January 25, 1988 | Vol. 131 No. 4

Judiciary: Bork: I'm No Bench Warmer (American Notes)

Bork: I'm No Bench Warmer

Race: Talking Himself Out of a Job (American Notes)

Talking Himself Out of a Job

Washington: Dressing For Success (American Notes)

Dressing For Success

Less Coke, but Still Drinking: Youth, Part 2 (American Notes)

Less Coke, but Still Drinking

Siren Call of The Classroom: Youth, Part 1 (American Notes)

Siren Call of The Classroom

It Seems to Work

When those who sink plows turn to the task of picking Presidents

Florida's Growing Pains

Murky Waters for the Supersub

The heralded Seawolf may be too slow and too costly

Not In My Neighborhood

California leads a grass-roots movement to slow development

Oh, What A Screwy System

Is this any way to choose a candidate?

The Folks with First Say

How Iowa, where corn is no longer everything, is shaping the 1988 race

With Minds of Their Own

Iowa voters like the Reagan era less than most Americans

Central America Giving Peace Another Chance

Nicaragua promises key concessions -- and buys more time

In His Father's Footsteps

Middle East In the Eye Of a Revolt

A besieged Israel tries to damp the flames, but Palestinian rage blazes out of control

Soviet Union At the Point of No Return

Answering his critics, Gorbachev pushes ahead on reform

Taiwan The End of a Dynasty

After Chiang Ching-kuo's death, a native islander takes power

Afghanistan: Home for May Day? (World Notes)

Home for May Day?

Spain: Up, Up And Away (World Notes)

Up, Up And Away

Sport: The Games Nations Play (World Notes)

The Games Nations Play

Terrorism: Fingering the Disco Bomber (World Notes)

Fingering the Disco Bomber

West Germany: Handle with Extreme Care (World Notes)

Handle with Extreme Care

Science: Light At The End of the Cosmos

With infrared detectors, astronomers spy ancient galaxies

Medicine: Plague of The Innocents (Medicine)

An alarming number of inner-city babies carry the AIDS virus

Medicine: Try A Little Aggression (Medicine)

Behavior: A Chilling Wave of Racism (Behavior)

From L.A. to Boston, the skinheads are on the march

In Virginia: How to Dress Up a Naked Lawn (American Scene)

Time Magazine Contents Page January 25, 1988 (Contents)

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