Vol. 130 No. 10

"Everyone's A Victim in This"
A family man who "flipped out" is executed in Louisiana

American Notes AIDS
Panic in Arcadia

American Notes AIRLINES
Truth in Scheduling

American Notes CRIME
Suing the Mafia

American Notes PERSIAN GULF
Dangerous, but Not Hostile

American Notes STAMPS
The Engravers' Grave Acts

Backing Away from a Latin Dictator
Panama's Noriega becomes an embarrassment for Washington

Campaign Portrait
A Blueblood With Bold Ideas Pete du Pont's self-made iconoclasm

Closing The Gap
Two offers dramatically boost chances for a U.S.-Soviet arms deal

Out in The Cold
Why Casey bypassed the CIA

The Great Debate Spate
From podiums across the land, candidates jostle for attention

The Presidency
Jackson Sets Up Shop

The Year of the Refuseniks
Why is such a wonderful bunch sitting on the bench?

Aids And Punishment

Central America Slipping and Sliding Around Peace
The U.S. tries to slow a "runaway train heading downhill"

East-West Homecoming for a Serious Boy
A divided Germany's two leaders prepare for a historic meeting

Peru Mario Meets Crazy Horse
A novelist battles a government takeover of private banks

South Africa Digging Out to Avoid a Cave-in
After thousands are fired, the miners accept a settlement

Swaziland In the Kingdom of "Fire Eyes"
At 19, Mswati III moves swiftly to consolidate his rule

The Philippines The Coup That Failed
Aquino survives the fifth -- and bloodiest -- attempt on her rule

World Notes ISRAEL
Flick Fight Fans Flames

World Notes ITALY
When in Rome, Do as the Poles

World Notes SOUTH KOREA
32 Corpses in The Attic

World Notes SOVIET UNION
Another Week, Another Rally

World Notes THE GULF
So's Your Old Ayatullah

A War to Save the Black Rhino (Environment)
In Zimbabwe's Zambezi Valley, poachers are shot on sight

High Life Afloat: Superduper Yachts (Living)
Seeking privacy and luxury, multimillionaires queue up for jumbo boats

Testing Glasnost's Boundaries
Soviet editors find new rules exciting -- and confusing

John Paul's Feisty Flock
U.S. Catholics are going their own way

Get Ready, "The Pope Is Coming"
Logistics, protests and a gaudy array of gewgaws

An Empire Rising in the West (Economy & Business)
William Simon builds a mighty conglomerate out of ailing thrifts

Business Notes ADVERTISING (Economy & Business)
Perestroika on Wall Street

Business Notes REGULATION (Economy & Business)
Bad Treatment For a Medicine

Business Notes SURVEYS (Economy & Business)
Going Straight, Chicago-style

Business Notes TOYS (Economy & Business)
Guns That Say "Don't Shoot!"

Business Notes TRADEMARKS (Economy & Business)
The Great Helmsmouse

Caveat Fumator (Economy & Business)
Tobacco firms win two cases

Pulling The Plug (Economy & Business)
North Korea goes into default

The Work Ethic Lives! (Economy & Business)
Americans labor harder and at more jobs than ever

Going Back to the Books
Fundamentalists lose two court battles against "godless" texts

Scarlet Lettering

And Now, the Fictional Non-Novel ANSWERED PRAYERS (Books)
by Truman Capote; Random House; 180 pages; $16.95 A CAPOTE READER Random House; 722 pages; $25

Bookends (Books)

Disasterpiece Theater (Cinema)
New British films are up to stimulating mischief

Hollywood Rediscovers Romance (Show Business)
Kevin Costner has that elusive "flesh impact"

Mid-Life Throes 50 (Books)
by Avery Corman Simon & Schuster; 254 pages; $17.95

A Letter From the Publisher (A Letter From The Publisher)