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COVER: A passion for urban restoration brings polish and pizazz back downtown
Americans, traditionally enthralled with the shiny and new, have had a monumental change of heart. They have rediscovered the virtues of city centers, many of which, 20 years ago, were left for dead. The result: scores of neighborhoods, hundreds of grand landmarks and thousands of more modest old buildings are being brought joyously back to life. See DESIGN.
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NATION: On his third try, Reagan might make a Supreme Court nomination stick
Anthony Kennedy is a case- by- case conservative loath to proclaim any sweeping constitutional doctrine -- and that, along with his straight- arrow background, is why he may win Senate confirmation. -- Congress' s Iran- contra report will scorch the President for failing to uphold the law. -- Mentally disturbed Joyce Brown wins the right to remain homeless in New York.
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PROFILE: Sir James Goldsmith is not exactly your standard- issue billionaire
For starters, he slipped out of the market before the crash, protecting his fortune. But what really makes Goldsmith different is his love of luxury, coupled with a penchant for lecturing the world on everything from Communism to AIDS. "He' s sometimes downright reactionary," says a former associate. "But he is also ferociously anti- Establishment, right, left and center."
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World
Nicaragua' s Ortega storms Capitol Hill with a new cease- fire plan, capping a week of diplomacy orchestrated by House Speaker Jim Wright. -- After a groveling mea culpa, Moscow Party Chief Boris Yeltsin is fired. -- Syria' s Hafez Assad rejoins Arab ranks. -- Cory Aquino is losing support as the Philippines slides into chaos.
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Economy & Business
The trade gap improves, but the budget summiteers push a deadline. -- Layoffs and low morale at Texas Air. -- A PCB mop- up.
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Medicine
One type of cholesterol can reduce heart- disease risk, a new study shows. -- The FDA approves a controversial anticlotting drug.
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Education
Headhunters with plenty of bucks and boons are raiding the groves of academe. -- Secretary Bennett drops another bomb.
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Books
Playwright Arthur Miller' s autobiography evokes conflicts with McCarthy and Monroe. -- A celebrated French novel arrives.
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Cinema
In The Last Emperor, Bernardo Bertolucci roams through Beijing' s Forbidden City and creates a ravishing, brooding antiepic.
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Essay
Did a few encounters with marijuana really make Douglas Ginsburg unfit for the Supreme Court? We need better tests than that.
9 Letters
12 American Scene
65 People
86 Music
86 Milestones
95 Living
99 Show Business
101 Theater
Cover: Illustration by Jon Ellis