Time Magazine Contents Page

Magazine contents page MAY 23, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 21

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COVER: The human body' s intricate defense network begins to yield its secrets

The immune system is made up of a trillion specialized cells, regulated by powerful biochemicals, that wage an unending war on alien organisms that cause illness, suffering and death. Spurred along by the AIDS epidemic, research into its complex and wondrous workings is bringing about promising developments in the treatment of deadly diseases. See MEDICINE.

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NATION: Why, oh why, are the Reagans perennial targets of kiss- and- tell books?

The Regan memoir is only the latest to bare the Administration' s inner workings. The White House...

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