Vol. 130 No. 16
NATION
As Reagan falters, Howard Baker gets the blame
"We Engaged"
The U.S. and Iran take another step in their deadly minuet
America's First Renaissance Woman
Clare Boothe Luce: 1903-1987
American Notes CAMPAIGNS
Jesse the Pitchman
American Notes FLORIDA
Goodbye, "Gunshine"
American Notes NEW YORK
Some Mess, Bess
American Notes TAXES
Setting a Bad Example
American Notes THE EVERGLADES
Happy Hunting, Chief
Auguries Of Innocence
In rural Missouri, a boy posthumously finds justice
Campaign Portrait
Trying to Set Himself Apart Gore is his father's son but his own man
The Road to Bork's Last Stand
How, under pressure, he changed his mind at the last minute
Where Interests Converge
Wild Oats Robertson Rewrites His Resume
WORLD
A junkyard radiation mishap
Central America Captain Ahab vs. Moby Dick
Reagan throws yet another harpoon at Managua
China Fire in a Snowy Land
Tibet erupts in pro-independence rioting, and its exiled ruler urges more protest
Dominican Republic Horror off Death's Head Beach
Illegal immigrants meet a gruesome end as their boat sinks
Earth Station, Can You Read Me?
Haiti A Rumbling in the Belly of the Beast
Elections loom, but poverty and violence continue to reign in a land where hope once blossomed
Japan Tee Time for the Threesome
A trio of contenders putt for the prime ministership
A Professor's Pupil Makes Good (Mexico)
De la Madrid chooses a tough economist
World Notes BRITAIN
Renovating The Revolution
World Notes EGYPT
The Making of A President
World Notes POLAND
Big Brother Hears You
World Notes SRI LANKA
Poisoning a Peace Pact
World Notes THE PHILIPPINES
New Lyrics or Old Refrain?
SCIENCE
The Heat Is On (Environment)
Chemical wastes spewed into the air threaten the earth's climate
Flying High -- and Hairy (Environment)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
New federal recommendations aim to set doctors straight
Calculating The Odds (Medicine)
The Appalling Saga of Patient Zero (Medicine)
A stunning book traces the mishandling of the AIDS epidemic
SOCIETY
Cheryl Pierson is only one of America's troubled parent killers
In Ohio: A Town and the Bard Who Left It (American Scene)
RELIGION
With PTL up for grabs, will the prodigal Jim Bakker return?
SPORT
Inside and out, the players seemed to be coming apart
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BUSINESS
The Good Ship Trump
Business Notes LABOR (Economy & Business)
Revving into A Settlement
Business Notes PRODUCT SAFETY (Economy & Business)
Deadly Delay At Justice
Business Notes SOFTWARE (Economy & Business)
Is Excel as Easy as 1-2-3?
Business Notes WALL STREET (Economy & Business)
Setting Free The Bears
Canada Big Hug from Uncle Sam (Economy & Business)
A bold pact to boost commerce across the border
Japan "Let Us Shake Hands" (Economy & Business)
Under pressure from allies, Tokyo changes tactics
Newly Industrialized Countries (Economy & Business)
Low Costs, High Growth Coming up fast into the ranks of the top traders
Special Report on Global Competition (Economy & Business)
Taking On The World U.S. industry fights to regain its prowess in the marketplace
Western Europe Basking in Europhoria (Economy & Business)
But the dollar's dive poses a fresh challenge
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
by Jean-Claude Carriere and Peter Brook
Con Jobs HOUSE OF GAMES (Cinema)
Directed and Written by David Mamet
Still Reelin', Still Rockin' (Show Business)
A new movie and book for old Music Master Chuck Berry
War Dreams HOPE AND GLORY (Cinema)
Directed and Written by John Boorman
Yuppie Lit: Publicize or Perish (Books)
Hot young authors are wheeled, dealed and hyped