Vol. 132 No. 1

American Notes ATLANTA
A Cafe for the Homeless

American Notes MIAMI
Case Dismissed

American Notes MILITARY
Look Who's Coming to Visit

American Notes SPEECH
The Messenger Was a Medium

American Notes SUPREME COURT
A Chorus for Civil Rights

Beltway Bandits at Work In the Pentagon
An exclusive look at how cozy relationships led to insider trading on defense contracts

The Big Dry
In North Dakota one farmer stares down disaster in the worst drought in 50 years

Is The Earth Warming Up?
Yes, say scientists, but that may not explain this year's heat wave

Just Enough to Fight Over
In the West, there's much more to the water shortage than lack of rain

Last Resort
Dukakis faces reality

Potomac Fever: the Latest Epidemic
Democrats begin their genteel but not so subtle courting rituals

The Foul Stench of Money
In Congress the scandal is not what's illegal -- it's what's legal

The Place That Picks Winners
What Crook County is looking for in a President

Canada Spy Wars
A defector blows the whistle on a Soviet espionage ring

Eastern Europe
Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor . . . Hungary shelters refugees from a fellow Warsaw Pact country

Haiti Going from a Sham to a Farce
After Namphy's coup, hopes for democracy look grim

Japan From Superrich To Superpower
As its economic strength hardens into political muscle, Tokyo confronts the dilemma of how and when to use its might

Mexico Almost a Horse Race
Why politics may never be the same again

Middle East A Deadly New Missile Game
Throughout the region, the pressure is on to upgrade arsenals

Middle East Ready to Deal?
A P.L.O. aide stirs a furor by urging direct talks with Israel

World Notes BRITAIN
From Rite To Riot

World Notes CENTRAL AMERICA
Next Step: Pink Slips

World Notes ISRAEL
Not Just a Travel Agent

World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
New Toy? Don't Botha!

World Notes THE GULF
Fraternal Drubbing

Getting Ready to Try Again (Space)
Concentrating on safety, NASA prepares the shuttle for flight

Do Your Shades Do the Job? (Health & Fitness)
The sun's rays may be as hard on the eyes as on the skin

Trauma Care on the Critical List (Medicine)
As costs soar, special emergency units are in deadly trouble

Second Thoughts About Abortion
Many Protestant groups are edging to the right

Playing for The History Books
Strange and the Lakers vied for a lot more than championships

How Machines Can Defeat People (Design)
Blame the designers, not the users, says an expert

Business Notes CARGO (Economy & Business)
Cocaine and Carnations

Business Notes INNOVATION (Economy & Business)
Taking Off, Tuning In

Business Notes MONEY MANAGEMENT (Economy & Business)
A Gift from Savers Past

Business Notes PROXY FIGHTS (Economy & Business)
The Loser Gets $500 Million

Business Notes SHIPPING (Economy & Business)
The Cement Is in the Mail

Special Report: Women Entrepreneurs (Economy & Business)
She Calls All the Shots With pluck and perseverance, women show they can start companies and succeed

The $12 Trillion Temptation (Economy & Business)
Can Congress keep its mitts off the Social Security trust fund?

Centurions With Sweaty Paws
Police say exams for promotion are tougher than a shoot-out

Upbeat School

Storming The Last Male Bastion
The Supreme Court ushers women into the private club

A Reluctance to Play (Show Business)
Gay Hollywood still feels that homosexual roles spell trouble

A Wanna-See Guy (Cinema)

Freaks, Dorfs and Betsy Wetsy (Video)
A wildly eclectic array of original tapes floods the home market

Rushes (Cinema)

Rushes (Cinema)

Rushes (Cinema)

Summer Reading (Books)
From sagas to satires, a seasonal hamper of fiction for beach, backyard and porch

The Taming of Eddie Murphy COMING TO AMERICA (Cinema)
Directed by John Landis Screenplay by David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein

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