NATION
Air Force: How Wobbly The Goblin (American Notes)
How Wobbly The Goblin
Aircraft: Cheaper - and Better (American Notes)
Cheaper -- and Better
Los Angeles: Justice for Camarena (American Notes)
Justice for Camarena
Marriage: What Mama Never Told Her (American Notes)
What Mama Never Told Her
New York City: Murder in the Cathedral (American Notes)
Murder in the Cathedral
Campaign Issues Deficits: Lunchtime Is Over
An Icy Duke Edges Out Bush in a Taut Debate
Behind in the polls, Dukakis attacks on drugs, the deficits, Iran and Quayle
It's The Year Of the Handlers
Staffers like Baker and Sasso more than ever control the message
Kings of The Hill Who needs Dukakis?
Congress is getting its way now
The Cool Texan: Master of the Game
The Natural: A Feel for Politics
WORLD
Coups Armies Rampant
Revolts in Burma and Haiti underscore the elusiveness of democracy
Diplomacy To Deal or Not to Deal
Where should the line be drawn in seeking to free hostges?
Japan Vigil for a Failing Emperor
A nation prays for Hirohito
Lebanon Religious Differences
Differences Who will succeed Gemayel?
Poland Eventually We Will Win
Walesa looks ahead to talks
Siege of The Sergeants
Soviet Union Show of Force
In Yerevan Ethnic unrest erupts again
Sudan Drowning in a River of Woe
After famine, disease, war and debt come floods and locusts
Britain: Socking It to The Bad Guys (World Notes)
Socking It to The Bad Guys
Israel: Blasting into The Space Club (World Notes)
Blasting into The Space Club
Nicaragua: Open Secrets, Closed Doors (World Notes)
Open Secrets, Closed Doors
Soviet Union: Bottoms Up, Mikhail (World Notes)
Bottoms Up, Mikhail
Sweden: Color It Red And Green (World Notes)
Color It Red And Green
SCIENCE
Science: James Watson Puts On a New Hat
The renowned scientist takes charge of the genome project
SOCIETY
In Washington: A Guide to Discomfort Stations (American Scene)
Behavior: True Confessions by Telephone (Behavior)
A call-in service for those who need to bare their souls
RELIGION
Religion: The Intermarriage Quandary
Can U.S. Judaism afford to say yes? Can it afford not to?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Critics' Choice: Oct. 3, 1988
Time Magazine Contents Page October 3, 1988 (Contents)
Vol. 132 No. 14
Time Magazine Masthead October 3, 1988 (Masthead)
Vol. 132 No. 14
BUSINESS
HOUSING: Foreclosures And Fire Sales (Economy & Business)
Foreclosures And Fire Sales
INVESTMENTS: A Really Hot Stock Tip (Economy & Business)
A Really Hot Stock Tip
PERSONAL FINANCE: Billionaire Bankrupts (Economy & Business)
Billionaire Bankrupts
PRODUCTS: Pooches Pick Up the Scent (Economy & Business)
Pooches Pick Up the Scent
Special Report: Family Ties: Do-It-Yourself Scheduling (Economy & Business)
Do-It-Yourself Scheduling
Special Report: Family Ties, Splitting Up The Work Load (Economy & Business)
Splitting Up The Work Load
Special Report: Family Ties: Time Off for Mr. Mom (Economy & Business)
Time Off for Mr. Mom
Special Report: Family Ties: Looking Out For Grandma (Economy & Business)
Looking Out For Grandma
Special Report: Family Ties: Day Care At the Office (Economy & Business)
Day Care At the Office
Special Report: Family Ties: Home Is Where The Heart Is (Economy & Business)
Companies try harder to meet the personal needs of workers
EDUCATION
Education: But Where Are Their Chaperones?
A novel exchange program brings Soviet students to U.S. colleges
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Bookends: Oct. 3, 1988 (Books)
Cinema: Fogged In GORILLAS IN THE MIST (Cinema)
Cinema: More Than One Note at a Time BIRD Directed (Cinema)
by Clint Eastwood; Screenplay by Joel Oliansky
Art: Splendor Packaged In Kitsch (Art)
Los Angeles unveils a home for Japanese treasures
Books: The American Dream, and Where It All Started (Books)
Two noted authors portray the nation at birth and in its troubled middle age
Books: The American Dream, and Where It All Started (Books)
Two noted authors portray the nation at birth and in its troubled middle age
Theater: Two Tales of One City (Theater)
Well heeled or down at heel, Los Angeles stages teem with politics
SPECIAL SECTION
Magic On the Track
Records shatter as the world's fastest and strongest square off for keeps
More Shorts: A Top Power Crumbles
A Top Power Crumbles
More Shorts: Heading for A Showdown
Heading for A Showdown
More Shorts: Putting Her Hopes on Ice
Putting Her Hopes on Ice
No Time For the Poetry
NBC's cool coverage stints on the drama
Olympic Shorts: Courting Victory
Courting Victory
Olympic Shorts: They Shoulda Stood in Bed
They Shoulda Stood in Bed
Olympic Shorts:Winning on Charisma
Winning on Charisma
Splashes Of Class And Acts of Heroism
Flying through air and water, the stars and upstarts are dazzling
The High And the Sprightly
With breathtaking leaps and vaults, Soviet gymnasts sweep most of the gold
Views From Row Z
A rank amateur experiences the made-for-V.T. Games