NATION
A Complete Soldier ; Colin Powell
Colin Powell got the job he always wanted
Detroit: Anybody Home? (American Notes)
Anybody Home?
Las Vegas - - Stop The Music!: (American Notes)
Phoenix: The Drowning Pools (American Notes)
The Drowning Pools
The West: Gone to Blazes (American Notes)
Gone to Blazes
Brain Trusts
Washington wants to know if colleges are fixing prices
Bush's Bad Cop
George Bush: Mr. Consensus
Cautious and personable, George Bush is a President who listens, leans heavily on advisers -- and usually comes down in the middle
Do Guns Save Lives?
Not as often as the N.R.A. says
The Bazaar Is Open
But the haggling over the hostages could take forever
The Man with Six In Boxes
The States Pay the Price
WORLD
Burma A Country Under the Boot
One year after explosive riots, the regime cracks down on pro-democracy activists
Central America The Disposal Problem
Five Presidents tell the contras to disband, but will they go?
Soviet Union Cry Independence
Pushing for sovereignty, the Baltics shape the future of perestroika
Britain: Cricket by Checkbook (World Notes)
Cricket by Checkbook
France: Dirty Dancing, Ma Cherie? (World Notes)
Dirty Dancing, Ma Cherie?
Japan: Kaifu's Surprises (World Notes)
Kaifu's Surprises
New Zealand: A Fretful Farewell (World Notes)
A Fretful Farewell
Soviet Union: Hard Cash for Hard Times (World Notes)
Hard Cash for Hard Times
SOCIETY
Behavior: Do Humans Need to Get High? (Behavior)
A scientist says society should provide safe, nonaddictive drugs
The New Jersey Shoreline (American Scene)
Doing Their Primal Thing When it comes to orgies, these crabs have no peers
Living: The New Zoo: A Modern Ark (Living)
From Atlanta to Tacoma, today's menagerie is both a cageless wonderland and a rescue station
PRESS
Press: The Right to Fake Quotes
A journalist's legal victory raises questions about ethics
RELIGION
Religion: Auschwitz Ire Stay-put nuns spark protests
Stay-put nuns spark protests
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 134 No. 8 AUGUST 21, 1989 (Contents)
Vol. 134 No. 8 AUGUST 21, 1989
Time Magazine Masthead Vol. 134 No. 8 AUGUST 21, 1989 (Masthead)
Vol. 134 No. 8 AUGUST 21, 1989
BUSINESS
BANKRUPTCY: More Than He Could Chew
More Than He Could Chew
COMPUTERS: The Son Also Sets
The Son Also Sets
CONSUMER PRODUCTS: Is It a Drug Or a Cereal?
Is It a Drug Or a Cereal?
INSECT REPELLENTS: Bugging Ticks For Profits
Bugging Ticks For Profits
INVESTIGATIONS: Wringing Out a Money Laundry
Wringing Out a Money Laundry
Can't Afford to Get Sick
In the phone strike, health care is a bitter new issue
He's Hungry to Buy an Airline
High-roller Marvin Davis mounts a $5.4 billion bid for United
Money Angles: How My Pal Joey Got Even
How My Pal Joey Got Even
Needs Work: Too few jet mechanics, too many breakdowns
Too few jet mechanics, too many breakdowns
Out Of Sight, Out of Mind
The S & L bailout looks bold, but it hides the full costs
The Bulls of Summer
Stock exchanges around the world are setting new records, despite fears that another free fall could occur if the U.S. economy goes into a slump
EDUCATION
Education: The Search For Minorities
Despite increased wooing, few go on to college
LAW
Law: Showdown At Gucci
Gulch Designed as a Mob buster, RICO has become a powerful catchall
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Music: Eight Lads Putting on Airs (Music)
The Pogues shake up Irish folk tunes to make blistering rock
Books: Of Arms and the Man (Books)
Tom Clancy, the military's minstrel, longs to live the life he writes about
Cinema: Vice And Victims in Viet Nam (Cinema)
SPECIAL SECTION
Travel: A Room of Her Own (Travel)
In London a hotel responds to women's complaints
PEOPLE
Interview with ANN LANDERS: Living By the Letter (Interview)
To her 90 million readers, ANN LANDERS is the last word on matters as mundane as toilet paper and as painful as divorce