Vol. 132 No. 17
NATION
Farewell, Fort Sheridan
American Notes EXPLORERS
Peary & Santa At the Pole
American Notes FLORIDA
Uzis at the Five & Dime
American Notes SAN ANTONIO
The Mayor's Other Woman
Campaign Issues
The Homeless: Brick by Brick
Bush Scores A Warm Win
The debate in Los Angeles illuminates the power of personality as well as Dukakis' real Frostbelt problem
Of Myth and Memory
Dreaming of 1960 in the New World
The Big Senate Battlegrounds
Despite Bush's lead, it's looking good for the Democrats
The Likability Sweepstakes
The Safe Seats
Why Mrs. Reagan Still Looks Like a Million
Despite her promises, the First Lady continues to borrow designer dresses. None of them have been reported as required
WORLD
Communism O Nationalism!
Yugoslavia shows how ancient tensions can suddenly boil over
Grapevine
Grapevine
Grapevine
Grapevine
Israel Power to the Fringe
Extremist parties court a divided electorate
Journey Along the Border
A TIME correspondent explores the 2,076-mile boundary where the U.S. and Mexico rub shoulders but rarely shake hands
Sri Lanka Blood on the Ballot Box
A savage ethnic rivalry propels the nation toward anarchy
World Notes ITALY
Shooting Down The "Snipers"
World Notes RELIGION
Paisley and The Pope
World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
Voting Can Be Deadly
World Notes SOVIET UNION
De-Stalinizing The Farm
SCIENCE
Once again, the feds are forced to shut down a nuclear facility
SOCIETY
Death to disco: strike up a Moonlight Serenade and dance
Flemington, New Jersey A Town That Bargains (American Scene)
Built In New Jersey's pastures, credit cards grow even greener
PRESS
Reporters seek more access
RELIGION
Tests prove it is not Christ's burial cloth, but questions remain
SPORT
California makes a monopoly of the Series
How About Those Announcers?
A new service puts fans behind the mike for an inning of action
TECHNOLOGY
What Are the Prime Factors of 9,412,343,607,359,262,946,971,172, 136,294,514,357,528,981,378,983,082,541,347,532,211,942,640,121,301, 590,698,634,089,611,468,911,681?
Soul of The Next Machine
With flair and ballyhoo, Steven Jobs unveils his latest computer
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time (Contents)
Magazine contents page Vol. 132 No. 17 OCTOBER 24, 1988
BUSINESS
From Late To Later
Business Notes PRODUCTS
A Plucky Little Buzzer
Business Notes TRADE
Proof for The Pessimists
Business Notes UTILITIES
Antidote for A Smokestack
Business Notes WALL STREET
First Boston's Last Waltz
The Cash Cleaners
A major bank is indicted for running a global drug-money network
War of The Open Spigots
Can OPEC rein in its mavericks and halt the oil-price slump?
EDUCATION
Adults are fast becoming the majority on college campuses
LAW
Case of the unnamed client
Is The Court Turning Right?
By reopening a civil rights case, the Justices send a signal
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Fort Worth offers the U.S.'s first Poussin retrospective
Royal Pain (Books)
Shaggy Don Story THINGS CHANGE (Cinema)
Directed by David Mamet; written by David Mamet and Shel Silverstein
Subcontinental Divide (Cinema)
In two new films, Indian youth struggles for independence
Surreal Odyssey (Books)
The Terms Of Fatal Endearment (Books)
SPECIAL SECTION
Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz wins the literature award
Donald Trumps the Shuttle (Travel)
The billionaire developer tucks an airline up his sleeve
PEOPLE
Make way for SUSAN SONTAG, a novelist addicted to essay writing, a highbrow who can take pleasure in pop culture (but not TV) and a critic of left, right and center all at once.