Vol. 129 No. 19
NATION
Secord may illuminate several mysteries
American Notes CALIFORNIA
A Pariah On Parole
American Notes CAMPAIGNS
Joining The Crowd
American Notes INVESTIGATIONS
"Granny" Goes Underground
American Notes SAN FRANCISCO
No Place Like Home
Cat And Mouse
The subway gunman on trial
Channell's High Connections
A fund raiser's guilty plea creates the first Iranscam conviction
Hints Of Conspiracy
The Iran-contra hearings will renew pressure on the White House
Move Over, Sam Ervin
Paying For Peace of Mind
New dating services offer screening tests for AIDS
Re-Examining America's Underclass
In a new book, William Wilson spurns "race-specific policies"
Spy Woes
Retractions hurt the Navy's case
The Contra Con
A "Saudi" smoothie stung North
The Presidency
Giving Normalcy a Good Name
What To Listen For
WORLD
Removing the Welcome Mat The U.S. bars Waldheim
Diplomacy Playing It Cool
Reagan and Nakasone try to defuse growing trade-war tensions
Middle East Destined for a Dogfight
Peres and Shamir head for a showdown over a peace conference
Nicaragua The Sad Saga of a Sandalista
An American death stirs sorrow, outrage and propaganda
South Africa Bashing Heads Before Balloting
The government cracks down hard on the eve of elections
The Philippines Rise of the Vigilantes
New anti-Communist groups present prickly political problems
Western Europe Nervous About Nuclear Security
The allies pose tough questions as an arms-control deal nears
World Notes FRANCE
Bad News at The Sex Shop
World Notes ICELAND
Power to The Women
World Notes INDIA
Ripping Off Mother Teresa
World Notes ITALY
Risking Death By Ridicule
World Notes UNITED NATIONS
A Safer Zone For the Ozone
SCIENCE
The startling breakthrough that could change our world
Ssc: Lord of the Rings
Trains That Can Levitate
Tubers, Berries and Bugs (Environment)
Scientists release man-made microbes into the environment
SOCIETY
The Whole World Goes Pandas (Living)
Two Chinese ambassadors receive cheers in the Bronx
RELIGION
Taking Command at Fort Mill
Jim Bakker surfaces, and Jerry Falwell begins his PTL cleanup
SPORT
A worthy jockey, trainer and (maybe) horse win the Derby
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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BUSINESS
When a Texas bank goes belly-up, the Feds swoop down fast
A Handshake for All Seasons (Economy & Business)
Two entertainers keep a pact to split their profits -- forever
Bond Bombshell (Economy & Business)
Cost of a gamble: $250 million
Business Notes ADVERTISING (Economy & Business)
Putting Byte Into Billboards
Business Notes BRAZILIAN DEBT (Economy & Business)
Tough Talker Takes a Walk
Business Notes HABERDASHERY (Economy & Business)
A Pinch in the Wallet Pocket
Business Notes OFFICE PARTIES (Economy & Business)
Sentence: One Night in Quail
Business Notes STATE REVENUES (Economy & Business)
Fighting a Tax On Peacocks
Going From Gloom to Boom (Economy & Business)
Robust sales give personal-computer makers new hope
Software Plays Hardball (Economy & Business)
Trouble on The Horizon (Economy & Business)
Europe's Airbus threatens the dominance of U.S. jet builders
EDUCATION
The Posse Stops a "Softie"
Scientists blackball a political theorist
LAW
Sexual Abuse or Abuse of Justice?
Sometimes the accused child molester may be the victim
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
From a rough start, Little Steven shapes a fine record
A Roundelay of Deadly Conquests LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES by Christopher Hampton (Theater)
Among Marvelous Ants and Bees PRIVATE DOMAIN (Books)
by Paul Taylor; Knopf; 371 pages; $22.95
Examples Skinny Island (Books)
by Louis Auchincloss Houghton Mifflin; 230 pages; $17.95
Navigating A Cultural Trough (Art)
For a change, the Whitney Biennial is not too bad
Yahweh & Sons A HISTORY OF THE JEWS (Books)
TO OUR READERS
ESSAY
Poor Humanity