Vol. 133 No. 17
NATION
Abbie Hoffman: 1936-1989
American Notes COLORADO
Danger on the Slopes
American Notes CRIME
Dismantling Detroit
American Notes DRUGS
Outline for a Skirmish
American Notes VOICES
Gregorian's Chant
How To Make Boring Beautiful
Or, why California has such glitzy people and such dull pols
Ollie's Cash Stash
After a probe of his finances, North's case heads for the jury
The Presidency
The Speaker Should Step Down
Wait Till Next Year
Once again, the President and Congress paper over the deficit
Wright Fights Back
The sleaze label attaches to a Democrat for a change, but the House leader decides to tough it out
WORLD
What's Wrong with Yalta II
Cult of The Red-Haired Devil
A drug bust uncovers an evil brew of satanism and murder
Israel Death Comes At Ramadan
A bloody West Bank flare of violence heats up the intifadeh
Japan A Scandal That Will Not Die
Despite loose ethics, the Recruit fiasco may topple Takeshita
Mexico Wimp No More
Once derided as a political weakling, Salinas is tackling corruption, drugs and foreign debt, but the economy is still in desperate shape
Soviet Union With Georgia on His Mind
Gorbachev faces yet another violent eruption of nationalism
World Notes BRITAIN
Bedlam in the Bleachers
World Notes NAMIBIA
Wary Peace, No Retreat
World Notes TERRORISM
Narrowing the Suspects List
World Notes WEST GERMANY
Down in The Dumps
SCIENCE
A widely hailed experiment gains support, but doubts remain
These Guards Just Love Fish (Nature)
Drafting dolphins into the Navy causes an uproar
SOCIETY
Workers are weary, parents are frantic and even children haven't a moment to spare: leisure could be to the '90s what money was to the '80s
Southern California Tales of the Crank (American Scene)
Trade Anarchy sweeps the world of illegal synthetic drugs
PRESS
In spite of video-age competition, children's magazines boom
SPORT
A verdict on agents and colleges
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 133 No. 17 APRIL 24, 1989
Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 133 No. 17 APRIL 24, 1989
BUSINESS
Huge lawsuits and a budding boycott confront the company
Business Notes ENTERTAINMENT
Shedding an Old Skin
Business Notes LIQUOR ADVERTISING
A Matter of Tastelessness
Business Notes LITIGATION
Battle of The Bottoms
Business Notes PHARMACEUTICALS
Prescription For a Merger
Business Notes WALL STREET
Big Brother Is Listening
Crackdown on The Swiss Laundry
Stung by a scandal, the government aims to block drug money
Friend Or Foe?
The FSX becomes a symbol of mounting strain between the U.S. and Japan
Power Station in a Pizza Box
Fast-rising Sun Microsystems delivers a hot new computer
Tobacco Road's Dirty Ashtrays
An heir to a cigarette fortune portrays a grim family legacy
Where's My Escape Hatch?
Ueberroth's deal stalls, leaving Eastern in limbo
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Critics' Choice (Critics' Choice)
Don't Run: One Hit, One Error (Cinema)
Two new movies go out to the ball game
Finally, The Belushi Story (Show Business)
Wired heads for the theaters despite Hollywood's hostility
Getting to The False Bottom (Books)
Supermole (Books)
SPECIAL SECTION
The intrepid tourist can find charm, spirit and soaring music in New York's notorious ghetto
PEOPLE
C. EVERETT KOOP, America's Surgeon General, has an opinion on everything healthful, but he nonetheless enjoys meat and martinis