NATION
A Day in the Life of a Political Machine
For "Timberwolf," some jambalaya and catfish -- and stops in five states
Abortion: No Longer Unspeakable (American Notes)
No Longer Unspeakable
Los Angeles: A Derrick by The Beach (American Notes)
A Derrick by The Beach
Protectionism: Japanese Need Not Apply (American Notes)
Japanese Need Not Apply
Television: Those Old Familiar Faces (American Notes)
Those Old Familiar Faces
Universities UCLA'S Gay Sisterhood (American Notes)
Gay Sisterhood
Shoot-Out on The Border
Tears Of Rage
Americans lose patience with Panama and with a failed drug policy
Where The War Is Being Lost
The booming crack business is tearing the heart out of U.S. cities
WORLD
Japan Thugs Beware
Citizens rout the yakuza
Middle East Let the Chess Game Begin
Shultz makes his move with a formal peace plan
South Africa Right of Way
A white backlash gathers force
Soviet Union The Armenian Challenge
Gorbachev tries to defuse ethnic clashes
The Philippines Where Life Is Balanced on Stilts
Two years later, Aquino's People Power revolution is on hold
Afghanistan: Mules to the Mujahedin (World Notes)
Mules to the Mujahedin
Britain: What a Mailstrom! (World Notes)
% What a Mailstrom!
Diplomacy: Next Year in Riyadh? (World Notes)
Next Year in Riyadh?
Nicaragua: Canning the Cardinal (World Notes)
Canning the Cardinal
The Gulf: Tehran in the Cross Hairs (World Notes)
Tehran in the Cross Hairs
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The Crisis In Nursing: Fed Up, Fearful And Frazzled (Medicine)
Fed Up, Fearful And Frazzled As a profession flounders, patient care is suffering
SOCIETY
In Texas: Where Road Scholars Get Their Education (American Scene)
PRESS
Press: Loaded Ad
Press: The Kids on the Bus
Too many candidates and too little money spawn a new TV breed
TECHNOLOGY
Technology: When The Dead Are Revived
Space-age techniques unravel a 2,000-year-old mystery
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Newswatch: Being Candid About Deception (Newswatch)
Time Magazine Contents Page: Mar. 14, 1988 (Contents)
Magazine contents page MARCH 14, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 11
Time Magazine Masthead: MARCH 14, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 11 (Masthead)
Magazine masthead MARCH 14, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 11
BUSINESS
A Crackdown by Cashmere Cops (Economy & Business)
Counterfeit cloth shows up even on the racks of reputable shops
Big Wheels Turning: The dollar's decline helps American manufacturers (Economy & Business)
The dollar's decline helps American manufacturers shift back into high gear
AUTOS: Building Less Excitement (Economy & Business)
Building Less Excitement
CREDIT CARDS: Charge It, Comrade (Economy & Business)
Charge It, Comrade
HAZARDS: Silent Alarm For Asbestos (Economy & Business)
Silent Alarm For Asbestos
INNOVATIONS: Presto! Prints In an Instant (Economy & Business)
Presto! Prints In an Instant
POLICYMAKERS: The Fed's Head Of the Class (Economy & Business)
The Fed's Head Of the Class
Commission Impossible (Economy & Business)
A blue-ribbon panel (what else?) tackles the budget deficit
New Miracle on 34th Street? (Economy & Business)
Macy's gallops in as a white knight in the fight for Federated
The Harder They Fall: An Aussie raider's tumble (Economy & Business)
An Aussie raider's tumble
LAW
Law: The Moral Rights of Artists
Who may say what becomes of art works after they are sold?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Books: Black Marks THE FORGOTTEN WAR by (Books)
Clay Blair Times Books; 1,136 pages; $29.95
Show Business: Up, Up and Awaaay!!! (Show Business)
America's favorite hero turns 50, ever changing but indestructible
Books: Godfathers a Renaissance Tapestry: the Gonzaga of Mantua (Books)
Books: Home Is Where the Horrors Are THE FIFTH CHILD (Books)
by Doris Lessing; Knopf; 144 pages; $16.95
Theater: Martyrs To Sin ELMER GANTRY (Theater)
Music by Mel Marvin Lyrics by Robert Satuloff and John Bishop Book by John Bishop
Video: Shopping For Hollywood's Hits (Video)
Why do some movies on cassette cost $90 when others cost $30?
Cinema: The Man Who Knew Too Little FRANTIC (Cinema)
Directed by Roman Polanski Screenplay by Roman Polanski and Gerard Brach
Theater: To Survive, Just Keep Talking A WALK IN THE WOODS (Theater)
by Lee Blessing
Cinema: Weakened Update: THE FRONT PAGE (Cinema)
PEOPLE
ROBERT STRAUSS: Making Things Happen (Profile)
You can call ROBERT STRAUSS a power broker or a troubleshooter or a consummate political trader, but if you call him a "fixer," don't expect him to call you back