Vol. 131 No. 8
NATION
Ars Longa, Vita Brevis
American Notes HOUSTON
Busting the Tac Squad
American Notes MISSISSIPPI
Snitch a Bale Of Cotton
American Notes NAVY
Black Sea Crash Course
American Notes WHITE HOUSE
On Remote Control
Battling for The Post-Liberal Soul
For now, it's Gephardt vs. Dukakis, with Simon scrambling to keep up
Dole on A Roll
With help from Pat Robertson, he turns the G.O.P. race upside down
Nofziger's Turn
Another Reagan aide is guilty
On The Grapevine
Pilloried For Pandering
By changing his tune, Gephardt found the rhythm A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
Robertson and The Reagan Gap
It would be wrong, and dangerous, to ignore the chord he is striking
The Presidency
Watching from the Warmth
The Price of Life in Los Angeles
Is one killing in Westwood worse than hundreds in the ghetto?
WORLD
The Soviets hurry to bring Ivan home
Austria "I Wanted to Survive"
Despite a damning report, Waldheim vows to stay in office
France The Tortoise vs.The Hare
But beware of the fox
Middle East Neighbor Against Neighbor
Jewish settlers join the battle against the Palestinians
Panama Noriega's Money Machine
His former aides tell of corruption on a grand scale
World Notes BRAZIL
Carnival of Mourning
World Notes NICARAGUA
Cradle of Insurrection
World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
Stopping a Coup in Bop
World Notes SOUTH KOREA
Easy Kim, Easy Go
World Notes SOVIET UNION
For This You Need a Ph.D.?
SCIENCE
New U.S. plans boost private firms at the agency's expense
SOCIETY
America's seniors are more numerous, active and powerful, but their clout comes at a cost
Older -- But Coming on Strong (Living)
Aging no longer has to mean sickness, senility and sexlessness
PRESS
A New Member Joins the Club
There's Dan, Tom, Peter -- and now Bernard Shaw of CNN
SPORT
For the tongue-tied and the perplexed, a concise guide to Axels, Lutzes, morgues and other subtleties of winter
The Olympian Games That Companies Play (Olympics)
Why you can park nearer in a GM car, charge last-minute tickets only on your Visa card and develop those snapshots just with Kodak
Wonderful Whoop Of Good Will (Olympics)
With a minimum of gimmicks and a scramble of happy children, the opening pageant sends the Games off to a bright start
TECHNOLOGY
Deluxe Laser discs grab the leading edge for at-home movies
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BUSINESS
Money You Can Count On
Business Notes GLITCHES (Economy & Business)
Fishy Coincidence
Business Notes LABOR (Economy & Business)
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Business Notes SUPERCOMPUTERS (Economy & Business)
The Fastest Brain in Town
Business Notes VENTURES (Economy & Business)
Fly the Smoky Skies
From Standstill to Flank Speed (Economy & Business)
Hamstrung by a high yen 18 months ago, Japan is soaring again
Let Them Eat Beef (Economy & Business)
Merck's Medicine Man (Economy & Business)
How Roy Vagelos turned the drugmaker into America's most admired firm
Shelter From April's Showers (Economy & Business)
A once obscure savings plan becomes a substitute for the IRA
EDUCATION
Desegregation comes to Dixie
Taking Aim at Trade Schools
A federal report says many are shady and waste U.S. loans
LAW
Uniform Treatment for Gays
The Army's ban is struck down, but an appeal is likely
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Aharon Appelfeld Translated by Jeffrey M. Green Weidenfeld & Nicolson 137 pages; $15.95
False Idols MONEY AND CLASS IN AMERICA (Books)
by Lewis H. Lapham Weidenfeld & Nicolson 244 pages; $18.95
Hard Rites Of Passage (Cinema)
A flock of European films depict childhood ordeals
Just Before the Sands Ran Out THE LIFE OF MY CHOICE by Wilfred Thesiger; Norton; 459 pages; $25 (Books)
Wedlock Blues SHE'S HAVING A BABY (Cinema)
Directed and Written by John Hughes