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

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 133 No. 20 MAY 15, 1989

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
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 (From The Publisher)

ESSAY

Thatcher For President