NATION
A Bizarre and Suspicious Flight
After 800 miles, a crash, a swim and a gun wound
Illinois: Two Times, Too Much (American Notes)
Two Times, Too Much
Robots: Meet Manny, One Tough G.I. (American Notes)
Meet Manny, One Tough G.I.
Trends: An Ounce of Prevention (American Notes)
An Ounce of Prevention
Utah: Very Heavy Lifting (American Notes)
Very Heavy Lifting
From Patrons to Partners
Bush's trip shows a changing role for the superpowers in Europe
George Bush's High-Wire Act
On a mission to Poland and Hungary, the President walks a line between pushing reform and making too many promises
Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick
For Kemp, the mess at HUD is both a hurdle and an opportunity
Washington's Man from Nowhere
Who is Craig Spence, and why were all those VIPs at his parties?
WORLD
France Vive la Revolution!
A splashy bicentennial erupts in fireworks, parades -- and politics
Israel Why Is This Man So Glum?
Peres and Shamir part ways over a controversial peace plan
Nicaragua Decade of Despair
The Sandinistas promised a better life but delivered hard times
South Africa An Unlikely Tea for Two
By meeting with Botha, Mandela gives his blessing to direct talks between his supporters and the government
Cuba: No Clemency For a Hero (World Notes)
No Clemency For a Hero
France A: Mountain Of Sorrow (World Notes)
"Mountain Of Sorrow"
Greece: For Better Or Worse (World Notes)
For Better Or Worse
Hong Kong: Singapore, Here We Come (World Notes)
Singapore, Here We Come
SCIENCE
Exxon Valdez: Joe's Bad Trip (Environment)
A TIME investigation of the Exxon Valdez fiasco finds that not only the tanker's captain is to blame for the worst oil spill in U.S. history
Space: The Next Giant Leap for Mankind (Space)
Two decades after its first moon landing, it is time for the U.S. to head for Mars
SOCIETY
Houston, Texas A Slugger and A Dream (American Scene)
Experts say George Foreman has a fat chance at best of regaining boxing's heavyweight crown. He thinks otherwise
Ethics: The Rights of Frozen Embryos (Ethics)
Complex, painful dilemmas are raised by in vitro fertilization
PRESS
Press: News That You Can Choose
Time Inc. announces plans to start Entertainment Weekly
Press: Where Were the Media on HUD?
Washington journalists missed the scandal when it was breaking
TECHNOLOGY
Technology: Trying To Decipher Babel
Japanese translating machines make languages less foreign
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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BUSINESS
Get Up and Walk!
Argentina's new leader imposes a drastic recovery plan
AIRPORTS: Freight Goes First Class
Freight Goes First Class
COAL STRIKE: First the Calm, Now the Storm
First the Calm, Now the Storm
COMMODITIES: Ferruzzi's Big Pot of Beans
Ferruzzi's Big Pot of Beans
MARKETING: The Ultimate Ad Space
The Ultimate Ad Space
One for The Books
In rejecting Paramount's challenge to the Time-Warner deal, a judge affirms the right of directors to determine the fate of their companies
Romancing The Roadster
Mazda's hot Miata is the sensation of U.S. showrooms
That's A Reach, Sir James Goldsmith
The raider springs a daring $21 billion bid for B.A.T
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Laurence Olivier: 1907-1989: Absolutely An Actor. Born to It (Show Business)
Laurence Olivier: 1907-1989
Cinema: We Don't Need Another Heroid (Cinema)
The good guys are cyborgs in a pair of summer sequels
SPECIAL SECTION
Travel: Lost And Found (Travel)
At last, Moscow's on the map
PEOPLE
Russia's Prophet In Exile ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN (Interview)
ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN publishes the first volume of his epic on the Bolshevik Revolution and gives a rare account of his life in Vermont In his first major American interview since 1