Vol. 128 No. 6

NATION

American Notes Crime
Cops and Robbers

American Notes Mishaps
The Misguided Missile

American Notes Narcotics
The Friends of Lenny Bias

American Notes Plots
Crossing Up a Coup D'Etat

American Notes Politics
Bush Bears Witness

An Inmate and a Gentleman
Young felons are reformed at a prison "boot camp"

Bagging It
Letters from the past

Battling Over Pit Bulls

Sacked!
Fourth down and $1,699,999,999 to go for the U.S.F.L.

Son of the Sergeant York
Unfazed by that fiasco, the Army has a new fad called FAAD

Stars in Their Own Write
Sally Quinn skewers (and exemplifies) Washington's new elite

Talking Turkey
Foreigners learn the lingo

The Presidency
Cries of the Heart

Through the Wringer
A Senate panel questions Rehnquist on race and his past

WORLD

An Interview with Kadar
A Communist who does it his way candidly assesses his aims and achievements

Central America the Freshening Winds of War
While the Sandinistas gird for a showdown, the contras sit idle

Hungary Building Freedoms Out of Defeat
Janos Kadar has transformed his country

Middle East End of a Priest's Ordeal
At long last, Father Jenco comes home

South Africa Lashing Out At the West $
Botha rails as the U.S. and Britain edge closer to sanctions

The Grisly Logic of Violence

World

World Notes Bolivia
Bust First, Crash Later

World Notes Great Escapes
Dummies on Both Sides

World Notes Israel
Expelling a Black Sect

World Notes Soviet Union
Overtures From Moscow

World Notes the Philippines
Cory Decides to Get Tougher

SCIENCE

Down into the Deep
Using high tech to explore the lost treasures of the seas

Three Terrifying Minutes? (Space)
Challenger's Crew May Not Have Died Instantly

HEALTH & MEDICINE

A Is for Apple? No, Atemoya (Food)
Exotic produce is the new thrill for jaded palates

SOCIETY

Bang, Bang! You're History, Buddy (Living)
America may be at peace, but battle re-enactments rage on

RELIGION

A New General Takes Charge
An Australian woman leads the worldwide Salvation Army

SPORT

A Grand Tour for an American
Greg LeMond wins cycling's premier race

BUSINESS

A Baffling Trade Imbalance (Economy & Business)
U.S. Companies Yearn for a Turnaround

Barons of the Big Buyout (Economy & Business)
An upstart investment firm reaps a fortune from heavy leverage

Business Notes Airlines (Economy & Business)
Clipping Wings At People

Business Notes Apparel (Economy & Business)
Shoot-Out At the Levi Corral

Business Notes Franchising (Economy & Business)
A Last Meal for D'Lites?

Business Notes Publishing (Economy & Business)
Two Can Play No. 1

Business Notes Telephones (Economy & Business)
My Number: Dial I-Am-Vain

Money Masters From the East (Economy & Business)
Japan's banks are the world's richest and most aggressive

Steel Wills (Economy & Business)
A standoff and walkout at USX

LAW

Rattling the Gilded Cage
The pay is lofty, but life for young lawyers can be the pits

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Editor's Choice (Books)

Memories Scaled and Scrambled (Art)
In New York City, a survey of James Rosenquist

Up Staircase (Books)

When the Shooting Starts (Books)

PEOPLE

People

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People

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TO OUR READERS

A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)

ESSAY

Radicals in Conservative Garb