Vol. 130 No. 12

NATION

. . . And I'll Show You Mine

"Trying Out Ideas"

A Long and Winding Odyssey
Bork's evolution from socialism through libertarianism to a pugnacious conservatism

American Notes CIVIL RIGHTS
A Verdict On Reagan

American Notes DRUGS
Capturing a Kingpin

American Notes FUND RAISING
Falwell Hits The Skids

American Notes GOSSIP
Joan Braden's Cold Feet

American Notes KANSAS CITY
Parlez-Vous Francais?

Campaign Issues Testing Ideas on Education
The debate turns to the classroom

Advise and Dissent
The verdict on Robert Bork could change the course of U.S. law

The Law According to Bork
Where would his strict constructionism lead him -- and the court?

Heading Toward A 4% Solution
Big missiles: a bigger problem

Just What Is He Up To?
Gary Hart sets out on the road to rehabilitation

Secretary Dole, Meet Mrs. Dole
Why an embattled Cabinet officer is giving up her job

Would Roe Go?

WORLD

An Interview with Viet Nam's Nguyen Van Linh
"Let us put the war behind us and work for a peaceful future"

Two Hundred Years Later (Australia)
As the bicentennial nears, Hawke offers Aborigines fresh hope

Apocalypse Soon (Central America)
Upstaged by talk of peace, the contras wait anxiously for new U.S. funds

Cuba Whispers Behind the Slogans
On Castro's isle, '53 Chevys, boom boxes and American dreams

Disputes Raiders of the Armed Toyotas
Libya loses face, a base and a bomber in its war with Chad

East-West Little Man vs. Big Man
Honecker encounters a chilly reception in Bonn

The Philippines The Joker Was Not Laughing
Bowing to pressure, Aquino reshuffles her Cabinet

Will He or Won't He?

World Notes ARGENTINA
Surprise at the Ballot Box

World Notes BELGIUM
Awaiting Trial In Style

World Notes SOVIET UNION
Freedom Now, 16 Years Late

World Notes THE GULF
Mission Improbable

World Notes UNITED NATIONS
Fingering the Forgotten

SCIENCE

Culprits of The Stratosphere
New evidence that man-made chemicals are depleting the ozone

HEALTH & MEDICINE

An Hour When Life Stood Still (Medicine)
In a dazzling daylong operation, Siamese twins are separated

Courage, Doc (Medicine)
A sharp warning to health pros

RELIGION

"I Come as a Pilgrim"
Pope John Paul II visits the U.S. -- to teach and to listen

SPORT

The Strikers Are Back in the Huddle
Another National Football League season is in peril

STYLE & DESIGN

Japan Is On The Go (Design)
Its new architecture and graphics lead the world

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Time (Contents)
Magazine Contents Page SEPTEMBER 21, 1987 Vol. 130 No. 12

Time (Masthead)
Magazine Masthead SEPTEMBER 21, 1987 Vol. 130 No. 12

BUSINESS

Beware Of Machines in Disguise (Economy & Business)
The shocking conspiracy behind Toshiba's sales to the Soviets

Business Notes AUTOS (Economy & Business)
First a Deal, Then a Dent

Business Notes ENTERTAINMENT (Economy & Business)
Hooray for Hollywood!

Business Notes ENTREPRENEURS (Economy & Business)
Lox on a Floppy Disk, to Go

Business Notes MARKETING (Economy & Business)
Ollie's Items Far from Hardy

Business Notes TRADE (Economy & Business)
Falling Deeper Into the Gap

Here Comes the Cavalry (Economy & Business)
The U.S. and a tough new boss rescue an imperiled Texas bank

The Big Do (Economy & Business)
DEC, a hot firm, aims at IBM

What, No Pool In the Foyer? (Economy & Business)
Keeping up with the Joneses, 1987 style

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

"One Star in a Huge Black Sky" (Show Business)
Mandela dramatizes a couple's struggle against apartheid

Corn-Pone Cubism, Red-Neck Deco (Art)
Red Grooms' cartoony "ruckuses" are easy to like -- too easy

Errol Flynn Meets Gunga Din THE PRINCESS BRIDE (Cinema)
Directed by Rob Reiner; Screenplay by William Goldman

Heartbeats the Child in Time (Books)
by Ian McEwan Houghton Mifflin; 263 pages; $16.95

Something Terrible Happened BELOVED (Books)
by Toni Morrison; Knopf; 275 pages; $18.95

Up Tunes GERSHWIN (Books)
by Edward Jablonski Doubleday; 436 pages; $21.95

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