Vol. 144 No. 13

COVER

Destination Haiti
Under fire or in a friendly takeover, with Cedras in power or in exile, American troops were on their way in

The Once and Future President
The Aristide who goes back to take charge of Haiti is not the same man who fled after the coup

NATION

Besuboru Like It Oughta Be (Chronicles)
Unlike its American cousin, Japanese major league baseball (pronounced besuboru) is in the grip of pennant fever:

Early Birds on Parade (Republicans)
It's a long way to November 1996, but with Bill Clinton looking beatable, the field of eager G.O.P. presidential hopefuls is already getting crowded

Flight of the Intruder (The White House)
A disturbed man's crash on the South Lawn exposes the White House's vulnerability to sneak air attacks

Health Report (Chronicles)

Informed Sources (Chronicles)

Inside Washington (Chronicles)
Accusations About Aristide Put Justice in a Bind

Lazarus of the Week (Chronicles)

Newt's Eye View (Chronicles)

Smart Criminals, Foolish Choices (Chronicles)

The Presidential Military-Intervention Speech: a Primer (Chronicles)
Need to persuade America it's time to ship the Marines off to a troubled country somewhere hot? Here's how, based on actual presidential addresses regarding actual U.S. invasions:

The Sons Also Rise (Elections)
To everyone's surprise except their dad's, the Bush brothers are real contenders in Texas and Florida

The Week September 11-17 (Chronicles)

Winners & Losers (Chronicles)

SCIENCE

A Rite of Passage -- Or Mutilation? (Environment)

Coming Soon: Raiders of the Lost Tomb

More Power to Women, Fewer Mouths to Feed (Environment)
The U.N. conference reaches consensus: gender equality is a key to curbing population growth

The Khan Collection
A trove of archaeological treasures proves the Mongols and their monarch were surprisingly civilized

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Cornering a Killer (Medicine)
After four years of searching, researchers pinpoint the location of a gene that causes breast cancer

SOCIETY

Officers on the Edge
A spate of suicides has U.S. police reviewing how to help cops cope with pressures on -- and off -- the job

SPORT

A Resounding Victory for Stupidity
Baseball's season is over, sending the national pastime down a black hole

TECHNOLOGY

Hooked Up to the Max
Will America Online, Prodigy and CompuServe lose their clout when the Internet comes to town?

How the Internet Was Tamed

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Public Eye the White Gloves Come Off

The Political Interest the Case for Intervention

Time (Contents)
Contents Page September 26, 1994 -- Vol. 144, No. 13

Time (Masthead)
Magazine Masthead SEPTEMBER 26, 1994 VOL. 144 NO. 13

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Joint Enterprise (Arts & Media / CINEMA)
Updating the prison genre in a deft, well-played tale of revenge

Egotists (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
Gail Godwin likes her people, perhaps a bit too much

Getting a Leg Up (Arts & Media / FASHION)
For that hot, sexy look, thigh-highs are the thing for runway models and grannies

L.a. Futzing (Arts & Media / CINEMA)
The New Age aims for chic anomie but is merely boring

Monster Music R.E.M., One Of (Arts & Media / ROCK)
America's best bands, is back with its loudest, boldest album

Snowbound (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
On a remote island, a vivid tale of clashing cultures

The Last Leading Lady (Arts & Media / OBITUARY)
Jessica Tandy: 1909-1994

The Mating Game (Arts & Media / MUSIC)
A sparkling new opera based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses delivers a morality tale about the machinations of love

TO OUR READERS

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ESSAY

The Bright Side of Overpopulation