Time
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COVER: Bush springs a vice- presidential surprise -- and steps in deep boo- boo
By anointing a little- known running mate, Bush muddies his campaign message with a flap over Dan Quayle' s military record. The controversy reveals some of the weaknesses in his candidacy. -- The Quayle quagmire consists of "rumors and malicious charges," Bush tells TIME. -- This election will hinge on the seven large states. See NATION.
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WORLD: A plane crash kills President Zia, hurling Pakistan into uncertainty
Was the South Asian strongman assassinated because he backed the Afghan rebels? -- Riding along with Soviet troops as they exit Afghanistan after over eight years of war. -- The P. L. O. debates a historic peace initiative. -- Israel prepares to send a satellite into space. -- In South Africa, Nelson Mandela' s tuberculosis puts his jailers on the spot. -- Twenty years later in Prague.
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SPORT: A summer' s pilgrimage to the maddening seacoasts of Scotland
Whatever their ancestry, golfers imagine that in some essential way they come from Scotland. No frivolous golfer can be found, and no serious one can be confirmed, without going home to the Old Course at St. Andrews to convene, confer and otherwise hobnob with the spirits. The Scots hold that men are meant to suffer, and never more than when they go out to enjoy themselves.
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Law
If you want your day in court sooner rather than later, the answer is rent- a- judge. -- Do black youths or white commit more crimes?
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Science
Archaeologists discover that the Philistines, long slandered as warmongering boors, were in fact the builders of an advanced civilization.
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Economy & Business
After a record savings and loan rescue, questions arise about a taxpayer bailout for the industry. -- Why imports are here to stay.
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Press
Foreign journalists from 51 countries cope with the perplexities of convention coverage. -- A prisoner- writer sues for free speech.
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Medicine
Nasal sprays and implantable polymer wafers are among the latest techniques under development for delivering drugs.
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Books
In his first novel in 25 years, J. F. Powers again produces a sharp, funny and moving study of a priest' s struggle with worldliness.
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Health & Fitness
The FDA gives its stamp of approval to the first prescription drug for treating baldness, a minoxidil solution marketed as Rogaine.
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Essay
Dan Quayle had a right to avoid combat by joining the Guard, but that was poor preparation for a career as a hawk.
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12 American Scene
72 Education
73 Music
74 Cinema
75 Theater
77 People
78 Milestones
Cover: Photograph by Dennis Brack -- Black Star