Vol. 129 No. 21
NATION
From fission and fusion to enhanced X rays and microwaves
American Notes DRUGS
The Death of Another Star
American Notes HOUSTON
One Man's Misfortune . . .
American Notes MYSTERIES
The Violinist's Last Case
American Notes SPACE
Happy to Help Out
American Notes THE MILITARY
Mixing Sex And Secrets
Andrew Young's Ill-Timed Call
The mayor faces a grand jury
Conspiracy Theories
Looking to Its Roots
At a time of moral disarray, America seeks to rebuild a structure of values
Sounds of the Righteous Brothers
The candidates are striving to make a virtue of their virtue
What's Wrong (COVER STORIES)
Hypocrisy, betrayal and greed unsettle the nation's soul
Golden Anniversary
Having It All, Then Throwing It All Away (COVER STORIES)
Morality Among the Supply-Siders (Cover Stories)
More than 100 Reagan Administration officials have faced allegations of questionable activities. While some are still in office, others have resigned under a cloud. Many of the allegations were relatively minor, but the accumulation of cases produces a portrait of impropriety on a grand scale.
The Good Soldier
Unwittingly, McFarlane paints a picture of a hands-on President
The Mourning After
Hart apologizes to his followers
Those Who Thought Ahead
Veteran policy planners consider the legacy of a wiser era
WORLD
Cool welcome for Chirac
Fiji The Big Chill Settles over Paradise
A bloodless coup reveals ethnic tensions in a tropical land
France Barbie's Mockery of Justice
In a stunning move, the "Butcher of Lyons" bows out of his trial
Iran Seeking Eternal Bliss in Battle
Despite heavy casualties, support for the Iraqi war remains high
Middle East So Much for National Unity
A peace initiative threatens to bring down the Israeli coalition
South Korea A Volcano of Unrest
Students take to the ramparts in rising antigovernment protests
The Philippines Giant Step for Democracy
Aquino's candidates score a landslide in congressional elections
World Notes ARGENTINA
Losers Come Out Winners
World Notes INDIA
Gandhi Draws The Line
World Notes MALTA
Turning Back To the West
World Notes SOVIET UNION
Taking the Public Pulse
World Notes WEST GERMANY
Counting Heads Or Sheep
SCIENCE
Tick, Buzz, It's That Time Again Locusts?
No, it's the 17-year cicada, creating a racket
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The Hearts of the Matter (Medicine)
A drama of domino donors unfolds in Baltimore
SOCIETY
Don't look now, but birding is In
TECHNOLOGY
A custom-made program helps nail 210 federal fugitives
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 129 No. 21
Time Magazine Masthead May 25, 1987 (Masthead)
Vol. 129 No. 21
BUSINESS
Rising interest rates and inflation pose a serious threat to growth
Business Notes ACQUISITIONS (Economy & Business)
Like Moths To the Flame
Business Notes AIRLINES (Economy & Business)
$700 Million For a Chute
Business Notes AUTOS (Economy & Business)
A Fire Sale On Air Bags
Business Notes MANAGEMENT (Economy & Business)
I Say, Old Boy, Are You There?
Business Notes RIP-OFFS (Economy & Business)
Reach Out and Rob Someone
Rum Deal in an Old Family Firm (Economy & Business)
The Bacardis tussle over taking their liquor company private
Saying Hello To BMW-San (Economy & Business)
How to sell autos to Japan
Will Fake Fat Yield Plump Profits? (Economy & Business)
The race is on to develop a low-cholesterol food substitute
LAW
Defense lawyers raise hackles by attacking victims and prosecutors
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
For Siskel and Ebert, reviewing movies is a contact sport
Fish Stories BLUES (Books)
by John Hersey Knopf; 205 pages; $16.95
Hot "Barracko" From (Books)
Zima Junction ALMOST AT THE END by Yevgeny Yevtushenko Translated by Antonina W. Bouis, Albert C. Todd and Yevgeny Yevtushenko Henry Holt; 146 pages; $15.95
Lallygagging Nobody Better, Better Than Nobody (Books)
by Ian Frazier Farrar, Straus & Giroux 181 pages; $14.95
Three for A Two-Way Exchange (Theater)
Off-Broadway gems reflect a kinship with regional troupes
MILESTONES
Milestones
Milestones
Milestones
Milestones
Milestones
Milestones
The All-American Love Goddess
Rita Hayworth: 1918-1987
PEOPLE
People
People
People
TO OUR READERS
LETTERS
Campus Prejudice
Patenting Animals
Race and The Death Penalty
Restoring Michelangelo
That's Show Business
Trusting Soviet Evidence
Winds Of Change