Time Magazine Contents Page October 3, 1988

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COVER: Dukakis gains the edge in a rare encounter without handlers

George Bush and Michael Dukakis may be competing for the leadership of the free world, but virtually every movement, utterance and response they make is dictated by advisers like James Baker and John Sasso. -- This Congress is the most active since the Great Society. -- How to bring down the deficit -- a campaign essay. See NATION.

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ECONOMY & BUSINESS: Companies try to ease the conflict of career and family

Since the new "sandwich generation" of workers must often care for both children and parents, companies can no longer ignore workers' personal needs. A special report examines how firms are responding, from building a day- care center at the office for Junior to providing help in finding the right nursing home for Grandma. The result: higher employee morale and productivity.

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OLYMPICS: The promise is fulfilled in a dazzling succession of glory days

The world' s expectations are routinely exceeded: in the 100- meter race, the world' s fastest man, Ben Johnson, runs faster still, while Jackie Joyner- Kersee sets a new heptathlon mark. -- Greg Louganis shows that divinity can withstand a bump on the head, and swimming records fall like raindrops. -- In gymnastics, the Soviets present a breathtaking display of amazing grace.

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World

Coups in Burma and Haiti underscore democracy' s elusiveness. -- Walesa speaks out. -- Should the U. S. negotiate for hostages?

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Religion

For many American Jews, Kitty and Michael Dukakis exemplify an accelerating and threatening trend: intermarriage.

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Science

James Watson, co- discoverer of the DNA double helix, is named to head a new federal project: mapping the human genome.

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Art

Los Angeles' Pavilion for Japanese Art is kitsch, but the work it will house, especially Joe Price' s Shin' enkan collection, is splendid.

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Education

Glasnost comes to campus as Soviet undergrads arrive at U. S. colleges, thanks to an unprecedented exchange agreement.

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Books

Studs Terkel taps second thoughts about the American Dream, and Barbara Tuchman takes a fresh look at where it all began.

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Theater

An updated look at 1860s Russian anarchists and a chilling contemporary fable renew Los Angeles' tradition of political drama.

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Cinema

Clint Eastwood' s Bird finds the right blue notes for jazzman Charlie Parker. -- Sigourney Weaver illuminates Gorillas in the Mist.

8 Letters

11 Critics' Choice

13 American Scene

83 Milestones

85 Behavior

96 People

Cover photographs: Sasso by Richard Sobol; Baker by Cynthia Johnson; Dukakis by Steve Liss; and Bush by P. F. Bentley