Time Magazine Contents Page

COVER STORY

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NATION: Endangered River

The very prosperity it made possible now threatens the mighty Colorado

ALSO Iran-Contra: The scandal that will not die

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WORLD: The New France

An identity crisis in that self-assured land? Mais oui.

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BUSINESS: A Royal Banking Mess

How a revered sheik wound up at the center of a global scam

SCIENCE The eclipse showed that the sun is bigger than thought 52

MEDICINE A 900 number lends new meaning to the term house call 54

TELEVISION Three off-the-wall shows to beat the summer blahs 55

LIVING Day spas, the fast way for busy people to relax 60

BOOKS Peter Mayle found the good life in Provence 62

FOOD Vinegar is making a splash among the tart set 64

SPORT Private golf clubs are still in the rough on race 66

ESSAY Pico Iyer on the passion and art of Henry Miller 68

DEPARTMENTS

LETTERS 4

GRAPEVINE 13

* PEOPLE 45

VIEW POINTS 65

COVER Photograph by Phil DeRiemer -- Adventure Photo