Time Magazine Contents Page December 5, 1988
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COVER: The brawl for RJR Nabisco tests the limits of greed and American capitalism
The size of the deal and the fortunes to be made appear to exceed any foreseeable benefits to U. S. industry. Seldom has corporate behavior seemed so questionable. -- An interview with RJR President Ross Johnson, who started the scramble. See BUSINESS.
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NATION: The Air Force unveils the Stealth bomber, an expensive plane with a dubious mission
Virtually invisible to radar, the B- 2 is a military landmark. But what does it threaten more -- the Soviet Union or the federal budget? -- A small army of would- be wise men are proffering advice to President- elect George Bush. -- Why Secretary of State George Shultz threw himself into a one- man jihad that kept Yasser Arafat from speaking to the United Nations.
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, WORLD: An exclusive look at the problem facing Soviet troops in ethnically tense Armenia and Azerbaijan
Moscow' s response: muscle, curfews and plans to strengthen their economies. -- Canadians give Brian Mulroney a victory and say yes to a new trade relationship with the U. S. -- In Sudan' s civil war the horrible new weapon is food, not bullets. -- Israel' s Shamir weighs a decision: Should he entice Labor into a broad coalition?
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INTERVIEW: The meditations of a U. N. peacemaker
Sir Brian Urquhart, after 41 years at the United Nations, praises the sudden "outburst of common sense" in the world. Next week his efforts get rewarded when he helps pick up a Nobel Prize.
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LAW: Is Roe v. Wade on the brink of being overruled?
Antiabortion activists, jubilant at the election of George Bush, say victory is almost at hand. Will they succeed? Pro- choice groups say no and make plans to take their battle into the streets.
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TRAVEL: For many Americans, Europe is a winter' s tale
Tired of the crowds and crush of summer, more Americans than ever are savoring Europe' s low season, when highways are passable, museums unpopulated, the natives more restful, and the cultural season is in full swing. For cost- conscious travelers in search of peace, privacy and a glimpse of real life, the winter months are the time to go.
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EDUCATION: A consensus builder in the Cabinet
Bush reappoints Lauro Cavazos as Secretary of Education. TIME assesses the move -- and issues the first of several report cards on Bush as the "education President."
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VIDEO: Roseanne Barr sparks TV' s newest hit
With her roly- poly figure and truck- driver tongue, she is hardly a typical TV mom. But not since The Cosby Show has a television family so captured America.
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CINEMA: Hollywood draws more fire from the '60s
Burnished by Gene Hackman' s strong acting, Mississippi Burning recalls the past -- violence in the civil rights movement -- to inform the spirit of today, and perhaps tomorrow.
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ART: Surveying the ideal landscapes of Arcadia
Nymphs, shepherds and deliciously mellow nature: a fascinating two- part show in Washington traces the pastoral vision in painting from Giorgione to Matisse.
6 Letters
11 Critics' Choice
12 American Ideas
57 Medicine
60 Religion
60 Milestones
63 Food
83 Sport
84 People
90 Cinema
91 Music
94 Health & Fitness
97 Books
104 Essay
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Photograph by Harry Benson -- FORTUNE