NATION
A Man of Many Talents
Secord may illuminate several mysteries
California: A Pariah On Parole (American Notes)
A Pariah On Parole
Campaigns: Joining The Crowd (American Notes)
Joining The Crowd
Investigations: Granny Goes Underground (American Notes)
"Granny" Goes Underground
San Francisco: No Place Like Home (American Notes)
No Place Like Home
Cat And Mouse
The subway gunman on trial
Channell's High Connections
A fund raiser's guilty plea creates the first Iranscam conviction
Hints Of Conspiracy
The Iran-contra hearings will renew pressure on the White House
Move Over, Sam Ervin
Paying For Peace of Mind
New dating services offer screening tests for AIDS
Re-Examining America's Underclass
In a new book, William Wilson spurns "race-specific policies"
Spy Woes: Retractions hurt the Navy's case
Retractions hurt the Navy's case
The Contra Con
A "Saudi" smoothie stung North
The Presidency: Giving Normalcy a Good Name
Giving Normalcy a Good Name
What To Listen For
WORLD
Austria Removing the Welcome Mat
Removing the Welcome Mat The U.S. bars Waldheim
Diplomacy Playing It Cool
Reagan and Nakasone try to defuse growing trade-war tensions
Middle East Destined for a Dogfight
Peres and Shamir head for a showdown over a peace conference
Nicaragua The Sad Saga of a Sandalista
An American death stirs sorrow, outrage and propaganda
South Africa Bashing Heads Before Balloting
The government cracks down hard on the eve of elections
The Philippines Rise of the Vigilantes
New anti-Communist groups present prickly political problems
Western Europe Nervous About Nuclear Security
The allies pose tough questions as an arms-control deal nears
France: Bad News at The Sex Shop (World Notes)
Bad News at The Sex Shop
Iceland: Power to The Women (World Notes)
Power to The Women
India: Ripping Off Mother Teresa (World Notes)
Ripping Off Mother Teresa
Italy: Risking Death By Ridicule (World Notes)
Risking Death By Ridicule
United Nations: A Safer Zone For the Ozone (World Notes)
A Safer Zone For the Ozone
SCIENCE
Science: Superconductors!
The startling breakthrough that could change our world
Science: Ssc: Lord of the Rings
Science: Trains That Can Levitate
Environment: Tubers, Berries and Bugs (Environment)
Scientists release man-made microbes into the environment
SOCIETY
In New Hampshire: Skid Marks (American Scene)
Living: The Whole World Goes Pandas (Living)
Two Chinese ambassadors receive cheers in the Bronx
RELIGION
Religion: A Mightier Fortress
Religion: Taking Command at Fort Mill
Jim Bakker surfaces, and Jerry Falwell begins his PTL cleanup
SPORT
Sport: Days Of Wine and Bloody Noses
A worthy jockey, trainer and (maybe) horse win the Derby
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Magazine contents page MAY 11, 1987 Vol. 129 No. 19
BUSINESS
Nobody Thought It Would Be Us (Economy & Business)
When a Texas bank goes belly-up, the Feds swoop down fast
A Handshake for All Seasons (Economy & Business)
Two entertainers keep a pact to split their profits -- forever
Bond Bombshell (Economy & Business)
Cost of a gamble: $250 million
Advertising: Putting Byte Into Billboards (Economy & Business)
Putting Byte Into Billboards
BRAZILIAN DEBT: Tough Talker Takes a Walk (Economy & Business)
Tough Talker Takes a Walk
HABERDASHERY: A Pinch in the Wallet Pocket (Economy & Business)
A Pinch in the Wallet Pocket
OFFICE PARTIES: Sentence: One Night in Quail (Economy & Business)
Sentence: One Night in Quail
STATE REVENUES: Fighting a Tax On Peacocks (Economy & Business)
Fighting a Tax On Peacocks
Going From Gloom to Boom (Economy & Business)
Robust sales give personal-computer makers new hope
Software Plays Hardball (Economy & Business)
Trouble on The Horizon (Economy & Business)
Europe's Airbus threatens the dominance of U.S. jet builders
EDUCATION
Education: A New Kind Of Tiger
Education: The Posse Stops a Softie
Scientists blackball a political theorist
LAW
Law: Keeping The Word
Law: Sexual Abuse or Abuse of Justice?
Sometimes the accused child molester may be the victim
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Music: That Road Is All Mine (Music)
From a rough start, Little Steven shapes a fine record
Theater: A Roundelay of Deadly Conquests LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES (Theater)
Books: Among Marvelous Ants and Bees PRIVATE DOMAIN (Books)
by Paul Taylor; Knopf; 371 pages; $22.95
Books: Examples Skinny Island (Books)
by Louis Auchincloss Houghton Mifflin; 230 pages; $17.95
Art: Navigating A Cultural Trough (Art)
For a change, the Whitney Biennial is not too bad
Books: Yahweh & Sons A HISTORY OF THE JEWS (Books)
by Paul Johnson < Harper & Row; 644 pages; $25
TO OUR READERS
A Letter From the Publisher: May 11, 1987 (A Letter From The Publisher)
ESSAY
Essay: Was He Normal? Human? Poor Humanity
Poor Humanity