COVER
Despair and Death In a Beijing Square (Cover Story)
After weeks of hesitation, the regime cracks down, and an unleashed military commits a massacre against its own people
NATION
Airlines: In Los Angeles, See No Evil (American Notes)
In Los Angeles, See No Evil
Crime: After 18 Years, a Bust (American Notes)
After 18 Years, a Bust
Nuclear Energy: Fallout from The Election (American Notes)
Fallout from The Election
The Navy , At Ease, Mr. Truitt: (American Notes)
Have We Gone Too Far?
Finger pointing over ethics has convulsed the Capitol and destroyed Jim Wright, but the real scandal with Congress is far more widespread
The Republicans' Pit Bull
Pit Bull
WORLD
America Abroad: Back in Business
Back in Business
Diplomacy Here We Go, On the Offensive
Bush finally scores a foreign policy triumph as he seizes the initiative from Gorbachev
Iran Sword of a Relentless Revolution
Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini: 1900-1989
Japan Numero Uno
The new top man pledges reform
Soviet Union A Volcano of Words and Wishes
Past sins and present frustrations dominate the Congress
SCIENCE
Science: Gene-Splicing Revolution?
A new bioengineering method lets sperm do the work
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: Silent Aids A troubling finding (Medicine)
SOCIETY
East St. Louis, Illinois (American Scene)
A City Without Bootstraps In this place, the hottest ticket is a ticket to somewhere else
Behavior: Our Violent Kids (Behavior)
A rise in brutal crimes by the young shakes the soul of society
RELIGION
Religion: Singing Hymns and Hers
A hot-selling songbook downplays men and King James
TECHNOLOGY
Technology: Brother Nielsen Is Watching
A TV monitoring device will keep a close eye on viewers
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents PageVol. 133 No. 24 JUNE 12, 1989 (Contents)
Vol. 133 No. 24 JUNE 12, 1989
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Vol. 133 No. 24 JUNE 12, 1989
BUSINESS
Big Books, Big Bucks
Here it is: the gripping saga of an industry on a binge, featuring publishers betting millions, authors getting rich and agents calling the shots
BENEFITS: Ma Bell's Family Way
Ma Bell's Family Way
COMMODITIES: Chips on a New Block
Chips on a New Block
CORPORATE RAIDERS: He's Baaaack, With $2 Billion
He's Baaaack, With $2 Billion
INVESTMENTS: This Land Is Their Land
This Land Is Their Land
MOVIES: Indy Plunders The Box Office
Indy Plunders The Box Office
The Fall and Fall of Argentina
Amid hyperinflation and hunger, a nation drifts into chaos
The Naughty Schoolboy
EDUCATION
Education: An Old Idea Makes a Comeback
Apprenticeship helps teach the skill of problem solving
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Art: A Love of Spontaneous Gesture (Art)
The lyrical color-fields of Helen Frankenthaler are surveyed in a new show
Books: A Useful Application of Faith (Books)
Critics' Choice: Jun. 12, 1989 (Critics' Choice)
Cinema: Let's Misbehave (Cinema)
Theater: Once Outposts, Now Landmarks (Theater)
Regional houses are where the new plays are being nurtured
Late-Night Style Talk-show hosts are looking to the headlines for laughs (Video)
Books: Sacred Cows As Hamburger (Books)
Show Business: The Greening of Hollywood (Show Business)
Tinseltown has a boffo new cause: saving the planet
PEOPLE
VIOLETA CHAMORRO: Don't Call Her Comrade (Profile)
VIOLETA CHAMORRO will answer to dona, but Managua's grande dame, publisher of La Prensa, wants no part of the Sandinistas she once supported