TO OUR READERS Page 4

LETTERS Page 6

CHRONICLES Page 15

MILESTONES Page 21

COVER: Onward Cyber Soldiers Page 38
Computer technology is revolutionizing the science of warfare, and the Pentagon is rushing to take full advantage of the new "infowar" technology even as America itself remains most vulnerable to such tactics Commando Solo: The persuader in the sky. Page 43 America Under Attack: An Armageddon scenario. Page 44

OKLAHOMA: Small Plots and Catastrophes Page 22
McVeigh and Nichols are indicted as co-conspirators

WHITEWATER: Of Pride and Power Page 28
Congressional hearings generate theater and telltale papers

THE SENATE: The Last Straw Page 30
A 19th accuser alienates Packwood from fellow Republicans

PUBLIC EYE: Which Family, What Values? Page 31
Newt's personal history doesn't match his '50s nostalgia

BEHAVIOR: Up in Smoke Page 33
President Clinton moves to curb cigarette sales to teens

SOCIETY: A Little Bit Pro-Life Page 36
A partial conversion by Jane Roe stirs up the abortion debate

THE BALKANS: New Hopes, New Worries Page 48
While Serbs flee Croatia, the U.S. offers another peace plan

IRAQ: A Crack in the Regime? Page 52
Saddam's relatives and senior army aides defect to Jordan

BUSINESS: Warren Buffett's Big Win Page 54
The Disney-ABC deal burnishes the billionaire's legend

TECHNOLOGY: Bullish on Netscape Page 56
An upstart software company wows Wall Street Cyberspace: How good is the Microsoft Network? Page 57

SCIENCE: Bats Revisited Page 58
Researchers say they're benign, useful and endangered

THE ARTS & MEDIA

Books: The terrifying story of the H-bomb's birth. Page 66
Anita Desai on the road to enlightenment. Page 67
Coping with parental abuse in Salt Dancers Page 68

Cinema: A soulful piglet is the summer's surprise hero. Page 69
Keanu Reeves takes A Walk in the Clouds. Page 69

OBITUARY: Mickey Mantle, 1931-1995 Page 73

ESSAY Page 74

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