Vol. 136 No. 11

NATION

A New Ball Game
Black and female candidates have changed some of the political rules

American Notes DRUGS
Just Spray No

American Notes ILLINOIS
A Stealthy Killer

American Notes POPULATION
Here Comes California

American Notes TRAFFIC
Now, a Real Fuzzbuster!

Back to The Other War
The gulf crisis complicates a last-ditch budget summit

Campus Ripper
A killer claims five victims in a Florida college town

Cardboard Hero of the Week (Grapevine)

Comeback of the Week (Grapevine)

Comedown of the Week (Grapevine)

Diamonds Are a Don's Best Friend (Grapevine)

Hero of the Week (Grapevine)

It's An Ill Wind (Grapevine)

O.K., Louie, Drop the Gun (Grapevine)

Porn To Raise Hell (Grapevine)

Quixote Watch (Grapevine)
An Update on the Year's Most Unlikely Candidates

Welfare For Billionaires? (Grapevine)

Zap! You've Been Tagged!
Many cities are trying to erase the writing on the wall

WORLD

Canada The Army Breaks the Barriers
After another Mohawk skirmish, the troops move in

Liberia In the Heart of Darkness
West African troops find there is no peace to keep where tribal carnage masquerades as war

South Africa Policing the Police
Mischief-making in the ranks undercuts De Klerk's reforms

The Germanys The Honeymoon Is Over
Amid fears of economic chaos, the East embraces unity -- but not without qualms

World Notes CAMBODIA
Breaking New Ground

World Notes EASTERN EUROPE
Short Supplies, Short Tempers

World Notes FRANCE
A Grand Goof For Larousse

World Notes SOVIET UNION
Another Burning Issue

WAR & TERRORISM

An Urgent Call to Negotiate (The Gulf Interview)
HOSNI MUBARAK, the President of Egypt, hopes a diplomatic solution can cool the month-old crisis but fears the region is moving tragically toward war

Pausing at the Rim of the Abyss (The Gulf)
Suddenly it's time to talk. But while both sides seem to be looking for an exit, neither is ready to give way on its basic demands.

Look Who's Antiwar (The Gulf)
Now What's that dovish sound? Why, it's the cooing of former hawks on the Republican right wing.

Military Message (The Gulf)
With a new emphasis on Third World conflict, the Pentagon will have to trim some desires to fill its needs

The Presidency (The Gulf)
Bush's Balancing Act

The Tortoise and the Hare (The Gulf)
As Moscow sees it, slow and steady diplomacy will pay off, especially if the first mad dash to contain Saddam fails

Weekend To Full-Time Warriors (The Gulf)
Call-ups cause some hardship, but the U.S. can no longer sustain a big military buildup without using the reserves

What's That Cracking Noise? (The Gulf)
Thanks to Saddam, a credit crunch could squeeze the world economy

SCIENCE

Invasion of The Habitat (Nature)
Snatchers Exotic plants and animals are ruining the nation's wilderness

Real Gone Neutrinos
An experiment in the U.S.S.R. shakes up the world of physics

SOCIETY

Ellsworth, Michigan Going Home: Roots, but No Tracks (American Scene)
Trains don't stop in Ellsworth these days, but an unusual settler is remembered, and two fine restaurants are themselves memorable

The Gift of Life -- or Else (Ethics)
Should toddlers be forced to donate bone marrow so their half brother can survive?

What $152 A Week Buys (Living)
For those who must live on the minimum wage, life is no American Dream

PRESS

Front-Row Seat

The First Casualty
In the post-Vietnam era, reporters get a shorter leash

RELIGION

First Sight
The earliest Israelites?

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 136, No. 11 SEPTEMBER 10, 1990

BUSINESS

Business Notes CRIME
No Longer a Stout Fellow

Business Notes RESTAURANTS
Remembrance Of Things Fast

Business Notes SERVICES
It's That Man Again

Business Notes SPIN-OFFS
But Will They Open Cans?

Business Notes TOYS
Dolly Dearest

Into The Minefield
Pondering the pitfalls facing investors in a period of economic turmoil, TIME's Money Angles columnist offers guidelines for financial survival

Who Invented Microprocessors?
The government says Gilbert Hyatt did -- and jolts an industry

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

An Epitaph Comes Back to Life (Music)
Charles Mingus' long-forgotten jazz masterwork is getting its due

Are Artists Godless Perverts? (Theater)
In the battle over public funding, opponents seem to be winning

Critics' Voices (Critics' Voices)

Hot Books for the Fall (Books)

Night Tales, Magically Told (Cinema)

Out of The Blue (Books)

Public Life, Private Trouble (Books)

Taking Flak (Cinema)
Is Air America bad history?

PEOPLE

Head Man In the Boneyard (Profile)
No one knows more about how dinosaurs lived than JACK HORNER, so why are so many six-year-olds mad at the paleontologist?

TO OUR READERS

From the Publisher (From The Publisher)

ESSAY

The Case Against Going to War