Vol. 135 No. 13
NATION
A Crawl-In At the Capitol
American Notes FOREIGN AID
The First Peace Dividend
American Notes HOUSTON
Wise Beyond Their Years
American Notes NEW MEXICO
Atoning for Atomic Sins
American Notes NORTH CAROLINA
Keeping Up With the News
Deja Voodoo? Dan Rostenkowski proposes a grand budget compromise. The White House sounds interested, but it may just be playing an old political game
Heading for The Hills
A New Age guru goes underground
Puerto Rico, the 51st Estado
Statehood gains momentum with a boost from Bush
Should D.C. Be Md.?
Suffer The Little Children
A nationwide sweep uncovers exploitation of young workers
The Presidency
The Issue That Won't Wash Away
Were Millions The Motive?
The sons of a video mogul are accused of slaying their parents
WORLD
NATO uber Alles
China From Out of the Depths
A leading dissident emerges briefly to recount how to survive -- and organize -- amid repression
Anything to Fear?
With unification imminent, the time has come to put the German question to rest and find a new form of security for Europe
Haiti A New Start, a Ray of Hope
With the dictatorial Avril now in exile and a civilian President at the helm, Haitians hope to begin building a democracy
Israel The Government Takes a Fall
As the parties start to haggle, cobbling together a new one could delay the peace process for months
Mongolia Sudden Conversion
Ulan Bator leaps on the reform bandwagon as dissent rises
Putting On Weight
Soviet Union Nothing Less Than a Coup
More power for Gorbachev, less for his party, but hard going is ahead as Lithuania leads the republics down the road to independence
World Notes IRAQ
A Shocking Execution
World Notes LIBYA
Mystery Blaze At Rabta
World Notes RACISM
Europe's Hostile Face
World Notes SOUTH AMERICA
Talk About Paranoia
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A worrisome report warns about a new experimental AIDS drug
Needed: Nuns and Priests (Medicine)
SOCIETY
Too many babies die before their first birthday. Joan Mahon and a corps of volunteer mothers are trying to save their lives
How To Neutralize G.I. Joe (Behavior)
A new book gives parents tips on coping with war toys
PRESS
From the White House press room to the corner bar, manipulation is central to the reporting game
SPORT
Jennifer Capriati, 13, makes a smashing pro debut
TECHNOLOGY
Counterfeiters find a new tool: the personal computer
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Magazine contents page Vol. 135, No. 13 MARCH 26, 1990
BUSINESS
Shape Up And Fly Right
Business Notes DRINKS
Pour Me a Glass of Rhett
Business Notes MUSIC
Top Dollar For Top 40
Business Notes RETAILING
New Link for an Old Chain
Business Notes WALL STREET
Rich, Yes, but Never Arrogant
Catch Us If You Can
A dearth of FBI agents keeps S&L villains at large
Labor Draws An Empty Gun
Striking workers at Greyhound and elsewhere learn that those who walk out may not be welcome back
Lost In Space
The launch industry falters
Where There's No Bus, There's No Exit
EDUCATION
Clashes over local councils roil Chicago's schools
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Hudlin brothers have a homeboy hit with House Party
Letting Nature Reign Resplendent (Art)
A superb Monet show proves how much more than "only an eye" the painter was
Lifesaving Sounds (Music)
Jazzman Frank Morgan swings away from prison and drugs
Lost in The Fun House (Books)
Play It Again, George (Music)
The Bess Mess (Books)
The Great TV Takeover (Video)
Billion-dollar fees and ever expanding coverage are reshaping American sports
Unsafe Sex (Books)
PEOPLE
One year after the Alaska spill, the company's chairman, LAWRENCE RAWL, speaks bluntly about mounting troubles, battered images and Captain Joe Hazelwood