Time Magazine Contents Page November 9, 1987

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COVER: The aftermath of the crash reveals an unsettling lack of leadership

When the world needs him most, Reagan seems weirdly lost. Neither Congress nor the 1988 candidates appear ready to take charge. -- Raise taxes? Cut spending? Or what? After years of festering, economic problems are far harder to cure. -- Wildly fluctuating, the market rallies slightly despite a collapse of the dollar. -- Some firms cut back, fearing a recession. See THE CRASH.

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NATION: In a surprising flip- flop, Gorbachev agrees to a Washington summit

A week after abruptly refusing to set a date for a meeting, the Soviet leader accepts an invitation for a no- frills get- together with Ronald Reagan on Dec. 7. Did Gorbachev underestimate the President' s firmness about Star Wars, or did he reverse field under pressure at home? -- Reagan' s new Supreme Court nominee is a devout conservative -- or at least the White House thinks he is.

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WORLD: China' s Communists end their squabbles with a delicate balancing act

At the 13th Party Congress, Deng Xiaoping remains the master of compromise between ideologues and pragmatists. -- A TIME correspondent travels through China and the Soviet Union, comparing the substance and pace of reforms. -- Vacillating negotiators threaten the Central American peace process. -- The Soviets give the green light to more Jewish emigration -- for now.

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Science

Genetic engineers hope a new blue bug that can be easily tracked in the field will reduce public fears. -- Measuring ancient air in amber.

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Sport

After the strike, footballs, picketers, defectors and replacements are cohabiting fairly well. -- Minnesota wins the country.

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Cinema

Revolt in South Africa: Richard Attenborough' s Cry Freedom. -- Anarchy in South London: Hanif Kureishi' s Sammy & Rosie Get Laid.

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Video

AIDS, drunk driving, the plight of the homeless -- the subjects of this season' s sitcoms have been no laughing matter.

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Books

New Journalist Tom Wolfe' s first novel satirizes the New York style. -- Historian John Keegan analyzes military commanders.

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Art

In a current New York show, Susan Rothenberg' s flickering images of dancers and jugglers reveal an anxious but powerful vision.

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Music

The most eagerly anticipated musical premiere of the year takes place in Houston: John Adams' opera Nixon in China.

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Essay

Do people value money because they value one another? Do they fear the loss of self- possession in a falling market?

8 Letters

12 American Scene

83 Medicine

89 Religion

89 Milestones

94 People

98 Food

Cover: Illustration by Eugene Mihaesco