Vol. 130 No. 26

NATION

"I'M Not a Fool"

American Notes CALIFORNIA
Banning the Red Kettle

American Notes NUCLEAR WASTE
Resolving a Hot Issue

American Notes SAN FRANCISCO
Can Gorbachev Outsell Ollie?

American Notes SUPREME COURT
Kid Gloves For Kennedy

American Notes THE HOMELESS
A Job, but No Place to Live

Bush Stumbles
As Dole scores with Reagan

The Ghost Of Gary Past
Hart's holiday surprise stuns the Democrats

Keeping The Press at Bay

Lee: "It Was Hell"

See The World -- and Pinch Pfennigs
The weak dollar dampens Christmas for G.I.s in West Germany

The High Price of Friendship
Deaver faces a jail term for lying about his lobbying activities

The Presidency
Reagan on Gorbachev: "We Can Get Along"

WORLD

Czechoslovakia A Reluctant Reformer Bows Out
Husak becomes the first East bloc leader to step down voluntarily

Israel Days of Rage in the Territories
Facing widespread Arab unrest, the army comes down hard

Italy Hitting Back Sentences for 338 mafiosi

Nicaragua Oh, Brother -- Not Again!
The Ortegas blunder, once more lending a boost to contra aid

Roh: "I Am a Positive Person"

World Notes FRANCE
Home for The Holidays

World Notes HUMAN RIGHTS
Tutu the Color-Blind

World Notes INDIA
First the Fine, Then the Trial

World Notes PAKISTAN
Benazir Takes The Plunge

World Notes SOVIET UNION
Long Time No See

SCIENCE

Happy 100, National Geographic
For armchair roamers, the magazine remains a window on the world

SOCIETY

Those Magicians at the Desk (Living)
More women are joining the ranks of concierges in U.S. hotels

RELIGION

Methodist Maneuvers

The Bishops' Split on AIDS
A controversy over condoms divides the Catholic hierarchy

SPORT

Virtuoso Performance in Seville
In a brilliant finale, Kasparov retains the world chess title

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Time (Contents)
Magazine contents page DECEMBER 28, 1987 Vol. 130 No. 26

Time (Masthead)
Magazine masthead DECEMBER 28, 1987 Vol. 130 No. 26

BUSINESS

A Small Price to Pay (Economy & Business)
Texaco will give Pennzoil $3 billion to end a historic row

Bleak Year For the Banks (Economy & Business)
Bad loans bring puny profits and 200 closures

Trading Places (Economy & Business)
Boesky gets three years in jail

LAW

Debate Over Special Prosecutors
Have they become weapons in a contest of power?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Motormouth In Saigon GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (Cinema)
Directed by Barry Levinson Screenplay by Mitch Markowitz

Playtime For Gonzo (Cinema)

Rise And Fall WINTER (Books)
by Len Deighton Knopf; 571 pages; $19.95

The War Against Forgetfulness THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED by Primo Levi Translated by Raymond Rosenthal; Summit; 203 pages; $17.95 (Books)

Traveling Without a Map (Music)
Pianist John Jarvis brings a dose of funk to the New Age

LETTERS

Assessing Reagan