NATION
. . . And Frank's
A Big Break For Ollie
Will a court ruling mean that North goes free?
A Conjuration of the Past
Nixon's library enshrines his fight for vindication
Army: Blowing Taps For ROTC (American Notes)
Blowing Taps For ROTC
Colorado: High Noon In Nucla (American Notes)
High Noon In Nucla
Congress: The $19.90 Solution (American Notes)
The $19.90 Solution
Florida: Victory For a Terrorist (American Notes)
Victory For a Terrorist
Los Angeles: Uncovering the Manhole Men (American Notes)
Uncovering the Manhole Men
And Now a Word From Her Sponsor . . . . Hello?. . . Hello? (Grapevine)
Durenberger's Comedown . . .
The Senate ethics committee recommends tough sanctions against a rules-bending lawmaker
Loser of the Week: Jul. 30, 1990 (Grapevine)
On Your Next Cuban Vacation . . . (Grapevine)
Right Turn Ahead?
A liberal Justice's resignation brings an end to an age of judicial activism. Now Bush may try to accelerate the Supreme Court's conservative trend.
Sherman McCoy, Where Are You? (Grapevine)
Son Of Mario (Grapevine)
The Pete Rose Community-Service All-Stars (Grapevine)
The Political Interest: Prescription for Intelligence
Prescription for Intelligence
This Week's S&L Horror Award (Grapevine)
Uh-Oh, Don't Rite That (Grapevine)
Winner of the Week (Grapevine)
WORLD
America Abroad: Bringing Kohl Down to Earth
Bringing Kohl Down to Earth
Kohl Wins His Way
A united nation within his grasp, the German leader will never be underestimated again
Diplomacy Change of Course
The U.S. does an about-face on its Cambodia policy, paving the way for talks with Vietnam
Genscher: The Man Who Shares the Glory
Israel There's No Place Like Home
As Soviet Jews move in, poor Israelis find themselves squeezed for space and establish tent cities at a dozen sites around the country
Soviet Union Breakaway Breadbasket
A Kremlin nightmare: the Ukraine seeks sovereignty
Speeding Over The Bumps
In East Germany the customer may now be king, but problems of adjustment are formidable
The Case for Recognition: Dialogue With Vietnam about Cambodia
The Party Man from Kiev
The Philippines Return of the Vengeful King
A massive temblor shudders Manila and its environs, killing more than 700 people
Bulgaria: Up in Smoke (World Notes)
Up in Smoke
Canada: Mohawk Standoff (World Notes)
Mohawk Standoff
France: Surprise Packages (World Notes)
Surprise Packages
Iraq: A Poisoned Dagger (World Notes)
A Poisoned Dagger
SCIENCE
Science: Making Men
The answer lies in Y
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Health: From Workouts To Wellness (Health)
Exercise clubs now offer much more than sweat
Medicine: Over The Line (Medicine)
Even moderately high blood pressure could be dangerous
Medicine: Warnings About a Miracle Drug (Medicine)
Reports of suicide attempts in Prozac users raise doubts about the popular antidepressant
SPORT
Sport: Real-Life Days of Thunder
A Southern folkway no more, stock-car racing revs up nationally
TECHNOLOGY
Technology: Hidden Hazards of the Airwaves
An obscure newsletter uncovers the perils of the information age
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page:July 30, 1990 (Contents)
Vol. 136, No. 5 JULY 30, 1990
Time Magazine Masthead: July 30, 1990 (Masthead)
Vol. 136, No. 5 JULY 30, 1990
BUSINESS
Bareknuckle Banking
As worries about American institutions grow, the free-for-all of global finance is becoming more fierce
COMPUTERS: Chip Off The New Brick
Chip Off The New Brick
DIPLOMACY: Pretty Cute For a Crowbar
Pretty Cute For a Crowbar
MUSIC: Pat Boone's Kind of Sound
Pat Boone's Kind of Sound
SURVEYS: Creeping Capitalism
Creeping Capitalism
TYPEWRITERS: Once High, Now Low
Once High, Now Low
Citicorp Fights to Rise Again
Money Angles: Sleepy, Dopey, Crashful & Co.
Sleepy, Dopey, Crashful & Co.
Taking A Steep Nose Dive
McDonnell Douglas is forced to make defense cuts
LAW
Law: Did The Music Say Do It?
A trial tests whether a rock LP subliminally prompted suicides
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Art: A Sampler of Witless Truisms (Art)
America's Jenny Holzer showers Received Ideas on the Biennale
Books: Ghost Dad (Books)
Cinema: If It Worked Before, Do It Again (Cinema)
The summer's movies go for a knockout but settle for a TKO
Music: Pop Stardom for Fun and Profit (Music)
The New Kids on the Block ride a hot new trend: success and salesmanship as part of the act
Cinema: Slow Burner PRESUMED INNOCENT (Cinema)
Directed by Alan J. Pakula Screenplay by Frank Pierson and Alan J. Pakula
Books: The Beatnik's Wife OFF THE ROAD by Carolyn Cassady (Books)
Morrow; 436 pages; $22.95
PEOPLE
EDMUND WHITE: Imagining Other Lives (Profile)
EDMUND WHITE, America's most influential gay writer, is living -- and writing -- with AIDS. And the crisis continues.