Time Magazine Contents Page January 18, 1988
54
COVER: Andrew Lloyd Webber brings his smash Phantom to Broadway
The British composer of Evita and Cats has his biggest hit yet in Phantom, which opens Jan. 26 after an all- time- record advance sale. With his shows playing from Budapest to Tokyo, Lloyd Webber, 39, presides over a musical empire that brings him more than $1 million a month (though not always critical acceptance) and is making him a superstar. See SHOW BUSINESS.
16
NATION: Is this a wimp? George Bush brawls with critics at an Iowa debate
Under fire for his role in Iranscam, the Vice President proves he is a candidate of rough- and- tumble as well as resume. -- It' s "Fat Boy" vs. "The Dirty Digger" as Ted Kennedy lands a sneak punch on Rupert Murdoch. -- An FBI agent describes five years undercover in the Mafia. -- Why is Al Haig running for President? To prove, in part, "I' m not the ogre people thought."
44
BUSINESS: A stock dive gives impetus to a call for sweeping market reforms
In a case of remarkably appropriate timing, a presidential commission recommends bold regulatory action to prevent a recurrence of Black Monday just as the Dow Jones industrial average falls more than 140 points, its second worst day since the crash. -- On world currency markets, the dollar moves in a startling new direction: upward. -- GM wows 'em at the Waldorf.
28
World
The U. S. war against Latin drug lords rages on. -- Israeli expulsions spark new riots. -- Moscow looks for the Afghanistan exit.
50
Environment
A dramatic oil spill in Pennsylvania' s Monongahela River cuts off drinking water supplies and threatens communities along the Ohio.
51
Medicine
Rheumatic fever is making a mysterious comeback, striking down children and confounding unwary parents and doctors.
52
Science
California' s Lawrence Livermore laboratory is rocked by charges that lab scientists have misled the President on Star Wars weaponry.
69
Video
After a bleak year of layoffs, dissension and a disappearing anchor, CBS News is suddenly on the offensive once again.
70
Cinema
Burt Reynolds and Molly Ringwald try for comebacks, but only Daffy Duck is back in style. -- Moviegoers chafe at the $7 ticket.
74
Living
Looking for an exotic vacation spot? Try a package tour to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, now leaving from San Francisco.
76
Essay
/ One makes us smile, but the menace of the other casts a chill. A confident society cherishes its eccentrics but is wary of its weirdos.
6 Letters
10 American Scene
53 Education
64 Religion
65 Books
71 Milestones
73 People
Cover: Photograph by Albert Watson