Vol. 134 No. 17

NATION

A
Pair of Electoral Tests

American
Notes CALIFORNIA The Pelicans Are Dying

American
Notes ESPIONAGE Seen a Spy? Call the FBI

American
Notes EX-PRESIDENTS A Man Ahead Of His Time

American
Notes POPULATION Hispanics on The Rise

American
Notes TEXAS Special Delivery

Cover Stories: The Can't Do Government
Paralyzed by special interests and shortsightedness, Washington no longer seems capable of responding to its growing challenges

Giving The
Public What It Wants Bush's popularity reflects the country's cautious sense of satisfaction

Sources of The
Strongman's Strength

Tattletale
Memoir Martin Luther King Jr.'s best friend reveals some sordid details

The
Shifting Politics of Abortion With two major victories, the pro-choice majority shows that it is not so silent

Who
Lost Noriega? Mainly the coup's muddled leaders, but there is plenty of blame to go around

WORLD

"A
Dead-End Street"

America
Abroad Pereztroika

East Germany
Lending an Ear East Berlin's leaders finally seem willing to listen to the country's dissenters, whose fledgling movement lacks an agenda and a Walesa

Elvis
Spotted in Estonia! Glasnost goes bonkers as extraterrestrials, video healers and Abominable Snowmen distract comrades from everyday woes

Hungary
Now You See It . . . The party sheds Communism, but will voters buy the switch?

South Africa
Then There Was One Mandela remains in jail while his colleagues go free

Soviet Union
On the Edge of Civil War Visiting Armenia and Azerbaijan, a TIME reporter wonders how much longer the two republics can exist in the same country

Spain "I
Used to Have Little Faith in the U.S." On the eve of elections, Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez talks about his changing political views

World
Notes COMMERCE Sheep at Any Price

World
Notes ISRAEL Infrequent Flyer

World
Notes LEBANON If This Is Peace . . .

World
Notes NORTHERN IRELAND Plugging Up The Leaks

SCIENCE

A (Nature)
Trinity of Families Scientists reduce all matter to three fundamental types

Shaking
Down Deep Tremors from hidden faults alarm seismologists

Special (Environment)
Report: Greening of Geopolitics How the U.S. Can Take The Lead in the Third World First: stop sending mixed signals

Special (Environment)
Report: Greening of Geopolitics A New Item On the Agenda The plight of the planet is finally serious international business

SOCIETY

The (American Scene)
Carlin Trend, Nevada There's Holes in Them Thar Hills A rush for invisible gold leaves visible scars in the mountains

Where The (Living)
Skyline Meets the Shore After a massive recycling effort, a lively neighborhood blooms in the shadow of Wall Street

PRESS

Dancing to The
Latino Beat Hispanic media reach a vast audience but lag with advertisers

SPORT

In The
West: Play "Baysball!" San Francisco and Oakland square off in a historic World Series

TECHNOLOGY

Who's
Afraid of The Japanese? A new book contends that the U.S. is winning the chip wars

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Time (Contents)
Magazine contents page Vol. 134, No. 17 OCTOBER 23, 1989

Time (Masthead)
Magazine masthead Vol. 134, No. 17 OCTOBER 23, 1989

BUSINESS

Boom,
Boom, Ka-boom! Panicked by a faltering buyout deal and a whiff of inflation, the stock market posts its worst loss since the '87 crash and provokes fears of a bearish season to come

Business
Notes ACCIDENTS Reaping a Clue In a Cornfield

Business
Notes AIDS A Painful Price Tag

Business
Notes AUTOS Mr. Thunder's Big Bash

Business
Notes LITIGATION The Battle Of Burbank

Business
Notes RECORDING INDUSTRY Dutch Treat for Herb and Jerry

High
Style for the 9-to-5 Set Donna Karan sells working women a look of their own

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Barkin (Show Business)
Up the Right Tree In two new movies, a gifted actress climbs to stardom

Critics' Voices (Critics' Voices)

Exit (Video)
Jane, Amid Turmoil Today is jolted by a newcomer's rise and Pauley's departure

Finally, A (Cinema)
True Character Comedy

Rattling (Books)
The Chains Mom-and-pop shops lure the ambiance chasers

She's (Music)
Back Rickie Lee Jones ends a five-year silence with a great album

SPECIAL SECTION

Surprise, (Nobel Prizes)
Triumph -- and Controversy Eight new laureates are honored, and an overlooked scientist cries foul

PEOPLE

Play (Profile)
It Again, Woody You all know the successful writer, comedian, actor and filmmaker. Now meet WOODY ALLEN, jazz clarinetist

TO OUR READERS

From the Publisher (From The Publisher)

ESSAY

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Shoot People, Don't We?