NATION
Disasters: An Almost Biblical Flood (American Notes)
An Almost Biblical Flood
Foreign Policy: Homecoming For a Hero (American Notes)
Homecoming For a Hero
Los Angeles: Old, But Still Tough (American Notes)
Old, But Still Tough
New York City: Imelda's Day In Court (American Notes)
Imelda's Day In Court
The Census: People Who Count (American Notes)
People Who Count
First Mess Up, Then Mop Up
Hazelwood is ordered to help cleanse Alaska's shoreline
The Neoliberal Blues
Democrats look for a new theme song -- and for someone to sing it
The Political Interest: Cuomo, the Last Holdout
Cuomo, the Last Holdout
The Politics of Life and Death
As California prepares to use its gas chamber for the first time in 23 years, candidates call for more executions
Will O'Connor Swing?
Idaho's abortion bill is aimed at overturning Roe v. Wade
WORLD
A Neighbor's View
Czechoslovakia The Arms Merchants' Dilemma
Havel tightens controls on the lethal explosive Semtex, but what about the rest of Prague's thriving weapons market?
Soviet Union War of Nerves
Losing patience with Lithuania, Gorbachev issues orders to cease and desist. Is he willing to risk bloodshed to keep secessionists in line?
Sri Lanka Goodbye - and Good Riddance
As India's troops pull out, the nation seems relieved. But now the Sinhalese and the Tamils must keep their own peace
The Germanys Death of a Republic
After demonstrating the democratic spirit of their brethren across the border, East Germans get down to the hard task of shaping what may be their last government
The Man Who Is Playing for Time
Israel: A New Spy in The Sky (World Notes)
A New Spy in The Sky
Panama: Fact and Fiction (World Notes)
Fact and Fiction
Romania: Blood in the Square (World Notes)
Blood in the Square
Southern Africa: Smiles and a Scolding (World Notes)
Smiles and a Scolding
SCIENCE
Environment: Challenges For Earth (Environment)
Patriots Stalking dwarf hamsters in Siberia
Science: Lost And Found
A rare primate is rediscovered
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: A New Role for the Wonder Drug; Aspirin (Medicine)
Aspirin may prevent strokes in heart patients
SOCIETY
Fashion: Throw Out Your Skirts (Fashion)
Paris shows its radical solutions to the hemline problem
SPORT
Sport: Moving Up in The World
Wall climbing is the latest indoor-sport craze
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page: Apr. 2, 1990 (Contents)
Vol. 135 No. 14 APRIL 2, 1990
Time Magazine Masthead: Apr, 2, 1990 (Masthead)
Vol. 135 No. 14 APRIL 2, 1990
BUSINESS
FRAUD: Sad Plea for A Proxy Prince
Sad Plea for A Proxy Prince
INVESTIGATIONS: Are These Prices Kosher?
Are These Prices Kosher?
MARKETING: Hurricane Of Hype
Hurricane Of Hype
SAVINGS AND LOANS: A Bailout with No Bucket
A Bailout with No Bucket
TRANSPORTATION: Fly the Taxing Skies
Fly the Taxing Skies
Pop! Goes the Bubble
Japan gropes for its confidence as the yen falters and the stock market plunges
Yes, We Have No Cruzeiros
Can Brazil survive President Collor's cash freeze?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Art: A Boston Theft ReflectsThe Art World's Turmoil (Art)
The Art World's Turmoil Bungling burglars get away with two masterpieces and expose the dark side of an inflated industry
Critics Voices: Apr. 2, 1990 (Critics Voices)
Theater: Just What the Doctor Ordered (Theater)
Broadway looks robust with three powerful dramas
Show Business: Lean, Green and on the Screen (Show Business)
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles go Hollywood
Books: No, But I Bought the Book (Books)
How to calculate the truth about the least-read best sellers of 1989
Music: No More Business as Usual (Music)
Paris' Bastille Opera opens with a triumph
Art: Rooted At Last (Art)
Cinema: Sinderella (Cinema)
PEOPLE
Interview with Richard Nixon: Paying The Price (Interview)
RICHARD NIXON believes he will always be known as the "Watergate man," the President who resigned the office, and expects little charity from history
HUME CRONYN and JESSICA TANDY: Two Lives, One Ambition (Profile)
With more than a hundred years of experience between them, HUME CRONYN and JESSICA TANDY define acting in America