Monday, Jun. 28, 1993

Time Magazine Contents Page JUNE 28, 1993 VOL. 141 NO. 26

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 8

THE WEEK 17

MILESTONES 29

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HEALTH CARE: Why Wait for Bill?

States and big companies are changing the system

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THE WHITE HOUSE: Aggressive Compromises

By settling for less, Clinton is gaining more

36

DEFENSE: The Agony of Base Closings

Three historic naval bases fight a war for survival

38

PROFILE: Ruth, Justice and a Pioneer's Way

The Supreme Court nominee is both somber and surprising

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BEHAVIOR: False Alarms

What motivated so many bogus complaints about Pepsi?

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MEMOIR: John Connally's Look Back

Excerpts from the autobiography of the late Texas statesman

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UNITED NATIONS: No Peace to Keep

Why the blue helmets can't police the world

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BUSINESS: Are Banks Becoming Irrelevant?

They are stingy with loans and losing deposits

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RESTAURANTS: Behemoth Burger Wars

As lean fare flops, fast-food chains are beefing up menus

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COVER: What's a Father to Do?

Fatherhood in America is being crushed in the collision between private needs and public pressures. Should Dad be the new, cool father? Or Mother's Big Assistant? What will the boss say? And what can be learned from an earlier generation of fathers, even as the current one vows to be different and struggles to figure out how?

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CINEMA: The Kidding of Hollywood

Home Alone's bonanza sends filmmakers on a PG spree

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REVIEWS

ART The 45th Venice Biennale is mostly stale, mannered stuff. MUSIC The syntho-dance band New Order reveals a human touch. Clues to composer Erich Korngold's Hollywood detour. BOOKS The surprising success of an Anita Hill debunking. The Pugilist at Rest introduces a striking short-story writer. THEATER Anna Deavere Smith illuminates the Los Angeles riots. TELEVISION A look at gay writer Armistead Maupin.

PEOPLE 75

ESSAY 76

Cover: Photograph for TIME by Gregory Heisler

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