Vol. 137 No. 19
NATION
A Heartbeat from Eternity
Stricken with fatigue and shortness of breath while running, Bush recovers after giving the nation a little scare
A Sure Seller -- Somewhere (Grapevine)
American Notes
CRIME Scot Free -- For Now
American Notes
JUSTICE Paupers Need Not Apply
American Notes
THE NAVY Not the Love Boat?
American Notes
WILDLIFE Rabid Raccoons
Back in The Saddle Again? (Grapevine)
Cutting-Edge Fashion (Grapevine)
Fly Free Or Die
While Sununu stonewalls, TIME uncovers further evidence of ethics violations stemming from his business-and-pleasure junkets
Masters Of War
A new book offers fascinating details -- but no shockers -- about the Pentagon's role in the gulf
Passing The Hat for Gus (Grapevine)
Say Good Night, Everybody (Grapevine)
Vox Pop (Grapevine)
WORLD
Thunder on the Right
Cyclone Of Death
Shevardnadze Speaks Out
Soviet Union: Moscow's Hungry Monster
The military-industrial complex is blocking Gorbachev's reforms, but the rapidly deteriorating economy may finally tame the behemoth into submission
The Gulf: Walking the Beat in Iraq
Will the United Nations succeed in its ambitious efforts to police Saddam Hussein and destroy what remains of his lethal arsenal?
World Notes
BRITAIN "Not a House of Wimps!"
World Notes
LESOTHO Sweeping Out The Sweeper
World Notes
SOUTH AFRICA Terror in The Townships
World Notes
TAIWAN O.K., O.K., We Lost
SCIENCE
An unlikely new concept makes the journey theoretically possible by testing the boundaries of physics
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Damaged by the drugs their mothers took, crack kids will face social and educational hurdles and must count on society's compassion
Only The Lonely (Medicine)
Health risks for the single child
Scrambled (Food)
After 2,000 food-poisoning cases, fear of salmonella is no yolk
Should We Take Away Their Kids? (Health)
Often the best way to save the child is to save the mother as well
RELIGION
Faced with an entrenched conservative hierarchy, moderate Southern Baptists are plotting ways to fight back
SPORT
In one day Nolan Ryan and Rickey Henderson reach the sublime
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 137 No. 19 MAY 13, 1991
Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 137 No. 19 MAY 13, 1991
BUSINESS
Bidding Their Brokers Goodbye
Big traders are bypassing stock exchanges for a revolutionary new auction system. Individuals could get access soon.
Business Notes
BEVERAGES Exports sans Effervescence
Business Notes
COMPUTERS Big Brother or Big Bother?
Business Notes
MEDIA Mr. Tartikoff Takes Off
Business Notes
PENSIONS Retirement Relief
Business Notes
TECHNOLOGY Beginning to See the Light
Detroit's Big Three Are Seeing Red
Sorry sales and breathtaking losses have left domestic carmakers worse off than they've been in decades. The silver lining? Well, it's a fine time to buy.
Phone Scam Central
Ringing up losses to the tune of $1.2 billion a year
EDUCATION
A state judge saves a spendthrift school system
LAW
In the first seat-belt trial, a grieving dad is acquitted
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
From somewhere beyond the fringe of Hollywood, four cult classics emerge, trashing tired formulas and challenging the way we see movies
A Plunge into Fancies (Books)
IMMORTALITY by Milan Kundera
Censors on The Street (Cinema)
How The West Was Spun (Art)
A big, controversial show in Washington stirs revisions of frontier art
Keeping A Weather Eye (Books)
HUNTING MISTER HEARTBREAK by Jonathan Raban
The Dawn of the Martins Era (Dance)
By waking up a Sleeping Beauty, Balanchine's protege establishes his pre-eminence
PEOPLE
President TURGUT OZAL, besieged by Iraqi refugees, supports the American reluctance to overthrow the Baghdad regime and predicts that it can't last for long
TO OUR READERS
ESSAY
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