Vol. 146 No.

COVER

ONWARD CYBER SOLDIERS
THE U.S. MAY SOON WAGE WAR BY MOUSE, KEYBOARD AND COMPUTER VIRUS. BUT IT IS VULNERABLE TO THE SAME ATTACKS

AMERICA'S PERSUADER IN THE SKY

NATION

A TWO-BIT CONSPIRACY (Oklahoma)
THE CARNAGE MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF A SMALL, UNPREVENTABLE PLOT. MEANWHILE, IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, MCVEIGH'S FAMILY RECOUNTS ITS ORDEAL WITH THE FBI

OF PRIDE AND POWER (Whitewater)
THE SENATE PROVIDES THEATER AS THE HOUSE UNEARTHS TELLTALE PAPERS

ONE CHARGE TOO MANY (The Senate)
THE ACCUSATIONS OF A 19TH WOMAN FINALLY ALIENATE PACKWOOD FROM HIS REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES

WORLD

SADDAM'S FAMILY DESERTS (Iraq)
AFTER ESCAPING TO JORDAN, THE DICTATOR'S HIGH-RANKING SONS-IN-LAW AND DAUGHTERS MAY BE AN "INTELLIGENCE BONANZA"

WAR & TERRORISM

NEW VICTIMS, NEW VICTORS (The Balkans)
AS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TERRIFIED SERBS FLEE CROATIA, CLINTON TAKES HIS CHANCES ON A NEW PEACE PLAN

SCIENCE

BATS' NEW IMAGE
RESEARCHERS SAY THEY'RE BENIGN, USEFUL AND ENDANGERED

HEALTH & MEDICINE

AN ICON IN SEARCH MODE (Abortion)
NORMA MCCORVEY, THE "JANE ROE" OF ROE V. WADE, EXPERIENCES A CHANGE OF HEART (SORT OF)

SOCIETY

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES
NOW JOINED BY CLINTON, LOCAL CRUSADES AGAINST TEEN SMOKING ARE GAINING GROUND

THE HILL IS RETAKEN BY SMOKERS

TECHNOLOGY

BROWSER MADNESS
CRAZY FOR INTERNET COMPANIES, WALL STREET INVESTORS DROVE NETSCAPE STOCK TO THE SKY. BUT WILL THE BUBBLE BURST?

A REVIEW: MICROSOFT'S BEACHHEAD IN CYBERSPACE

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

NEWT'S BAD OLD DAYS

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CUTTING CULTURAL FUNDING: A REPLY

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THE WEEK
AUGUST 6-12

MILESTONES

WINNERS & LOSERS

BUSINESS

NOW HE'S EVEN RICHER
WHEN DISNEY LANDED ABC, WARREN BUFFETT SCORED THE BIGGEST HIT

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WITH AN OINK, OINK HERE (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
THE SUMMER'S SWEETEST, MOST SOULFUL HERO IS A PIG NAMED BABE

THE TRIP ENDS (The Arts & Media / SHOW BUSINESS)
JERRY GARCIA, THE PIED AND TIE-DYED PIPER OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD, DIES AT 53

THE UNIVERSE IN A STONE (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
ANITA DESAI'S NEW NOVEL CHRONICLES A QUEST FOR THE PERFECT GURU

FAMILY MATTER (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
A STRONG WOMAN COPES WITH BAD PARENTS IN SALT DANCERS

ABSOLUTELY FABULIST (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
OVERDOSING ON MAGIC REALISM IN A WALK IN THE CLOUDS

BRINK OF ARMAGEDDON (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
RICHARD RHODES' ACCOUNT OF THE MAKING OF THE H-BOMB REVISITS A TERRIFYING TALE OF SUPERPOWER RIVALRY AND ESPIONAGE

PEOPLE

SUPERMAN IN PINSTRIPES (Obituary)
MICKEY MANTLE: 1931-1995