Vol. 137 No. 11
COVER
Desert Storm's troops get a hero's welcome for a victory that changes America's place in the world
NATION
A Hidden Danger In the Shells?
And While You Were Gone . . .
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
No Smoking During the Drill
Revolution At Defense
After absorbing the hard lessons of Vietnam, the Pentagon revised its strategy, modernized its methods and turned itself into an awesome juggernaut
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
The Great TV Expose-O-Meter
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
The Soviet Brain Drain
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
The Spooks' Secret Sculpture Garden
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
When Johnny Comes Drooling Home
WORLD
God and Man in the Gulf
Armaments Choose Your Weapons
Will hope of reducing Middle East arsenals be doomed by a shopping spree for arms, especially those showcased in the gulf?
Death Highway, Revisited
Diplomacy: The Saudis Seize the Day
Off the mark early, Riyadh suggests uniting the West Bank and Gaza into a Greater Jordan -- but without King Hussein
Environmental Damage: A Man-Made Hell on Earth
The ecological devastation of Kuwait is worse than anyone imagined, but it is not the planetwide catastrophe that some predicted
Iraq: Seeds of Destruction
By cracking down hard on the riots that erupted throughout his country in the wake of the war's humiliating conclusion, Saddam may be sowing trouble for himself
Kuwait Chaos and Revenge
South Africa: Back on The Stand
A once silent witness talks up and denounces Winnie Mandela
Soviet Union: Operation Steppe Shield?
Washington is worried that a show of U.S. military muscle might be needed if civil war engulfs the U.S.S.R.
World Notes
ALBANIA: Futile Flight On the Adriatic
World Notes
CHILE: Pinochet's Deadly Toll
World Notes
INDIA: Revolving Doors
World Notes
NICARAGUA: These Piggies Went to Market
SCIENCE
Designed to last 40 years, U.S. atomic plants face increased maintenance woes and may soon be perilously past their prime
HEALTH & MEDICINE
In the homey '90s, caviar is out and turnips are in, as restaurant-goers look to their wallets as well as their menus
Cheaper Can Be Better (Medicine)
A study comparing heart medications raises questions about high-pressure tactics in drug marketing
TECHNOLOGY
Lockheed and Northrop compete to build the Air Force's next superjet -- and capture one of the richest prizes in aviation
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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Time (Masthead)
Magazine masthead Vol. 137, No. 11 MARCH 18, 1991
BUSINESS
ACQUISITIONS: A New Face At Revlon?
Business Notes
LITIGATION: Hitting the Jackpot
Business Notes
SCANDALS: Gone for Good -- or Is It?
Business Notes
TAXES: Look into Your Heart and Pay
Business Notes
TELEVISION: Not a Pretty Picture
Desperate Hours for MGM
Mystery mogul Parretti needs a Hollywood-size handout
No Fuel Like A New Fuel
Environmentalism and war spur a race for gasoline alternatives
Rolling Out the Green Carpet
Gulf victors return to jobs, perks and other pleasures
The Buyers Are Back
As consumers regain optimism and the market for homes revives, the spring house-hunting season should bring quite a change from the winter doldrums
EDUCATION
Inquiries at Stanford turn a harsh light on how university research is funded
LAW
The Supreme Court upholds a punitive $1 million jury verdict
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
"Jack, Wrench, Hubcap, and Nuts": The intimate journals of John Cheever are full of conflicts about marriage, writing, drinking and sex
Assessing The War Damage (Video)
ABC establishes air supremacy, but the future of network news is fuzzier than ever
Critics' Voices (Critics' Voices)
ART (Art)
Modernism's Russian Front: The birth of abstraction is illuminated in the energetic work of two compatriots
BOOKS (Books)
Sleeping Pill!: CURTAIN by Michael Korda
Tainted Love by the Dye Vat (Cinema)
A Chinese drama is lauded in Hollywood but banned in Beijing
TO OUR READERS
ESSAY
Some Advice for King Hussein