A Tragic Repeat
Two planes collide over Utah

American Notes NEBRASKA
"Irresponsible And Childish"

American Notes PUERTO RICO
Murder, 96 Counts

American Notes RAILROADS
"Human Performance"

American Notes THE FIRST FAMILY
Daddy Dearest

American Notes WOMEN
Stretching Their Options

Between Friends
Mayor Koch and Queen Bess

Garland's Bouquet
A landmark Supreme Court ruling supports pregnancy leave

In Tip-Top Shape

Is He More Out of Touch Than Ever?
The old issue of Reagan's detachment is again a sensitive topic

Raising the $3.35 Minimum
Many see it as "chump change"

Semper Fie
A Marine is arrested for spying

Take The Money And Run
Congress blushes at a pay hike

The Presidency
Toting a New Magic Wand

Where Is the Real George Bush?
The Vice President must now step out from Reagan's shadow


China
Deng Cracks Down A month of student demonstrations leads to a party shake-up

Europe Waiting Out the Big Chill
A winter blitz brings a brutal dose of death and disruption

Scandals
Iranscam Couldn't Happen There Europeans wonder what all the fuss is about

South Africa The War of Blacks Against Blacks
Bloody battles for political control torment the townships

Terrorism Wanted for Murder and Air Piracy
Frankfurt police arrest a suspect in the 1985 TWA hijacking

The Gulf Iran Strikes on Two Fronts
The long-expected "final offensive" may be on the way at last

West Germany Candidate for a Confident Time
The Kohl government is heavily favored as voters go to the polls

World Notes AFGHANISTAN
A Troubled Truce Begins

World Notes ARMS DEALERS
Goodbye to All That

World Notes DIPLOMACY
Trying to Get Respect

World Notes ECUADOR
"Loco" Has His Way

World Notes LEBANON
Another Day, A New Hostage


Dna Prints
A foolproof crime test

Everyone's Genealogical Mother
Biologists speculate that "Eve" lived in sub-Saharan Africa


Getting an F For Flabby (Health & Fitness)
U.S. youth comes up short on endurance, strength and flexibility

With Bold Pen and Fork (Food)
A golden anniversary for America's doyenne of food writers


In Idaho: A Killer Becomes a Mythic Hero (American Scene)


The Talk of the Town
Amid tremors of staff protest, The New Yorker gets a new editor


Toll-Free
Woes Clogging Jerry's phones

Your Money or His Life
Oral Roberts delivers an ultimatum to bolster his sagging empire


Dragster in The Danger Zone
Dennis Conner leads the Kiwis in the challenge for the Cup

Elway and The Giant Way
An old franchise and a young quarterback come of age at XXI


Time (Contents)
Magazine Contents Page JANUARY 26, 1987 Vol. 129 No. 4

A Game of Chicken (Economy & Business)
The U.S. pushes down the dollar, but will that help the trade deficit?

Business Notes AUTOS (Economy & Business)
A Shifty Audi Gets a Recall

Business Notes DEALS (Economy & Business)
Big Steel for Small Change

Business Notes GOVERNMENT (Economy & Business)
Balancing Act At the Fed

Business Notes TAXES (Economy & Business)
Finding Fault With Form W-4

Business Notes TECHNOLOGY (Economy & Business)
Have Copier, Will Travel

Danger in The Clean Room (Economy & Business)

Look Out for the Spanish Bulls (Economy & Business)
Madrid has suddenly become a magnet for foreign investment

Tussle Over High Technology (Economy & Business)
A major study attacks U.S. export restrictions


Bad News About Math
Compared with other students, Americans are at sea with numbers


Cover Stories: My Brilliant Career (Show Businesss)

Cover Story: How the War Was Won (Show Business)

Cover Story Platoon (Show Business)
Viet Nam, the way it really was, on film

Idylls of A (Books)
Somnipractor REAGAN'S AMERICA: INNOCENTS AT HOME by Garry Wills; Doubleday; 472 pages; $19.95

Something To Embarrass Everyone (Video)
THE MORNING PROGRAM CBS; Weekdays, 7:30-9 a.m. EST


A Letter From the Publisher (A Letter From The Publisher)