Table of ContentsThe World Is Not A Theme ParkHOW IBM WAS LEFT BEHIND Mainframe computers were its cash cow. Then the industry changed, and Big Blue was just the leader of an obsolete market. Can it ever recover?JUST KIDDING Christmas BattlesA Bone for the Dogs With Gaidar gone, Russian capitalists grow wary of the future CLINTON'S PEOPLE They Call Him Mack the Nice Everyone loves presidential pal THOMAS MCLARTY now, but wait till he's been chief of staff for a dayThe Dilemma of DisarmamentAnd Who Will Pay? Despite budget woes, the U.N. plans to send troops to Mozambique Broadway Re-BoundThe Gift of Hope Armed for battle, U.S. Marines find mostly smiles and waves as they fan out into the Somalian countrysideA BILL OF PARTICULARS ON YUGOSLAV WAR CRIMES EmpoweredA COLD WAR TALE When a Soviet defector accused a respected Washington Post reporter of accepting money from the KGB, both the CIA and the FBI tried to unravel who was using whom -- and failedSeoul Survivor A fierce South Korean race puts an ex-dissident in the Blue House Miss the Mark? Steal Him!Nuremberg in Bosnia The U.S. proposes war-crimes trials of Serbs and Croats TIME Magazine Contents Page DECEMBER 28, 1992 VOL. 140, NO. 26 Blood and Banishment Answering five deaths, Israel deports hundreds of Palestinians Political Exorcism G.O.P. centrists organize to wrest the party back from the religious right Science, God And Man New discoveries in physics, cosmology and biology make the universe more explainable, as well as more amazing. Does this undermine religious faith -- or reinforce it?An Appointment with DR. DEATH The Search Goes On A special prosecutor will probe the Clinton passport caper Leaky Transition Real appointments often get lost among the hot tips Mercy's Friend or Foe? As Dr. Kevorkian takes on the state of Michigan over physician-assisted suicide, he may be undermining his own crusadeCAMBODIA: THE UN's Biggest Gamble The peace-keepers -- a huge commitment in manpower and money -- are caught in a cross fire as they struggle to resurrect a countryInto Somalia's Zone of Death Troops reach famine-struck Baidoa, but the looters still lurk nearby Leaning on the Panic Button An executive's best-selling jeremiad about the federal budget deficit is a good scare but a weak prescriptionET CETERA WHICH DOCTOR? ARE AMERICA'S CORPORATE GIANTS A DYING BREED?Lessons in L.A. Law New violence shows that tensions are high but the cops are ready Whose Job Is It, Anyway?BISTRO BLUES The traditional French cafe is slowly dying out, a victim of le cocooning, le stress and le fast foodEndangered Legacy Bush opts unexpectedly to protect more endangered species Dear George:Star Trek: The Next Frontier With a dark, gritty new spin-off, the futuristic cult series moves into uncharted territoryWhat Ailed Tiny Tim A literary diagnosis offers a footnote to a classic holiday tale Extremely Hazardous DutyPaddy Power Japan's rice farmers make a last ditch attempt to block imports Why the Christmas Films Don't Sparkle Half a dozen releases ignore the rules of keeping audiences entertained. A seventh remembers how.The Walkman Was Primitive By ComparisonThe Ultimate Bah, Humbug!The Clear Alternative Colorless products aim to capture the clean generation BRIEFS SO SUE ME BRIEFS LONG TIME COMING Don't Just Sit There! The first interactive movie asks its audiences to get involved U.S. Hispanics Say, Call Us ''-Americans'' They love their country and want to speak English, a survey shows BRIEFS TERMS OF ENDEARMENT VOX POPGalileo and Other Faithful ScientistsUnforgettable pictures of the year Well, Shut My Mouth The FCC hits Howard Stern where it hurts: his boss's wallet Professor Bill's Class: Political Economy 101 Clinton's summit played well, but his promises are looking harder to keep Death and Taxes New IRS proposals help the terminally ill cash in life insurance PRINCESS OF DEALS Telling an Inner LifeBand on the Run American college students disgrace their school and flabbergast Japan THE NEW RUSSIA One Step at a Time U.S. firms can open offices, but they still can't do business with Vietnam SHORT TAKES Stand Up and Sound Off Sorry, MadonnaSelling Spree The U.S. Commerce chief's Chinese trip reaps contracts and controversy THE NEW RUSSIA A Torrent of Pink From Big Blue IBM announces more layoffs and cutbacks. Will these be the last? ET CETERA FOREVER YOUNG Visions of Robot-RatsStand Up and Sound Off Deal of a Lifetime General Motors lures retirees with a batch of brand-new extras Trying to Hype HistoryTIME Magazine Masthead DECEMBER 28, 1992 VOL. 140, NO. 26 ET CETERA WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE? THIS JUST IN ET CETERA COURTING MORE CHAOS Look Back In AngerIt's the Nuclear Missiles, StupidET CETERA OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND . . .
