NATION
Disasters: Big Blast In Nevada (American Notes)
Big Blast In Nevada
Government: Massachusetts Misstep (American Notes)
Massachusetts Misstep
Guns: The Texas Pipeline (American Notes)
The Texas Pipeline
North Carolina: Politics Ain't Beanbag (American Notes)
Politics Ain't Beanbag
Washington: More Surgery For Joe Biden (American Notes)
More Surgery For Joe Biden
Good Heavens! An astrologer dictating the President's schedule?
So says former White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan in an explosive book
The Emerging Child-Care Issue
Just how should the Federal Government get into the act?
Nancy Reagan's Astrologer
Nancy's "Friend" proves to be Nob Hill Socialite Joan Quigley
Veepstakes: Too Much, Too Soon
WORLD
Chile Colony of the Damned
Bizarre allegations plague a West German settlement
France What Victory Will Mean
Re-elected on Sunday, Mitterrand outlines his future plans
Hostages By Negotiation and by the Sword
Controversy rages after two sets of French captives are freed
Middle East Wipeout: A Lebanese village is razed
A Lebanese village is razed
Poland Duel of the Deaf
By turning to force, Jaruzelski imperils an ambitious reform program
Accomplishments: Live, from Mount Everest (World Notes)
Live, from Mount Everest
Diplomacy: Let's Finally Make a Deal (World Notes)
Let's Finally Make a Deal
Norway: A Case of Hot Water (World Notes)
A Case of Hot Water
Soviet Union: Battle of The Letters (World Notes)
Battle of The Letters
Terrorism: Be Alert, Stay Alive (World Notes)
"Be Alert, Stay Alive"
SCIENCE
Environment: The Biggest Shell Game in Town (Environment)
A fluffy chick may signal a comeback for the California condor
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: Helping Out a Heart in Texas (Medicine)
Dramatic debut for a device that can save cardiac patients
Medicine: Must Reading (Medicine)
SOCIETY
In Chicago: Playing Hitech Computer Chess (American Scene)
PRESS
Press: From Feminists to Teenyboppers
An Australian team takes a chance on Ms. and Sassy
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Critics' Choice: May 16, 1988
Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Magazine contents page MAY 16, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 20
Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Magazine masthead MAY 16, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 20
BUSINESS
AUTOS: Chevy with a Heavy Sticker (Economy & Business)
Chevy with a Heavy Sticker
EMPLOYMENT: Which Way Is Up? (Economy & Business)
Which Way Is Up?
ENTERTAINMENT: A Star Turn at The Typewriter (Economy & Business)
A Star Turn at The Typewriter
TAKEOVERS: Raider League, Junior Division (Economy & Business)
Raider League, Junior Division
TOYS: Trouble in the Cabbage Patch (Economy & Business)
Trouble in the Cabbage Patch
Special Report: Aircraft Safety: How Safe Is The U.S. Fleet? (Economy & Business)
How Safe Is The U.S. Fleet? A shocking accident heightens doubts about the aging jetliners
The Diary of Jet No. 19921 (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
Education: Excellence Under the Palm Trees
Brash and exuberant, Stanford jostles the Ivies at the top ranks of U.S. universities
Education: Firm But Gentle Helmsman
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Books: An Eyewitness to Paradox QUINN'S BOOK (Books)
by William Kennedy; Viking; 289 pages; $18.95
Bookends: May 16, 1988 (Books)
Cinema: Dour Caper BELLMAN AND TRUE (Cinema)
Directed by Richard Loncraine Screenplay by Desmond Lowden and Richard Loncraine with Michael Wearing
Cinema: Driven by Uncontrollable Passions A TAXING WOMAN (Cinema)
Directed and Written by Juzo Itami
Video: Fact Vs. Fiction on Reality TV (Video)
New shows blur the line, raising ethics and aesthetics questions
Theater: Madonna Comes to Broadway (Theater)
Speed-the-Plow skewers Hollywood mores
Show Business: So, Here's to You, Irving Berlin! (Show Business)
A happy 100th birthday to America's favorite songwriter
Photography: The Reigning Eye Of His Generation (Photography)
A Manhattan show honors a rule breaker
Music: Up From The Underground (Music)
Composer Anthony Davis is no longer an invisible man
Books: War Stories REUNION: A MEMOIR (Books)
by Tom Hayden Random House; 560 pages; $22.50