Vol. 128 No. 21

American Notes Anniversaries
A Modest Bridge Party

American Notes Gems
From Rocks to Riches

American Notes Lawsuits
Squeezing the Kremlin

American Notes Seat
Belts Freedom of Choice

American Notes the Senate
Cloakroom Power

Down and Out and Dispossessed
Many of the newly homeless include families and the young

The Pentagon Goes Hollywood
Filmmakers and the military enjoy a profitable partnership

The Presidency
An End to Ideology

Unraveling Fiasco
His credibility under fire, Reagan admits sending arms to Iran

Environment a Proud River Runs Red
The watch on the Rhine is for pollution

Iraq Noisy Threats, Silent Guns
The war drags on without any sign of an Iranian offensive

Nicaragua the Sandinista Way of Justice
A Managua court finds Hasenfus guilty as charged

Peru "There Was a Triumph Here"
Alan Garcia pulls off an impressive party election sweep

Soviet Union Present At the Creation
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov: 1890-1986

That Sinking Feeling

The Philippines Fighting Back
Aquino takes a tougher line with critics amid continued coup rumors

World Notes Diplomacy
A Hard-Nose Gets Snubbed

World Notes Drugs
Calling All Mongooses

World Notes France
Pining Away for Past Glory

World Notes Haiti
Season of Discontent

World Notes Israel
Mystery of the Vanishing Man

A Theory with Strings Attached
Scientists explain why the universe is full of holes

Protecting a Royal Refuge (Environment)
Mexico tries to save the monarch butterfly's winter hideout

A Visitor From Taiwan (Medicine)
Flu season begins with the last-minute appearance of a new virus

In New Hampshire: a Rare Span (American Scene)

Men Have Rights Too (Sexes)
A convention of fathers calls for divorce and custody reforms

Chrysler Thinking Fast and Making Moves (Economy & Business)
Smart marketing along with lean operations keeps profits flowing

Ford Slimmed Way Down and Styled Up (Economy & Business)
A long-shot gamble on new designs pays off in the Taurus and Sable

General Motors a Giant Stalls, Then Revs Its Engines (Economy & Business)
Plant closings and fresh models help to restore momentum

Special Report on the Auto Industry the Big Three Get in Gear Detroit Battles Imports Amid a Growing Car Glut (Economy & Business)

The Fall of a Wall Street Superstar (Economy & Business)
Ivan Boesky pays $100 million to settle the biggest insider-trading case ever

How Much Do They Know?

How the Public Feels

Sex and Schools
AIDS and the Surgeon General add a new urgency to an old debate

Apocalypse Soon Golden Days (Books)
by Carolyn See McGraw Hill; 196 pages; $15.95

End-of-the- World Blues the Sacrifice (Cinema)
Directed and Written by Andrei Tarkovsky

Heart Trouble Soul Man (Cinema)
Directed by Steve Miner Screenplay by Carol Black

I Cook, Therefore I Am (Books)
New cookbooks spiced and spiked with authors' personalities

Mousel Tov! an American Tail (Cinema)
Directed by Don Bluth; Screenplay by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss

Peppers From Heaven (Photography)
A retrospective commemorates Edward Weston's fabled career

Tell It to the Judges (Video)
Oyez! Oyez! Daytime TV fills up its courtroom docket