NATION
Everyone's A Victim in This
A family man who "flipped out" is executed in Louisiana
AIDS: Panic in Arcadia (American Notes)
Panic in Arcadia
Airlines: Truth in Scheduling (American Notes)
Truth in Scheduling
Crime: Suing the Mafia (American Notes)
Suing the Mafia
Persian Gulf: Dangerous, but Not Hostile (American Notes)
Dangerous, but Not Hostile
Stamps: The Engravers' Grave Acts (American Notes)
The Engravers' Grave Acts
Backing Away from a Latin Dictator
Panama's Noriega becomes an embarrassment for Washington
Campaign Portrait, Pete du Pont: A Blueblood With Bold Ideas
A Blueblood With Bold Ideas Pete du Pont's self-made iconoclasm
Closing The Gap
Two offers dramatically boost chances for a U.S.-Soviet arms deal
Out in The Cold
Why Casey bypassed the CIA
The Great Debate Spate
From podiums across the land, candidates jostle for attention
The Presidency: Jackson Sets Up Shop
Jackson Sets Up Shop
The Year of the Refuseniks
Why is such a wonderful bunch sitting on the bench?
WORLD
AIDS And Punishment
Central America Slipping and Sliding Around Peace
The U.S. tries to slow a "runaway train heading downhill"
East-West Homecoming for a Serious Boy
A divided Germany's two leaders prepare for a historic meeting
Peru Mario Meets Crazy Horse
A novelist battles a government takeover of private banks
South Africa Digging Out to Avoid a Cave-in
After thousands are fired, the miners accept a settlement
Swaziland In the Kingdom of Fire Eyes
At 19, Mswati III moves swiftly to consolidate his rule
The Philippines The Coup That Failed
Aquino survives the fifth -- and bloodiest -- attempt on her rule
Israel: Flick Fight Fans Flames (World Notes)
Flick Fight Fans Flames
Italy: When in Rome, Do as the Poles (World Notes)
When in Rome, Do as the Poles
South Korea: 32 Corpses in The Attic (World Notes)
32 Corpses in The Attic
Soviet Union: Another Week, Another Rally (World Notes)
Another Week, Another Rally
The Gulf: So's Your Old Ayatullah (World Notes)
So's Your Old Ayatullah
SCIENCE
Environment: A War to Save the Black Rhino (Environment)
In Zimbabwe's Zambezi Valley, poachers are shot on sight
SOCIETY
Living: High Life Afloat: Superduper Yachts (Living)
Seeking privacy and luxury, multimillionaires queue up for jumbo boats
PRESS
Press: Testing Glasnost's Boundaries
Soviet editors find new rules exciting -- and confusing
RELIGION
Religion: John Paul's Feisty Flock
U.S. Catholics are going their own way
Religion: Get Ready, The Pope Is Coming
Logistics, protests and a gaudy array of gewgaws
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page September 7, 1987 (Contents)
Vol. 130 No. 10
Time Magazine Masthead September 7, 1987 (Masthead)
Vol. 130 No. 10
BUSINESS
An Empire Rising in the West (Economy & Business)
William Simon builds a mighty conglomerate out of ailing thrifts
Advertising: Perestroika on Wall Street (Economy & Business)
Perestroika on Wall Street
REGULATION: Bad Treatment For a Medicine (Economy & Business)
Bad Treatment For a Medicine
SURVEYS: Going Straight, Chicago-style (Economy & Business)
Going Straight, Chicago-style
TOYS: Guns That Say Don't Shoot! (Economy & Business)
Guns That Say "Don't Shoot!"
TRADEMARKS: The Great Helmsmouse (Economy & Business)
The Great Helmsmouse
Caveat Fumator (Economy & Business)
Tobacco firms win two cases
Pulling The Plug: North Korea goes into default (Economy & Business)
North Korea goes into default
The Work Ethic Lives! (Economy & Business)
Americans labor harder and at more jobs than ever
LAW
Law: Going Back to the Books
Fundamentalists lose two court battles against "godless" texts
Law: Scarlet Lettering
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Books: And Now, the Fictional Non-Novel ANSWERED PRAYERS (Books)
by Truman Capote; Random House; 180 pages; $16.95 A CAPOTE READER Random House; 722 pages; $25
Bookends: Sep. 7, 1987 (Books)
Cinema: Disasterpiece Theater (Cinema)
New British films are up to stimulating mischief
Show Business: Hollywood Rediscovers Romance (Show Business)
Kevin Costner has that elusive "flesh impact"
Books: Mid-Life Throes 50 (Books)
by Avery Corman Simon & Schuster; 254 pages; $17.95