Vol. 135 No. 7
NATION
Lone John Silber adds acid to Massachusetts' politics
American Notes ABORTION
Rescue Bails Out
American Notes HEALTH
Bye, Bye, Red Dye
American Notes HUD SCANDAL
Pursuing Sam, Naming Jesse
American Notes POSTAL SERVICE
Don't Open That Package!
American Notes WASHINGTON
What Did He Really Think?
Busting The Brass
The U.S. indicts top Mexicans in the Camarena case
Can Planes Just Run Out of Gas?
The Avianca crash raises a rare but scary worry for nervous flyers
How Much Is Too Much?
Yes, Bush is finally cutting defense. But with a clearer vision of America's responsibilities in a changing world, he could save billions more
Latino Power Shakes Up L.A.
Hispanics push to end a century of white male rule
Lyndon Baines Bush?
He sounds like Great Society II, until you look at his budget
Oh Say, Can You Sing It?
No, but this is the home of the brave try
The Inside Dope
The Peace Dividend: Myth and Reality
WORLD
It is they who will bring our nation together."
America Abroad
How to Avoid the Bush Folly
Around the Bloc
Middle East Exodus to the Promised Land
A record flood of Soviet immigrants delights Israel, but Arabs fear that the newcomers will be settled in the West Bank
Rumania Hooray!
Traffic Jams at Last Returning to the land still haunted by Ceausescu, a TIME correspondent discovers the exhilaration -- and pain -- of chaos
South Africa At Least Half a Loaf
By legalizing the A.N.C. and pledging to free Mandela, De Klerk leaves the antiapartheid movement to ponder negotiations
Soviet Union Two Hats Are Better than One
Though Gorbachev seeks to keep both of his titles, he wants to strengthen the presidency and weaken the party's influence
The Germanys Marching To Unity
Despite Moscow's mixed signals, officials in East and West Germany take unification to heart. But for many Germans, a single state already exists
World Notes JAPAN
How to Lose By Winning
World Notes LEBANON
War of the Christians
World Notes LIBERIA
Battle of The Tribes
World Notes NEGOTIATIONS
Moscow, Stay Out
World Notes YUGOSLAVIA
One Step Away From Chaos
SCIENCE
Is the "right" to pollute an ecologically sound idea?
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Americans are suffering the worst epidemic in five years
PRESS
A questionable scoop spotlights CNN's worldwide clout
RELIGION
A gay Episcopal priest faces disciplinary action
TECHNOLOGY
AT&T moves closer to creating superfast optical computers
Whiz Kids with White Hair
Senior citizens are the newest members of the computer age
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Vol. 135, No. 7 FEBRUARY 12, 1990
BUSINESS
The President's budget assumes the economy will shake off its slump, but America's debt burden leaves it highly vulnerable to a recession
Business Notes ADVERTISING
Jingle Single Jangles Japan
Business Notes COMMUNICATIONS
Better Yet, You Call Me
Business Notes ENERGY
How Grim Was My Valley
Business Notes LITIGATION
Slap! Ford Gets Wiped
Business Notes SUPERMARKETS
A Cart of One's Own
Money Angles
A Tax Cut That May Truly Cost Nothing
Vanities on The Bonfire
Wall Street's quintessential empire builder falls from power
You're Leveraged? How Gauche!
EDUCATION
In outlining goals, Bush is long on talk but short on substance
LAW
A federal judge protects panhandling as a form of free speech
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Critics' Voices (Critics' Voices)
Diva with A Difference (Music)
June Anderson has a bravura voice and a temperament to match
Michael & Roger & Phil & Flint (Cinema)
An impish documentary raises a ruckus in the heartland
Passing Time (Books)
Seedlings (Theater)
Broadway launches a scheme to cultivate new musicals
PEOPLE
As comfortable with wordplay as with politics, WILLIAM SAFIRE is the country's best practitioner of the art of columny