Vol. 128 No. 22
NATION
American Notes Charity
Handouts Across America
American Notes Corruption
Bad Eggs in the Incubator
American Notes Drinking
Clean Fun in Beverly Hills
American Notes Montana
Death in a Small Town
American Notes New York City
Charge It to Charity
Cocaine's Kings
Five Colombians are indicted
Headhunters
A jury convicts eight Mobsters
Israeli Connection
Riding for a Fall
John Connally's bad breaks
The "De Facto President"
The Tower of Babel
From the Iran arms deals: much talk but little coherence
Today's Native Sons
Inner-city black males are America's newest lost generation
WORLD
Albania the Eagle Spreads Its Wings
New leaders edge cautiously toward the outside world
El Salvador Up Against Hard Realities
An ongoing war and a crippled economy dim Duarte's high hopes
Health Enter the Aids Pandemic
The experts predict that 100 million will be stricken by 1990; BRAZIL FRESH MANDATE Sarney's party wins big
North Korea Now You See Kim ...
Bizarre reports of the "Great Leader's" death prove exaggerated
South Africa the Big Pullout Goes On
Kodak quits, and Hong Kong imposes tough new sanctions
Terrorism Death At the Doorstep a
French executive is slain, and a West German trial begins
The Philippines Cory Shows a Steely Side
Under mounting pressure, Aquino fires Defense Minister Enrile
World Notes Afghanistan
Where's the Good Part?
World Notes Austria
A Cacophony of Carols
World Notes Canada
Breach of Confidence
World Notes Diplomacy
Thanks, But No Thanks
World Notes Italy
Reopening an Old Wound
SCIENCE
A Celestial Odd Couple
Two massive stars carry closeness a bit far
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Fighting the Silent Attacker
(Medicine)
Millions suffer from a heart ailment they do not know they have
Plaque Fighter
(Health & Fitness)
A new brush-off for the gums
Quick Fixes for the Face
(Health & Fitness)
Collagen injections erase wrinkles -- temporarily
SOCIETY
In Wisconsin: a Magic Spirit
(American Scene)
The Hidden Power of Body Odors
(Sexes)
Studies find that male pheromones are good for women's health
PRESS
All Creatures Weird and Funny
Cartoonist Gary Larson views man and beast from The Far Side
SPORT
Mac Is Back: Pass It On
Some quarterbacks move teams beyond the line of scrimmage
TECHNOLOGY
Punching Up Wine and Foie Gras
(Computers)
Videotext conquers France, but can it prevail in the U.S.?
BUSINESS
Business Notes Defense
(Economy & Business)
Contractors F-20, Over ; . . . and Out
Business Notes Imports
(Economy & Business)
Suit to Stop Shipped Soaps
Business Notes Internal Revenue
(Economy & Business)
A Reformed Tax Form?
Business Notes Prescriptions
(Economy & Business)
Same Drug, Higher Price
Business Notes Soviet Economy
(Economy & Business)
When a Wink Becomes a Nod
"Money Was the Only Way"
(Economy & Business)
Going After the Crooks
(Economy & Business)
As Ivan sings, traders quake and investors weep
Jitters in the Junkyard
(Economy & Business)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Little Puccini and Water
(Music)
Menotti's new opera, Goya, is more of the same, but less
Ad Lib the Cycles of American History
(Books)
by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Houghton Mifflin; 498 pages; $22.95
Bloody Good From Beyond
(Cinema)
Directed by Stuart Gordon Screenplay by Dennis Paoli
Do I Hear $5 Million? Sold! a "Shark Feed" Sets New Records At New
(Art)
York City auctions
Harrison's Heart of Darkness the Mosquito Coast
(Cinema)
Directed by Peter Weir; Screenplay by Paul Schrader
Miscellany Hodgepodge
(Books)
by J. Bryan III Atheneum; 327 pages; $19.95
Sanity Defense for a Genius
(Art)
The Metropolitan reveals Van Gogh's shocking freshness
The Rising Cost of Living Collected Stories, 1948-1986 by Wright Morris Harper & Row; 274 pages; $17.95
(Books)
What If Oswald Had Stood Trial?
(Video)
A riveting courtroom drama based on the Kennedy assassination
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TO OUR READERS
A Letter From the Publisher
(Publisher's Letter)