INTEGRATION FOREVER?
A NEW GENERATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS QUESTIONS THE BEDROCK BELIEFS OF AN AGING N.A.A.C.P.

BILL COSBY: 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?


MEXICO: 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


ROCK FESTIVAL ON MARS (Space)
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


THE ORIENT EXPRESS
IN HIS DEBUT, JAPANESE IMPORT HIDEKI IRABU WOWS THE YANKEES WITH BIG-TIME STUFF AND LITTLE MAGNETS


Notebook: Jul. 21, 1997

CHICAGO (THE SCOOP)
DALEY: CORRUPTION PROBE COMES CLOSE TO HOME

Milestones Jul. 21, 1997 (MILESTONES)

THE FIRST FAMILY (THE SCOOP)
SECRET SERVICE KNOWS: GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

Diplomacy: IF YOU BUY THAT, WE KNOW A BRIDGE IN BROOKLYN... (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


IN THE LAND OF THE GIGANTES (Nation)
ONE OF THE MOST NEW YORK OF STORIES IS UNFOLDING IN COURT AND IN THE STREETS

MAKE IT SNAPPY (Essay)
IN PRAISE OF SHORT PAPERS, SHORT SPEECHES AND, YES, THE SOUND BITE

HUNG UP ON COMPETITION
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 Jul 21, 1997 (BIZ WATCH)


MUSIC: GALAPALOOZA! LILITH FAIR (The Arts / MUSIC)
A TRAVELING FESTIVAL FEATURING FEMALE FOLK-POP STARS--IS ROCKING THE MUSIC WORLD

MUSIC: ACROSS THE GENDERS, THERE'S SENSITIVE-GUY POP TOO (The Arts / MUSIC)

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

CINEMA: MARTIN LAWRENCE: TOO MUCH TO LOSE (The Arts / CINEMA)
MARTIN LAWRENCE HAS A HOT MOVIE, A BIG CAREER--BUT A TROUBLED LIFE

CINEMA: MISSION: PREDICTABLE (The Arts / CINEMA)
IT'S HOLLYWOOD'S IDEA OF A MOVIE FOR THE THINKING PERSON. TOO BAD THE THOUGHTS ARE SO BANAL

CINEMA: ROYAL AFFAIRS (The Arts / CINEMA)
ACTING REIGNS IN A DEFT, REGAL BRITISH SOAP OPERA

BURT BACHARACH: WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS (The Arts / SHOW BUSINESS)
FIRST IT WAS THE MARTINI. NOW THE SWINGERS GENERATION IS REDISCOVERING BURT BACHARACH

TELEVISION: MANY SWORDS BUT NO EDGE (The Arts / TELEVISION)
IT'S CALLED ROAR, BUT SHAUN CASSIDY'S NEWEST VENTURE IS PRETTY TAME

BOOKS: SAND SCRIPT (The Arts / BOOKS)
SEARCHING FOR MEANING IN THE FOSSILS OF LANGUAGE


People: Jul. 21, 1997


Letters: Jul. 21, 1997