Time Magazine Contents Page AUGUST 2, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 5

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 5

THE WEEK 11

MILESTONES 19

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COVER: Why Johnny Gets a Gun

They're armed, dangerous and live next door. From inner cities to quiet suburbs, America's youth have developed a fatal attraction to firearms.

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CONGRESS: Dark Clouds over Rosty

An old pol's legal woes may disrupt Clinton's plans

29

LAW: Meet You at the Courthouse

Gay groups vow to fight the Nunn-Clinton military policy

30

CIVIL RIGHTS: Civil War and Remembrance

Carol Moseley-Braun foils one bit of Southern nostalgia

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THE WHITE HOUSE: Death of a Family Friend

A Clinton confidant falls into a fatal despondency

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THE FLOOD: The Deluge That Wouldn't Stop

Just as the flood seemed to crest, more rain came

35

Federal Relief: The rescuer rode in on a bus

36

NEWSWATCH: Confessions of a Video Wannabe

Why print journalists just love the TV cameras

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JUSTICE: A Squeaky-Clean G-Man

The nominee for FBI chief is already helping morale

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BOSNIA: The West's Disgrace

A shameful case of weakness, blunder and cowardice

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JAPAN: Pssst! Weak Government!

The ruling party's fall does not guarantee new policies

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ISRAEL: Ivan the Not-So-Terrible

Demjanjuk seems not to have been the beast of Treblinka

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ENVIRONMENT: Norway Lets the Harpoons Fly

Commercial whaling is back, and the world is up in arms

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SOCIETY: Welcome to the Great Indoors

Japan's pleasure domes enclose a beach and a ski slope

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BUSINESS: The PC Industry Short-Circuits

Prices and profits fall in a destructive price war

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FRAUD: Skimming Off the Cream

A retailing legend commits a huge computer crime

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FINANCE: Deals for the Well-Connected

House Speaker Foley's trades reveal a Wall Street secret

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TELEVISION: Fretting over Violence

Network shows could get blander, while teen books get gorier

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SHOW BUSINESS: Stupid-Network Tricks

NBC and CBS stage a custody battle over Letterman

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SPECTATOR: The Phantom Deal for NBC

So far, Bill Cosby & Co. haven't put up or shut up

REVIEWS 56

PEOPLE 63

ESSAY 64

Cover: Photograph of model for TIME by Dennis Chalkin

Inset: Photograph by Bob Talbot

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