March 13, 1989 | Vol. 133 No. 11

Chicago: Flag-on-the-Floor Furor (American Notes)

Flag-on-the-Floor Furor

Diseases: Return of the Red Spots ! (American Notes)

Return of the Red Spots !

District Of Columbia: Will a Curfew Ring Tonight? (American Notes)

Will a Curfew Ring Tonight?

Los Angeles: A Holy Helicopter (American Notes)

A Holy Helicopter

Drawing The Line

In the Senate furor over John Tower's sobriety, some basic ethical concerns have been obscured

Primogeniture in The Windy City

Dick Daley's firstborn son may follow in hizzoner's footsteps

So Much for Bipartisanship

If the Republicans cannot save Tower, they are determined to tar the Democrats

The Mirror A Free Press Flourishes (American Ideas)

Behind Bars Lifer Robert Taliaferro runs an award-winning biweekly at a Minnesota jail

The Presidency: Dead Soldiers Along the Potomac

"Dead Soldiers" Along the Potomac

China The Furious Flap over Fang Lizhi

Washington and Beijing clash over a famous dissident

Scandals The Looting of Greece

For the first time, a fallen tycoon tells how he embezzled millions

Venezuela Crackdown in Caracas

Austerity measures provoke an orgy of rioting and murder

El Salvador: Turning the Tables (World Notes)

Turning the Tables

Israel: The Likud Scores Big (World Notes)

The Likud Scores Big

Terrorism: To Break or Not to Break (World Notes)

To Break or Not to Break

Yugoslavia: Steps Toward The Abyss (World Notes)

Steps Toward The Abyss

Environment: First Aid for the Ozone Layer (Environment)

The movement to ban CFCs is starting to roll

Health: The Latest Word on What to Eat (Health)

A new report calls for less fat, more starch and no vitamin pills

Medicine: Trying To Fool the Infertile (Medicine)

Is in-vitro fertilization being oversold?

The Black Middle Class: Between Two Worlds (Living / Cover Story)

The black middle class has everything the white middle class has, except a feeling that it really fits in

Living: When The Boss Is Black (Living)

Press: The Last Stand of the Tabloids

As newspaper competition declines nationwide, three New York City papers slug it out for survival

Religion: The Pope Wins in Court

A theologian's removal raises questions about the Vatican's role in U.S. Catholic higher education

Sport: Whistle Blower

Ben Johnson's coach confirms steroid use

Technology: Darth Radar

New Star Wars tools for Smokey and the bandits

Technology: Where The Action Is

In computers, workstations are the workhorses of the future

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