Vol. 131 No. 25

NATION

A Dose of Stronger Medicine
Congress adds to the health plan -- but not with Pepper

A Tale of Two Childhoods
Dukakis and Bush: upper-middle-class drive vs. patrician noblesse oblige

American Notes CONGRESS
The Speaker On the Spot

American Notes CRIME
The Stain Game

American Notes DRUGS
Less Than Zero Tolerance

American Notes FLORIDA
Stalking the Wild Alligator

American Notes POLYGRAPHS
Ask Me No Questions . . .

Bringing The Pentagon to Heel
Frank Carlucci has Washington's toughest job -- and may even keep it next year

One At A Time
Separate trials for Ollie's army

Ready To Play Ball?
Jackson throws a troublesome pitch

Tawana Brawley: Case vs. Cause
How a rape investigation has fired up a political movement

The Primary Lessons of 1988
After four months, 35 million votes and 50 debates . . .

WORLD

Antarctica How to Open Up the Coldest Cache
A new treaty provides for the continent's development

France Mitterrand's Short Coattails
A weary electorate sends the Socialists a message

Middle East The P.L.O.: Back Onstage
After a period of decline, Arafat's stock gets a boost

South Africa Fighting On
Blacks call a general strike

The Gulf Iran on the Defensive
Military setbacks aggravate tension at home

World Notes ARMS CONTROL
Practice for a Drawdown

World Notes BRITAIN
No More Free Nukes

World Notes EAST GERMANY - Owning Up for The Holocaust

World Notes SOUTH KOREA
A Halt to Merger Mania

SOCIETY

Paradise Found (Living)
America returns to the garden

In Rhode Island: Book Talk Among Friends (American Scene)

Of Apple Trees and Roses (Living)

Why Mothers Kill Their Babies (Behavior)
Severe distress afflicts some women in the months after giving birth

RELIGION

Giddy Days for the Russian Church
Historic events signal growing respectability for long-persecuted Christians

TECHNOLOGY

The Case of the Missing Machine
What in the world is Steve Jobs doing, and when will he do it?

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Time Magazine Contents Page June 20, 1988 (Contents)
Vol. 131 No. 25

Time Magazine Masthead June 20, 1988 (Masthead)
Vol. 131 No. 25

BUSINESS

Business Notes AEROSPACE (Economy & Business)
Countdown to A Thiokol Exit

Business Notes FAMILY FEUDS (Economy & Business)
Gucci's Empire Splits a Seam

Business Notes INVESTIGATIONS (Economy & Business)
Get the Show On the Road

Business Notes JOB SAFETY (Economy & Business)
A Huff About Air in the Mines

Business Notes TAKEOVERS (Economy & Business)
Mowing Down The Invaders

Labor's Boardroom (Economy & Business)
Guerrilla Ray Rogers leads the union fight against International Paper

On A Wing And a Payoff (Economy & Business)
Northrop faces an F-20 probe

Too Far Gone To Bring Back (Economy & Business)
Liquidating two big S and Ls

We Can Work It Out (Economy & Business)
The communique the Toronto summiteers will, alas, never produce

EDUCATION

Flunking Grade in Math
U.S. students are barely beyond the basics

LAW

The Sad Fate of Legal Aid
But a new program may encourage more lawyers to help

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

"Let The Music Go Inside of You" (Video)
DEAF AND BLIND PBS; June 17, 18, 24 and 25 on most stations

Arnold Wry RED HEAT (Cinema)

Do You Wanna Dirty Dance? (Music)
From the shopping mall to the concert hall, it's a '60s flashback

Game Plan FEAR NO EVIL (Books)
by Natan Sharansky Translated by Stefani Hoffman Random House; 437 pages; $19.95

Giving Success a Good Name (Art)
Hockney's skill and wit create a consistent world

I Sing the Body Athletic BULL DURHAM (Cinema)
Directed and Written by Ron Shelton

Kidvid Cuts (Video)

Maine Lines LETOURNEAU'S USED AUTO PARTS (Books)
by Carolyn Chute Ticknor & Fields; 244 pages; $16.95

Perils Of Pablo PICASSO: CREATOR AND DESTROYER (Books)
by Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington Simon & Schuster; 558 pages; $22.95

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