Vol. 133 No. 23

NATION

A NATO Balancing Act
Bush comes up with positive ideas on arms control and trade

American Notes ANNIVERSARIES
Frisbee's 50th -- Or Is It?

American Notes SAN FRANCISCO
Unwedded Bliss

American Notes THE HOMELESS
Battle of The Bottle

American Notes VETERANS
"Our Mutual Tragedy"

How Many Will Fall?
As Jim Wright topples, the ethics purge takes down Tony Coelho too, and only Tom Foley seems safe in the succession struggle

Mystery Aboard the Iowa
Was the blast that killed 47 sailors murder -- or suicide?

Waiting For Opportunity to Knock
Tom Foley is the Accidental Tourist of American politics

WORLD

Backed by the army and Deng Xiaoping, Beijing's hard-liners win the edge over moderates in a closed-door struggle for power (China)

Cover Stories Fighting The Founders
The two giants of Communism cope with an explosion of people power

Middle East Straight Talk from the U.S.
Baker unveils a plan for peace and gets heat for evenhandedness

Next Door and Eight Years Away
Hong Kong demands greater freedom for China -- and itself

Too Much All in the Family

Presiding over a new Soviet Congress, Gorbachev gets a clamorous lesson in democracy (USSR)

World Notes FRANCE
A Fugitive Unfrocked

World Notes IRAN
Surgery for an Ailing Imam

World Notes PAKISTAN
Bhutto Gets Tough

World Notes WEST GERMANY
A Bombmaker Who Got Away

SCIENCE

Fish Mining on The Open Seas (Environment)
The U.S. seeks a new deal with Japan to curb use of killer nets

Taking The Earth's Vital Signs (Space)
NASA seeks to become a major force in the campaign to save the planet

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The Times of Your Life (Health)
An underground study shows how internal clocks can go awry

SOCIETY

Teenagers And Sex Crimes (Behavior)
A New Jersey assault dramatizes the rise in offenses by youths

PRESS

The Medium Is The Message

Thrust Onto Center Stage
Reporters in Beijing scramble to cover a confusing drama

SPORT

The Global Cry: Play Ball!
U.S. leagues and foreign athletes are breaking down boundaries

TECHNOLOGY

Adultproof Cap
A way to keep patients honest

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 133 No. 23 JUNE 5, 1989

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 133 No. 23 JUNE 5, 1989

BUSINESS

Angling For Bass and Bucks
An Alabama firm builds an empire on a presidential pastime

Blytheville's Bounty

Business Notes ADVERTISING
Close Shaves, Battling Blades

Business Notes MARKETING Big Brother's Pricey Advice

Business Notes MERGERS
Making Way For a Deal

Business Notes PERESTROIKA
Hottest Loaf In Town

Business Notes TRUCKING
Cushy Ride For Indy Cars

Sky Strain
The FAA is falling down on the job, critics say

Special Report: Does Japan Play Fair?
Is the Door Open Wide Enough? Despite much talk of global neighborliness, more push is needed

Special Report: Does Japan Play Fair?
Getting Tough With Tokyo The U.S. assails its biggest economic ally for failing to open its markets to American goods, but hopes to avoid triggering a costly trade war

LAW

A Trial of High-Tech Detectives
DNA testing may not be so fool proof as once thought

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Bothered School Spirit (Cinema)

Critics' Choice (Critics' Choice)

Dippy Harry (Cinema)

Lighting Out (Books)

Restless On His Laurels (Books)

Shenanigans (Books)

SPECIAL SECTION

Puffing To Hemingway's Peak (Travel)
Tropical heat and icy fingers dog Kilimanjaro's new conquerors

PEOPLE

America's Last Peacenik (Interview)
The Rev. WILLIAM SLOANE COFFIN says the U.S. should take advantage of the Gorbachev era by dismantling NATO and nuclear arms

TO OUR READERS

From the Publisher (From The Publisher)

ESSAY

Reflections on The Revolution in China