Vol. 136 No. 12
NATION
American Notes GEORGIA
All Hype, No Hope
American Notes PENNSYLVANIA
No Dogs Allowed
American Notes SPACE
Tune In Next Leak
American Notes THE COURT
Clearing The Bar
American Notes TRIALS
Iranscam Revisited
The Decline Of New York
A surge of brutal killings has shaken the Big Apple to its core. Frightened residents now wonder if Gotham's treasures are worth the hassle -- and the risk.
Foiling Murphy In a Coup
Bid Dukakis thwarts an attempt by his No. 2 to show him up
Indecent Exposure (Grapevine)
Patriot of the Week (Grapevine)
Talking Heads Sweepstakes (Grapevine)
Thanks, We Needed These Citation (Grapevine)
The Golden Bookmark Award (Grapevine)
The Return to Sender Stamp (Grapevine)
The Water Weapon (Grapevine)
Throwing Martha off the Train
Michigan's Governor stirs a storm by dropping his running mate
Vanity Flare (Grapevine)
What
Makes New Yorkers Tick In America's toughest city, even Mother Teresa tries to get a little edge
WORLD
Hopes for a settlement may be on the rise, but the war will end once and for all only if at least six tricky issues can be resolved
The Koreas Opposite Sides of the Moon
In their first meeting, the Prime Ministers of the North and South discover what they have -- and don't have -- in common
World Notes AUSTRALIA
Man's Best Marsupial
World Notes BURMA
Taking a Step Backward
World Notes CHILE
Reburying The Past
World Notes IVORY COAST
A Monumental Dispute
World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
Unexpected Visitor
WAR & TERRORISM
The Helsinki summit is only the latest sign of how Saddam's belligerence is transforming global alignments and shaking up established truths
America Abroad (The Gulf)
Welcome to Yeltsin Country
Bush's Other Summit (The Gulf)
The President has skillfully mobilized the battle against Saddam Hussein. Now can he lead the fight against the U.S. deficit?
Gorbachev's Home Remedy (The Gulf)
Facing a restive nation and a populist rival, the Soviet President prepares to unveil a 500-Day Plan aimed at transforming the economy
Measuring The Embargo's Bite (The Gulf)
Even if some countries relent and send emergency food and medicine to Baghdad, Saddam still faces a cash crunch
On The Edge of Tragedy (The Gulf)
Trapped in a scorching wasteland between Jordan and Iraq and growing in number every day, tens of thousands of refugees struggle to survive
Saddam's Vip Guests (The Gulf)
Who's In Charge There? (The Gulf)
Divided chains of command in the gulf may work fine now, but an order to attack Iraq could lead to confusion
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Scientists searching for cancer cures try a new tactic
SOCIETY
A new Kinsey report gives Americans a low mark
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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Vol. 136, No. 12 SEPTEMBER 17, 1990
BUSINESS
How the brilliant builder of CBS Records spun out of control
Business Notes ANTITRUST
Too Little of A Good Thing?
Business Notes COMPUTERS
Main Event: Japan vs. IBM
Business Notes INVESTMENTS
Making a Hole in One
Business Notes THE YOUTH MARKET
Wow, That's Disgusting!
Business Notes THRIFTS
Give Me Back My S&L
Mystery Pool Under the Plain
Should Alaska's wildlife refuge be opened to oil drilling?
New Kid on The Dock
Loaded with technical innovations, Toyota's Lexus sets the luxury-auto trade on its rear bumper, a sobering portent of the Japanese industry's prowess
Your Check Is Not in the Mail
Asbestos victims' endless wait
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Titian found the mind's construction in the faces of his subjects
Bickering (Books)
End Game (Books)
It's Great! Don't Show It! (Cinema)
A misguided rating system slaps an X on a discreetly erotic film
Ka-Boom! (Cinema)
Spin And Sizzle (Cinema)
The Man Who Plowed the Sea (Books)
The Mark and Misha Show (Dance)
Ballet meets modern as two stars launch an unlikely enterprise
The Novelty Is Only Skin Deep (Video)
Despite singing cops and raunchy words, the new season offers little that's new
SPECIAL SECTION
Once the point of entry for millions of immigrants, then a ghostly ruin, Ellis Island begins a new life
They'D Rather Be in Philadelphia (Travel)
The gulf crisis keeps tourists closer to home and to the ground
PEOPLE
FRANCIS COLLINS is finding new ways to trace the origins of disease. But he agonizes over the implications of this brave new world of medicine.