Vol. 135 No. 10

NATION

American Notes AIRLINES
Buckling Up Baby

American Notes CALIFORNIA
War of the Whirlybirds

American Notes DRUGS
Fuzzy-Wuzzy Narcs

American Notes FLAG BURNING
Back to the Justices

American Notes WASHINGTON
No Statehood, No Taxes

As Far Away as You Can Get
Missing Hilary Foretich is found in New Zealand

Ex, Lies and Videotape Confused by Iran-contra?
So is Ronald Reagan

From College To Cops
The Police Corps would trade tuition for four years on patrol

Ripples in The American Lake
Can the U.S. reap a peace dividend in the Pacific?

The Revolution Has Just Begun

The Sheriff Strikes Back
Instead of freeing dangerous prisoners to ease overcrowding, a Massachusetts lawman seizes a National Guard armory

What's The Alternative?

WORLD

America Abroad
Influencing Moscow's Clones

Cuba Fidel's Race Against Time
With communism fading in the East bloc, Castro faces his toughest challenge as he clings to his Leninist vision of a socialist state

El Salvador The Hapless Peacemaker
Jose Napoleon Duarte: 1925-1990

Japan After the Sake, the Prickles
The winning Prime Minister's first test: relations with the U.S.

Our Alf in Havana

The Germanys Waiting for the Magic Words
By failing to endorse the postwar border with Poland, Chancellor Kohl stirs up old stereotypes and creates unease over unification

Third World Don't Call Us, Friend, We'll Call You
Cuba is not the only Soviet client looking at cutbacks in military and economic aid. Across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, other regimes experience hard times

World Notes BRITAIN
Unbarring the Bar Sinister

World Notes COLOMBIA
The Politics Of Pardons

World Notes KENYA
Riots over Foul Play

World Notes SOVIET UNION
Housecleaning, Gorby-Style

World Notes THE GULF
Remembrance Of Wars Past

SCIENCE

Score One for the Bible
Fresh clues support the story of Joshua at the walls of Jericho

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Getting The Fat Out (Health)
The U.S. approves a substitute

Research For Men Only (Health)
Doctors could use more data on treating women

SOCIETY

Creating A Child to Save Another (Ethics)
A "miracle baby" promises both blessings and controversy

Silver Hill, Maryland (American Scene)
A Flight Down Memory Lane Paul Garber is the soul of aviation history

PRESS

And What About the Truth?

Pssst...Did You Hear About?
Ivana and Donald . . . Madonna and Warren . . . Where does gossip come from? How much is true? And why does America love it?

Liz Smith
The Reigning Duchess of Dish

RELIGION

Heresy on The Airwaves
A new book slams televangelists for doctrinal errors

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 135, No.10 MARCH 5, 1990

BUSINESS

Business Notes FINANCIAL MARKETS
A Rapid Loss Of Altitude

Business Notes PERSONALITIES
Give It to Us Straight, Frank

Business Notes PRIVATIZATION
Opportunity Rings

Business Notes RETAILING
Is This a Store Or a Salt Mine?

Business Notes TELEVISION
Dishing Out The Programs

Can Iacocca Do It Again?
With Chrysler in crisis, the Comeback Kid hopes for an encore

Lord of The Rings
Impresario of thrills and chills, Kenneth Feld is America's master showman and intrepid purveyor of big-top entertainment to the world

Profits In Poise and Pulchritude
Two Texans give beauty contestants their winning form

The Last-Minute Money Grab
Drexel employees scooped up bonuses as the firm crumbled

Under Fire from All Sides
Cigarette makers are assailed for targeting the young

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A High-Stakes Blindman's Buff (Cinema)

A Sensation's Final Bow (Theater)
After Broadway's longest run ever, A Chorus Line will close

Echoes in The Depths (Cinema)

Love's Labor (Books)

The Bride Is, Er, Excused (Video)
Life's embarrassing moments add up to a homegrown hit

The Making of Landslide Lyndon (Books)

The Real Mafia (Books)

Two Scoops of Vanilli (Music)
Chart busting with a pair of pretty guys from Europop

SPECIAL SECTION

So You Think Your City's Got Crime? (Travel)
Rio de Janeiro offers fun in the sun, but a rising tide of lawlessness has brought fear to the festive atmosphere

PEOPLE

How the KGB Helps Gorbachev (Interview)
OLEG GORDIEVSKY was once the KGB's station chief in London -- and Britain's most valued double agent. He fled to the West in 1985, just before he was to be executed.

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