Vol. 129 No. 4
NATION
A Tragic Repeat
Two planes collide over Utah
American Notes NEBRASKA
"Irresponsible And Childish"
American Notes PUERTO RICO
Murder, 96 Counts
American Notes RAILROADS
"Human Performance"
American Notes THE FIRST FAMILY
Daddy Dearest
American Notes WOMEN
Stretching Their Options
Between Friends
Mayor Koch and Queen Bess
Garland's Bouquet
A landmark Supreme Court ruling supports pregnancy leave
In Tip-Top Shape
Is He More Out of Touch Than Ever?
The old issue of Reagan's detachment is again a sensitive topic
Raising the $3.35 Minimum
Many see it as "chump change"
Semper Fie
A Marine is arrested for spying
Take The Money And Run
Congress blushes at a pay hike
The Presidency
Toting a New Magic Wand
Where Is the Real George Bush?
The Vice President must now step out from Reagan's shadow
WORLD
China
Deng Cracks Down A month of student demonstrations leads to a party shake-up
Europe Waiting Out the Big Chill
A winter blitz brings a brutal dose of death and disruption
Scandals
Iranscam Couldn't Happen There Europeans wonder what all the fuss is about
South Africa The War of Blacks Against Blacks
Bloody battles for political control torment the townships
Terrorism Wanted for Murder and Air Piracy
Frankfurt police arrest a suspect in the 1985 TWA hijacking
The Gulf Iran Strikes on Two Fronts
The long-expected "final offensive" may be on the way at last
West Germany Candidate for a Confident Time
The Kohl government is heavily favored as voters go to the polls
World Notes AFGHANISTAN
A Troubled Truce Begins
World Notes ARMS DEALERS
Goodbye to All That
World Notes DIPLOMACY
Trying to Get Respect
World Notes ECUADOR
"Loco" Has His Way
World Notes LEBANON
Another Day, A New Hostage
SCIENCE
Dna Prints
A foolproof crime test
Everyone's Genealogical Mother
Biologists speculate that "Eve" lived in sub-Saharan Africa
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Getting an F For Flabby
(Health & Fitness)
U.S. youth comes up short on endurance, strength and flexibility
With Bold Pen and Fork
(Food)
A golden anniversary for America's doyenne of food writers
SOCIETY
In Idaho: A Killer Becomes a Mythic Hero
(American Scene)
PRESS
The Talk of the Town
Amid tremors of staff protest, The New Yorker gets a new editor
RELIGION
Toll-Free
Woes Clogging Jerry's phones
Your Money or His Life
Oral Roberts delivers an ultimatum to bolster his sagging empire
SPORT
Dragster in The Danger Zone
Dennis Conner leads the Kiwis in the challenge for the Cup
Elway and The Giant Way
An old franchise and a young quarterback come of age at XXI
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(Contents)
Magazine Contents Page JANUARY 26, 1987 Vol. 129 No. 4
BUSINESS
A Game of Chicken
(Economy & Business)
The U.S. pushes down the dollar, but will that help the trade deficit?
Business Notes AUTOS
(Economy & Business)
A Shifty Audi Gets a Recall
Business Notes DEALS
(Economy & Business)
Big Steel for Small Change
Business Notes GOVERNMENT
(Economy & Business)
Balancing Act At the Fed
Business Notes TAXES
(Economy & Business)
Finding Fault With Form W-4
Business Notes TECHNOLOGY
(Economy & Business)
Have Copier, Will Travel
Danger in The Clean Room
(Economy & Business)
Look Out for the Spanish Bulls
(Economy & Business)
Madrid has suddenly become a magnet for foreign investment
Tussle Over High Technology
(Economy & Business)
A major study attacks U.S. export restrictions
EDUCATION
Bad News About Math
Compared with other students, Americans are at sea with numbers
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cover Stories: My Brilliant Career
(Show Businesss)
Cover Story: How the War Was Won
(Show Business)
Cover Story Platoon
(Show Business)
Viet Nam, the way it really was, on film
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