Vol. 126 No. 2
NATION
A Fiery Tale of Two Cities
Flames rage through sections of Los Angeles and San Diego
Aftermath of a Painful Ordeal
Resolution of the Beirut crisis leaves many loose ends
Already Jockeying for Position
Bush and Kemp try to make 1988 (yes, 1988) a two-man race
American Notes Alaska
A Governor Faces Impeachment
American Notes Courts
A Purrfect Excuse From Jury Duty
American Notes Deffense
New Ports for 29 Warships
American Notes Espionage
Unmasking America's Spies
American Notes Justice
Mercy Killing Or Murder?
Managing the Crisis
Rejiggering Old Equations
The drama of TWA 847 may open new Middle East opportunities
Roach Races and Russian Roulette *
The freed Americans tell of brutal beatings and death threats
Shattering a Fragile Dream
An honor student is shot to death on a New York City street
Sweet Land of Liberty
The hostages' homecoming adds luster and a sobering note to the Fourth
The Seven Left Behind
WORLD
Britain Tories Rebuffed
Welsh voters send a message
Israel Battling an Enemy At Home
Austerity measures spark a one-day national shutdown
Italy the Third Man
Agca names another Turk
Seeking the "Tonic Effect"
Soviet Union Winds of Kremlin Change
Gorbachev's power grows as Gromyko is elevated and Romanov is demoted
World Notes Britain
Miners Go to Moscow
World Notes China
Freedom for a Catholic Bishop
World Notes Japan
The Warrior's Promise
World Notes Nicaragua
A Rebel Outstays His Welcome
World Notes South Africa
"Disgraceful" Conduct
Zimbabwe Mugabe's Win
A Marxist state edges closer
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Into the Mouths of Babes
(Medicine)
Increasingly popular smokeless tobacco is far from harmless
SOCIETY
In Missouri: the Cicada's Song
(American Scene)
Song of Myself, on Tape
(Living)
Japanese sound-blending machines are making U.S. melodies
RELIGION
Building a Spiritual Bridge
John Paul's Encyclical Appeals for Religious Freedom and Unity
Women Deacons
A new Anglican church policy
SPORT
Fire Over Ice, in Three Sets
At Wimbledon, two perennials turn each other around again
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Brave New Piggy Bank
The glories and glitches of electronic banking
BUSINESS
Bloated with Heavy Debt
(Economy & Business)
From consumers to conglomerates, Americans are living on borrowed cash
Business Notes Autos
(Economy & Business)
A Chic High-Plains Cruiser
Business Notes Deals
(Economy & Business)
Mary Kay Paints a Private Face
Business Notes Energy
(Economy & Business)
Exxon's $2 Billion Black Eye
Business Notes Investments
(Economy & Business)
Apaches on the Bond Path
Business Notes Trials
(Economy & Business)
Working Them to Death
Cheaper Havens on the U.S. Road
(Economy & Business)
Motels for bargain hunters offer bread instead of quiche
Star Wars of a Different Kind
(Economy & Business)
Ibm and At&T Get Ready for the Battle of the 21st Century
Upping the Ante Cbs Tops The
(Economy & Business)
Turner offer
LAW
Rebuilding Jefferson's Wall
The court recesses after an unexpected turn in church-state cases
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
"I Dream for a Living"
(Show Business)
Steven Spielberg, the Prince of Hollywood, is still a little boy at heart
The Autobiography of Peter Pan
(Show Business)
In his own words, Spielberg recalls growing up suburban
Mailman Bernard Shaw: Collected Letters, 1911-1925 Edited by Dan H. Laurence Viking; 989 pages; $45
(Books)
Notable Help the Poor Struggler
(Books)
by Martha Grimes Little, Brown; 225 pages; $15.95
Splash But Less Than Smash Singin' in the Rain
(Theater)
Music and Lyrics by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed; Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Tales Credible and Inevitable the Image and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer Farrar, Straus & Giroux; 310 pages; $17.95
(Books)
Treasures From the Jungle
(Art)
Two superb shows retrieve the lost masterworks of the Maya
MILESTONES
Milestones
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PEOPLE
People
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TO OUR READERS
A Letter From the Publisher
(Publisher's Letter)
ESSAY
Looking Evil Dead in the Eye