Vol. 132 No. 8
NATION
"Baby Doe" Stays in Jail
American Notes NEW YORK CITY
Just Say No -- To Beggars
American Notes NUCLEAR TESTING
Digging Up Dirt On the U.S.
American Notes THE MISSISSIPPI
The River Gives Up Its Secrets
American Notes THE NAVY
Distress At Sea
The Republicans The Torch Is Passed
How the shadow of Reagan's smile, and his legacy laced with illusions, may haunt Bush
The Republicans "He's Pretty Much a Blank Slate"
In a talk with TIME, Michael Dukakis responds to Bush
The Republicans "I've Been Underestimated"
The Vice President tells TIME he will "outwork, outhustle, outrun and outknowledge" Michael Dukakis
The Republicans Beyond Gumbo and Beans
The Republicans Bush's Brain Trust
The Republicans
Is Bigger Better? The G.O.P. trumps Dukakis with a monster platform
The Republicans
The Man Behind the Message If anyone can build a better candidate, it is Roger Ailes
The Republicans
The Town That Practices Parading In New Orleans the good times roll even as the packaging gets slicker and the foreignness fades
The Republicans
The Ultimate Loyalist From Andover to Texas to the CIA, George Bush has been a hard man to dislike, no matter what others were doing around him
WORLD
After 13 years, the world's most complicated conflict may be ending
Burma Under Bloody Siege
As a country explodes, a despised leader falls
Chemical Warfare
Return of the Silent Killer Iraq's triumph over Iran breaks the taboo against using those hellish poisons
The U.S. Inventory
United Nations Peace Rich, Cash Poor
U.N. successes are marred by a financial battle with Washington
World Notes DIPLOMACY
Find a New Travel Agent
World Notes ITALY
Sizing Up The Octopus
World Notes NUMBERS
When Eight Was Enough
World Notes TERRORISM
Intrigue in The Courtroom
SCIENCE
A distant galaxy may shed light on the origins of the universe
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Virus Human tests begin for a new genetically engineered drug
SOCIETY
Tragic Tug-of-War (Ethics)
A lesbian's fight to see her disabled lover becomes a cause celebre
RELIGION
A major body of Christians copes with growing diversity
SPORT
As Wrigley Field lights up, a bright tradition dims
TECHNOLOGY
Japan and West Germany are in a race with rival high-speed maglevs
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time (Contents)
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BUSINESS
Rupert Murdoch's TV Guide coup will bring him more power -- and debt
Business Notes CONTRACTS (Economy & Business)
Caught in a Holding Pattern
Business Notes CROPS (Economy & Business)
From Bad To Worse
Business Notes SCANDALS (Economy & Business)
Inside Business Week
Business Notes TRADE (Economy & Business)
The Old Sod In a 12-Lb. Box
Do Champagne and Luggage Mix? (Economy & Business)
The union of Moet and Vuitton goes through a shake-up
Trying To Halt Inflation's Charge (Economy & Business)
Greenspan's Fed hikes interest rates to keep growth under control
LAW
Two courts issue conflicting decisions on parental notification
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
by Kirk Douglas Simon & Schuster; 510 pages; $21.95
Hollywood Goes on the Wagon (Show Business)
A new film tests the old saw that drunks are funny
Leatherboy And Angel in One (Photography)
Robert Mapplethorpe's show blends the serene with the unsettling
Mafia Princess, Dream Queen MARRIED TO THE MOB (Cinema)
Directed by Jonathan Demme Screenplay by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns
The Bard in Neon and Doublets (Theater)
Canada's Stratford Festival thrives on lively risk taking
The Shrink Has No Clothes AGAINST THERAPY (Books)
by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson Atheneum; 281 pages; $18.95