May 30, 1988 | Vol. 131 No. 22

A New Mission Impossible: Seal the Border in 45 Days

A New Mission Impractical: Zero Tolerance for Users

Alexander Graham Bell, Call Home

How the communications era came to a crash in Hinsdale, Ill.

Candidates: Ugly Threats For Jackson (American Notes)

Ugly Threats For Jackson

Illinois: One Lunatic, Three Guns (American Notes)

One Lunatic, Three Guns

Libraries: Spying in The Stacks (American Notes)

Spying in The Stacks

North Carolina: For $5, All You Can Wear (American Notes)

For $5, All You Can Wear

Drugs: Con..Four Reasons Why Not

Thinking the Unthinkable

As frustration mounts over a failed policy, serious people are asking: Why not end the crime and profits by making drugs legal?

Pro: Drugs

The Presidency: Why Meese Should Leave

Why Meese Should Leave

East-West All Roads Lead to Moscow

Ivan comes home from Afghanistan, just in time for the Reagan summit

Hungary End of an Era?

Kadar's future is on the line

The Superpowers: Inside Moves

Even without a strategic arms pact, the superpowers are well on their way to a Grand Compromise. How did they get this far? With guts, guile -- and great difficulty

Lebanon The Battle for South Beirut

Syria watches warily as rival forces fight over a Shi'ite enclave

South Korea: Remembering Kwangju (World Notes)

Remembering Kwangju

The Philippines: Dueling on His Mother's Grave (World Notes)

Dueling on His Mother's Grave

The Pope: Cry Freedom (World Notes)

Cry Freedom

Vanuatu: Troubles in the South Pacific (World Notes)

Troubles in the South Pacific

West Germany: Discovery of A Sad Legacy (World Notes)

Discovery of A Sad Legacy

Environment: Arctic Trouble (Environment)

Environment: Rising Unease about Killer Bees (Environment)

But a surprise awaits the U.S.-bound invaders in Mexico

Medicine: Why It's So Hard to Quit Smoking (Medicine)

A new report declares that tobacco, like heroin, is addictive

Living: High Noon for Women's Clubs (Living)

Faced with new competition, they must adapt -- or disappear

Design: A Boost for Good Old Modernism (Design)

Two pioneers share a top architecture prize

Technology: Zoom! Click! (Compute) Shoot!

The new cameras are feature packed and smarter than ever

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