Vol. 132 No. 11
NATION
The Downfall Of Billy Bell
American Notes DRUGS
Supply-Side Blitz
American Notes NEW YORK CITY
High-Stakes Hoopsters
American Notes PACIFIC NORTHWEST
This Land Was Our Land
American Notes THE WHITE HOUSE
Low-Tech Nixon
Battling Over The Big Three
How the race could be decided by a few blocs in a few places
Biden Is Also Reborn
"Had I remained in the race, I'd be dead"
Coup Maker
The U.S. places its Panama bets on a cashiered colonel
Education: Getting What You Pay For
Shifting Mist
Pit-bull politics and weak voter conviction make the polls bounce
The Rebirth of John Sasso
An indispensable sidekick rides to the rescue
WORLD
A sensational trial spotlights the new Mafioski
Diplomacy Courtship, Japanese-Style
Takeshita offers cash and soothing words during a China tour
Poland It's Back to Work We Go
With talks on, Solidarity may be set for a revival
South Africa Gray Matter
A reprieve for illegal residents
South Korea Breaking into the Big Leagues
Prosperous and newly democratic, a proud nation gets set for the Games
West Germany Hellfire from The Heavens
A grisly air-show disaster kills at least 50 people and raises a transatlantic controversy
World Notes ANIMALS
The Cough Of the Seal
World Notes CHILE
Night of the Generals
World Notes FRANCE
We're Talking Crude Oil Here
World Notes SOVIET UNION
Which Way to Lenin's Tomb?
World Notes SPACE
Far from Afghanistan
SCIENCE
Remote-sensing devices are revolutionizing the study of the seas
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A homely grain is a hot "cure" for high cholesterol
SOCIETY
The Sexual Revolution Hits China (Behavior)
Reform has brought a permissiveness that unsettles many
PRESS
Despite recruiting efforts, minority journalists have made few gains
SPORT
U.S. and New Zealand boats vie this week for the America's Cup
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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BUSINESS
Business Notes BANKING (Economy & Business)
Fast Forward For Checks
Business Notes MERGERS (Economy & Business)
If at First You Don't Succeed
Business Notes NEW PRODUCTS (Economy & Business)
Less Smoke, Plenty of Fire
Business Notes THRIFTS (Economy & Business)
Bailing to Beat The Clock
Clearing Those Clogged Arteries (Economy & Business)
Clearing Those Clogged Arteries (Economy & Business)
Gridlock! (Economy & Business)
Congestion on America's highways and runways takes a grinding toll
Leave the Driving to Us, Please (Economy & Business)
Leave the Driving to Us, Please (Economy & Business)
Not Enough Places to Land (Economy & Business)
Not Enough Places to Land (Economy & Business)
When the Vital Links Break (Economy & Business)
When the Vital Links Break (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
Some hard choices ahead for the class of '92
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
All in The Post-'60s Family RUNNING ON EMPTY (Cinema)
Directed by Sidney Lumet; Screenplay by Naomi Foner
Bloodlines Tracks (Books)
by Louise Erdrich Henry Holt; 226 pages; $18.95
Challenging The Myth Machine (Books)
THE LIVES OF JOHN LENNON by Albert Goldman; Morrow; 719 pages; $22.95
Heartland Heartiness (Theater)
Minneapolis prizes the Guthrie's striking style
The Dawn of the Feelies (Music)
Sure, the band's swell, but now can they quit their day jobs?