Time Magazine Contents Page November 30, 1987
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COVER: After years of shame, alcoholics are facing their complex illness openly
As the stigma of chronic drinking fades, scientists begin to decipher how alcohol ravages the body and the mind. The hunt for genes that predispose certain individuals to the disease is on, and though the development of treatments lags behind research, there is a new message of openness and hope for alcoholics and their families across the nation. See MEDICINE.
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NATION: The "domestic summit" ends with a fizzle -- and a half- baked budget deal
Congress and the White House agree on a shaky deficit- reduction plan that includes tax hikes and spending cuts but few specifics. -- A confidential memo reveals Richard Nixon' s discreet mediation between Moscow and Washington. -- Mayor Edward Koch has lost his golden touch in troubled New York City. -- Democratic Candidate Richard Gephardt is a young man in a hurry.
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BUSINESS: Shaken by scandals, the U. S. cracks down on technobandits
As smugglers continue to ferry America' s high- tech secrets from West to East, authorities struggle to fortify an export- control system that is overloaded, underfunded and outdated. -- The crusaders against insider trading score an important victory in the Supreme Court. -- CBS sells its records division, making Sony Springsteen' s boss. -- In Mexico, panic pummels the peso.
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World
Thirty people die in London' s worst subway fire. -- Yugoslavia teeters on the brink of collapse. -- White South Africa turns "gray."
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Press
Journalists re- examine the rules of fair game, after the A question and then the M question raise the issue of media excess.
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Environment
The use of fertilizer made from radioactive waste has Oklahoma ranchers up in arms. -- Cactus rustlers raid the desert.
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Art
In London "The Age of Chivalry" evokes regret at how much English Gothic art has been lost to history, and delight at what survives.
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Music
After a long hiatus, Band Ringleader Robbie Robertson is back with a new album rooted in American Indian spirituality.
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Video
Is children' s TV overloaded with commercials and toy tie- ins? Under pressure from critics, the FCC may set some limits.
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Books
In the season' s new cookbooks, the theme is down- home, traditional and old- time, as in "Give me that old- time culinary religion."
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Cinema
In Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Steve Martin and John Candy hitch comedy to sentiment. -- Streisand is mixed in Nuts.
6 Letters
68 People
70 Education
75 Sexes
78 Milestones
Cover: Illustration by Michael Paraskevas