Vol. 131 No. 12
NATION
McFarlane Takes a Fall
American Notes LOS ANGELES
Stand By Your Man
American Notes NEW YORK CITY
Back on the Street Again
American Notes TEXAS
The Border's Nosy Narcs
American Notes WASHINGTON
Cross Fire over Plastic Guns
Bush by a Shutout
After his Southern sweep, the Vice President builds really "Big Mo"
Dwarfs No More
The selection process produces one decision and, finally, some sense
Making History with Silo Sam
The secret of Jackson's success is preaching a populism of inclusion, not exclusion
On The Grapevine
Profiles In Caution
The several faces of Al Gore are all carefully thought out
The Man Who Would Be President
What sort of Commander in Chief would George Bush make?
The Mating Game
The Presidency
What Friends Are For
Three-Way Gridlock
Traffic gets snarled on the road to Atlanta
Why Can't Jesse Be Nominated?
His race, his ideology and his character all play a part
WORLD
Afghanistan Stretching the Deadline
A slowdown, but not a breakdown, in Geneva negotiations
Colombia the Most Dangerous City
Welcome to Medellin, coke capital of the world
Communism Gusts of Dissatisfaction
Political protests rattle Three East European nations
Middle East Backed into a Tight Corner
Despite rising U.S. pressure, Shamir rejects Shultz's peace plan
Panama The Big Squeeze
Demonstrations falter, but the U.S. cuts Noriega's cash flow
Terrorism Bloody Band
A plane hijacked in Siberia
What About the Canal?
World Notes BRITAIN
Close Call For Charles
World Notes NICARAGUA
Guerrillas Without Guns
World Notes SOVIET UNION
A Capitalist Solution
World Notes THE GULF
Talk About Sand Traps
World Notes TREASURE
The Butler Found It
HEALTH & MEDICINE
In a new book on AIDS, Masters and Johnson stir up old fears -- and plenty of fury
Just How Does AIDS Spread? (Medicine)
Amid all the confusion, some answers are beginning to emerge
SOCIETY
Scarves And Minds Kaffiyehs from the Middle East warm up March winds (Living)
PRESS
Media maverick enrages publishers with an audacious new plan
SPORT
Despite the plastic grass, the Grapefruit League still has charms
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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BUSINESS
Small Craft, High Anxiety
Business Notes AUTOS (Economy & Business)
Driving Against The Traffic
Business Notes ENERGY (Economy & Business)
Crude Oil's Spring Flood
Business Notes INVESTMENT BANKING (Economy & Business)
Stop! In the Name of Money
Caught in A Brier Patch of Changes (Economy & Business)
After reform, befuddled taxpayers cry out for help
Eyes on The Prize (Economy & Business)
Japan challenges America's reputation for creativity and innovation
Keeping The Pedal to the Metal (Economy & Business)
Economists ponder how the economy continues to hum along
EDUCATION
A school protest becomes a forum for a newly assertive minority
Solving The Puzzle
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
by Anita Brookner Pantheon; 205 pages; $15.95
From Failure to Cult Classic (Cinema)
A daft, dark masterpiece emerges after 25 years in the vaults
Only Poetry Played Here (Music)
Roger Norrington leads a bold "Berlioz Experience" in London
Reverse Lear HOT MONEY (Books)
by Dick Francis Putnam; 324 pages; $17.95
Stranger in A Strange Land (Show Business)
Puppet or alien, NBC's ALF is an intergalactic star
The Big Twist (Cinema)
Three Cheers for Diversity INFINITE IN ALL DIRECTIONS by Freeman J. Dyson Harper & Row; 321 pages; $19.95 (Books)