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Features Hangar 9's F4U.60 ARF model airplane in the United States. Balsa and wood components; Wings; Engine; Fuel; Takeoff and landing performance. INSETS: Specifications;Flight performance.

Describes the children's tennis program at Ravenswood High School in Palo Alto, California. Jeff Arons as director; Funding sources; Ethnic children as majority of participants; Parents' positive reactions; Academic improvement of children. INSET: Making a difference in: Tempe, Arizona, by Michelle Young....

Deals with the ongoing battle on Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge over the oil exploration issue. Stance taken by the Athabascan Indians of the Gwich'in tribe on the issue; Efforts made by oil companies and Eskimo tribes to open up the region for oil exploration in 1985 and 1995; Arguments made by oil companies regarding oil exploration development in the region.

Focuses on art history in America and Australian author Robert Hughes' interpretation of American art in a book and a television series. The concept behind writing the book; Background on Hughes. INSET: Journalists under the gun, by T.C..

The article discusses the different opinions of the top U.S. hurricane scientists on whether the claim by former Vice President Al Gore that because of global warming, future hurricanes will be more violent and destructive than those in the past, is true. In one corner, subscribing to the theory that the Atlantic Basin is in a busy cycle that occurs naturally every 25 to 40 years, are Chris Landsea, William Gray and Phil Klotzbach. On the other side are Kerry Emanuel, Peter Webster and Greg Holland.

Reports the relevance of money transfer costs from the United States to Latin America. Average amount of money sent by immigrants to their families in Latin American nations; Expense capability of total funds acquired by states; Plans on the restructuring of money transfer cost.

Reports on the possible explanation of the humming sound persisting in Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico. Suspicion on the involvement of the United States Department of Defense to the humming sound; Study conducted by a team of scientists from the University of New Mexico; Absence of an evidence linking electromagnetic fields to the humming sound.