Time Magazine Contents Page August 8, 1988

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NATION: Juggling over the gender gap

Women do not like George Bush -- but men don' t seem to think much of the Duke. Who will be hurt more? -- Former Defense Secretary Harold Brown defends Dukakis' foreign policy.

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WORLD: Moscow' s military shake- up

No longer willing to substitute quantity for quality, the Soviets update their army. -- Iran and Iraq brace themselves for peace. -- Inside Kampuchea, where fear still reigns.

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COVER: What' s happening to America' s children?

In an age of broken families, working mothers and perils like drugs, growing up is not easy. From the depressed hollows of West Virginia to the comfortable breezes off Puget Sound, five terrific kids laugh and play and struggle through the jagged landscape of modern childhood.

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Economy & Business

A special report on Japan' s Nomura, the world' s largest securities firm, which has stunned Wall Street with a big deal to get into the merger game.

60

Living

Summer joy riding: more and more people are finding that bicycling offers a little of everything -- fun, fitness and a great escape.

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Profile

Oprah Winfrey overcame childhood abuse, teenage rebellion and TV imagemakers to become host of the tube' s most popular daytime talk show.

5 Letters

7 Critics' Choice

8 American Scene

59 Technology

65 Sport

66 Health & Fitness

66 Milestones

68 Cinema

72 Ethics

73 Science

74 Books

76 People

Cover: Photograph by Eddie Adams