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

CHRONICLES 13

MILESTONES 19

COVER: South Africa Reborn 22

In an awesome spectacle of transformation, Nelson Mandela and the black majority inherit the government.

The White Right: Saying no to a changing destiny

A Legend as Leader: How will Mandela rule?

HAITI: Tougher Sanctions 39

A brutal massacre backfires on the military

MIDDLE EAST: Raise the Flag 42

Palestinians finally get self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho

INTERVIEW: Can't Spare the Rod 47

Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew calls for moral accountability

THE PRESIDENCY: Hail and Farewell 48

At Richard Nixon's funeral, four Presidents look back

INTELLIGENCE: No Way to Treat a Hero 50

Washington bungles its handling of a Palestinian informant

THE SENATE: Is This Any Time to Retire? 51

With midterm elections coming, a lot of Democrats are going

REPUBLICANS: What Is Quayle Thinking Of? 52

Some G.O.P. colleagues hope it's not a presidential bid

ELECTIONS: California's Political Gold Rush 54

Women and Clinton have much at stake in the Governor's race

THE POLITICAL INTEREST: Clinton's House Rules 55

Warrantless searches and new income rules for public housing

RELIGION: After the Fall 56

The Catholic Church has yet to face up to priestly pedophilia

THE ECONOMY: No Cash. No Checks. No Fuss? 60

More and more Americans pay their bills electronically

COMMERCE: The Higher Cost of Free Travel 62

U.S. airlines tighten frequent-flyer mileage requirements

BUSINESS: What's Hot, Doc? Retail! 64

Studio stores at the mall are gold mines

HEALTH: Checking Out What You Eat 68

New and improved food labels make their supermarket debut

SCIENCE: Tracks of the Last Quark 69

Physicists see hard evidence of the missing piece of matter

THE ARTS & MEDIA 72

Music: Country legend Johnny Cash makes a comeback

Cinema: Red Rock West, a film noir worthy of the term

Theater: In Cincinnati, a play brings the vice squad

Fifty years after his Broadway debut, Arthur Miller is back

Books: Harold Brodkey's erotic novel fails to appeal

Saul Bellow kvetches winningly in a collection of essays

In Certain Trumpets, Garry Wills explains leadership

Television: The Stand is the best Stephen King mini-series

PEOPLE 85

ESSAY 86