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TO OUR READERS 4

LETTERS 10

CHRONICLES 19

MILESTONES 25

COVER: State of Shock 26

The latest catastrophe in a string of disasters rocks California to its core, forcing its inhabitants to ponder their fate and the fading luster of a golden dream

L.A. Stories: In the hours and days after the quake struck, Angelenos struggled to put their lives together again 40

Hidden Faults: More disasters lurk under California's crust 45

SCIENCE: Is the Next Ice Age Upon Us? 79

The idea isn't as farfetched as it sounds, say geologists

DEFENSE: Bobby Inman Bows Out with a Bang 84

But was he persecuted by -- or just paranoid about -- the press?

THE PRESIDENCY: He's Up! He's Down! He's Up! 86

After a rough stretch, Bill Clinton bounds back in the polls

THE POLITICAL INTEREST: A Healthy Complaint 87

Why Moynihan sees trouble ahead for Clinton's reform plan

RUSSIA: Yeltsin's Reform Waltz 88

It's one frustrating step back and two to the side

Interview: A U.S. economist says hyperinflation may be next 90

MIDDLE EAST: Peace Talk 91

Did Syria say -- or Israel hear -- the magic words?

TECHNOLOGY: The Power of the Mac 93

Now 10 years old, this clever computer has changed the world

MEDICINE: Suspect in a Deadly Attack on Bones 97

Researchers link the risk of osteoporosis to a single gene

SPORT: Was Harding in on the Kerrigan Attack? 98

A blowhard bodyguard says yes -- but offers little proof

JUSTICE: She Must Have Been Crazy 99

Lorena Bobbitt's insanity defense wins the day

THE ARTS & MEDIA

Show Business: James L. Brooks, TV's king of comedy, finally completes the movie romance that used to be a musical 102

Television: More stars are asking, "Can we hawk?" 105

Theater: Six thumbs up for David Ives' cunning playlets 106

Cinema: The Summer House is quietly rewarding 108

Sharon Stone plays the frigid wife in a banal triangle 108

Books: Little League comes to the projects 109

Novelist Henry Roth breaks a 60-year silence 111

Music: George Gershwin is back, and he's on a roll 113

PEOPLE 115

ESSAY 116

COVER: Photograph for TIME by Les Stone -- Sygma

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