Time Magazine Contents Page September 19, 1988

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At Last, the Best in the World

Like Matt Biondi plowing through the water, his face ablaze with ferocity and ambition, the athletes are bound for Seoul. In a special section, TIME spotlights the five-ring extravaganza, from the most exciting competitors and competitions to the most intriguing bits of lore and trivia. -- Heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Decathlete Daley Thompson are coming to assert a kind of athletic kingship. -- Swimmers Biondi and Janet Evans have appointments in Korea with a hoard of medals -- the question being just how many. -- For a swarm of mitey gymnasts, the contest beyond gold seems to be for the affection of the globe. -- The first superpower showdown in twelve years. -- A look into the heart of Seoul. -- And finally, for the overwhelmed viewer, a selective TV guide.

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Nation

Politics Lite -- or how the presidential campaign has turned into stylized images masquerading as sincere efforts to commune with the people. -- An antidrug bill so tough it may be unconstitutional. -- With the earth drowning in man-made wastes, Dukakis and Bush are forced to face environmental issues.

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World

Inundated by monsoons, Bangladesh struggles to stay afloat. -- The I.R.A. ups the military ante. -- Iraq vs. the Kurds.

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Economy & Business

The Government files stock-fraud charges against Drexel Burnham. -- Gold among the thrift ruins. -- Turning patter into profits.

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Medicine

Growing numbers of pregnant women who cannot stay off crack are causing a new wave of drug-damaged infants.

100

Video

Does Dan Quayle look more like Robert Redford or Pat Sajak? Just one of the burning questions in a made-for-TV campaign.

102

Show Business

Bear-estroika! Plus cossacks, tigers and acrobats. After a decade, the Moscow Circus returns with a spectacular 14-city U.S. tour.

104

Essay

American presidential candidates are not just permitted to exploit their families, they are required to. Will no one end this foolishness?

2 Letters

12 American Scene

86 Space

! 88 Sport

94 Books

97 Cinema

97 Milestones

99 People

Cover: Photograph by Gregory Heisler