December 17, 1990 | Vol. 136 No. 26

Boston: Erasing the Board (American Notes)

Erasing the Board

Documents: Anyone Find a Bill of Rights? (American Notes)

Anyone Find a Bill of Rights?

Education: Not $1 Million, But Not Bad (American Notes)

Not $1 Million, But Not Bad

Miami: Wild in the Streets (American Notes)

Wild in the Streets

Answers At Last

After a decade of despair, Americans are finding ways to help the homeless by providing treatment, counseling and training -- along with shelter

Cleveland Building Transitions to Safety

Deadly Deliveries? (Grapevine)

Funny, You Don't Look Spanish (Grapevine)

Hartsville, S.C.: It's Christmas in April

It's Christmas in April

High Concept Prize (Grapevine)

Hose for Hire Advisory (Grapevine)

Janus Award for Creative Counsel (Grapevine)

Latest Workouts (Grapevine)

Leaky Trial Balloon of the Week (Grapevine)

Airplanes Collide: Lost in The Fog

Two airliners collide on a Detroit runway, killing eight and raising alarms about on-the-ground safety at U.S. airports

Over The Side

A bomber program stalls, and an admiral gets sacked

Restiveness on The Right

A conservative-led ideological brawl splits the G.O.P. and could hurt Bush's chances for re-election in 1992

Seattle Hope for the Mentally Ill

Seems Like Old Times . . . (Grapevine)

The Winnie Factor (Grapevine)

Argentina The Painted Faces

Lose Face By decisively putting down a military revolt, Menem saves the day -- and a Bush visit as well

Bangladesh The Dictator Is Gone!

Amid a ground swell of unrest, the President bows out

Chad The Devil Behind the Scenes

The rebels declare victory, but Gaddafi may be the real winner

China Justice in a Hurry

After carefully biding its time, Beijing suddenly steps up the prosecution of Tiananmen Square dissidents

Just Who Can Send Us to War?

A legal dilemma pits the White House against Congress

Mixed Signals on Sanctions

As Washington debates the embargo's effect, the bigger question goes unanswered: Will sanctions alone force Saddam's retreat?

Panama Once More To the Rescue

The U.S. helps Endara, but also shows just how weak he is

Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev's New Best Friends

By relying increasingly on the KGB and the army to stem the country's growing chaos, Gorbachev risks turning authoritarian

The Gulf Options for Peace

By promising to free the hostages, Saddam tries to undercut the case for an imminent fight and pressure Bush to negotiate a settlement

Britain: Elusive Harmony (World Notes)

Elusive Harmony

Haiti: Campaign of Violence (World Notes)

Campaign of Violence

Israel: From Stones To Guns? (World Notes)

From Stones To Guns?

Lebanon: A Fragile Ray of Hope (World Notes)

A Fragile Ray of Hope

Environment: Justice Comes to the Amazon (Environment)

But convicting the alleged killers of Chico Mendes would not end the fight between ranchers and rubber tappers in the rain forest

Health: Drowsy America (Health)

For millions of people caught in the nation's 24-hour whirl, sleep is the last thing on their mind. It shouldn't be. Lack of rest is leading to everything from poor grades to industrial accidents.

Medicine: Unlocking The Pill Bottles (Medicine)

Psychologists vie for the right to prescribe drugs

New York City A Beacon On Lonely Street (American Scene)

Planned Parenthood's Street Beat vans bring health care and a ray of hope to the down-and-out kids of the Bronx

Press: More Programs, Less News

Are the networks offsetting budget woes by stinting on coverage?

Religion: Fury of A Feminist Scorned

A German theologian takes sarcastic aim at priests and sex

Technology: Exploring The Ocean's Frontiers

Robots and miniature submarines take oil drillers to new depths

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