Vol. 130 No. 9
NATION
"I'm a Dead Man"
American Notes DALLAS
Acknowledging The Past
American Notes ESPIONAGE
The Marine Verdict: Guilty
American Notes IOWA
A Reprieve For Old Mama
American Notes THE ATLANTIC
Killer in The Waves
Hart Murmurs
Is there life after Bimini?
Miracle Girl
Sifting Through the Wreckage
Investigators are still stymied by the crash of Flight 255
The Secret Army
Ambitious goals, exotic names -- but disappointing results
The Songs of the South
As both parties whistle Dixie, Democrats wait for Sam to decide
These Cowboys Are Convicts
In Colorado, inmates learn to tame horses -- and themselves
Walking Papers
The FBI nabs a historian
WORLD
A lone gunman brings death to a sleepy English town
Germany The Inmate of Spandau's Last Wish
Rudolf Hess: 1894-1987
Gung Ho in the Gulf
Lebanon Escape from Beirut
Where Iran and Syria duel, an American hostage goes free
Middle East Time for Sweeping Gestures
The hunt for mines goes on, as a Saudi arms deal is proposed
South Korea Sputtering Back to Life
Hyundai settles with its workers, but new strikes are called
Sri Lanka Narrow Escape
Attack in the meeting room
The Netherlands Tolerance Finally Finds Its Limits
After years of permissiveness, the Dutch wonder if they have gone too far
World Notes CHINA
Trouble for the Man Upstairs
World Notes INDIA
When the Rain God Failed
World Notes ISRAEL
Shades of Ollie North
World Notes MEXICO
Politics over Chilaquiles
World Notes SOVIET UNION
Those Sugar-Bowl Blues
SCIENCE
Astronaut Sally Ride proposes a return to the moon
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Testing an AIDS vaccine
Executive Toque (Food)
It's A Tropical Heat Wave (Food)
Fantasy restaurants inspired by the sunny Caribbean
Re-Examining the 36-Hour Day (Medicine)
New York State leads a movement to change the way U.S. doctors are trained
SOCIETY
Oommm . . . around the world
PRESS
The Best Journalist of His Time
RELIGION
An affecting letter eases strains between Jews and the Vatican
TECHNOLOGY
In the Media Lab, the goal is to put the audience in control
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 130 No. 9
BUSINESS
Insurance companies face the staggering cost of AIDS
Business Notes CRIME (Economy & Business)
The Mounties Get Their Man
Business Notes HOUSING (Economy & Business)
Raise High The Roof Beam
Business Notes INSIDER TRADING (Economy & Business)
Never Play With Guns
Business Notes LABOR (Economy & Business)
Beer in the Lunch Pail
Business Notes TAKEOVERS (Economy & Business)
Another Stab At Gillette
Franchising Fever (Economy & Business)
For a haircut, workout or hearing aid, proceed to the nearest chain store
Just The Fax, Ma'am (Economy & Business)
Facsimile machines shrink in size, drop in price and win fans
There's Green in Them Thar Hills (Economy & Business)
Emerald hunting yields profits and perils in Colombia
EDUCATION
Why Asian Americans are doing so well, and what it costs them
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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Demon's Grip YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS (Books)
by Joyce Carol Oates Dutton; 436 pages; $19.95
Mozart, Moses and Money (Music)
The Salzburg Festival had scores as well as deals
Silver Lining IN SEARCH OF MELANCHOLY BABY by Vassily Aksyonov Translated by Michael Henry Heim and Antonina W. Bouis Random House; 227 pages; $15.95 (Books)