Vol. 135 No. 14
NATION
American Notes DISASTERS
An Almost Biblical Flood
American Notes FOREIGN POLICY
Homecoming For a Hero
American Notes LOS ANGELES
Old, But Still Tough
American Notes NEW YORK CITY
Imelda's Day In Court
American Notes THE CENSUS
People Who Count
First Mess Up, Then Mop Up
Hazelwood is ordered to help cleanse Alaska's shoreline
The Neoliberal Blues
Democrats look for a new theme song -- and for someone to sing it
The Political Interest
Cuomo, the Last Holdout
The Politics of Life and Death
As California prepares to use its gas chamber for the first time in 23 years, candidates call for more executions
Will O'Connor Swing?
Idaho's abortion bill is aimed at overturning Roe v. Wade
WORLD
A Neighbor's View
Czechoslovakia The Arms Merchants' Dilemma
Havel tightens controls on the lethal explosive Semtex, but what about the rest of Prague's thriving weapons market?
Soviet Union War of Nerves
Losing patience with Lithuania, Gorbachev issues orders to cease and desist. Is he willing to risk bloodshed to keep secessionists in line?
Sri Lanka Goodbye -- and Good Riddance
As India's troops pull out, the nation seems relieved. But now the Sinhalese and the Tamils must keep their own peace
The Germanys Death of a Republic
After demonstrating the democratic spirit of their brethren across the border, East Germans get down to the hard task of shaping what may be their last government
The Man Who Is Playing for Time
World Notes ISRAEL
A New Spy in The Sky
World Notes PANAMA
Fact and Fiction
World Notes ROMANIA
Blood in the Square
World Notes SOUTHERN AFRICA
Smiles and a Scolding
SCIENCE
Challenges For Earth
(Environment)
Patriots Stalking dwarf hamsters in Siberia
Lost And Found
A rare primate is rediscovered
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A New Role for the Wonder Drug
(Medicine)
Aspirin may prevent strokes in heart patients
SOCIETY
Throw Out Your Skirts
(Fashion)
Paris shows its radical solutions to the hemline problem
SPORT
Moving Up in The World
Wall climbing is the latest indoor-sport craze
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page
(Contents)
Vol. 135 No. 14 APRIL 2, 1990
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(Masthead)
Vol. 135 No. 14 APRIL 2, 1990
BUSINESS
Business Notes FRAUD
Sad Plea for A Proxy Prince
Business Notes INVESTIGATIONS
Are These Prices Kosher?
Business Notes MARKETING
Hurricane Of Hype
Business Notes SAVINGS AND LOANS
A Bailout with No Bucket
Business Notes TRANSPORTATION
Fly the Taxing Skies
Pop! Goes the Bubble
Japan gropes for its confidence as the yen falters and the stock market plunges
Yes, We Have No Cruzeiros
Can Brazil survive President Collor's cash freeze?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Boston Theft Reflects
(Art)
The Art World's Turmoil Bungling burglars get away with two masterpieces and expose the dark side of an inflated industry
Critics Voices
(Critics Voices)
Just What the Doctor Ordered
(Theater)
Broadway looks robust with three powerful dramas
Lean, Green and on the Screen
(Show Business)
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles go Hollywood
No, But I Bought the Book
(Books)
How to calculate the truth about the least-read best sellers of 1989
No More Business as Usual
(Music)
Paris' Bastille Opera opens with a triumph
Rooted At Last
(Art)
Sinderella
(Cinema)
PEOPLE
Paying The Price
(Interview)
RICHARD NIXON believes he will always be known as the "Watergate man," the President who resigned the office, and expects little charity from history
Two Lives, One Ambition
(Profile)
With more than a hundred years of experience between them, HUME CRONYN and JESSICA TANDY define acting in America
TO OUR READERS
From the Publisher
(From The Publisher)
ESSAY
The Decline of Neatness