Vol. 132 No. 5
NATION
Why was a lance corporal left behind in the desert?
American Notes LOS ANGELES
Monumental Folly
American Notes NEW JERSEY
Teamster Shuffle
American Notes NEW YORK
Rent Me Shelter
American Notes SPACE
The $6 Million Stumble
American Notes THE NAVY
Failure to Communicate
The Gorbachev Challenge
He came, he spoke, he conquered. But his enticing call for a kinder, gentler world provides an opportunity for Bush: to recapture the initiative by offering an American vision for ending the cold war
Crunching Gorbachev's Numbers
His plans for reducing Soviet forces will still leave NATO at a disadvantage
Fresh Faces
There aren't many in Bush's emerging Cabinet
I'll Take Manhattan
How to do New York in a day, in a 45-car caravan
The Presidency
A Full-Dress Finale
WORLD
The question: What really killed the Screaming Eagles?
Hanging It Out in Public
Papandreou's peccadilloes may bring his downfall
Middle East Arafat Says Yes (Maybe)
The P.L.O. puts on a charm offensive
Soviet Union When the Earth Shook
A killer quake devastates Armenia, and the West responds with unprecedented aid
Sri Lanka
On the Island of Fear and Death As elections approach, the tide of blood surges
World Notes NORTH AFRICA
Death in the Desert
World Notes REFUGEES
Pawns in a Deadly Game
World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
Still a Prisoner
World Notes WEST GERMANY
Plunge from The Skies
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Liquid diets are back in vogue, but are they safe?
SOCIETY
Hostess Martha Stewart brings her message to the masses
Memphis The Mansion Music Made (American Scene)
There's still good rockin' at Elvis Presley's Graceland
PRESS
Gannett weaves minority voices into the news
RELIGION
The founding father of PTL is charged with fraud, and more
Search, And Ye Shall Find
When Protestants hunt for pastors, secrecy and prayer abound
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 132 No. 5
Time Magazine Masthead December 19, 1988 (Masthead)
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BUSINESS
Hopes for a GATT agreement fade over farm subsidies
Business Notes ADVERTISING
But Will Lois Lane Buy It?
Business Notes NUCLEAR POWER
Shoreham's Growing Woes
Business Notes PRODUCTS
A Bad Year For Toys
Business Notes TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Ma Bell Gets a Call
Business Notes WALL STREET
Raider, Raider Go Away
Pet-Set Snobbery
The Literacy Gap
To close it -- and to open the eyes of millions of workers -- U.S. companies are spending hundreds of millions every year as educators of last resort
EDUCATION
Welcome To Madison Avenue
U. Students turn on the hype to win at the college-entrance game
LAW
After years of secrecy, the country's legal code goes public
High Gear The bike-helmet battle
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
From Durer to Daffy Duck, the season's selection abounds in the opulent and the offbeat
Critics' Choice (Critics' Choice)
Media Mates EMERALD CITY (Theater)
by David Williamson
Notes From The Singing Detective (Show Business)
Dennis Potter makes beautiful music from painful lives
Speaking The Plain Truth OUR TOWN (Theater)
by Thornton Wilder
Trouble Along the Nile (Music)
An overblown new Aida puts the Met's woes on display
Two Out of Five Ain't Bad (Cinema)
A pair of romantic comedies works nicely, while a trio of ambitious dramas misfires
SPECIAL SECTION
Attack chairs and hidden bars glitz up an old hotel
PEOPLE
To ISAAC ASIMOV, prolific author, futurologist, historian and incurable explainaholic, the unexamined life is a life that is not worth loving