December 14, 1987 | Vol. 130 No. 24

Air Force: Bird-Watching Bombers (American Notes)

Bird-Watching Bombers

Boston: Stand Up for Scrubwomen (American Notes)

Stand Up for Scrubwomen

California: Not on My Beach (American Notes)

Not on My Beach

Utah: Free Speech, Part 1 (American Notes)

Free Speech, Part 1

Washington: Free Speech, Part 2 (American Notes)

Free Speech, Part 2

An Offer They Can Refuse

Nearly everyone likes the arms deal but the G.O.P. conservatives

Coffee Or Tea?

We Meet Again: Why all the world loves a summit

Why all the world loves a summit

Promises, Promises

Cuban prisoners surrender after striking a deal on deportation

Shaky Start

Chicago gets a new mayor

The Issue That Will Not Fade

Despite recent progress, Moscow has far to go on human rights

The Road to Zero

Behind the scenes of a surprising but potentially troubling triumph

Afghanistan Show 'Em the Way To Go Home

With the rebels gaining, Moscow looks for an exit

Haiti Blood in the Ballot Box

Violence halts an election, and a frustrated nation seethes at the military

Poland Thanks for Asking, but

Voters turn thumbs down on a referendum for economic reform

Should the U.S. Intervene?

South Korea Heading Down the Homestretch

Will the first free election since 1971 end in a photo finish?

Soviet Union A Tragic Phantasmagoria

Repentance, an anti-Stalinist blockbuster, opens in the U.S.

Terrorism Furtive Swap: Did France cut an Iran deal?

Did France cut an Iran deal?

The Mystery of Flight 858

Austria: The Surge To Merge (World Notes)

The Surge To Merge

Latin America: Talking Tough In Acapulco (World Notes)

Talking Tough In Acapulco

Taxation: Off with Her Head Tax! (World Notes)

Off with Her Head Tax!

Viet Nam: Muzzling the Dogs of War (World Notes)

Muzzling the Dogs of War

Space: Revving Up for New Voyages (Space)

NASA announces plans for a Jupiter probe and a space station

Health & Fitness: Antidote To All Those Wrinkles? (Health & Fitness)

For those worried by aging skin, an acne drug may be the answer

Health & Fitness: Frenzy Of Flabnost (Health & Fitness)

Medicine: Step in The Right Direction (Medicine)

The President's AIDS panel releases its first report

Food: The Man with a Paragon Palate (Food)

For countless wine lovers, Robert Parker's tastes are infallible

In Wisconsin: Lip Sync Live, Onstage Tonight (American Scene)

Sport: Does K Stand for Killjoy?

A bold challenger may spoil San Diego's America's Cup party

Design: Wrecking Wren's London Skyline (Design)

The city's new buildings are a desecration, says a royal critic

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Vol. 130 No. 24

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