April 16, 1990 | Vol. 135 No. 16

A Tough Guy's Toughest Fight

Lee Atwater battles a tumor

Air Force: Bait and Switch On Stealth (American Notes)

Bait and Switch On Stealth

Governors: Heading for The Exit (American Notes)

Heading for The Exit

Taxes: The Ultimate Penalty (American Notes)

The Ultimate Penalty

Treasure: Going for The Gold (American Notes)

Going for The Gold

Doing The Right Thing

Muslims have become a welcome force in black neighborhoods

Environment's Little Big Bird

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Grapevine: Apr. 16, 1990 (Grapevine)

Scrubbing The Skies

After thirteen years of frustration the Senate finally strikes a deal to clean the air -- but business lobbies and environmentalists are still fighting

The Morning Line (Grapevine)

The odds on leaders likely to fall next

The Political Interest: The Free-Trade Hypocrisy

The Free-Trade Hypocrisy

The Ultimate Fall Guy

Once again, Poindexter takes the hit for Iran-contra

Britain Time for Maggie to Move Over?

Tax riots, inflation and a shaky economy shred Thatcher's popularity and prompt voters to think of life without her

China No Smiling - It's Subversive

Facing the anniversary of the democracy movement, authorities go to ludicrous lengths to quench "bourgeois liberalization"

Diplomacy A Hurry-Up Summit

Despite Lithuania and strategic-arms talks that have hit some snags, the Bush-Gorbachev meeting is pushed up to May 30

Middle East Stumbling Toward Armageddon?

Iraq's threats against Israel heat up a region that keeps growing more dangerous, even as the superpowers back away from unstinting support for their respective allies

Estonia: Next To Break from the Pack?

Estonia is on a more cautious collision course with Moscow, but for Mikhail Gorbachev, the gauntlet has been thrown down

The Alternative Is Dictatorship

Auctions: A Taste of Czardonnay (World Notes)

A Taste of Czardonnay

Belgium: Commoner for A Day, or Two (World Notes)

Commoner for A Day, or Two

Britain: Explosion Of Evil (World Notes)

"Explosion Of Evil"

Nepal: Battle Royal In Katmandu (World Notes)

Battle Royal In Katmandu

Scandinavia: Arson Aboard A Star? (World Notes)

Arson Aboard A Star?

Space: New Window on the Universe (Space)

With an unclouded view of the most distant stars, the sharp-eyed Hubble telescope will be able to look far back into time

Science: Can We Really Understand Matter?

Science: The Ultimate Quest

Armed with giant machines and grand ambitions, physicists spend billions in the race to discover the building blocks of matter

Space: Petite Payloads (Space)

Pegasus puts into orbit the first of a new class of small satellites

Living: Getting Young and Old Together (Living)

A growing number of U.S. programs forge links between the ages at a time when social patterns tend to separate them

New York City, U.S.A. Shrugging Off The Homeless (American Scene)

The nation's toughest urbanites lose patience with the down-and-out

Press: Newsroom Homophobia

A survey and book examine coverage of gay issues

Religion: Carping Over The Catechism

Americans criticize a Vatican text on church teachings

Technology: Grab Your Goggles, 3-D Is Back!

Eye-popping realism gives new life to an old craze

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