Vol. 136 No. 9
NATION
American Notes COURTS
Finders Keepers
American Notes LOS ANGELES
A Voice In The Night
American Notes MASSACHUSETTS
Winning One For Ol' Thoreau
American Notes SOCIOLOGY
The Game of The Name
Fallen Idol of the Week (Grapevine)
Fire At El Capitan
A horrific blaze at Yosemite reignites a heated debate: Should forest fires be extinguished or allowed to burn themselves out?
Gas Guzzler of the Week (Grapevine)
Guilty, Guilty, Guilty
Three defendants in the notorious Central Park Jogger case are convicted of rape but not attempted murder
If You Can't Trust Your Publisher . . . (Grapevine)
Meaningful Relationship? (Grapevine)
Saddam Hussein's Rooting Section (Grapevine)
Tallyho!
In Texas, tracking convicts is "the ultimate hunt"
The Have You Seen Me Circular (Grapevine)
The Put Up Your Dukes Trophy (Grapevine)
Who's Boycotting Whom? (Grapevine)
WORLD
A caretaker government begins to investigate Benazir Bhutto and zeroes in on her husband's business connections
South Africa Roar of the Lions
The official armed struggle may be suspended, but bloody tribal violence threatens to split the black majority and destroy Mandela's authority
World Notes CITIZENSHIP
Better Late Than Never
World Notes EAST GERMANY
Now You See It, Now You. . .
World Notes EUROPE
The Long, Dry Summer
World Notes SOVIET UNION
Too Much To Handle
WAR & TERRORISM
Despite the blood on his hands, Saddam's emotional appeals have aroused surprising Arab support. That could prove hard to dispel.
And On This Map We See . . . (The Gulf)
Granted only limited access to the action, reporters scramble around the Middle East to cover the crisis
Must This Mean War? (The Gulf)
Not necessarily. Before the fighting starts, the U.S. should try to craft a diplomatic way out.
Hanging Together -- or Separately (The Gulf)
The global front against Iraq grows fragile as the U.S. forges ahead of the pack
Saddam's Strongest Card (The Gulf)
Though a lucky few escape, the Iraqi leader turns thousands of Americans and other foreigners into hostages and vows to keep them captive until the U.S. withdraws
The Beleaguered Messenger (The Gulf)
Squeezed by the conflicting demands of two old allies but well versed in the art of survival, Jordan's King struggles to keep his balance
The Presidency (The Gulf)
Networking Pays Off
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Even margarine may be bad for the heart
SOCIETY
A new custody battle intensifies the debate over surrogacy
PRESS
Arrow Hedley Donovan: 1914-1990
STYLE & DESIGN
Listen up: the latest stereo gear is simpler and more "wifeable"
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 136, No. 9 AUGUST 27, 1990
Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 136, No. 9 AUGUST 27, 1990
BUSINESS
Obsessed At Heart
Business Notes CHEMICALS
Preparing for The Worst
Business Notes ECONOMISTS
No Bashing On Premises
Business Notes SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Goodbye to Lemon Yellow
Business Notes THE DOLLAR
No Longer A Safe Haven
Flying Too High in the Sky?
The drinking trial of three Northwest pilots raises safety fears
Gushing With Enthusiasm
As the gulf crisis propels oil prices upward, U.S. wildcatters are eager to dig more wells but lack the means to do so
Saving for A Rainier Day
Banks will join S&Ls in paying more for insurance
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Give The Rating System an X (Cinema)
Directors and moguls wrangle over the movies' scarlet letter
Hail to The New Orleans Chiefs! (Music)
The Neville Brothers catch the magic rhythms of the city
The Art of the Boast (Books)
The Fox Trots Faster (Video)
With its biggest hit, The Simpsons, getting ready to challenge NBC's The Cosby Show, Murdoch's network makes its boldest bid yet for parity with the Big Three
PEOPLE
Haunted by the images of those left behind, ex-hostage FRANK REED describes the pain of his nearly four-year ordeal as a captive blindfolded and chained in a Lebanon cell