Vol. 135 No. 17

NATION

American Notes ASSASSINATIONS
A Man Who Didn't Hide

American Notes INSECTS
Here Come The Crickets

American Notes PRESIDENTS
Reagan's Piece Of the Rock

American Notes VOICES
The "Miracle" Of Ryan White

Better Late Than Never
Bush springs a proposal to ban MIRVed missiles

Late Bloomer
Dan Quayle spent much of his life blissfully AWOL from history, a huge handicap even for a faster learner than he has given evidence of being

Eruptions in The Heartland
Who says the Midwest is dull? In two homegrown controversies, Cincinnati is seething over censorship and Milwaukee is bristling at a black revolutionary army MCGEE'S MILITIA

Eruptions in The Heartland
Who says the Midwest is dull? In two homegrown controversies, Cincinnati is seething over censorship and Milwaukee is bristling at a black revolutionary army BATTLING BLUENOSES

Grapevine (Grapevine)

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Grapevine (Grapevine)

He's Back -- in Arizona

Loser of the Week (Grapevine)

Snatching "Dr. Mengele"
A suspect in a DEA agent's murder is spirited to the U.S.

Sunbelt Mud Slides
While the Democrats brawl, the G.O.P. is rested, ready and rich

The Pecksniff Award for Public Piety (Grapevine)

The Roto-Rooter Down-the-Drain Trophy (Grapevine)

Winner of the Week (Grapevine)

WORLD

All in A Day's Work

America Abroad
Why Israel Should Thank Bush

Dieter: A Former Spy's Story

How Mario Blew It

Israel Who Was That Bearded Man?
An ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn rabbi derails a new government

New Trench Coats?
The cold war may be over, but intelligence agencies are still fighting for bigger budgets as they redeploy forces and shift priorities

Peru Engulfed by "the Tsunami"
Fujimori comes out of nowhere to challenge Vargas Llosa and force the presidential elections into a runoff

Poland Will He or Won't He?
Lech Walesa's display of ambition makes Poles wonder if he is the country's savior or spoiler

Soviet Union Freedom's Haunting Melody
As Georgians ponder which path to take to independence, Gorbachev threatens to turn the economic screws in Lithuania

World Notes HOSTAGES
Waltzing with The Colonel

World Notes INDIA
Kashmir Danger Flags

World Notes IRAQ
Saddam Tries Again

World Notes NEPAL
A Taste of Blood

World Notes THE PHILIPPINES
The Great Escape

SCIENCE

Earth Day Defenders of the Planet (Environment)
From around the world, six "grass-roots heroes" have been chosen as the first winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize "for men and women of vision and courage who take great risks for the environme

Earth Day Enterprising Ecologists (Environment)

Earth Day Greening From the Roots Up (Environment)
The fanfare masks a quiet revolution: millions of ordinary Americans are leading the environmental movement from their homes and town halls.

Earth Day More Heroes for Mother Nature (Environment)
They may not be household names, but activists from the shores of the Mississippi to the plains of Kenya are making a difference.

Earth Day Planet-Saving Report Card (Environment)
When TIME named endangered earth Planet of the Year in January 1989, the magazine suggested steps that could help preserve the environment. Most of the ideas carried no timetable, but now is a good ti

Earth Day (Environment)
Will the Ballyhoo Go Bust?

Environment (Environment)

Never Too Young (Environment)
Not eager to inherit a mess made by grownups, the next generation is joining the conservation effort.

HEALTH & MEDICINE

A Real "Vision Thing" (Medicine)
Early detection will enable the President to control his glaucoma

RELIGION

Fear in The First Churches
Christianity may be headed for extinction in the lands of its birth

SPORT

The Ultimate Leap of Faith
In bungee madness, life hangs by a thread

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Time Magazine Contents Page April 23, 1990 (Contents)
Vol. 135, No. 17

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 135 No. 17 APRIL 23, 1990

BUSINESS

"We Grew Quickly and We Stepped on Toes"
In his first interview since the bankruptcy of Wall Street's Drexel Burnham, company chief Fred Joseph blames the Government and the press for hastening his firm's demise

Business Notes ARCHITECTURE
Dwarfing the Neighborhood?

Business Notes HOUSING
My Roof's Got A Hole in It

Business Notes MARKETING
Going Real Far for a Fur

Business Notes PETROLEUM
Cheap Crude By the Gusher

Business Notes TRADE
Ship Me a Pepsi, Please!

Tuna Without The Guilt
Canners aim to make the seas safer for cetaceans

Volunteer Vice Squad
The outcry over tobacco and alcohol marketing reaches a fever pitch

What Makes Giancarlo Run?
An inscrutable Italian dealmaker is Hollywood's newest tycoon

EDUCATION

Expelling The Ghosts of Marx and Lenin
Soviet bloc schools embrace freedom and reform

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cleaning Up (Cinema)

Cocktail With Rum and Cyanide (Cinema)

Confucius Says (Books)

Mortal Sin (Cinema)

New York Gets a Revolutionary (Music)
In a surprise, the Philharmonic picks Leipzig's Kurt Masur

Settling Old Scores, Again (Books)

Teen Tough (Cinema)

They Made the Pictures Talk (Books)

Two-Timer (Theater)
A second Pulitzer confirms August Wilson's pre-eminence

PEOPLE

Big Campus, Big Issues (Interview)
DONNA SHALALA, first woman to head a Big Ten university, tackles professional athletics, alcoholism, and the roles of business and government at Wisconsin

TO OUR READERS

From the Publisher (From The Publisher)

ESSAY

Confessions of An Ivy League Reject