September 5, 1988 | Vol. 132 No. 10

We Could Have Stopped This

Yellowstone Park's worst blazes spark a controversy

A Quick Lesson in Major-League Politics

Petty questions about Quayle give way to a weightier one: his fitness for the White House

Civil Rights: Remembering The Dream (American Notes)

Remembering The Dream

Congress: Find the Cash Or Die Sooner (American Notes)

Find the Cash Or Die Sooner

Crime: Fearing the Fire Next Time (American Notes)

Fearing the Fire Next Time

Drugs: Anger over Death Threats (American Notes)

Anger over Death Threats

Washington: It Costs More To Buy Votes (American Notes)

It Costs More To Buy Votes

Don't Trust Anyone Under 45

No One Home

$1 million later, a wealthy kidnap victim is still missing

Taking The Pledge

The mudslinging begins as the candidates argue about patriotism

The Clerk Who Knew Too Much

An Army sergeant is accused of leading a NATO spy ring

Was Lyndon Johnson Unstable?

A former aide calls L.B.J. a victim of "paranoid disintegration"

Don't Shoot! I Have a Baby in My Stomach!

Burma A Regime on the Ropes

The government stalls for time, but the threat of anarchy grows

Burundi Horror Amid The Green Hills

A bloody bout of tribal warfare

Eastern Europe: Young and Restless Neighbors

Young and Restless Unafraid and impatient, a new generation demands reform -- now

Northern Ireland From Here to Eternity

As the I.R.A. targets more soldiers, London ponders its options

South Africa Hell No, They Don't Want to Go

A draft-resistance movement earns Pretoria's wrath

Where Glasnost Is Still a Dirty Word

In Rumania, Ceausescu's delusions of grandeur bleed the country and make life a backward march

Chile: Better Late Than Never (World Notes)

Better Late Than Never

Honorifics: All That Glitters . . . (World Notes)

All That Glitters . . .

Israel: Giving Them The Boot (World Notes)

Giving Them The Boot

Portugal: Tears Amid The Ashes (World Notes)

Tears Amid The Ashes

Soviet Union: Poetic Justice (World Notes)

Poetic Justice

Environment: Garbage, Garbage, Everywhere (Environment)

Landfills are overflowing, but alternatives are few

Medicine: Back Surgery Without Stitches (Medicine)

A novel operation for ruptured disks saves patients money and pain

Medicine: Grief Is No Killer (Medicine)

Living: A Connoisseur of the Con (Living)

Living: Begging: To Give or Not to Give (Living)

With panhandlers at every corner, people are running out of patience -- and change

Behavior: Swinging - And Ducking - Singles (Behavior)

Sport: Spilling Over into the Streets

At every turn of the page, heroes are out of bounds

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