--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: August 18th, 1997 | Vol. 150, No. 7 | U.S. image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # August 18, 1997 | Vol. 150 No. 7August 18, 1997 | Vol. 150 No. 7  Issue name August 18th, 1997 | Vol. 150, No. 7 | U.S. Issue date August 18, 1997 Location U.S. Related categories [Society](/vault/subject/society/) [Technology](/vault/subject/technology/) [Science](/vault/subject/science/) [Computers](/vault/subject/computers/) [Business](/vault/subject/business/) [Electronics](/vault/subject/electronics/) [Careers](/vault/subject/careers/) [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/1997-08-18/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [CITY BOOSTERS](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986847,00.html)[DISASTER ON THE POTOMAC: HOW NOT TO RUN A CITY](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986876,00.html)[ROBIN HOOD IN REVERSE](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986878,00.html)[MEMORIES OF POL POT](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986859,00.html)[IS IT EL NINO OF THE CENTURY?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986853,00.html)[A NEW FIX-IT CREW CHECKS IN ABOARD MIR](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986854,00.html)[THE TIES THAT BIND](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986855,00.html)[AN ANTIQUE LAW SENDS TREMORS THROUGH MANY A HEART](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986856,00.html)[GENERATION TEE](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986865,00.html)[Notebook: Aug. 18, 1997](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986871,00.html)[FUND RAISING](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986872,00.html)[SEX, LIES AND SPECULATION](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986873,00.html)[Milestones Aug. 18, 1997](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986874,00.html)[CENTRAL ASIA](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986875,00.html)[DRUGS](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986877,00.html)[DON ORLANDO: UNDERTAKER FOR THE MULES](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986846,00.html)[THE TIME 100: HELP US CHOOSE](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986857,00.html)[THE PERILS OF TEAMSTERS' BOSS RON CAREY](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986848,00.html)[STEVE'S JOB: RESTART APPLE](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986849,00.html)[IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM...](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986850,00.html)[OFF THE DOLE AND ON THE JOB](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986851,00.html)[CAPITAL GAIN=MARKET PAIN?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986852,00.html)[CINEMA: CAUTION: MALE FRAUD](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986860,00.html)[CINEMA: FULL-SERVICE PARANOIA](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986861,00.html)[ART: ANCIENT, FROZEN SMILES](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986862,00.html)[MUSIC: GARTH BROOKS UNPLUGGED](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986863,00.html)[TELEVISION: ARSENIO TIMES TWO](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986864,00.html)[BACK IN THE ACTION](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986867,00.html)[BOOKS: HOW GOLDEN WAS IT?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986868,00.html)[TELEVISION: THE NEXT GENERATION](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986869,00.html)[People: Aug. 18, 1997](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986858,00.html)[BUILDING A BLOCKBUSTER TO THE 21ST CENTURY](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986866,00.html)[Letters: Aug. 18, 1997](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986870,00.html) August 18th, 1997 | Vol. 150, No. 7 | U.S. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"August 18th, 1997 | Vol. 150, No. 7 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/3569777/august-18th-1997-vol-150-no-7-u-s/"}]}]} ```