December 7, 1987 | Vol. 130 No. 23

A Loss in the Family: Harold Washington: 1922-1987

Harold Washington: 1922-1987

We Are the Abandoned Ones

Cuban prisoners and lawmen face off in a tense hostage drama

AIDS: Back to School (American Notes)

Back to School

Animals: Murder by Tooth and Claw (American Notes)

Murder by Tooth and Claw

Defense: Another Trip To the Trough (American Notes)

Another Trip To the Trough

Narcotics: Cracking Down On Crack (American Notes)

Cracking Down On Crack

United Nations: The U.S. Pays Up - Partly (American Notes)

The U.S. Pays Up -- Partly

Gaddafi's Goons

A Chicago gang's terrorist plot

Star Wars' Hollow Promise

Funding cuts and technical delays beset SDI

Reagan and Gorbachev: The Odd Couple

Will Reagan and Gorbachev come up with a surprise or two?

The Presidency: Sizing Up the Opposition

Sizing Up the Opposition

The Russians Are Coming

Central America Grave Encounters

Duarte confronts the left, the right and Archbishop Romero's ghost

China Bringing Up Baby, One by One

A single-child policy delivers millions of tiny tantrums

Haiti Bloodshed Blocks a Ballot

Israel Death from the Skies

A surprise attack from a hang glider kills six soldiers

Italy Season of Strikes and Discontent

After the euphoria of an economic miracle, the party's over

War Crimes

Nazi Trail Opening the U.N. files

Bangladesh: Completing The Cycle (World Notes)

Completing The Cycle

Disasters: Suddenly, Lost At Sea (World Notes)

Suddenly, Lost At Sea

Lebanon: Two Out, 21 to Go (World Notes)

Two Out, 21 to Go

Soviet Union: Timid Salute to Afghan Vets (World Notes)

Timid Salute to Afghan Vets

Zimbabwe: Bloodbath in The Bush (World Notes)

Bloodbath in The Bush

Medicine: Gamble Against Uncertain Odds (Medicine)

In a bold bid to save a leg, surgeons transplant a knee

Living: New Age Harmonies (Living)

A strange mix of spirituality and superstition is sweeping across the country

In New Mexico: Desert Healer (American Scene)

Technology: How To Turn on a Dime

The ins and outs of four-wheel steering

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