May 9, 1994 | Vol. 143 No. 19

Birth of a Nation (Cover Stories)

Nelson Mandela: The Making of a Leader (Cover Stories)

Fond of the symbolic gesture, Nelson Mandela plays up his dreams but never plays down to his countrymen

The Ugly Fight for White Rights (Cover Stories)

Time to Take Charge (Cover Stories)

At long last, the black majority moves from repression into the halls of government

A Hero's Unwelcome (Intelligence)

Washington's shabby handling of a Palestinian informant undercuts U.S. antiterrorism efforts

A Not-So-Hot Potato (Republicans)

Is Dan Quayle's cranky book an opening shot for a '96 presidential run? A lot of G.O.P. colleagues hope not.

A Star -- Or Maybe a Historic Footnote -- Is Born (Chronicles)

Are They Better Off Now Than They Were Four Months Ago? An Unofficial Paramount-Viacom-QVC Takeover Deal of the '90s Alumni Bulletin (Chronicles)

Dispatches: No Herring. Care for a Lawyer? (Chronicles)

No Herring. Care for a Lawyer?

Richard Nixon: Fanfare for an Uncommon Man (The Presidency)

Nixon's poignant funeral revives half a century of history and brings together a rare assembly of American Presidents

Golden State Warriors (Elections)

Kathleen Brown has everything going for her, but the race with % Pete Wilson is getting scrappy

Health Report: May 9, 1994 (Chronicles)

Informed Sources: May 9, 1994 (Chronicles)

Inside Washington: May 9, 1994 (Chronicles)

Is That Smoke, Or Do I Smell a Rat? (Investigations)

Two scientists say their research was snuffed out by Philip Morris

Kids These Days (Chronicles)

Spotlight: May 9, 1994 (Chronicles)

The Retirement Crisis (The Senate)

With so many Democrats leaving at once, Clinton stands a chance of losing an effective majority

The Week April 24-30 (Chronicles)

Winners & Losers: May 9, 1994 (Chronicles)

Russia: Vladimir Zhirinovsky Beat (Chronicles)

Filling in the Blanks (Middle East)

After months of wrangling, Israel and the P.L.O. set terms for self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho

Haiti: Hostage to Violence

In the wake of the Gonaives massacre, Washington veers toward tougher sanctions against the junta

Physics:Gotcha!

After 17 years of searching, physicists believe they have found a missing building block of matter

Know What You Eat (Health)

With large type and revealing figures, the new food labels take much of the mystery out of nutrition

After the Fall

Faced with lawsuits and struggling to treat clerics accused of sexual abuse, the Catholic Church lags behind in forging a policy on priestly pedophilia

Inside Baseball: Between The Lines

Inside Baseball: Hubbub on The Cubs

Inside Baseball: Saving Grace

Inside Baseball: Sending A Message

Inside Baseball: Short Hops

Inside Baseball: Who Is Mr. Clutch?

Dark Days in La-La Land (Point After)

Will the last team to leave Los Angeles please turn out the lights

The Political Interest Clinton's House Rules (The Political Interest)

Time Contents Page May 9, 1994 -- Vol. 143 No. 19 (Contents)

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)

May 9, 1994 -- Vol. 143, No. 19