Vol. 130 No. 2

NATION

American Notes AIDS
Anatomy of a Murder Charge

American Notes DRUGS
Just Say Nyet

American Notes FLORIDA
Trauma Time For Doctors

American Notes LIQUOR
Drinks All Around

American Notes RUMORS
Speak No Evil

Bugproofing The Embassy
A plan for the Moscow post

Catching The Last
Train to the Court

Ollie's Turn
As North finally tells his story, larger questions remain

On The Firing Line, Mostly Blanks
Seven Democrats emerge as Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time Players

One In Two? Not True
A pollster disputes divorce rates

The Battle Begins
Bork's nomination is likely to stir a fiercely political Senate fight

The Boxcar That Became a Coffin
18 aliens die in Texas

The Marine's Private Army
Former spooks and oddball operatives made up North's band

The Presidency
"We're Still Jefferson's Children"

True Belief Unhampered by Doubt
From small-town boy to shadow Secretary of State, Oliver North did not know when to stop

WORLD

"It Was a Very Lonely Decision"

"Tomorrow Will Be Different"

China The Old Man and the Mountains
As conservatives stumble, Deng's reformists make a comeback

France A Verdict on the Butcher
After a final scuffle with history, Barbie is convicted

Middle East Welcoming Back the Bear
Exploiting U.S. woes, Soviet diplomacy is again on the march

South Korea Suddenly, A New Day
Roh Tae Woo's daring offer calms a crisis

Soviet Union Not Just Another Pretty Face
Gorbachev's p.r. man moves toward the No. 2 job

World Notes ANGOLA
Freedom for an Errant Flyer

World Notes DIPLOMACY
Battle of the Embassies

World Notes HAITI
Eternity Is Just Too Long

World Notes PANAMA
Message to The General

World Notes SOVIET UNION
With Friends Like These . . .

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Oh, Wow, Water Beds Are Back (Health & Fitness)
A symbol of hippiedom is reincarnated in suburbia

Slapping Down The Mosquito (Medicine)

Steps Toward a Brave New World (Medicine)
The rush is on to treat neural disorders with brain implants

PRESS

Under The Tent With John Paul

When In Doubt, Run the Royals
Britain's tabloids once again play up the palace

RELIGION

Raising Eyebrows and the Dead
Oral Roberts stirs controversy with an extraordinary claim

SPORT

It's A Routine . . . Home Run
From Speier to Dwyer, everyone is swinging from the heels

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Time (Contents)
Magazine Contents Page JULY 13, 1987 Vol. 130 No. 2

Time (Masthead)
Magazine Masthead JULY 13, 1987 Vol. 130 No. 2

BUSINESS

A Lament: All Work and Less Pay (Economy & Business)
Labor is growing restless as productivity rises and wages shrink

Antitrust (Economy & Business)
Mixed Signals On Mergers

Auctions (Economy & Business)
Van Gogh Is Still Hot

Banking (Economy & Business)
Paying More For Fast Cash

Business Notes AUTOS (Economy & Business)
Iacocca Says I'm Sorry

How to Steal The Paris Air Show (Economy & Business)
The Soviets sizzle and the U.S. fizzles at Le Bourget

In Debt? Ring Up the Louvre (Economy & Business)
A select club hears Third World pleas for payment relief

Limping Along In Robot Land (Economy & Business)
A once hopeful U.S. industry goes awry

Making Amends (Economy & Business)
Top Toshiba executives resign

Publishing (Economy & Business)
Tokyo's Foxy Biz Whiz

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Funny, Fantastic Voyage INNERSPACE (Cinema)
Directed by Joe Dante Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam and Chip Proser

Abstraction And Popeye's Biceps (Art)
The sweet, rambunctious paintings of Elizabeth Murray

Lost In Space (Cinema)

Meatless Friday (Cinema)

The Carson of the Literary Set (Video)
France's hottest talk-show host specializes in, yes, books

The Prom Queen of Soul (Show Business)
Whitney Houston is sleek, sexy, successful -- and, surprise, she can sing

PEOPLE

People

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