Vol. 128 No. 23

NATION

American Notes Aids
No Diplomatic Immunity

American Notes Corruption
A Different Kind of Payoff

American Notes Crime
More Trouble for "Fat Tony"

American Notes Death
Penalty Parting Shot

American Notes Refugees
The "Yards" Come Home

An Interview with the Vice President
"When the Flak Gets Heavy, the Wingman Doesn't Go Peeling Off"

An Interview with the President
In a bitter mood, he blames the press and praises North

From Many Strands, a Tangled Web
The bizarre intrigue was spun out across two continents and several years

Hard Fall for a Man of Action
Name that hot spot -- and Ollie North was there

How Reagan Stays Out of Touch
He likes short briefings and asks few questions

Over the Top
The U.S. violates SALT II

The Can-Do Agency
The NSC sometimes runs dangerously amuck

The Return of Mr. Fix-It

The Scamgate Connection

Who Knew What and When Did They Know It?

Who Was Betrayed?
While his aides were out of control, Reagan was out of touch

The Presidency
Not Since John Dean Testified . . .

WORLD

A Royal Mercy Killing

Burdens of Power

Diplomacy Cordial Passage to India
Gorbachev condemns Star Wars and promises record aid

Poland a Fragile Bid for Coexistence
Jaruzelski moves to spur an exhausted nation back to life

The Philippines $ First a Firing, Then a Truce
Days of drama are capped by an accord with insurgents

West Germany Verdict Against Damascus
Hasi is found guilty, and Bonn imposes sanctions on Syria

World Notes Austria
Gains for the Maverick Right

World Notes Brazil
Tax Hikes Breed Violence

World Notes Exiles
The Emperor Goes on Trial

World Notes France
Shadows of May '68

World Notes
Singapore the Son Keeps Rising

SCIENCE

Arctic Debate (Environment)
To drill or not to drill?

SOCIETY

Do Lawyers Make a Marriage? (Sexes)
Ralph and Wanda argue about prenuptial contracts

In Connecticut: Blending Voices (American Scene)

RELIGION

New Life for an Old Dispute
A scholar attacks the belief that Mark's Gospel came first

SPORT

Of Murderous Intentions
A title for Mike Tyson, the new young tiger

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Attacking a "National Amnesia"
Garry Trudeau breaks his vow of silence to skewer Reagan

BUSINESS

Bracing for More Bombshells (Economy & Business)
After the Boesky scandal, Wall Street wonders who will be next

Business Notes Airlines (Economy & Business)
No Love Lost on Lorenzo

Business Notes Energy (Economy & Business)
Is Paris Gushing?

Business Notes Regulation (Economy & Business)
Sweets to the Sweetener

Business Notes Retailing (Economy & Business)
Bloomies Lands At Jfk

Business Notes Trade (Economy & Business)
The Chopstick Connection

Marital Spat Gm's (Economy & Business)
Smith fires back at Perot

The Eagle Flies Away (Economy & Business)
Barclays becomes the first big British firm to leave South Africa

The Sun Also Sets (Economy & Business)
Currency woes and aging industries slow down Japan's growth

LAW

Aids Goes to Court
Victims of the disease sue to stop discrimination

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Beauty Marks Smile Music (Theater)
by Marvin Hamlisch Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman

Good Talk Writers At Work (Books)
Edited by George Plimpton Viking; 331 pages; $22.95

Hello, Sweetheart, Get Me Rethink the Front Page (Theater)
by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur

Out of a Grand Ruin, a Great Museum (Art)
Paris opens a showcase of 19th century works

Rare Bird Open Season (Books)
by William Humphrey Delacorte; 323 pages; $18.95

Sea Shepherd From Outer Space (Cinema)
Star Trek Iv: the Voyage Home Directed by Leonard Nimoy Screenplay by Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Harve Bennett and Nicholas Meyer

Shots From a Smoking Gun (Music)
Robert Cray brings new luster to the blues

The War Against the Peasants the Harvest of Sorrow by Robert Conquest; Oxford; 412 pages; $19.95 (Books)

Top Gunner Heartbreak Ridge (Cinema)
Directed by Clint Eastwood Screenplay by James Carabatsos

PEOPLE

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TO OUR READERS

A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)

ESSAY

When Secrecy Meets Democracy