NATION
A Partial Vindication
The North trial ends with an equivocal verdict -- and many unanswered questions
America Abroad: Why Kohl Is Right
Why Kohl Is Right
California: Mom's Day - In Court (American Notes)
Mom's Day -- In Court
Conservation: The Spotted Owl Prevails (American Notes)
The Spotted Owl Prevails
Harvard: Gay Power 1, ROTC 0 (American Notes)
Gay Power 1, ROTC 0
Louisiana: Reform Deformed (American Notes)
Reform Deformed
Capitol Offense
A congressional aide's bloody past
Do-Nothing Detente
George Bush finally thinks he has a policy toward Moscow -- hang tough and see what happens -- but U.S. allies fear he is missing a historic chance
John L., You'd Be Amazed
High-tech tactics replace goons and guns in a miners' strike
Shevardnadze: Allow Me to Disagree
The Boss of Smolensky Square
If Gorbachev is the architect of foreign policy, Shevardnadze is the master builder
WORLD
Argentina A Test for Latin Democracy
Who will lead the country out of its financial mess?
Cambodia Better Times for a Ravaged Land
A royal return and rising confidence give Hun Sen a lift
China Softening Up the Hard Line
Students take to the streets, and officials take to the airwaves
Middle East Null and Void
That's what Arafat says about the P.L.O. charter
Misplaced Optimism Despite
U.S. help, the mujahedin are gaining little ground
Canada: Good-Bye to All That (World Notes)
Good-Bye to All That
European Community: Nibbling at the Beef over Beef (World Notes)
Nibbling at the Beef over Beef
Paraguay: Two Roads To Power (World Notes)
Two Roads To Power
South Korea: Disaster at Dongeui (World Notes)
Disaster at Dongeui
Soviet Union: Workers of the World: Strike! (World Notes)
Workers of the World: Strike!
SCIENCE
Science: Ozone Defense
An agreement to speed up the phaseout of harmful CFCs
Science: Perilous Times for the Pyramids
Without help soon, Egypt's unique archaeological treasures will be lost to humanity
Science: Putting The Heat on Cold Fusion
Physicists dismiss the claims of Pons and Fleischmann
SOCIETY
Pago Pago, American Samoa Whose Nation Is This Anyway? (American Scene)
A half Polynesian idyll, half Rotary Club protectorate
Ethics: Rationing Medical Care (Ethics)
A fiscal squeeze points to drastic measures
SPORT
Sport: Assembly Line of Dreams
Ballplayers sell their good names at autograph marts
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 133 No. 20 MAY 15, 1989 (Contents)
Vol. 133 No. 20 MAY 15, 1989
Time Magazine Masthead Vol. 133 No. 20 MAY 15, 1989 (Masthead)
Vol. 133 No. 20 MAY 15, 1989
BUSINESS
Big Eagles and Sitting Ducks
Bills Apoppin'
Treasury securities are all the rage among small investors
FUND RAISING: View with A Room: $10
View with A Room: $10
INSURANCE: A Revolt Rolls On
A Revolt Rolls On
INVESTIGATIONS: Raiders in The Pits
Raiders in The Pits
JOBLESSNESS: The Party May Be Over
The Party May Be Over
TRADEMARKS: What Makes a Real Murphy?
What Makes a Real Murphy?
Machiavelli On Madison Avenue
A British advertising juggernaut bids for Ogilvy & Mather
Special Report: Airline Giants: How the New No. 1 Got There
How the New No. 1 Got There Under tough guy Crandall, American leads in profits and popularity
Special Report: Airline Giants: The Sky Kings Rule the Routes
The Sky Kings Rule the Routes A decade of dogfights and mergers has eliminated hundreds of carriers and triggered fears that the surviving behemoths will send prices rocketing
LAW
Law: A Slap at Sex Stereotypes
The Supreme Court clears the way for discrimination suits
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cinema: A Tasty Hi-Cal Pop-Tart to Go (Cinema)
Cinema: A Worthy Life (Cinema)
Bookends: May 15, 1989 (Books)
Theater: Bowing Out with a Flourish (Theater)
The season ends with works evoking families and everyday magic
Radio: Bugle Boys Of the Airwaves (Radio)
Talk-show hosts stir up a storm of political action
Critics' Choice: May 15, 1989 (Critics' Choice)
Books: Rich And Infamous (Books)
Books: The Hero Our Century Deserved (Books)
PEOPLE
FRANCES LEAR: A Maturing Woman Unleashed (Profile)
FRANCES LEAR, publisher with a messianic commitment to women over 40, has broken the wrinkle barrier by reaching for a neglected market