Time Magazine Contents Page JULY 26, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 4

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 8

THE WEEK 15

MILESTONES 21

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COVER: The Great Flood of '93

In extent and damage, the Mississippi-Missouri inundation may be the all-time U.S. monster, but Midwesterners bear up with good humor and resilience -- though also with aching backs.

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Dams and Levees: A mixed blessing

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After the Deluge: The potential for disease

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SCIENCE: Gayness in the Genes

Strong evidence emerges that homosexuality is inherited

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Terrible Choice: Will families want to abort gay babies?

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THE MILITARY: No End in Sight

A gay compromise looms, but the fighting isn't over

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The Political Interest: Don't settle for hypocrisy

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BOSNIA: Wretched Sarajevo

The horror of survival in a city without hope

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SOMALIA: Veering Off Course?

The violence in Mogadishu calls U.N. policy into question

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TERRORISM: Today L.A., Tomorrow . . .

The FBI foils a neo-Nazi plot to start a race war

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BUSINESS: Motown Turns a Corner

Detroit recaptures market share from the Japanese

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MONEY ANGLES: Beat the Gas Tax -- Buy a New Car

Better fuel efficiency will help people come out ahead

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HEALTH: Block That Fat!

A diet drug takes a fresh approach to cutting calories

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BEHAVIOR: The Sand-Trap Integrity Test

Cheaters at golf are cheaters in the office

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VIDEO: Home-Shopping Nuptials

The union of two channels heralds a new tele-retailing age

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DRUGS: Choose Your Poison

A new generation is being ensnared by a range of intoxicants

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CRIME: Burn Thy Neighbor

A sex offender serves time but cannot go home again

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RELIGION: A Babel of Bibles

Will Scriptures hip to what's happening snare new believers?

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ART: France's Sophisticated Primitive

A survey of the radical paintings of Jean Dubuffet

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REVIEWS

THEATER Was it worth making Sunset Boulevard into a musical? CINEMA The creator of Boys N the Hood flops this time. TELEVISION Chantilly Lace is sisterhood in action (men, beware). MUSIC Tony! Toni! Tone! updates sweet '60s soul. BOOKS A memoir of sexism and racism at the Washington Post. Honor Among Thieves is a plodding (non)thriller.

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SPECTATOR: The Problems with PBS

Just how singular and essential is public TV these days?

PEOPLE 77

ESSAY 78

Cover: Photograph for TIME by Steve Liss

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