Vol. 143 No. 19
COVER
The Making of a Leader (Cover Stories)
Fond of the symbolic gesture, Nelson Mandela plays up his dreams but never plays down to his countrymen
The Ugly Fight for White Rights (Cover Stories)
Time to Take Charge (Cover Stories)
At long last, the black majority moves from repression into the halls of government
NATION
Washington's shabby handling of a Palestinian informant undercuts U.S. antiterrorism efforts
A Not-So-Hot Potato (Republicans)
Is Dan Quayle's cranky book an opening shot for a '96 presidential run? A lot of G.O.P. colleagues hope not.
A Star -- Or Maybe a Historic Footnote -- Is Born (Chronicles)
Are They Better Off Now Than They Were Four Months Ago? An Unofficial Paramount-Viacom-QVC Takeover Deal of the '90s Alumni Bulletin (Chronicles)
Dispatches (Chronicles)
No Herring. Care for a Lawyer?
Fanfare for an Uncommon Man (The Presidency)
Nixon's poignant funeral revives half a century of history and brings together a rare assembly of American Presidents
Golden State Warriors (Elections)
Kathleen Brown has everything going for her, but the race with % Pete Wilson is getting scrappy
Health Report (Chronicles)
Informed Sources (Chronicles)
Inside Washington (Chronicles)
Is That Smoke, Or Do I Smell a Rat? (Investigations)
Two scientists say their research was snuffed out by Philip Morris
Kids These Days (Chronicles)
Spotlight (Chronicles)
The Retirement Crisis (The Senate)
With so many Democrats leaving at once, Clinton stands a chance of losing an effective majority
The Week April 24-30 (Chronicles)
Winners & Losers (Chronicles)
Zhirinovsky Beat (Chronicles)
WORLD
After months of wrangling, Israel and the P.L.O. set terms for self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho
Hostage to Violence (Haiti)
In the wake of the Gonaives massacre, Washington veers toward tougher sanctions against the junta
SCIENCE
After 17 years of searching, physicists believe they have found a missing building block of matter
HEALTH & MEDICINE
With large type and revealing figures, the new food labels take much of the mystery out of nutrition
RELIGION
Faced with lawsuits and struggling to treat clerics accused of sexual abuse, the Catholic Church lags behind in forging a policy on priestly pedophilia
SPORT
Hubbub on The Cubs (Inside Baseball)
Saving Grace (Inside Baseball)
Sending A Message (Inside Baseball)
Short Hops (Inside Baseball)
Who Is Mr. Clutch? (Inside Baseball)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Will the last team to leave Los Angeles please turn out the lights
The Political Interest Clinton's House Rules
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BUSINESS
Despite glitches and issues of privacy, more Americans are turning to cards and computers to pay their bills
The Fee of Free Flying (Commerce)
Cash-strapped carriers boost the mileage travelers need to earn a ticket without paying
What's Up Doc? Retail!
First Disney, then Warner, struck gold with studio stores at the mall. Now everybody wants to join the Toon Age.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Johnny Cash, the country music legend, was all but washed up. Now he has a great record, improbably produced by a rock wunderkind.
Equal Opportunity Evil (Arts & Media / CINEMA)
In Red Rock West, a young director furiously revives the cynical conventions of film noir, and the result is a subversive sleeper
Flatfoots and Footlights (Arts & Media / THEATER)
In Cincinnati, a blunt, gay-themed play attracts the vice squad
Following the Leaders (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
Garry Wills explains how 16 great figures made an impact
Furthermore (Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
Knocking Away the Pigeons (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
In a nonfiction collection, Nobelist Saul Bellow is ornery
No Software (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
Harold Brodkey's new novel is erotic -- but not to everybody
Slouching Towards Vegas (Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
The Stand, Stephen King's apocalyptic novel, becomes an often gripping, occasionally overblown mini-series
Sylvia Suffers (The Arts & Media / THEATER)
Five decades after his debut, Arthur Miller is on Broadway
PEOPLE
Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew speaks out on caning