August 29, 1988 | Vol. 132 No. 9

Los Angeles: Monuments to Wackiness (American Notes)

Monuments to Wackiness

Louisville: Too Late the Fountain (American Notes)

Too Late the Fountain

Nevada: Cheering An A-Test (American Notes)

Cheering An A-Test

Schools: Hollywood's Bad Example (American Notes)

Hollywood's Bad Example

Weather: The Summer Takes Its Toll (American Notes)

The Summer Takes Its Toll

The Republicans:The Quayle Quagmire

Despite an eloquent speech, Bush emerges from New Orleans less than triumphant

Neither Negligent Nor Culpable

The Pentagon rules out punishment for the Iran Airbus shootdown

The Presidency: Riding into the Sunset

Riding into the Sunset

The Republicans: A Big Time in the Big Easy

A Big Time in the Big Easy Bork balks, Barry boils and Barbara gets snaked

The Republicans3 16 2008 Bush: I Have to Wait and See

Bush: "I Have to Wait and See"

The Republicans Drawing the Battle Lines

This time around, many more states are up for grabs

The Republicans Family, Golf and Politics

Affable but inexperienced, Quayle is a man used to winning

The Republicans: Greetings, You Have Been Selected

Greetings, You Have Been Selected For Americans now over 33, the draft was a painful rite of passage

The Republicans:Quayle on the Record

Quayle on the Record

The Republicans: The Envelope, Please . .

The Envelope, Please . . .

Afghanistan: Careful Exit from An Endless War

As the Soviets split, the government and rebels take over the battlefield

Burma New Man, Old Setup

Protests continue as Rangoon gets its third leader in a month

Czechoslovakia Of Laughter and Not Forgetting

How a man and his country have fared since the 1968 invasion

Israel Up, Up, Up and Away

Jerusalem is set to launch its first satellite into space

Middle East Sometimes a Great Notion

Facing fresh pressures, the P.L.O. debates recognizing Israel

Pakistan Death in the Skies

A suspicious crash kills President Zia and destabilizes a nation

Scusi, Your Libido Is Showing

Shin Bet's Secret Drive

South Africa Mandela: Down But Not Out

A black leader's illness puts the government on the spot

Western Europe A New Summer of Fatal Traction

Too many drivers are hitting the road -- and whatever is on it

Poland: A Striking Celebration (World Notes)

A Striking Celebration

Sudan: Flood Time On the Nile (World Notes)

Flood Time On the Nile

Terrorism: Bloody Saturday (World Notes)

Bloody Saturday

The Koreas: For Once, No Name-Calling (World Notes)

For Once, No Name-Calling

The Philippines: Of Politics and Ex-Bedfellows (World Notes)

Of Politics and Ex-Bedfellows

Science: Giving Goliath His Due

Archaeologists burnish the Philistines' image

Health & Fitness: Gone Today, Hair Tomorrow (Health & Fitness)

Minoxidil becomes the first FDA-approved drug for male baldness

Medicine: Just What the Doctor Ordered (Medicine)

Space-age methods deliver drugs with new punch and precision

In Washington: Lighthawk Counts the Clear-Cuts (American Scene)

Press: Getting The Foreign Angle

Journalists from 51 countries cope with convention coverage

Press: They Put Him in Writer's Block

A prisoner charges his warden with violating his rights

Sport: The Misty Birthplace of Golf

A slice of life, or a life of slice: going home to the bracken and broom

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