Vol. 131 No. 18

NATION

American Notes ALASKA
The Siberian Connection

American Notes EVANGELISM
Praise the Lord, Pay IRS

American Notes NEW HAMPSHIRE
Slamming the Closet Door

American Notes PORNOGRAPHY
Hanging Up On Porn

American Notes ROMANCE
GWTW: the Sequel

Marathon Man
But can the Duke unite the party?

During His First 100 Days . . .
How Dukakis would handle being the Governor of the entire nation

Inside The Brain Trust

Kitty Provides the Passion
She won't unpack in front of him, but they share everything else

Meese "Malaise"
Reagan gets an earful

Rooting for "Michalis"

Send Them a Message
A battle over plant closings imperils the trade bill

The Nova That Stayed Nebulous
Al Gore ran as someone worse than he actually is

The Presidency
Of Poets and Word Processors

Who Needs Bridges?
With the roadways jammed, commuters take to ferries

WORLD

"A Recipe for Disaster"

Afghanistan Looking Toward the Final Days
Kabul comes down with a case of the pre-pullout jitters

Middle East Assignment: Murder
How Israel planned the killing of Arafat's right-hand man

Nicaragua A Town That Peace Forgot
In a long-besieged village, the residents remain skeptical

Soviet Union Clash of the Comrades
Gorbachev tangles subtly with reform's chief critic

The Gulf Tangling with Tehran
In its most serious strike yet, the U.S. hits Iranian ships and oil platforms in a daylong naval action

World Notes BRITAIN
Loutish Behavior

World Notes DISPUTES
Fishing for A Fight

World Notes ISRAEL
How Could One Forget?

World Notes ITALY
The Return of Celestine V

World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
Try a Little Tenderness

SCIENCE

Does This Make Any Horse Sense?
Geneticists confirm that Thoroughbreds are not getting faster

On The Wings of Mythology
Once again a Greek flies from Crete under his own power

HEALTH & MEDICINE

"Surviving Is What I Do" (Medicine)
Doctors puzzle over why some AIDS sufferers can hang on to life

Early Warnings (Medicine)
An uproar over Accutane

Measured Danger (Medicine)

The Bitter Cost (Medicine)
Dangers of multiple births

SOCIETY

An Apology to Japanese Americans (Ethics)
The Senate says they were wrongly interned during World War II

In Michigan: The Music Fades (American Scene)

The Dilemmas of Childlessness (Behavior)
Careers and indecision are leading many to bypass parenthood

SPORT

Hard Times in a Proud Town
Woes of the O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-Orioles

TECHNOLOGY

A Bold Raid on Computer Security
The Hannover hacker is tracked down by a Berkeley whiz

First Peek at a Stealthy Plane

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Critics' Choice

Time (Contents)
Magazine contents page May 2, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 18

Time (Masthead)
Magazine Masthead May 2, 1988 Vol. 131, No. 18

BUSINESS

Bouncing Back? (Economy & Business)
The thrifts may be on the mend

Bring on The Reruns! (Economy & Business)
With its writers on strike, Hollywood is running out of material

Business Notes AIRLINES (Economy & Business)
Throttling Back The Giveaways

Business Notes Bequest from The Blue (Economy & Business)

Business Notes HOSTELRIES (Economy & Business)
Tucked Away For That Tuck

Business Notes PERSONAL COMPUTERS (Economy & Business)
The New Kid Is a Clone

Business Notes PEST CONTROL (Economy & Business)
From Worms To Riches

Perestroika To Pizza (Economy & Business)
After a long cold spell, U.S.-Soviet ventures are brewing once again

They Make Good Things for Flying (Economy & Business)
GE's turbofans have become the most popular engines in the sky

EDUCATION

The Campus Scramble to Recruit
Colleges chase stars while a lot of good students go begging

LAW

Drink And Disability

The Battle over Baby K.
Native Americans resist adoption of their children by non-Indians

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Din of Demanding Voices THE DEATH OF METHUSELAH AND OTHER STORIES by Isaac Bashevis Singer; Farrar, Straus & Giroux; 244 pages; $17.95 (Books)

Biological View THE TALE OF LEAR (Theater)
Adapted from Shakespeare by Tadashi Suzuki

Changing The Face of Prime Time (Video)
Trendsetting Producer Steven Bochco turns out hits by rocking the boat

Cocksure William F. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives by John B. Judis Simon & Schuster; 528 pages; $22.95 (Books)

Hitchcrock a Time of Destiny (Cinema)

Opera for The Inoperative (Cinema)
Catchy tunes and deep passions highlight the Aria anthology

Sexual Chemistry Sans Catalyst MACBETH (Theater)
by William Shakespeare

The Show-Off MOON TIGER (Books)
by Penelope Lively Grove; 208 pages; $15.95

Toward A Mummified Sublime Using black glop, Donald Sultan produces gloomy elegance (Art)

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A Letter From the Publisher (A Letter From The Publisher)

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