Vol. 128 No. 16
NATION
An impasse over SDI zaps Gorbachev's briefcase full of proposals
On the Field of Ancient Peacemaking (Essay)
T shirts, Teacups and Togas
Reykjav脙颅k plays host--and may never be the same again
Soviet Spin Control
"I Think I Have Some Room to Maneuver" (The Presidency)
The Long Road to Reykjav脙颅k
Both sides in Iceland were dealing with the legacy of a minisummit held 19 years ago in Glassboro, N.J., that preceded a dramatic buildup in the nuclear-arms race
By Robert S. McNamara
Democratic Governors Under Siege
The G.O.P. takes aim at a 34-16 majority in state executives
Bernard Kalb's "Modest Dissent"
The State Department spokesman quits over disinformation
WORLD
A captured U.S. soldier of fortune spins a tale of CIA intrigue
Death in El Salvador
Questions About a Damascus Connection (Terrorism)
Suspicions harden in London and Paris about Syria's role in recent attacks
An Interview with Hafez Assad
From Syria's President, denials of terrorism and accusations against Israel
Striking Back (South Africa)
Pretoria retaliates for sanctions
No Shortcut (Pakistan)
Benazir's strategic retreat
SCIENCE
Despite early fears, a nuclear-sub disaster poses no danger
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A new test confounds potential Huntington's disease victims
SOCIETY
PRESS
After 17 years, a changing of the guard at the New York Times
A One-Newspaper Man
RELIGION
Far-right groups use theology to justify violence and racism
SPORT
Kasparov beats Karpov to retain his world chess title
They're Off Down Under
TECHNOLOGY
Software firms abandon their key defense against illegal copying
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A Letter from the Publisher
Of All People
Pursuing the paramount impulse
Card Tricks
Uncovering a LaRouche scam
Congress's Hidden Goodies
American Notes
World Notes
Monty Python in the Boardroom
Comic John Cleese gets laughs with corporate training films
Milestones
BUSINESS
Icahn grabs for USX, and Armacost gives up the fight at BankAmerica
It's Not Easy Being Blue (Economy & Business)
IBM is stumbling but expects help from a new computer line
Mazda U. (Economy & Business)
American workers study kaizen
"Can You Believe This Price?" (Economy & Business)
Impulse buying comes to TV as home-shopping shows sizzle
Business Notes
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
NO DIRECTION HOME by Robert Shelton; Morrow; 573 pages; $17.95
Revisions (Books)
VN: THE LIFE AND ART OF VLADIMIR NABOKOV
Kiss Shots off the Eight Ball (Cinema)
THE COLOR OF MONEY Directed by Martin Scorsese Screenplay by Richard Price
Miracle Worker (Cinema)
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
Whimsies of the Sex Wars (Theater)
YOU NEVER CAN TELL by George Bernard Shaw
Raiders of the Lost Art (Show Business)
The "colorizing" of old movies has directors seeing red
The Nose Knows (Books)
PERFUME