NATION
AVIATION: Did She Die on Nikumaroro? (American Notes)
AVIATION: Did She Die on Nikumaroro?
CALIFORNIA: Concealed Weapons (American Notes)
CALIFORNIA: Concealed Weapons
INVESTIGATIONS: No Cause For Pride (American Notes)
INVESTIGATIONS: No Cause For Pride
JUSTICE: Bars and Stripes Forever (American Notes)
JUSTICE: Bars and Stripes Forever
THE NAVY: Just Bill The Taxpayer (American Notes)
THE NAVY: Just Bill The Taxpayer
Breathe Easy, Nuke Workers (Grapevine)
Breathe Easy, Nuke Workers
Fencing In the Messengers
The U.S. press and the Pentagon square off over unprecedented limits on news coverage of a potential gulf battlefield
Footnotes From the Front: An up-to-the-minute briefing on the Persian Gulf crisis (Grapevine)
Footnotes From the Front: An up-to-the-minute briefing on the Persian Gulf crisis
Last Chance To Talk
The U.S. and Iraq finally agree to meet -- but peace remains elusive
On The Fence
The President says he can take America to war without asking Congress. The lawmakers disagree -- but most would rather not take a public stand at all.
Return of The Truth Seeker (Grapevine)
Return of The Truth Seeker
Rising -- But Still Muted -- Dissent
Shevardnadze's Final Favor (Grapevine)
Shop Till You Drop Citation (Grapevine)
Shop Till You Drop Citation
The Enough Already Advisory (Grapevine)
The Enough Already Advisory
The G.O.P. Looks West (Grapevine)
The G.O.P. Looks West
The No Sugar Coating Prescription (Grapevine)
The No Sugar Coating Prescription
The Weird Science Prize (Grapevine)
The Weird Science Prize
This Land Is Their Land
After a century of struggle, Native Americans are retrieving their rights and their heritage to preserve an ancient culture from extinction
WORLD
Albania: Climbing Out of the Cage
As the communist regime confronts demands for change, ethnic Greeks flee to their motherland -- and a less than rousing welcome
Australia Slaughter Down Under
A nation that relies on the land for its vital exports staggers in the face of one of the century's worst agricultural slumps
Israel: A Tide of Hope
As 1 million Soviet Jews head for their new homeland, they fulfill a Zionist dream but promise to transform the nation
Somalia: A Very Private War
With the world otherwise occupied, rebel armies seize the capital, at least 500 die, and the country sinks into anarchy
Soviet Union: Good News, Bad Times
Gorbachev seeks an economic truce with his restive republics, hoping to ease the country's tensions
Terrorism: The Life and Crimes of a Middle East Terrorist
In an exclusive report, TIME traces the connection between Iraq and a top operative for a shadowy Palestinian group
ARGENTINA: No Peace in The Dirty War (World Notes)
ARGENTINA: No Peace in The Dirty War
CANADA: Sorely Taxing The Consumer (World Notes)
CANADA: Sorely Taxing The Consumer
EL SALVADOR: Who Killed the Copter Crew? (World Notes)
EL SALVADOR: Who Killed the Copter Crew?
FRANCE: Tempest in a Chapeau (World Notes)
FRANCE: Tempest in a Chapeau
SCIENCE
Bang! A Big Theory May Be Shot
A new study of the stars could rewrite the history of the universe
Fighting For Yosemite's Future (Environment)
A Japanese takeover of the park's concessions stirs a debate over who should reap profits from America's natural treasures
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Breast Cancer: A Puzzling Plague (Medicine / Cover Stories)
What is it about the American way of life that causes breast cancer?
Restoring Lost Curves and Confidence (Medicine)
Tantalizing Clues to a Lethal Legacy (Medicine)
Research into the genetic factors is raising hopes of better screening and treatment
The Rough Road to Recovery (Medicine)
Options for therapy have multiplied, but making the right choices can be daunting for both doctors and patients
AIDS: When The Doctor Gets Infected (Health)
Medical workers who harbor the AIDS virus may face new rules
PRESS
Black, White and Green All Over
A freshet of ecopublishers reaches out to the mainstream
RELIGION
Ouster of an Anti-Judaist
Scandal engulfs the chief Dead Sea Scrolls editor
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 137, No. 2 JANUARY 14, 1991
Time Magazine Masthead JANUARY 14, 1991 (Masthead)
Vol. 137, No. 2
BUSINESS
ADVERTISING: How Dull Can You Be?
ADVERTISING: How Dull Can You Be?
ANTITRUST: Formula for Controversy
ANTITRUST: Formula for Controversy
BENEFITS: Too Slick with The Pink Slips
BENEFITS: Too Slick with The Pink Slips
LABOR: Even Captains Get the Flu
LABOR: Even Captains Get the Flu
REAL ESTATE: This Meal Has Nine Courses
REAL ESTATE: This Meal Has Nine Courses
Discs, Dat and D'Other
Things Digital audiotape breaks out into the home-entertainment marketplace
Hasn't He Been Here Before?
Once again, a Neil Bush company is ensnared in a bailout, and a probe is under way into the propriety of his financing
Money: Angles Do Yourself a Favor!
Angles Do Yourself a Favor!
Pillars Of Sand
The recession is putting banks through their worst trauma since the 1930s; the crisis could finally force Washington to overhaul the U.S. financial system
They're Off And Kicking
The race for a famed track pits stars against tycoons
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Art: A Meteor That Didn't Burn Out (Art)
The precocious Van Dyck chased the Tudor stiffness out of English painting
Burning Bright INDIA: A MILLION MUTINIES NOW (Books)
Burning Bright: INDIA: A MILLION MUTINIES NOW
Ice Cubes: THE SECRET PILGRIM by John le Carre (Books)
Ice Cubes: THE SECRET PILGRIM by John le Carre
The Govfather: THE FOURTH K by Mario Puzo (Books)
The Govfather: THE FOURTH K by Mario Puzo
Would It Fool the Family Cat? (Video)
The networks learn from their mistakes, and learn, and learn . . .