NATION

Tattletale Memoir

Memoir Martin Luther King Jr.'s best friend reveals some sordid details

Who Lost Noriega?

Lost Noriega? Mainly the coup's muddled leaders, but there is plenty of blame to go around

WORLD

East Germany: Lending an Ear

Lending an Ear East Berlin's leaders finally seem willing to listen to the country's dissenters, whose fledgling movement lacks an agenda and a Walesa

Elvis

Spotted in Estonia! Glasnost goes bonkers as extraterrestrials, video healers and Abominable Snowmen distract comrades from everyday woes

Soviet Union On the Edge of Civil War

On the Edge of Civil War Visiting Armenia and Azerbaijan, a TIME reporter wonders how much longer the two republics can exist in the same country

SCIENCE

Greening of Geopolitics (Environment)

Report: Greening of Geopolitics How the U.S. Can Take The Lead in the Third World First: stop sending mixed signals

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Boom, Ka-boom!

Boom, Ka-boom! Panicked by a faltering buyout deal and a whiff of inflation, the stock market posts its worst loss since the '87 crash and provokes fears of a bearish season to come

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Books: Rattling (Books)

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PEOPLE

Play It Again, Woody Allen (Profile)

It Again, Woody You all know the successful writer, comedian, actor and filmmaker. Now meet WOODY ALLEN, jazz clarinetist

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