Vol. 134 No. 9

NATION

A Father Lifts His "Burdens"
A tale of tragedy turns into a multiple murder

American Notes AIRLINES
Offensive Behavior

American Notes AVIATION
Putting Fuel Near the Fire

American Notes FIREARMS
Bring Home A Friend

American Notes NAVY
Back to the Drawing Board

Attacking The Source
Bennett's plan to send military advisers to aid anti-narcotics campaigns in Peru and Bolivia arouses serious worries in Washington

Late Honors
In death, Mickey Leland won allies he rarely had in life

WORLD

America Abroad
Happy Campers, for a Change

An Epochal Shift
Communism yields as Jaruzelski asks Solidarity to head a government

In The Driver's Seat

Lebanon A Preview of The Apocalypse
A war without end tests the limits of endurance in Beirut

Moscow Speaks Softly

World Notes CHINA
Making the Marxist Grade

World Notes GUATEMALA
Bedmates and Running Mates

World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
Are Only the Initials New?

World Notes SOVIET UNION
The Baltics Set the Agenda

WAR & TERRORISM

A "Light Luncheon" with the Fuhrer (World War II)

Architect Of Evil (World War II)
How Adolf Hitler mesmerized a nation -- and terrorized a world

Part 2 Road to War (World War II)
Every time a Hitler threat ended in compromise, Hitler won

Part I Blitzkrieg September 1, 1939: a new kind of warfare engulfs Poland (World War II)

Remembrance "I Thought the Heavens Had Fallen" (World War II)

Remembrance "Little Boxes of Ashes" (World War II)

Remembrance "There Was No Enthusiasm for War" (World War II)

Remembrance "Waiting For Death" (World War II)

Remembrance "We Could Do Nothing" (World War II)

Remembrance Watching the Newsreels (World War II)

When Darkness Fell (World War II)

SCIENCE

Showdown in The Treetops (Environment)
Conservation activists stage a high-altitude sit-in to save the ancient forests

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Abortions Without Doctors (Health)
With Roe v. Wade under fire, feminists propose a radical step

Alcohol's Youngest Victims (Medicine)
Drinking during pregnancy is riskier than many women realize

Palate Polls (Food)
An empire of eatery reviews

RELIGION

Paradise Under Siege
A new-age guru prepares for war in Montana

SPORT

Beach Volleyball Nets Big Bucks
Once a laid-back pastime, a waterside game goes major league

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Time (Contents)
Magazine contents page Vol. 134 No.9 AUGUST 28, 1989

Time (Masthead)
Magazine masthead Vol. 134 No.9 AUGUST 28, 1989

BUSINESS

A Prescription for Scandal
Payoffs and faked lab results taint the generic-drug industry

Business Notes AIRLINES
Return of the Cheap Seats

Business Notes CASINOS
Who Really Won the Pot?

Business Notes CREDIT CARDS
Now They'll Need Wallets

Business Notes INTEREST RATES
The Sniping May Backfire

Business Notes LITIGATION
A Lawsuit as Big as Alaska

Fill 'Er Up With Gas Lite
Prodded by air-quality laws, Arco invents a cleaner fuel

Foot's Paradise
With a mix of fashion and engineering, athletic shoes leap off the shelves

EDUCATION

The Ivory Tower Triggerman
In a new book, B.U.'s president takes aim at U.S. education

LAW

DNA On Trial
Mixed results for genetic tests

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Came The Don (Cinema)

Hard-Boiled But Semi-Tough (Books)

Saturday Night Dead (Cinema)

TO OUR READERS

From the Publisher (From The Publisher)

ESSAY

A Few Symbol-Minded Questions