Vol. 145 No.
COVER
REED'S BURGEONING CHRISTIAN COALITION EVOKES ZEAL AND FEAR AS IT MOBILIZES TO DOMINATE THE POLITICAL ORDER
THE DOCTOR IN THE LION'S DEN (Cover Story)
NATION
MEDICARE, FARM SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS AND MORE ARE IN THE BALANCE: WELCOME TO THE SECOND 100 DAYS
"THIS GUY IS A NATIONAL TRAGEDY" (Oklahoma City)
THE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS IS OVER, BUT THE SEARCH FOR JOHN DOE 2 IS FAR FROM IT
IN SEARCH OF SKELETONS (Politics)
INVESTIGATING OPPONENTS' SECRETS IS A LONG TRADITION, BUT NOW CANDIDATES ARE INVESTIGATING THEMSELVES
WORLD
RAFTERS DETAINED IN CAMPS WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE U.S.; THEN THE DOOR CLOSES ON REFUGEES FOR GOOD
MAN OF THE HOUR, AT LAST (France)
AFTER 14 YEARS OF RULE BY FRANCOIS MITTERRAND, A TROUBLED NATION ELECTS GAULLIST JACQUES CHIRAC AS PRESIDENT
WAR & TERRORISM
AS SPRING COMES, SO DO THE ROCKETS AND THE BULLETS AND THE ARTILLERY SHELLS
SCIENCE
ANIMAL ORGANS MAY SOMEDAY PRESERVE HUMAN LIVES
HEALTH & MEDICINE
SURGEON JOHN NAJARIAN HAS SAVED HUNDREDS OF LIVES. NOW HE'S FIGHTING TO SAVE HIS REPUTATION
PRESS
TWO NEW MAGAZINES SHARE YOUR OBSESSION
SPORT
DENNIS CONNER WOULD GO OVERBOARD TO MAKE SURE THE AMERICA'S CUP DOESN'T SAIL OFF TO NEW ZEALAND
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DISPATCHES
BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG
THE WEEK
APRIL 30-MAY 6
MILESTONES
WINNERS & LOSERS
BUSINESS
THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FINDS MURDOCH VIOLATED FEDERAL LAW -- THEN GIVES HIM A "KISS"
A TEAMSTER TEMPEST (Unions)
WAS A RETIRED JUDGE TOO SOFT IN HIS HANDLING OF AN INVESTIGATION OF LABOR BOSS RON CAREY?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
JAMES NACHTWEY'S CAMERA TAKES HIM -- AND US -- TO THE HEART OF HUMAN SUFFERING
POWER TO THE PEEPHOLE (The Arts & Media Cinema)
A FICTIONALIZED PEEK INSIDE THE BLACK PANTHERS TRIGGERS ANGRY DEBATE. WERE THEY SAVIORS OF THE COMMUNITY OR STREET THUGS?
BEACH BLANKET LOTTO (The Arts & Media Cinema)
HOLLYWOOD IS BETTING BILLIONS ON THIS SUMMER'S MOVIES, BUT PICKING THE WINNERS ISN'T SO HARD. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRAILERS
HELLO, SWEET PRINCE (The Arts & Media Theater)
RALPH FIENNES BRINGS HAMLET TO BROADWAY IN A COMMANDING PERFORMANCE THAT REMINDS US WHY THIS PLAY REALLY IS THE THING
WEIGHING ANCHORS (The Arts & Media Television)
AFTER ANOTHER CLASH OVER TURF, THE CBS EVENING NEWS MAY NO LONGER BE BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH DAN RATHER AND CONNIE CHUNG
WEIRD SCIENCE (The Arts & Media Show Business)
CATERING TO VIEWERS' GROWING APPETITE FOR THE PARANORMAL, NEW TV SHOWS OBLITERATE THE LINE BETWEEN FACT AND FICTION
ISN'T IT RICH? (The Arts & Media Music)
JAZZ MUSICIANS ENLIVEN THE SONGS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM
THE INTENTIONAL TOURIST (The Arts & Media Books)
ANNE TYLER PUTS HER COMIC SPIN ON A BORED HOUSEWIFE'S ESCAPE
BRICKLAYING (The Arts & Media Books)
THOMAS KENEALLY BUILDS HIS FINE NEW NOVEL FROM OLD TALES
SUMMER'S TIDE ROLLS IN (The Arts & Media Cinema)
PEOPLE
V-E DAY RECALLS ONE GERMAN FAMILY'S FRIGHTENING 1945 JOURNEY ALONG A ROAD FROM DESPAIR TO HOPE