Table of ContentsAnd Now the Numbers Clinton's first official budget reveals more shifts than cuts CITY HALL FREE-FOR-ALLSHORT TAKES The City of Worried Angels The Rodney King case goes to the jury, and Angelenos bite their nails UNHEALED WOUNDS Once so promising, America's second largest city now lives in the grip of racial tension, red ink and cynicismMaking Brotherly MusicPROCESS OF ELIMINATION Basic ScornWaco's False Spring A thaw in negotiations with Koresh appears to be only temporary Corporate PunishmentTO BE OR NOT TO BE . . . A SUPREME TIME Magazine Contents Page APRIL 19, 1993 VOL. 141 NO. 16 POISON PEN New Sounds, New GroovesBoughten BoyhoodRussia's Lethal Hot Potatoes An explosion awakens haunting memories of Chernobyl MARIAN ANDERSON 1897 - 1993 Promises UnpackedGOOD NEWS FOR YEWS Dear Mr. and Ms. President . . .Bubble Boy's Secret A rare gene may lead to discoveries about the immune system MEMOIR INTO MELODRAMAClinton Goes Acourtin'Le Cirque FantastiqueUNSAFE ON ANY CONTINENT Between Rock 'n' Roll and a Hard PlaceOn Coming Close, So Close When it really counted, Bobby Shivar's best shot wasn't quite worth a millionReading, Writing, 'Rithmetic, RageLower Pb = Higher IQ Researchers say cleansing kids of lead makes a difference THE WRITE STUFFHyperactive Heredity Scientists find a genetic cause for the distractive disorder LIGHT-FOOTED Hello Again, Mary Jane Pot culture is back, as rockers and rappers are singing the praises of marijuanaThe Most Dangerous GameTaking Stock A new accounting rule restrains a favorite form of executive pay MEMORY, TOO, IS AN ACTOR On the screen, writer Tobias Wolff sees himself reinvented one more timeNot Exactly an Order . . . Yet Regulators request a recall of GM's pickups, citing ''increased risk'' VOX POPThe Greatest Story Ever Sold Dramatically wobbly and theologically muddled, a French extravaganza on the life of Jesus begins a North American tourCBS'S LOSS: NBC'S LACK Seeking the Roots of Violence The search for biological clues to crime is igniting a brutal political controversyVisiting a Place Called HopeBritain's Radiant Star Immunity to AIDS? Love MatchTHE ULTIMATE MOGUL Is Michael Ovitz getting too powerful? The Hollywood agent's new deal stirs up a controversy about his many roles.Stellar GuestFrontier Justice An angry mother takes a child-molesting case into her own hands Wartime Atrocities QUICK EXIT In a Rare Interview, Ovitz Defends His PowerWhen Enough is Enough Fed up with corruption, Italians now have a chance to revamp their political systemTIME Magazine masthead APRIL 19, 1993 VOL. 141 NO. 16 Fighting Fear In Florida The brutal murder of a tourist alarms foreign visitors -- and locals as well Indecent ProposalThe Way Balls Bounce Two spectacular athletes epitomize the highs and lows of March Madness (Formerly) Red InkA Martyr for the Young Lions The murder of an A.N.C. hero edges South Africa's volatile black youths closer to warWHAT'S IN A NAME? NASA's Plea: Help! The shuttle finally flew, but the beleaguered U.S. space agency still needs a boost from its old rivals the RussiansCamp for Crusaders After 12 weeks of training in the ABCs of protest, antiabortion activists prepare to teach others what they have learnedFujimori's Trophy Peru's President locks Shining Path's Guzman away for life PRIME TARGETS THE WATERWORKS FLU A tiny parasite gets the blame for making thousands of Milwaukeeans miserableExcessive Force A U.S. Marine is court-martialed for shooting a Somali teenager RUSSIA FACES CHAOS Cabinet Work After the political maneuvering, Japan gets a new Foreign Minister The Just-In-Time Work Force Goodbye to the Godzilla Myth As Miyazawa arrives in the U.S., he leaves a country that is anything but an all-devouring juggernautPUTTING JUSTICE IN THE DOCK With more at stake than a courtroom verdict, both sides in the Rodney King trial made stronger casesSTYMIED AGAIN Lawyers for the Poor Stirring Bad Blood Armenians and Azeris go to war again, drawing international ire THE OTHER VIDEOTAPE Going to War % Radical Surgery Steered by a reformer who ponders every option, Clinton's health-care plan stresses freedom of choiceTrouble for Sure Iraq opens fire on U.S. aircraft patrolling the no-fly zone A Fresh Wave