Vol. 145 No.

COVER

THE ESTROGEN DILEMMA (Cover Story)
AMERICA'S NO. 1 DRUG IS AN ELIXIER OF YOUTH, BUT WOMEN MUST DECIDE IF IT'S WORTH THE RISK OF CANCER

THE BIG PRO: ESTROGEN AND SEX (Cover Story)

A TONIC FOR THE MIND (Cover Story)

NATION

GLOMMING ON TO A HERO (The Nation)
SCOTT O'GRADY'S SIX DAYS IN BOSNIA MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AS TOUGH AS HIS WEEK OF HYPERCELEBRITY

THE REPUBLICAN IN THE OVAL OFFICE (The White House)
CLINTON'S BUDGET CAMPAIGN IS BEING DIRECTED BY A CONSULTANT FROM THE G.O.P.

YOUR KNIFE OR MINE? (Congress)
THE G.O.P. REVOLUTION IS IN PERIL, AS TWO HOUSE COMMITTEES DO BATTLE OVER HOW TO CUT THE BUDGET

WORLD

INTO BATTLE (Bosnia)
THE MUSLIMS LAUNCH AN OFFENSIVE THAT MAY LEAD TO BESIEGED SARAJEVO, OR BACK TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE

ASSAULT AT HIGH NOON (Russia)
IN A BID TO END THE INVASION OF THEIR HOMELAND, CHECHEN TERRORISTS STRIKE BACK ACROSS THE BORDER

REVOLUTIONARY DISINTEGRATION (Iran)
THE NEW U.S. EMBARGO MAY HURT, BUT THE GREATEST DANGER TO THE MULLAHS IS FROM THEIR OWN PEOPLE

WAR & TERRORISM

HE WAS A BOY WHO LIKED TO JUMP OUT OF THE WOODS AND SCARE PEOPLE, A NEIGHBOR REMEMBERS OF MARK KOERNKE. "EVERY DAY, (Militias)
FAITHFULLY, HE'D PLAY ARMY." HE WOULD RUN THROUGH THE WOODS OF THE SEMI-RURAL MICHIGAN ISLAND THEY ALL LIVED ON, CARRYING GUNS MADE OF UNPAINTED WOOD. THE BOY CLAIMED TO HAVE A SECRET FORT GUARDED WIT

SOCIETY

THE CALL OF THE WILD
WILDERNESS-THERAPY CAMPS OFFER A LAST HOPE FOR OUT-OF- CONTROL KIDS -- BUT MAY HAVE HIDDEN DANGERS

TECHNOLOGY

FROM [email protected]
A CONTROVERSIAL "FAKE MAIL" SERVICE ON THE INTERNET UNDERSCORES THE DANGERS OF ONLINE PSEUDONYMS

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

WINNERS & LOSERS

UNCLE TOM JUSTICE (Dividing Line)

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WHEN PEACEKEEPING DOESN'T WORK



THE WEEK
JUNE 11-17

MILESTONES

BUSINESS

IS THAT SOMETHING IN THE AIR A RECESSION? (The Economy)
AS EXPERTS ARGUE ABOUT HARD AND SOFT LANDINGS, POLITICIANS FROM CLINTON TO ARMEY HEAD FOR SHELTER

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

RISING FROM THE RUINS (The Arts & Media / ART)
A SHOW RECORDS HOW EUROPE REAFFIRMED ITS ARTISTIC VITALITY AFTER WORLD WAR II, WHEN THE ACTION HAD MOVED TO NEW YORK

GLUED TO THE TUBE (The Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
AS REGULATORS DITHER AND THE POWER RANGERS REIGN, NEW CONCERNS ARE RAISED ABOUT WHAT TV IS DOING TO KIDS

TROUBLE IN GOTHAM CITY (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
THERE'S A NEW CAPED STAR AND TWO FLASHY NEW VILLAINS, BUT THE THIRD TIME'S A CURSE FOR THE EMPTY, BLOATED BATMAN FOREVER

FIRST-PERSON PORTENTOUS (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
PAT CONROY WEIGHS IN ON CRAB DINNERS AND THE HOLOCAUST

WILD CHILD (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
A POET'S MEMOIR RUMMAGES ENGAGINGLY IN THE FAMILY ATTIC

MAKING TELEVISION SAFE FOR KIDS (Book Excerpt)
THE MAN WHO ONCE CALLED TELEVISION A "VAST WASTELAND" ISSUES AN URGENT CALL FOR ACTION

ALLERGIC TO LIFE (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
IN THE MYSTERIOUS, SEDUCTIVE SAFE, SUBURBIA CAN KILL YOU

PEOPLE

ON THE MODERATE FRINGE (Interview)