Vol. 131 No. 9
NATION
What could happen if no Democrat wins a majority
Accentuating The Negative
Viewers, beware: campaign commercials can be nasty
Again The Man to Beat
George Bush heads to warmer climes after confounding the doomsayers
American Notes CALIFORNIA
Another Fatal Attraction
American Notes JUDICIARY
Meese's Friend In New Trouble
American Notes THE PRESIDENCY
Camelot's Seamy Side
American Notes TV MINISTRY
Preachers Who Cast Stones
"I'm One of You"
Racing South, both parties search for their post-Reagan souls
Gore's New Ball Game
On The Grapevine
Same Substance, Different Style
For Republicans, the real issue is temperament and personality
The Electability Test
In TIME's new poll, Dole passes, others flunk
The Man Who Seals Off Emotion
Can Dukakis make the personal connections Americans crave?
WORLD
Waldheim fights to stay on
Middle East Land for Peace?
Shultz wings in as a familiar debate rages
Nicaragua Lights Out in Managua
Discontent with the Sandinistas grows as the economy sags
South Africa The New Black Middle Class
With drive and talent, an affluent elite shakes up the old order
Soviet Union
Borrowing a Leaf from Lenin Gorbachev defends his reforms and sacks a former ally
Then There Were Nine
World Notes BRITAIN
Furry Furor
World Notes EAST-WEST
Slightly Ahead Of Their Time
World Notes EGYPT
Son of the Revolution
World Notes NAZIS
Purloined Papers
World Notes THE VATICAN
A Pax on Both Their Houses
SCIENCE
Probably not, but a fighting chance is better than nothing
HEALTH & MEDICINE
SOCIETY
It's Hip, It's Safe, It's Back (Living)
Riding high on a conservative tide, the white shirt returns
Please Turn Off the Dog (Living)
The Woes of Being Wealthy (Behavior)
A plague of anxieties often assails prisoners of the golden ghetto
PRESS
Frances Lear launches a new magazine for a neglected generation
Extra: Post Saved!
SPORT
Moody, mischievous and quite possibly under the influence of bird hormones, Jumper Matti Nykanen flies in his own league
The Fall and Rise (Olympics)
Racing just after his sister's death, Dan Jansen took a spill. Four days later, he went down again but rose in the eyes of the world
The Jests of the Rest (Olympics)
In the ranks of the truly amateur are hucksters from an island in the sun, a bona fide prince and an ultra-low-flying Briton
This Soldier's No Toy (Olympics)
Brian Boitano brought home America's first gold and with an extra edge of technique defeated his rival, Canada's Brian Orser. But the winning margin was a narrow one. In the pairs event, two young Sov
Three, Two, One . . . Airborne! (Olympics)
Swiss superstar Zurbriggen carves out a gallant downhill win, then stumbles; West German Marina Kiehl beats the best for her gold
Triumph . . . And Tragedy (Olympics)
STYLE & DESIGN
Will a building boom make Times Square square?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 131 No. 9
Time Magazine Masthead February 29, 1988 (Masthead)
Vol. 131 No. 9
BUSINESS
Fugitives From Florida
Business Notes DEALS (Economy & Business)
Rolling Away From Tradition
Business Notes INSURANCE (Economy & Business)
The Afflicted Need Not Apply
Business Notes OFFICE EQUIPMENT (Economy & Business)
The Colonel Plugged 'Em
Business Notes PLANT CLOSINGS (Economy & Business)
Chrysler's Badgered Boss
Special Report: Cutting the Deficit (Economy & Business)
A Legacy Of Largesse TIME offers some ways to reduce that federal red ink
Time's Proposal Yes, It Can Be Done (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
When The Sky's the Limit
Grade schoolers gaze upward for lessons and inspiration
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Buxom Belles in Baltimore HAIRSPRAY (Cinema)
Directed and Written by John Waters
From Laughter to Lamentation WOMAN IN MIND (Theater)
by Alan Ayckbourn
Karma in The Sunbelt S. (Books)
by John Updike Knopf; 288 pages; $17.95
Mountain Highness (Cinema)
Seapersons the Last Ship (Books)
by William Brinkley Viking; 616 pages; $19.95
Up Too Close and Personal (Video)
In Calgary and New Hampshire, TV hypes the human drama