NATION
Assassinations: A Man Who Didn't Hide (American Notes)
A Man Who Didn't Hide
Insects: Here Come The Crickets (American Notes)
Here Come The Crickets
Presidents: Reagan's Piece Of the Rock (American Notes)
Reagan's Piece Of the Rock
Voices: The Miracle Of Ryan White (American Notes)
The "Miracle" Of Ryan White
Better Late Than Never
Bush springs a proposal to ban MIRVed missiles
DAN QUAYLE: Late Bloomer
Dan Quayle spent much of his life blissfully AWOL from history, a huge handicap even for a faster learner than he has given evidence of being
Eruptions in The Heartland: MCGEE'S MILITIA
Who says the Midwest is dull? In two homegrown controversies, Cincinnati is seething over censorship and Milwaukee is bristling at a black revolutionary army MCGEE'S MILITIA
Eruptions in The Heartland: BATTLING BLUENOSES
Who says the Midwest is dull? In two homegrown controversies, Cincinnati is seething over censorship and Milwaukee is bristling at a black revolutionary army BATTLING BLUENOSES
Grapevine: Apr. 23, 1990 (Grapevine)
Grapevine: Apr. 23, 1990 (Grapevine)
Grapevine: Apr. 23, 1990 (Grapevine)
Grapevine: Apr. 23, 1990 (Grapevine)
Grapevine: Apr. 23, 1990 (Grapevine)
Grapevine: Apr. 23, 1990 (Grapevine)
Grapevine: Apr. 23, 1990 (Grapevine)
Grapevine: Apr. 23, 1990 (Grapevine)
He's Back - in Arizona
Loser of the Week: Apr. 23, 1990 Census Director Barbara E. Bryant (Grapevine)
Snatching Dr. Mengele
A suspect in a DEA agent's murder is spirited to the U.S.
Sunbelt Mud Slides
While the Democrats brawl, the G.O.P. is rested, ready and rich
The Pecksniff Award for Public Piety (Grapevine)
The Roto-Rooter Down-the-Drain Trophy (Grapevine)
Winner of the Week (Grapevine)
WORLD
All in A Day's Work
America Abroad: Why Israel Should Thank Bush
Why Israel Should Thank Bush
Dieter: A Former Spy's Story
How Mario Blew It
Israel Who Was That Bearded Man?
An ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn rabbi derails a new government
New Trench Coats?
The cold war may be over, but intelligence agencies are still fighting for bigger budgets as they redeploy forces and shift priorities
Peru Engulfed by the Tsunami
Fujimori comes out of nowhere to challenge Vargas Llosa and force the presidential elections into a runoff
Poland Will He or Won't He?
Lech Walesa's display of ambition makes Poles wonder if he is the country's savior or spoiler
Soviet Union Freedom's Haunting Melody
As Georgians ponder which path to take to independence, Gorbachev threatens to turn the economic screws in Lithuania
Hostages: Waltzing with The Colonel (World Notes)
Waltzing with The Colonel
India: Kashmir Danger Flags (World Notes)
Kashmir Danger Flags
Iraq: Saddam Tries Again (World Notes)
Saddam Tries Again
Nepal: A Taste of Blood (World Notes)
A Taste of Blood
The Philippines: The Great Escape (World Notes)
The Great Escape
SCIENCE
Environment: Earth Day Defenders of the Planet (Environment)
From around the world, six "grass-roots heroes" have been chosen as the first winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize "for men and women of vision and courage who take great risks for the environme
Environment: Earth Day Enterprising Ecologists (Environment)
Who says that what is good for business is bad for the environment? Companies that choose materials wisely and practice recycling < do not have to deplete resources. Entrepreneurs are discovering how
Environment: Earth Day Greening From the Roots Up (Environment)
The fanfare masks a quiet revolution: millions of ordinary Americans are leading the environmental movement from their homes and town halls.
Environment: Earth Day More Heroes for Mother Nature (Environment)
They may not be household names, but activists from the shores of the Mississippi to the plains of Kenya are making a difference.
Environment: Earth Day Planet-Saving Report Card (Environment)
When TIME named endangered earth Planet of the Year in January 1989, the magazine suggested steps that could help preserve the environment. Most of the ideas carried no timetable, but now is a good ti
Environment: Earth Day: Will the Ballyhoo Go Bust? (Environment)
Will the Ballyhoo Go Bust?
Environment: EARTH DAY A GLOBAL FESTIVAL (Environment)
Environment: Never Too Young (Environment)
Not eager to inherit a mess made by grownups, the next generation is joining the conservation effort.
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: A Real Vision Thing (Medicine)
Early detection will enable the President to control his glaucoma
RELIGION
Religion: Fear in The First Churches
Christianity may be headed for extinction in the lands of its birth
SPORT
Sport: The Ultimate Leap of Faith
In bungee madness, life hangs by a thread
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page April 23, 1990 (Contents)
Vol. 135, No. 17
Time Magazine Masthead: April 23, 1990 (Masthead)
Vol. 135 No. 17 APRIL 23, 1990
BUSINESS
Fred Joseph: We Grew Quickly and We Stepped on Toes
In his first interview since the bankruptcy of Wall Street's Drexel Burnham, company chief Fred Joseph blames the Government and the press for hastening his firm's demise
ARCHITECTURE: Dwarfing the Neighborhood?
Dwarfing the Neighborhood?
HOUSING: My Roof's Got A Hole in It
My Roof's Got A Hole in It
MARKETING: Going Real Far for a Fur
Going Real Far for a Fur
PETROLEUM: Cheap Crude By the Gusher
Cheap Crude By the Gusher
TRADE: Ship Me a Pepsi, Please!
Ship Me a Pepsi, Please!
Tuna Without The Guilt
Canners aim to make the seas safer for cetaceans
Volunteer Vice Squad
The outcry over tobacco and alcohol marketing reaches a fever pitch
What Makes Giancarlo Run?
An inscrutable Italian dealmaker is Hollywood's newest tycoon
EDUCATION
Education: Expelling The Ghosts of Marx and Lenin
Soviet bloc schools embrace freedom and reform
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cinema: Cleaning Up (Cinema)
Cinema: Cocktail With Rum and Cyanide (Cinema)
Books: Confucius Says (Books)
Cinema: Mortal Sin (Cinema)
Music: New York Gets a Revolutionary (Music)
In a surprise, the Philharmonic picks Leipzig's Kurt Masur
Books: Settling Old Scores, Again (Books)
Cinema: Teen Tough (Cinema)
Books: They Made the Pictures Talk (Books)
August Wilson: Two-Timer (Theater)
A second Pulitzer confirms August Wilson's pre-eminence
PEOPLE
Interview with DONNA SHALALA: Big Campus, Big Issues (Interview)
DONNA SHALALA, first woman to head a Big Ten university, tackles professional athletics, alcoholism, and the roles of business and government at Wisconsin