NATION
Atlanta: A Cafe for the Homeless (American Notes)
A Cafe for the Homeless
Miami: Case Dismissed (American Notes)
Case Dismissed
Military: Look Who's Coming to Visit (American Notes)
Look Who's Coming to Visit
Speech: The Messenger Was a Medium (American Notes)
The Messenger Was a Medium
Supreme Court: A Chorus for Civil Rights (American Notes)
A Chorus for Civil Rights
Beltway Bandits at Work In the Pentagon
An exclusive look at how cozy relationships led to insider trading on defense contracts
North Dakota: The Big Dry
In North Dakota one farmer stares down disaster in the worst drought in 50 years
Is The Earth Warming Up?
Yes, say scientists, but that may not explain this year's heat wave
Just Enough to Fight Over
In the West, there's much more to the water shortage than lack of rain
Last Resort: Dukakis faces reality
Dukakis faces reality
Potomac Fever: the Latest Epidemic
Democrats begin their genteel but not so subtle courting rituals
The Foul Stench of Money
In Congress the scandal is not what's illegal -- it's what's legal
The Place That Picks Winners
What Crook County is looking for in a President
WORLD
Canada Spy Wars
A defector blows the whistle on a Soviet espionage ring
Eastern Europe: Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor . . .
Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor . . . Hungary shelters refugees from a fellow Warsaw Pact country
Haiti Going from a Sham to a Farce
After Namphy's coup, hopes for democracy look grim
Japan From Superrich To Superpower
As its economic strength hardens into political muscle, Tokyo confronts the dilemma of how and when to use its might
Mexico Almost a Horse Race
Why politics may never be the same again
Middle East A Deadly New Missile Game
Throughout the region, the pressure is on to upgrade arsenals
Middle East Ready to Deal?
A P.L.O. aide stirs a furor by urging direct talks with Israel
Britain: From Rite To Riot (World Notes)
From Rite To Riot
Central America: Next Step: Pink Slips (World Notes)
Next Step: Pink Slips
Israel: Not Just a Travel Agent (World Notes)
Not Just a Travel Agent
South Africa: New Toy? Don't Botha! (World Notes)
New Toy? Don't Botha!
The Gulf: Fraternal Drubbing (World Notes)
Fraternal Drubbing
SCIENCE
Space: Getting Ready to Try Again (Space)
Concentrating on safety, NASA prepares the shuttle for flight
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Health & Fitness: Do Your Shades Do the Job? (Health & Fitness)
The sun's rays may be as hard on the eyes as on the skin
Medicine: Trauma Care on the Critical List (Medicine)
As costs soar, special emergency units are in deadly trouble
SOCIETY
In California: A Squid Fest (American Scene)
RELIGION
Religion: Second Thoughts About Abortion
Many Protestant groups are edging to the right
SPORT
Sport: Playing for The History Books
Strange and the Lakers vied for a lot more than championships
STYLE & DESIGN
Design: How Machines Can Defeat People (Design)
Blame the designers, not the users, says an expert
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page July 4, 1988 (Contents)
Vol. 132 No. 1
Time Magazine Masthead July 4, 1988 (Masthead)
Vol. 132 No. 1
BUSINESS
CARGO: Cocaine and Carnations (Economy & Business)
Cocaine and Carnations
INNOVATION: Taking Off, Tuning In (Economy & Business)
Taking Off, Tuning In
MONEY MANAGEMENT: A Gift from Savers Past (Economy & Business)
A Gift from Savers Past
PROXY FIGHTS: The Loser Gets $500 Million (Economy & Business)
The Loser Gets $500 Million
SHIPPING: The Cement Is in the Mail (Economy & Business)
The Cement Is in the Mail
Special Report: Women Entrepreneurs: She Calls All the Shots (Economy & Business)
She Calls All the Shots With pluck and perseverance, women show they can start companies and succeed
The $12 Trillion Temptation (Economy & Business)
Can Congress keep its mitts off the Social Security trust fund?
EDUCATION
Education: Centurions With Sweaty Paws
Police say exams for promotion are tougher than a shoot-out
Education: Upbeat School
LAW
Law: Storming The Last Male Bastion
The Supreme Court ushers women into the private club
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Show Business: A Reluctance to Play (Show Business)
Gay Hollywood still feels that homosexual roles spell trouble
Cinema: A Wanna-See Guy (Cinema)
Video: Freaks, Dorfs and Betsy Wetsy (Video)
A wildly eclectic array of original tapes floods the home market
Cinema: Rushes: Jul. 4, 1988 (Cinema)
Cinema: Rushes: Jul. 4, 1988 (Cinema)
Cinema: Rushes: Jul. 4, 1988 (Cinema)
Books: Summer Reading (Books)
From sagas to satires, a seasonal hamper of fiction for beach, backyard and porch
Cinema: The Taming of Eddie Murphy COMING TO AMERICA (Cinema)
Directed by John Landis Screenplay by David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein