Line)
AN EMPTY SEAT AT THE TABLE

Contributors: Apr. 15, 1996

People, Apr. 15, 1996 (People)

TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS (Essay)
IN WHICH ROGER AND JAN ENABLE ARMCHAIR SHOPPERS TO SELECT A LIFE

Letters, Apr. 15, 1996 (Letters)

Notebook: Apr. 15, 1996 (Notebook)

BELTWAY ROBBERY (Notebook)

Milestones Apr. 15, 1996 (Milestones)

THIGH AND MIGHTY (Notebook)

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BUSINESS
A HEALTHY MERGER?
A BIG DEAL MAKES AETNA THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST HEALTH-CARE COMPANY

EUROPE'S JOB CRUNCH
COMPARED WITH THE U.S., ITS CARING ATTITUDE ON JOBS AND LAYOFFS MAY BE BRINGING MORE GRIEF THAN RELIEF


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
BOOKS: REVISITING A REVISIONIST (The Arts / BOOKS)
ST. MARTIN'S PRESS CAME THIS CLOSE TO PUBLISHING A NAZI-PHILIC BIOGRAPHY OF GOEBBELS. WASN'T ANYBODY PAYING ATTENTION?

TELEVISION: A BETTER MOUSETRAP? (The Arts / TELEVISION)
WITH DISNEY READY TO REBUILD THINGS, ABC BRACES FOR CHANGE--AND LOTS OF TRIPS TO SPACE MOUNTAIN

THEATER: A SUNDANCE FOR THE STAGE (The Arts / THEATER)
ONCE A YEAR, THE HUMANA FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN PLAYS IS THE CENTER OF THE THEATER WORLD. EVEN HOLLYWOOD GETS EXCITED

PHOTOGRAPHY: PICTURES FROM AN INTUITION (The Arts / PHOTOGRAPHY)
HARRY CALLAHAN HELPED REFOCUS POSTWAR PHOTOGRAPHY, AND YET HE REMAINS ODDLY INDISTINCT

CINEMA: TAKING OUT THE BUGS (The Arts / CINEMA)
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, DISNEY HAS IMPROVED ON ROALD DAHL'S PEACH

NOT SO PRIMAL (Cinema)
CAN RICHARD GERE MAKE UP FOR A NONSCARY THRILLER?


SPECIAL SECTION
UNABOMBER: THE POWER OF PARANOIA (Special Report / UNABOMBER)
TERROR BEGETS TERROR, FEAR BEGETS FEAR--UNTIL THE HYSTERIA EXHAUSTS ITSELF. HAVE WE REACHED THE END OF THIS CYCLE?

UNABOMBER: TRACKING DOWN THE UNABOMBER (Special Report / UNABOMBER)
THE HARVARD HERMIT DISCARDED MODERN LIFE 25 YEARS AGO; BUT AFTER A LONG AND OBSESSIVE MANHUNT, THE FEDS ARE CONVINCED THEY'VE FINALLY GOT THEIR MAD BOMBER

UNABOMBER: A VICTIM REFLECTS ON THE EVIL COWARD (Special Report / UNABOMBER)

OKLAHOMA CITY: THE STATE VERSUS MCVEIGH (Special Report / OKLAHOMA CITY)
ONE YEAR AFTER THE BOMBING, THE GOVERNMENT HAS PUT TOGETHER AN ELABORATE CASE AGAINST TIMOTHY MCVEIGH--WHOSE LAWYER HAS CONSTRUCTED AN EVEN MORE ELABORATE CONSPIRACY THEORY TO CAST DOUBT ON HIS CLIENT

OKLAHOMA CITY: LIVING WITH THE NIGHTMARES (Special Report / OKLAHOMA CITY)
THE CITY PULLED TOGETHER AS LIVES FELL APART. BUT IN THE YEAR SINCE, RESIDENTS HAVE LEARNED THEY WERE ALL VICTIMS--AND THAT THERE ARE SOME WOUNDS TIME CANNOT HEAL

OUT HERE IN MONTANA (Special Report / MONTANA)
THE UNABOMBER SUSPECT IS ONLY ONE OF MY STATE'S WEIRDOS. SO PLEASE STAY AWAY

OKLAHOMA CITY: I'M JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE (Special Report / OKLAHOMA CITY)
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TIMOTHY MCVEIGH


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