Vol. 128 No. 16

NATION

Sunk by Star Wars (Cover Stories)
An impasse over SDI zaps Gorbachev's briefcase full of proposals

On the Field of Ancient Peacemaking (Essay)

T shirts, Teacups and Togas
Reykjav脙颅k plays host--and may never be the same again

Soviet Spin Control

"I Think I Have Some Room to Maneuver" (The Presidency)

The Long Road to Reykjav脙颅k
Both sides in Iceland were dealing with the legacy of a minisummit held 19 years ago in Glassboro, N.J., that preceded a dramatic buildup in the nuclear-arms race

By Robert S. McNamara

Democratic Governors Under Siege
The G.O.P. takes aim at a 34-16 majority in state executives

Bernard Kalb's "Modest Dissent"
The State Department spokesman quits over disinformation

WORLD

Shot Out of the Sky (Nicaragua)
A captured U.S. soldier of fortune spins a tale of CIA intrigue

Death in El Salvador

Questions About a Damascus Connection (Terrorism)
Suspicions harden in London and Paris about Syria's role in recent attacks

An Interview with Hafez Assad
From Syria's President, denials of terrorism and accusations against Israel

Striking Back (South Africa)
Pretoria retaliates for sanctions

No Shortcut (Pakistan)
Benazir's strategic retreat

SCIENCE

A Scary Accident at Sea
Despite early fears, a nuclear-sub disaster poses no danger

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Do They Really Want to Know? (Medicine)
A new test confounds potential Huntington's disease victims

SOCIETY

In New Mexico: A Local Voice (American Scene)

PRESS

A Power Shift Within the Kingdom
After 17 years, a changing of the guard at the New York Times

A One-Newspaper Man

RELIGION

A Sinister Search for "Identity"
Far-right groups use theology to justify violence and racism

SPORT

Marathon of the Masters
Kasparov beats Karpov to retain his world chess title

They're Off Down Under

TECHNOLOGY

A Victory for the Pirates? (Computers)
Software firms abandon their key defense against illegal copying

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Table of Contents (Table Of Contents)

A Letter from the Publisher

Of All People
Pursuing the paramount impulse

Card Tricks
Uncovering a LaRouche scam

Congress's Hidden Goodies

American Notes

World Notes

Monty Python in the Boardroom
Comic John Cleese gets laughs with corporate training films

Milestones

BUSINESS

Takeover Tugs-of-War (Economy & Business)
Icahn grabs for USX, and Armacost gives up the fight at BankAmerica

It's Not Easy Being Blue (Economy & Business)
IBM is stumbling but expects help from a new computer line

Mazda U. (Economy & Business)
American workers study kaizen

"Can You Believe This Price?" (Economy & Business)
Impulse buying comes to TV as home-shopping shows sizzle

Business Notes

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Postman Rings Forever (Books)
NO DIRECTION HOME by Robert Shelton; Morrow; 573 pages; $17.95

Revisions (Books)
VN: THE LIFE AND ART OF VLADIMIR NABOKOV

Kiss Shots off the Eight Ball (Cinema)
THE COLOR OF MONEY Directed by Martin Scorsese Screenplay by Richard Price

Miracle Worker (Cinema)
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD

Whimsies of the Sex Wars (Theater)
YOU NEVER CAN TELL by George Bernard Shaw

Raiders of the Lost Art (Show Business)
The "colorizing" of old movies has directors seeing red

The Nose Knows (Books)
PERFUME

PEOPLE

People

LETTERS

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