Time Magazine Contents Page September 28, 1987

Vol. 130 No. 13

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COVER: TV' s favorite dad, and the world' s best- paid entertainer, is on a roll

The Cosby Show is a runaway No. 1 hit. The comedian' s first book, Fatherhood, set sales records. A second, Time Flies, has just been published, marking his 50th birthday. With commercials, concerts, movies and more, his fortunes keep soaring, and he remains firmly in control. Offstage and on, Bill Cosby gets laughs -- and results -- by doing things his way. See SHOW BUSINESS.

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NATION: It' s official -- Reagan and Gorbachev will meet to sign an arms treaty

A Shultz- Shevardnadze...

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