August 26, 1991 | Vol. 138 No. 8

Baseball: Clip 'Em or Ship 'Im! (American Notes)

Clip 'Em or Ship 'Im!

Education: Back to Square One (American Notes)

Back to Square One

Nuclear Power: Down for the Count (American Notes)

Down for the Count

Scandals: GE Brings Bad Things to Light (American Notes)

Ge Brings Bad Things to Light

Are These Guys Really Serious? (Grapevine)

Confronting Campus Racism From Day One (Grapevine)

Controversies: The Provocative Professor

A black historian draws fire for racist and anti-Semitic remarks, but followers defend his Afrocentric theories

Gulf War: They Didn't Have to Die

Desert Storm's fratricidal casualties point to the need for a better system of friend-or-foe identification

Innovations: Musical Chairs in Maryland

The Governor gets his cabinet to swap jobs for a month. The payoff: renewed vigor, fresh ideas -- and less red tape.

Mikhail Gorbachev's Flying Circus (Grapevine)

Mysteries: The Man Who Knew Too Much?

A writer looking into a tangle of conspiracies is found in a hotel room, his wrists slashed. The verdict is suicide. Or was it murder?

Serial Killers: Going for The Record

A self-confessed murderer claims 60 victims, but police are skeptical

The Flow Goes On

Tuning Out on Tio Sam (Grapevine)

Vox Pop: Aug. 26, 1991 (Grapevine)

War on Drugs: Day of Reckoning

As Noriega prepares to stand trial, Washington braces for embarrassing disclosures -- but no one expects Panama's ex-dictator to go free

Would-Be Father of Baghdad's Bomb (Grapevine)

Algeria : Searching for Salvation

Lost in a political and economic morass, the country seeks a middle way between a police state and an Islamic republic

America Abroad

Least-Favored Nations

Exploring The Tea Bag Factor

Emotional and intellectual traits are crucial to how well people survive the hot water of captivity

Middle East: Let's Do a Deal

Everyone seems to be demanding something for the Western hostages. But can any solution satisfy all sides?

Soviet Union: Agents of Intimidation

The Black Berets have taken charge of perpetuating Soviet rule, but fears grow that Moscow has lost control of them

Terrorism Changes Its Spots

As Middle Eastern governments edge away from the most radical gangs, experts focus on homegrown violence

Italy: No Refuge For Albanians (World Notes)

No Refuge For Albanians

Madagascar: Voting with Their Feet (World Notes)

Voting with Their Feet

Peru: Is Garcia on The Ropes? (World Notes)

Is Garcia on The Ropes?

South Africa: First, Stop The Killing (World Notes)

First, Stop The Killing

Crisis in The Labs (Cover Stories)

Beset by a budget squeeze, cases of fraud, relentless activists and a skeptical public, American researchers are under siege

The Double Take on Dioxin

After years of warnings about its ability to cause cancer, is it really true that the chemical is not so dangerous after all?

War Over The Wetlands (Environment)

A policy shift makes a mockery of Bush's campaign promise to be an ecology-minded President

When The Bench Uses a Club

Journalists face more subpoenas to hand over notes and sources -- often for dubious or gratuitous reasons

Long John Daly Hits It Big

Golf's newest self-taught hero may be the most powerful driver ever -- and he's a nice guy too

Mike Tyson: Tragedy of An Ex-Champ

Mike Tyson, who gets millions to kick butt in the ring, is sued for millions more for allegedly pinching same at a beauty pageant

Cinema: Dublin Soul (View Points)

Dublin Soul

Music: The Sounds of Simon (View Points)

The Sounds of Simon

Opera (View Points)

Under a Spell of Love

Television: Son Burn (View Points / Television)

Son Burn

Theater Black, White and Blue-Collar (View Points)

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Vol. 138, No. 8 AUGUST 26, 1991