Vol. 143 No. 24

COVER

Down the Risky Path (DIPLOMACY)
As Clinton and Kim Il Sung go head-to-head on nuclear weapons, their test of wills grows more dangerous

Kim Il Sung's Money Pipeline (DIPLOMACY)

What If... ...War Breaks Out In (NORTH KOREA)
Korea? Some say the North would win, the Pentagon says no way, but everyone agrees the casualties would be huge.

NATION

Commencement '94 Bonus (Chronicles)
Trivial Pursuits?

Commencement '94 Bonus (Chronicles)
Teacher's Pet

Commencement '94 Bonus (Chronicles)
The End of Grade-Bloat in Palo Alto

Congressmen Facing Criminal Charges (Chronicles)

Gloom Under the Dome (Congress)
Despite Rostenkowski's alleged sins, Congress is trying to clean itself up. But is it getting any more effective?

Health Report (Chronicles)

Informed Sources (Chronicles)

Inside Washington (Chronicles)
Remember Iraqgate?

Map/Father's Day Special (Chronicles)
Owners of Home Drill Presses and More

The Week May 29-June 4 (Chronicles)

The Wonks of Summer (Chronicles)

They Haven't Shut Up Yet (Chronicles)

Unions Arise -- With New Tricks (Labor)
After a long decline, organized labor adds members, calls more strikes, and even boasts a victory or two

Unlikely Stamp Subject of the Week (Chronicles)

Vox Pop (Chronicles)

Where Does This Leave Sam Peckinpah? (Chronicles)

Winners & Losers (Chronicles)

WORLD

All the Hatred in the World (Rwanda)
As Tutsi rebels pursue their fast-moving offensive, they find they are taking over a once populous country that is now both deserted and embittered

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Thalidomide's Return (Medicine)
Three decades after maiming thousands of children, the drug is increasingly useful -- but perilous as ever

RELIGION

Saints Preserve Us
The Mormons are likely to choose another aged, ailing leader, but nevertheless their church is thriving

SPORT

Going, Going, Not Quite Gone
Young sluggers are assaulting some of baseball's most cherished records. But can the big bad boys stay hot all summer?

TECHNOLOGY

Nabbing the Pirates of Cyberspace
Will the latest crackdowns make a dent in the global problem of illegal software duplication?

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

The Home Front
Without the helping hands of 60 million Americans in factories and farms back home, there would have been no D-day, no march toward Berlin and no victory

The Political Interest
A Rung on the Ladder to War

Time Magazine (Contents)
Contents Page June 13, 1994 Vol. 143 No. 24

Time (Masthead)
Magazine Masthead June 13, 1994 Vol. 143 No. 24

LAW

Military Ins and Outs (Justice)
The Pentagon ponders its options after a court orders the reinstatement of a gay National Guard colonel

Unlicensed To Kill
Outraged by some tragic accidents, states look for ways to clamp down on a hard-core class of scofflaws

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

An American in Paris (Arts & Media / DESIGN)
Inspired by the city where it's set, Frank Gehry builds an elegant home for U.S. culture. But what will happen inside it?

Brain Dead but Not Stupid (Arts & Media / CINEMA)
If making mindlessly enjoyable summer movies is so easy, why can't they all be as satisfying and well executed as Speed?

Farce Person Singular (Arts & Media / THEATER)
A U.S. premiere in Chicago of Communicating Doors, his 46th play, shows British wit Alan Ayckbourn in vintage form

Smiles of A Summer Night (Arts & Media / OPERA)
A handsome new theater opens at Glyndebourne, the musically superb, socially colorful festival set in the English countryside

Spike Up the Band (Arts & Media / MUSIC)
Fifty years after he demolished pop hits by orchestrating them for tubas, kazoos and pie pans, Spike Jones is again the rage

Tale of a Sacrifical Llama (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
In a bittersweet memoir, Mario Vargas Llosa recalls his early life and his quixotic campaign for the presidency of Peru

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