Time Magazine Contents Page April 23, 1990
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NATION: Is Dan Quayle more than just a joke? Americans had better hope so
He is the first of his generation to get so near the presidency. Was it all dumb luck? Garry Wills looks at the secret of his success. -- Sunbelt mud bath: Democrats in Texas, Florida and California cut each other up while G.O.P. candidates are rested, ready and rich.
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ENVIRONMENT: America gets ready to celebrate Earth Day 1990
Behind the concerts and the fanfare, a quiet revolution is greening the country from the grass roots up. -- Report card: How well are nations addressing environmental problems? -- Program guide: A sampling of Earth Day events.
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INTERVIEW: Shalala of Wisconsin
This hands-on educator holds forth on college athletics, student drinking and the role of Government on campus.
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WORLD: The spies who are coming in from the cold war
As Eastern Europe breaks free of Moscow's grip and the Soviet Union enjoys unprecedented openness, the espionage world is undergoing its own changes. -- A mistimed bid for the presidency leaves Poles wondering if Walesa is still a savior, or just an ambitious political spoiler. -- A hunger for independence in Soviet Georgia. -- Peru's surprising election.
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BUSINESS: The battle over tobacco and alcohol ads
An emotional ground swell against the marketing of vices is fueled by health consciousness, consumer activism and community pride. -- Drexel's chief blasts the Government and the press.
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RELIGION: Will Christianity's first churches die out?
After a bleak Easter, the future of Mideast Christians is dimmed by civil war, Muslim pressure and emigration. Even the Holy City could turn into a mere Gospel museum.
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EDUCATION: Life without Marx and Lenin
Classrooms in the Soviet bloc are experiencing a burst of intellectual freedom. But with the new honesty come old problems -- like shortages of teachers and books.
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MUSIC: An East German takes over in New York
Kurt Masur, conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus and a leader in last year's peaceful revolution, is named music director of the Philharmonic, America's most fractious ensemble.
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ESSAY: I Was an Ivy League Reject and Survived
This week thousands of students are reeling after being turned down by the college of their choice. A 1965 rejectee recalls his own trauma and laughs.
8 Letters
21 Grapevine
22 Nation
67 Milestones
75 Sport
90 Cinema
96 Books
99 Medicine
99 Theater
101 People
Cover: Photograph by Cynthia Johnson