Vol. 128 No. 22

NATION

American Notes Charity
Handouts Across America

American Notes Corruption
Bad Eggs in the Incubator

American Notes Drinking
Clean Fun in Beverly Hills

American Notes Montana
Death in a Small Town

American Notes New York City
Charge It to Charity

Cocaine's Kings
Five Colombians are indicted

Headhunters
A jury convicts eight Mobsters

Israeli Connection

Riding for a Fall
John Connally's bad breaks

The "De Facto President"

The Tower of Babel
From the Iran arms deals: much talk but little coherence

Today's Native Sons
Inner-city black males are America's newest lost generation

WORLD

Albania the Eagle Spreads Its Wings
New leaders edge cautiously toward the outside world

El Salvador Up Against Hard Realities
An ongoing war and a crippled economy dim Duarte's high hopes

Health Enter the Aids Pandemic
The experts predict that 100 million will be stricken by 1990; BRAZIL FRESH MANDATE Sarney's party wins big

North Korea Now You See Kim ...
Bizarre reports of the "Great Leader's" death prove exaggerated

South Africa the Big Pullout Goes On
Kodak quits, and Hong Kong imposes tough new sanctions

Terrorism Death At the Doorstep a
French executive is slain, and a West German trial begins

The Philippines Cory Shows a Steely Side
Under mounting pressure, Aquino fires Defense Minister Enrile

World Notes Afghanistan
Where's the Good Part?

World Notes Austria
A Cacophony of Carols

World Notes Canada
Breach of Confidence

World Notes Diplomacy
Thanks, But No Thanks

World Notes Italy
Reopening an Old Wound

SCIENCE

A Celestial Odd Couple
Two massive stars carry closeness a bit far

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Fighting the Silent Attacker (Medicine)
Millions suffer from a heart ailment they do not know they have

Plaque Fighter (Health & Fitness)
A new brush-off for the gums

Quick Fixes for the Face (Health & Fitness)
Collagen injections erase wrinkles -- temporarily

SOCIETY

In Wisconsin: a Magic Spirit (American Scene)

The Hidden Power of Body Odors (Sexes)
Studies find that male pheromones are good for women's health

PRESS

All Creatures Weird and Funny
Cartoonist Gary Larson views man and beast from The Far Side

SPORT

Mac Is Back: Pass It On
Some quarterbacks move teams beyond the line of scrimmage

TECHNOLOGY

Punching Up Wine and Foie Gras (Computers)
Videotext conquers France, but can it prevail in the U.S.?

BUSINESS

Business Notes Defense (Economy & Business)
Contractors F-20, Over ; . . . and Out

Business Notes Imports (Economy & Business)
Suit to Stop Shipped Soaps

Business Notes Internal Revenue (Economy & Business)
A Reformed Tax Form?

Business Notes Prescriptions (Economy & Business)
Same Drug, Higher Price

Business Notes Soviet Economy (Economy & Business)
When a Wink Becomes a Nod

"Money Was the Only Way" (Economy & Business)

Going After the Crooks (Economy & Business)
As Ivan sings, traders quake and investors weep

Jitters in the Junkyard (Economy & Business)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Little Puccini and Water (Music)
Menotti's new opera, Goya, is more of the same, but less

Ad Lib the Cycles of American History (Books)
by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Houghton Mifflin; 498 pages; $22.95

Bloody Good From Beyond (Cinema)
Directed by Stuart Gordon Screenplay by Dennis Paoli

Do I Hear $5 Million? Sold! a "Shark Feed" Sets New Records At New (Art)
York City auctions

Harrison's Heart of Darkness the Mosquito Coast (Cinema)
Directed by Peter Weir; Screenplay by Paul Schrader

Miscellany Hodgepodge (Books)
by J. Bryan III Atheneum; 327 pages; $19.95

Sanity Defense for a Genius (Art)
The Metropolitan reveals Van Gogh's shocking freshness

The Rising Cost of Living Collected Stories, 1948-1986 by Wright Morris Harper & Row; 274 pages; $17.95 (Books)

What If Oswald Had Stood Trial? (Video)
A riveting courtroom drama based on the Kennedy assassination

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TO OUR READERS

A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)