Time
COVER: As AIDS spreads, heterosexuals 50
must face the threat of deadly sex
The disease is moving beyond the homosexual world, forcing many American men and women to surrender the sexual freedoms of the past two decades in favor of a more cautious life-style. -- As the number of victims climbs, comparisons between AIDS and the great epidemics in history become plausible. -- Deaths in Africa reach 50,000, and millions more are at risk. See LIVING.
NATION: At long last, the welfare 18
system might get a radical overhaul
There will be no overnight cures, but New York Senator Moynihan calls the emerging consensus for reform a "rare alignment" that could effect worthwhile change. -- Robert Gates succeeds his ailing mentor William Casey as CIA Director. -- Gary Hart is the Voyager of American politics: lean, / proficient and built for the long haul.
BUSINESS: Corporate America rebuilds 44
to meet the challenge of the '80s
All across the U.S., companies are making themselves over from the ground up, relentlessly examining the efficiency and effectiveness of everything they do. As a result, everyone from floor sweepers to senior executives must face the possibility of losing jobs, while entire communities struggle with plant closings. How well the process works may depend on the firm involved.
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World
A U.S. show of force in the Middle East as the hostage war drags on. -- Kissinger and friends pay a call on Gorbachev in Moscow. -- Filipino voters resoundingly endorse Aquino and her new constitution. -- A Colombian drug lord is captured. -- South Africa's white election campaign opens with anti- American blasts.
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Press
The contras often occupy the headlines, but reporters are no longer allowed to see how the U.S.-backed rebels are aring in the field.
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Sport
Triumphantly, Skipper Dennis Conner finishes his three-year quest and brings home the America's Cup, brimming with Aussie good cheer.
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Music
After a $50 million renovation, how do the fabled acoustics of Carnegie Hall sound? Brilliant, in both the good sense and the bad.
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Books
The genealogy of an American dynasty animates The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys. -- Laugh-In and mystery meet in letters.
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Video
Soviet teenagers talked about nuclear arms and adults tried not to talk about abortion when Phil Donahue took his show to the U.S.S.R.
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Show Business
Liberace, who camped up the classics and became a synonym for glorious excess during an unlikely but enduring career, dies at 67.
12 Letters
61 Education
62 Religion
62 Milestones
67 People
76 Cinema
Cover: Designed by Christian Piper, photographed by Roberto Brosan