Vol. 130 No. 11

NATION

A Case of Rank vs. Privilege
How a Senator helped a contractor outflank the Navy

American Notes ARIZONA
Spoofing The Governor

American Notes CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Demystifying "Yellow Rain"

American Notes DISASTER
The Big Heat

American Notes POLITICS
A Trump Card?

American Notes PROTEST
Blood on The Tracks

No Right-On for Reagan
Ultraconservatives fear time is running out on them

The Presidency
Ike's Nightmare Is upon Us

The Unreal Campaign
With few cutting issues or themes, the crowded 1988 contest seems oddly unformed

Truth And Reason Upside Down
CIA employees are caught in a philatelic furor

Trying To Trace a Rapist
A town nabs a suspect, but not through its fingerprinting

Unhappy Democrats, a Loyal G.O.P.
Jesse Jackson and George Bush lead in a TIME poll

Wrong Track
Delta is blamed for a close call

WORLD

Historical Notes Jottings from the Third Reich
Goebbels' diaries shed new light on Hitler's inner circle

Language Troubles of a Tongue en Crise
A Quebec summit lays plans to keep the world speaking French

South Africa Striking Figure
The rise of a miner's grandson

South Korea Two Steps Forward, One Back
Free elections are scheduled, and new violence breaks out

Soviet Union Four Years for a "Fun" Flight
Rust draws a stiff sentence for his Red Square lark

The Gulf Back to the Bullets
Pressure for peace builds while Iraq launches a new tanker war

The Philippines When the Cheering Stopped
A coup attempt behind her, Aquino tries to regain momentum

World Notes ART
Pictures at a Homecoming

World Notes EAST-WEST
Bring Your Own Bomb

World Notes ESPIONAGE
The Man in the Helmet

World Notes INDIA
Officer, Get Me Rewrite!

World Notes ISRAEL
Requiem for a Flying Turkey

SCIENCE

Boost for The Booster

Montana State's Troublesome Elms
Once again, controversy surrounds genetically altered bacteria

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Beefing Up The Defenses (Medicine)

New Ally Against Heart Disease (Medicine)
A potent anticholesterol drug receives FDA approval

Snip, Suction, Stretch and Truss (Health & Fitness)
America's Me generation signs up for cosmetic surgery

SOCIETY

A Question of Black Pride (Behavior)
Studies show little improvement in black youths' self-image

At Issue: Freedom for the Irrational (Ethics)
Should the helpless mentally ill be hospitalized against their will?

In California: Being 25 and Following Your Bliss (American Scene)

RELIGION

John Paul Clears the Air
Prayers, promises and frank talk at a summit with Jewish leaders

Mission To Moscow

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Time Magazine Contents Page September 14, 1987 (Contents)
Vol. 130 No. 11

Time Magazine Masthead September 14, 1987 (Masthead)
Vol. 130 No. 11

BUSINESS

Business Notes CAREERS (Economy & Business)
That's a Real Stock Dealer

Business Notes COMPENSATION (Economy & Business)
More Gains For Women

Business Notes MANAGEMENT (Economy & Business)
Top of The Flops

Business Notes PUBLISHING (Economy & Business)
Fuller Brushes At Newsstands

Business Notes SUPERCOMPUTERS (Economy & Business)
Scratch One Supergenius

Carpetbaggers (Economy & Business)
A Southern battle over taxes

For Sale: America (Economy & Business)
From Manhattan's high-rises to Oregon's forests, the big buyout is on

Learning to Love Stocks and Bonds (Economy & Business)

Working for the Japanese (Economy & Business)

Rough Bargaining Ahead (Economy & Business)
The U.A.W. picks Ford as a target, but faces trouble with GM

EDUCATION

"Great Human Power or Magic"
An innovative program sparks the writing of America's children

Dress, Right, Dress

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Editors' Choice (Books)

Ends And Means OUTLAWS (Books)
by George V. Higgins Henry Holt; 360 pages; $18.95

How Does Broadway Play in Peoria? (Theater)
For pizazz, many road shows match the originals -- or outdo them

Life As A Bed of Coal MATEWAN (Cinema)
Directed and Written by John Sayles

Regressions First Light (Books)
by Charles Baxter Viking; 286 pages; $17.95

Teenage Turmoil (Cinema)

Terms Of Endearment (Cinema)

The Badder They Come (Music)
Michael Jackson busts out with his first album since Thriller

The Speaker Speaks His Mind MAN OF THE HOUSE (Books)
by Tip O'Neill with William Novak Random House; 387 pages; $19.95

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