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Table of Contents: April 14, 1997
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Vol. 149 No. 15
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NATION
THE FAITHFUL AMONG US
TRUE BELIEVERS ARE MEETING AND POSTING PAGES ON THE WEB, ENSURING LIFE AFTER DEATH FOR HEAVEN'S GATE

THE MAN WHO SPREAD THE MYTH

THE HUBBELL RESCUE MISSION
THE WHITE HOUSE SEEMS TO HAVE A CREDIBLE STORY, BUT WHAT TOOK SO LONG, AND WHY DOES IT LOOK SO BAD?

BACKLASH AGAINST HMOS
DOCTORS, PATIENTS, UNIONS, LEGISLATORS ARE FED UP AND SAY THEY WON'T TAKE IT ANYMORE

TWIN CITIES' FRIENDLY PLANS
IN MINNESOTA, DOCTORS WOO THE PATIENTS--EVEN THOSE WHO NEED EXPENSIVE TREATMENT

HOW TO CHOOSE WISELY


WORLD
HOW WASHINGTON WORKS...ARMS DEALS
THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW THE PENTAGON AND BIG DEFENSE CONTRACTORS GOT THE PRESIDENT TO OPEN THE WAY FOR WEAPONS SALES TO LATIN AMERICA


SCIENCE
ANTARCTICA (Environment)
WARNINGS FROM THE ICE THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BE GRADUAL AND MODERATE. BUT WHAT IF IT IS SUDDEN AND EXTREME? A FROZEN WILDERNESS MAY HOLD THE ANSWER


HEALTH & MEDICINE
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Health)
DAY CARE--A NEW STUDY SAYS IT'S MOSTLY HARMLESS, SOMETIMES HELPFUL AND LESS IMPORTANT THAN HOME

FALSE HOPE ON BREAST CANCER? (Medicine)
A CLAIM THAT THE CAUSE HAS BEEN FOUND IS BEING LABELED PREMATURE


SPORT
SONOFAGUN, HE'S BETTER
MIKE BIBBY OF ARIZONA WINS THE FINAL FOUR 25 YEARS AFTER HIS FATHER DID


TECHNOLOGY
AMAZONIAN CHALLENGE
CAN THE DARLING OF WEB RETAILERS SURVIVE WHEN THE BIG BOYS MOVE IN?

DIVORCE INTERNET STYLE


NOTEBOOK
NOTEBOOK

DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR?

SAY IT WITH A :)

MILESTONES (MILESTONES)

HEDGING THEIR BETS

HEEEE'S BACK (WELL, SORT OF)

KING CONSPIRACY UPDATE


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
THIS IS YOUR FATHER'S LIFE
FILM CREW IN TOW, A SON RETRACES HIS DAD'S DESCENT INTO HOMELESSNESS

DREAMING THE NEWS
STORIES ARE THE WAY WE TELL OURSELVES TO OURSELVES

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BUSINESS
GM GETS SET TO HIT THE ROAD
THE COMPANY IS UNLEASHING 16 NEW CARS IN AN EFFORT TO BOOST SALES. SHORN OF SUBSIDIARIES AND OUT OF EXCUSES, IT HAS NO OTHER CHOICE

YES, MR. GREENSPAN, SIR
IGNORE THE FED CHAIRMAN AT YOUR PERIL

A TUBE FOR TOMORROW
THE FCC CLEARS THE WAY FOR HIGH-DEFINITION DIGITAL TV'S LONG-DELAYED DEBUT. IS THIS A GOOD THING?


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
ROLL OVER, WARD CLEAVER (The Arts / TELEVISION)
AND TELL OZZIE NELSON THE NEWS. ELLEN DEGENERES IS POISED TO BECOME TV'S FIRST OPENLY GAY STAR. IS AMERICA READY OR NOT?

HE CALLED ME ELLEN DEGENERATE? (The Arts / TELEVISION)

ACTING PRESIDENTS (The Arts / SPECTATOR)
HOLLYWOOD'S OVAL OFFICE IS GETTING MIGHTY CROWDED

MYSTERY SHOT (The Arts / TELEVISION)
THE AIM OF ALTMAN'S GUN IS ANYONE'S GUESS

FICTION'S NEW FAB FOUR (The Arts / BOOKS)
DESPITE THEIR NOVELS' ANTIC PLOTS, THESE TALENTED WRITERS SHARE A SENSIBILITY THAT TRANSCENDS IRONY

THUNDERCLAP (The Arts / THEATER)
JANET MCTEER BRINGS NEW PASSION TO IBSEN'S CLASSIC

THE ROAD TOO WELL TRAVELED (The Arts / CINEMA)
A WAR DRAMA DEFEATED BY A BARRAGE OF CLICHES

PURE COUNTRY (The Arts / MUSIC)
ALISON KRAUSS'S NEW CD IS A GIFT SENT FROM HEAVEN

ANOTHER WAY (The Arts / MUSIC)
SINATRA SHOWS HIS JAZZIER SIDE ON AN ARCHIVAL FIND


PEOPLE
PEOPLE


LETTERS
LETTERS