Vol. 133 No. 20
NATION
"A Partial Vindication"
The North trial ends with an equivocal verdict -- and many unanswered questions
America Abroad
Why Kohl Is Right
American Notes CALIFORNIA
Mom's Day -- In Court
American Notes CONSERVATION
The Spotted Owl Prevails
American Notes HARVARD
Gay Power 1, ROTC 0
American Notes LOUISIANA
Reform Deformed
Capitol Offense
A congressional aide's bloody past
Do-Nothing Detente
George Bush finally thinks he has a policy toward Moscow -- hang tough and see what happens -- but U.S. allies fear he is missing a historic chance
John L., You'd Be Amazed
High-tech tactics replace goons and guns in a miners' strike
Shevardnadze: "Allow Me to Disagree"
The Boss of Smolensky Square
If Gorbachev is the architect of foreign policy, Shevardnadze is the master builder
WORLD
Argentina A Test for Latin Democracy
Who will lead the country out of its financial mess?
Cambodia Better Times for a Ravaged Land
A royal return and rising confidence give Hun Sen a lift
China Softening Up the Hard Line
Students take to the streets, and officials take to the airwaves
Middle East Null and Void
That's what Arafat says about the P.L.O. charter
Misplaced Optimism Despite
U.S. help, the mujahedin are gaining little ground
World Notes CANADA
Good-Bye to All That
World Notes EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Nibbling at the Beef over Beef
World Notes PARAGUAY
Two Roads To Power
World Notes SOUTH KOREA
Disaster at Dongeui
World Notes SOVIET UNION
Workers of the World: Strike!
SCIENCE
Ozone Defense
An agreement to speed up the phaseout of harmful CFCs
Perilous Times for the Pyramids
Without help soon, Egypt's unique archaeological treasures will be lost to humanity
Putting The Heat on Cold Fusion
Physicists dismiss the claims of Pons and Fleischmann
SOCIETY
Pago Pago, American Samoa Whose Nation Is This Anyway?
(American Scene)
A half Polynesian idyll, half Rotary Club protectorate
Rationing Medical Care
(Ethics)
A fiscal squeeze points to drastic measures
SPORT
Assembly Line of Dreams
Ballplayers sell their good names at autograph marts
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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Vol. 133 No. 20 MAY 15, 1989
BUSINESS
Big Eagles and Sitting Ducks
Bills Apoppin'
Treasury securities are all the rage among small investors
Business Notes FUND RAISING
View with A Room: $10
Business Notes INSURANCE
A Revolt Rolls On
Business Notes INVESTIGATIONS
Raiders in The Pits
Business Notes JOBLESSNESS
The Party May Be Over
Business Notes TRADEMARKS
What Makes a Real Murphy?
Machiavelli On Madison Avenue
A British advertising juggernaut bids for Ogilvy & Mather
Special Report: Airline Giants
How the New No. 1 Got There Under tough guy Crandall, American leads in profits and popularity
Special Report: Airline Giants
The Sky Kings Rule the Routes A decade of dogfights and mergers has eliminated hundreds of carriers and triggered fears that the surviving behemoths will send prices rocketing
LAW
A Slap at Sex Stereotypes
The Supreme Court clears the way for discrimination suits
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Tasty Hi-Cal Pop-Tart to Go
(Cinema)
A Worthy Life
(Cinema)
Bookends
(Books)
Bowing Out with a Flourish
(Theater)
The season ends with works evoking families and everyday magic
Bugle Boys Of the Airwaves
(Radio)
Talk-show hosts stir up a storm of political action
Critics' Choice
(Critics' Choice)
Rich And Infamous
(Books)
The Hero Our Century Deserved
(Books)
PEOPLE
A Maturing Woman Unleashed
(Profile)
FRANCES LEAR, publisher with a messianic commitment to women over 40, has broken the wrinkle barrier by reaching for a neglected market
TO OUR READERS
From the Publisher
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ESSAY
Thatcher For President