April 9, 1990 | Vol. 135 No. 15

Abortion: A Setback For Pro-Life (American Notes)

A Setback For Pro-Life

California: Cruising Takes A Bruising (American Notes)

Cruising Takes A Bruising

Crime: Profiting from Pain (American Notes)

Profiting from Pain

Cuba: Fidel Castro vs. Kate & Allie (American Notes)

Fidel Castro vs. Kate & Allie %

Poison Gas: Two Suppliers Just Say No (American Notes)

Two Suppliers Just Say No

Beyond The Melting Pot

In the 21st century -- and that's not far off -- racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. will outnumber whites for the first time. The "browning of America" will alter everything in society, from politic

Grapevine: Apr. 9, 1990: Winner of the Week: Peter Lynch (Grapevine)

Grapevine: Apr. 9, 1990: NOT IN MEIN BACKYARD (Grapevine)

Grapevine: Apr. 9, 1990: MANUEL NORIEGA (Grapevine)

BRING US THE DISCOUNTED HEAD OF MANUEL NORIEGA

Grapevine: Apr. 9, 1990: FISHING AROUND. James Baker (Grapevine)

Grapevine: Apr. 9, 1990: EUCALYPTUS SAPLINGS: JUST SAY NO (Grapevine)

Grapevine: Apr. 9, 1990: Lech Walesa and Tadeusz Mazowiecki (Grapevine)

AND DON'T INVITE LECH AND TADEUSZ TO THE SAME PARTY.

Grapevine: Apr. 9, 1990; Mikhail Gorbachev (Grapevine)

AT THE JUNE SUMMIT, DON'T OFFER HIM A MARTINI.

Some Help for Working Moms

Congress finally passes a child-care bill

Strangers In Paradise

Even as they stake claims to the American West, Asians experience the ambivalence of assimilation and the perils of prosperity

The Devil Made Him Do It

In New York, illegal clubs become a way of life -- and death

The Fuss over Gus

Will Democrats tolerate a black bigot?

The Great Political Bozo Face-Off (Grapevine)

The Presidency: Getting Gorby on the Line

Getting Gorby on the Line

America Abroad: The Cheerleaders of Tragedy

The Cheerleaders of Tragedy

Middle East The Big Sting

Foiled in his attempt to buy devices for atomic warheads, Saddam Hussein remains determined to make Iraq the first Arab nuclear power

Peru Vargas: Politics Is Now His Muse

Is Now His Muse Mario Vargas Llosa, one of Latin America's most famous novelists, is on the verge of becoming President of Peru. And you thought his fiction was surreal

South Africa From God to Mortal

Man As black-on-black violence surges across the land, Nelson Mandela's stature as a peacemaker diminishes

Soviet Union Red Army Blues

The secession crisis in Lithuania adds to the military's unhappiness over cuts in manpower, money and hardware

The Germanys A Westerner for the East

De Maiziere picks a can-do capitalist from across the border for the daunting task of rejuvenating his country's flaccid economy

Brazil: Blowup in the Rain Forest (World Notes)

Blowup in the Rain Forest

France: Breaking The Habit (World Notes)

Breaking The Habit

Hungary: A Goulash Victory (World Notes)

A Goulash Victory

Nicaragua: One Army, Under Violeta (World Notes)

One Army, Under Violeta

Environment: Legacy Of a Disaster (Environment)

A Soviet photographer captures haunting images of life after Chernobyl

Environment: Man with A Mission (Environment)

Medicine: Clean Bill for Agent Orange (Medicine)

A study refutes claims from veterans exposed to the herbicide

Fashion: Dressed To Kill - and Die (Fashion)

As more and more designers succumb, AIDS takes a devastating toll on the fashion industry

Ethics: Going Public with Rape (Ethics)

Should victims be identified when the crime is sexual assault?

Press: Glasnost Comes to TASS

Once a propaganda tool, the Soviet agency wins new respect

Religion: The Canterbury Trail

An enfeebled Church of England awaits a new leader

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Vol. 135 No. 15 APRIL 9, 1990