Vol. 131 No. 11
NATION
For "Timberwolf," some jambalaya and catfish -- and stops in five states
American Notes ABORTION
No Longer Unspeakable
American Notes LOS ANGELES
A Derrick by The Beach
American Notes PROTECTIONISM
Japanese Need Not Apply
American Notes TELEVISION
Those Old Familiar Faces
American Notes UNIVERSITIES UCLA's
Gay Sisterhood
Shoot-Out on The Border
Tears Of Rage
Americans lose patience with Panama and with a failed drug policy
Where The War Is Being Lost
The booming crack business is tearing the heart out of U.S. cities
WORLD
Citizens rout the yakuza
Middle East Let the Chess Game Begin
Shultz makes his move with a formal peace plan
South Africa Right of Way
A white backlash gathers force
Soviet Union The Armenian Challenge
Gorbachev tries to defuse ethnic clashes
The Philippines Where Life Is Balanced on Stilts
Two years later, Aquino's People Power revolution is on hold
World Notes AFGHANISTAN
Mules to the Mujahedin
World Notes BRITAIN
% What a Mailstrom!
World Notes DIPLOMACY
Next Year in Riyadh?
World Notes NICARAGUA
Canning the Cardinal
World Notes THE GULF
Tehran in the Cross Hairs
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Fed Up, Fearful And Frazzled As a profession flounders, patient care is suffering
SOCIETY
PRESS
The Kids on the Bus
Too many candidates and too little money spawn a new TV breed
TECHNOLOGY
Space-age techniques unravel a 2,000-year-old mystery
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time (Contents)
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Time (Masthead)
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BUSINESS
Counterfeit cloth shows up even on the racks of reputable shops
Big Wheels Turning (Economy & Business)
The dollar's decline helps American manufacturers shift back into high gear
Business Notes AUTOS (Economy & Business)
Building Less Excitement
Business Notes CREDIT CARDS (Economy & Business)
Charge It, Comrade
Business Notes HAZARDS (Economy & Business)
Silent Alarm For Asbestos
Business Notes INNOVATIONS (Economy & Business)
Presto! Prints In an Instant
Business Notes POLICYMAKERS (Economy & Business)
The Fed's Head Of the Class
Commission Impossible (Economy & Business)
A blue-ribbon panel (what else?) tackles the budget deficit
New Miracle on 34th Street? (Economy & Business)
Macy's gallops in as a white knight in the fight for Federated
The Harder They Fall (Economy & Business)
An Aussie raider's tumble
LAW
Who may say what becomes of art works after they are sold?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Clay Blair Times Books; 1,136 pages; $29.95
Up, Up and Awaaay!!! (Show Business)
America's favorite hero turns 50, ever changing but indestructible
Godfathers a Renaissance Tapestry: the Gonzaga of Mantua by Kate Simon Harper & Row; 309 pages; $22.50 (Books)
Home Is Where the Horrors Are THE FIFTH CHILD (Books)
by Doris Lessing; Knopf; 144 pages; $16.95
Martyrs To Sin ELMER GANTRY (Theater)
Music by Mel Marvin Lyrics by Robert Satuloff and John Bishop Book by John Bishop
Shopping For Hollywood's Hits (Video)
Why do some movies on cassette cost $90 when others cost $30?
The Man Who Knew Too Little FRANTIC (Cinema)
Directed by Roman Polanski Screenplay by Roman Polanski and Gerard Brach
To Survive, Just Keep Talking A WALK IN THE WOODS (Theater)
by Lee Blessing
Weakened Update (Cinema)
PEOPLE
You can call ROBERT STRAUSS a power broker or a troubleshooter or a consummate political trader, but if you call him a "fixer," don't expect him to call you back