August 20, 1990 | Vol. 136 No. 8

Aircraft: Supersonic Trash (American Notes)

Supersonic Trash

California: Farewell to Club Fed (American Notes)

Farewell to Club Fed

Georgia: Not So Dandy For Ole Andy (American Notes)

Not So Dandy For Ole Andy

Investigations: A Murder in the U-Haul Family (American Notes)

A Murder in the U-Haul Family

South Dakota: Rumble in the Black Hills (American Notes)

Rumble in the Black Hills

Another Reason to Dislike Lawyers (Grapevine)

Clairvoyant of the Week (Grapevine)

Gone But Not Forgotten

The most vilified airline boss takes the money and runs

Here Comes Talkin' Lawton

A legendary figure seeks Florida's statehouse with a message so quaint no other candidate would try it. He might make it work.

Kids Write the Darnedest Things (Grapevine)

Mixed Verdict, Divided City

Marion Barry's trial ends with both sides claiming victory

Our Regularly Scheduled Crash (Grapevine)

Playing Against Type (Grapevine)

She Just Can't Get Any Respect (Grapevine)

The Best Good Riddance of the Week (Grapevine)

The Littlest Victims

An epidemic of random violence tests New York City's new mayor

The Rule It Out Advisory (Grapevine)

The Wake Up and Smell the Coffee Notification (Grapevine)

Liberia To the Last Man

As the bloody three-way civil war rages on, the U.S. wonders how its years of aid could have ended so disastrously

Pakistan They Have Done It Again

Backed by the armed forces, the President ousts Bhutto's 20-month-old government

South Africa Blunting the Spear

The African National Congress suspends military operations after 29 years, but that doesn't mean peace is at hand

Canada: Talking Under The Gun (World Notes)

Talking Under The Gun

France: Out on a Limb For the Trees (World Notes)

Out on a Limb For the Trees

Kenya: Diverging Opinions (World Notes)

Diverging Opinions

Peru: A Shock to The System (World Notes)

A Shock to The System

The Germanys: Setting Back The Clock (World Notes)

Setting Back The Clock

The Gulf: America Abroad: The Dangers of Demonization (The Gulf)

The Dangers of Demonization

The Gulf: Barbarians At The Pump (The Gulf)

Blasted for gouging, the oil companies trim their price hikes

The Gulf: Read My Ships (The Gulf)

George Bush, who has spent a lifetime preparing for the kind of crisis he faces in the Persian Gulf, has adroitly rallied most of the world behind him. Now he must keep the pressure on until Saddam ba

The Gulf: Full Tilt into Trouble (The Gulf)

The oil shock triggered by Iraq's seizure of Kuwait could plunge the U.S. into a long-feared recession -- or has it already arrived?

The Gulf: Me And My Brother Against My Cousin (The Gulf)

The crisis forces Arab leaders to do what they most abhor: take a stand

The Gulf: Paying The Bill for the Party Next Door (The Gulf)

The Gulf: Planes Against Brawn (The Gulf)

Pouring aircraft and ships into the gulf, the U.S. sets out to checkmate Saddam's tanks and lay siege to Iraq and Kuwait

The Gulf: The World Closes In (The Gulf)

In Record, tough economic sanctions, U.S. troops and a pan-Arab force have been mobilized. But Iraq is in no mood for capitulation.

The Gulf: Why the U.S. Is Vulnerable (The Gulf)

Other nations have learned to protect their economies from oil shocks. It is time for America to follow their example.

Environment: The Last Drops (Environment)

Population growth and development have depleted and polluted the world's water supply, raising the risk of starvation, epidemics and even wars

Environment: The U.S.: No Water to Waste (Environment)

Ideas: Sorry To See the Cold War (Ideas)

Go A University of Chicago analyst predicts that the decline of superpower tensions will make Europe a more dangerous place

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Vol. 136, No. 8 AUGUST 20, 1990