Vol. 136 No. 11
NATION
Black and female candidates have changed some of the political rules
American Notes DRUGS
Just Spray No
American Notes ILLINOIS
A Stealthy Killer
American Notes POPULATION
Here Comes California
American Notes TRAFFIC
Now, a Real Fuzzbuster!
Back to The Other War
The gulf crisis complicates a last-ditch budget summit
Campus Ripper
A killer claims five victims in a Florida college town
Cardboard Hero of the Week (Grapevine)
Comeback of the Week (Grapevine)
Comedown of the Week (Grapevine)
Diamonds Are a Don's Best Friend (Grapevine)
Hero of the Week (Grapevine)
It's An Ill Wind (Grapevine)
O.K., Louie, Drop the Gun (Grapevine)
Porn To Raise Hell (Grapevine)
Quixote Watch (Grapevine)
An Update on the Year's Most Unlikely Candidates
Welfare For Billionaires? (Grapevine)
Zap! You've Been Tagged!
Many cities are trying to erase the writing on the wall
WORLD
After another Mohawk skirmish, the troops move in
Liberia In the Heart of Darkness
West African troops find there is no peace to keep where tribal carnage masquerades as war
South Africa Policing the Police
Mischief-making in the ranks undercuts De Klerk's reforms
The Germanys The Honeymoon Is Over
Amid fears of economic chaos, the East embraces unity -- but not without qualms
World Notes CAMBODIA
Breaking New Ground
World Notes EASTERN EUROPE
Short Supplies, Short Tempers
World Notes FRANCE
A Grand Goof For Larousse
World Notes SOVIET UNION
Another Burning Issue
WAR & TERRORISM
HOSNI MUBARAK, the President of Egypt, hopes a diplomatic solution can cool the month-old crisis but fears the region is moving tragically toward war
Pausing at the Rim of the Abyss (The Gulf)
Suddenly it's time to talk. But while both sides seem to be looking for an exit, neither is ready to give way on its basic demands.
Look Who's Antiwar (The Gulf)
Now What's that dovish sound? Why, it's the cooing of former hawks on the Republican right wing.
Military Message (The Gulf)
With a new emphasis on Third World conflict, the Pentagon will have to trim some desires to fill its needs
The Presidency (The Gulf)
Bush's Balancing Act
The Tortoise and the Hare (The Gulf)
As Moscow sees it, slow and steady diplomacy will pay off, especially if the first mad dash to contain Saddam fails
Weekend To Full-Time Warriors (The Gulf)
Call-ups cause some hardship, but the U.S. can no longer sustain a big military buildup without using the reserves
What's That Cracking Noise? (The Gulf)
Thanks to Saddam, a credit crunch could squeeze the world economy
SCIENCE
Snatchers Exotic plants and animals are ruining the nation's wilderness
Real Gone Neutrinos
An experiment in the U.S.S.R. shakes up the world of physics
SOCIETY
Trains don't stop in Ellsworth these days, but an unusual settler is remembered, and two fine restaurants are themselves memorable
The Gift of Life -- or Else (Ethics)
Should toddlers be forced to donate bone marrow so their half brother can survive?
What $152 A Week Buys (Living)
For those who must live on the minimum wage, life is no American Dream
PRESS
The First Casualty
In the post-Vietnam era, reporters get a shorter leash
RELIGION
The earliest Israelites?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 136, No. 11 SEPTEMBER 10, 1990
BUSINESS
No Longer a Stout Fellow
Business Notes RESTAURANTS
Remembrance Of Things Fast
Business Notes SERVICES
It's That Man Again
Business Notes SPIN-OFFS
But Will They Open Cans?
Business Notes TOYS
Dolly Dearest
Into The Minefield
Pondering the pitfalls facing investors in a period of economic turmoil, TIME's Money Angles columnist offers guidelines for financial survival
Who Invented Microprocessors?
The government says Gilbert Hyatt did -- and jolts an industry
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Charles Mingus' long-forgotten jazz masterwork is getting its due
Are Artists Godless Perverts? (Theater)
In the battle over public funding, opponents seem to be winning
Critics' Voices (Critics' Voices)
Hot Books for the Fall (Books)
Night Tales, Magically Told (Cinema)
Out of The Blue (Books)
Public Life, Private Trouble (Books)
Taking Flak (Cinema)
Is Air America bad history?
PEOPLE
No one knows more about how dinosaurs lived than JACK HORNER, so why are so many six-year-olds mad at the paleontologist?