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COVER: An epidemic of "viruses" strikes terror in the computer world
Late at night . . . a sudden beep, a burst of light and a taunting message on the screen: GOTCHA ! Forty years after the dawn of the computer era, machines across the U. S. are being infected by a new contagion -- small but deadly programs that disrupt operations, destroy data and raise disturbing questions about the vulnerability of information systems everywhere. See TECHNOLOGY.
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NATION: In a season for scary weather, Hurricane Gilbert proves to be a monster
The biggest storm of the century in the western hemisphere devastates Jamaica and parts of Mexico and sends thousands of Gulf Coast residents fleeing for safety. Jamaica' s hard- won social and economic recovery is threatened. -- A scorecard for judging the candidate debate. -- The next President must respond to Gorbachev with new thinking of his own: a campaign essay.
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WORLD: Peace breaks out between the U. S. and a newly resurgent United Nations
Washington agrees to more than $500 million in back payments in recognition of U. N. reforms and diplomatic triumphs. -- Where is the outrage over Iraq' s use of chemical weapons? -- The Burmese government' s grip on power slips further. -- In Frankfurt, a TWA captain testifies that Accused Hijacker Mohammed Ali Hammadi committed murder. -- A coup ousts Haiti' s military ruler.
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Economy & Business
Spurning Wall Street, small investors take their money elsewhere. -- The IBM- clone makers revolt. -- America' s overburdened factories.
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Environment
Federal officials warn homeowners that the radon threat is worse than was previously thought, and urge immediate testing.
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Medicine
Scientists implant parts of the human immune system in mice, a feat that holds promise for AIDS research and testing new drugs.
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Press
Reaching for a younger audience, the Christian Science Monitor comes to TV. -- USA Today also debuts on the tube.
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Profile
A. Bartlett Giamatti grew up loving books and the Boston Red Sox. Next April he becomes commissioner of major league baseball.
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Olympics
In a high- flying blossom of color, the grandest gathering of athletes in the history of the world marks the opening of the Seoul Games. -- Returing to test the dangers of the DMZ.
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Books
T. S. Eliot' s centenary -- and epochal influence -- is celebrated not with a whimper but a bang. -- Ingmar Bergman' s self- portrait.
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Show Business
In Queens, N. Y., and under London' s Waterloo Bridge, two new museums + chronicle the triumphs and trivia of movies and TV.
6 Letters
10 American Scene
77 Science
78 Health & Fitness
84 Cinema
84 Milestones
87 Living
95 Music
98 People
Cover: Illustration by Jose Cruz