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...inside the cargo department? an exploding engine? a missile from outside? "These people are so expert in their field that they can reassemble the plane with even the smallest pieces of metal," says Hannifin. Once the pieces are put together, FBI specialists perform tests on the plane parts to trace particles of outgassing. "Whether the explosion was a result of a TNT bomb or a synthetic Semtex explosive, a favorite of terrorist bombers, traces of chemicals and emissions residue can be detected on the parts," reports Hannifin. Once the voice data recorder and the flight data recorder, are found, they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatomy Of An Investigation | 7/19/1996 | See Source »

...because he couldn't stay sober. He too had intended to drink himself to death but in 1994, at age 33, committed suicide more expediently with a gun. For O'Brien and his characters, drinking is a way of life and death, an unextinguishable passion--beyond love and any trace of reason it accords--that must be succumbed to completely, perhaps even embraced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: AN ASSAULT ON RECOVERY | 7/15/1996 | See Source »

...infections isn't easy; most don't get tested that quickly. But last July the researchers managed to find 12 men who had been infected with HIV for no more than 90 days. The men have been on combination therapy ever since, and Ho can't find a trace of the virus in their blood. In the next few weeks, he plans to take biopsies of their lymph nodes to see if the virus is hiding there, out of reach of both the drugs and the blood tests. If the nodes are clear, Ho plans to take some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A NEW ATTACK ON AIDS | 7/8/1996 | See Source »

...away at his brain and would probably kill him by October. In a last-ditch effort to save his life, his doctors gave him three anti-HIV drugs all at once. Within weeks, the lesions inside his head started to disappear. And tests could no longer find even a trace of the virus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A NEW ATTACK ON AIDS | 7/8/1996 | See Source »

...year-old Louis Brown of Boston was killed by a stray bullet as he headed to a Christmas party sponsored by a local anti-gang group. On Monday, Louis's parents were at the White House to see President Clinton announce a Federal program that will document and trace weapons sold to youths. Under Clinton's plan, information on guns confiscated from juveniles in 17 cities will be entered into a federal computer database. Then, ATF agents and local police can trace the guns back to the original sellers using documents and serial numbers. There's more than enough work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping Kids Gun-Free | 7/8/1996 | See Source »

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