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Edition: U.S.
Vol. 130 No. 25
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NATION
American Notes AIR FORCE
New Bunker Mates

American Notes ARIZONA
Quiet Zones in The Canyon

American Notes FLORIDA
A Flip-Flop On Taxes

American Notes TELEVANGELISM
The PTL's Day Of Reckoning

American Notes WASHINGTON STATE
The Widow Is The Suspect

An Upstart Mayor, a Shaky Future
San Francisco's Art Agnos inherits daunting challenges

Confrontation of The Superwives
Vivacious and voluble, Raisa upstages the First Lady

David Burke's Deadly Revenge
A fired airline employee brings down a jetliner

How To Wreck the Treaty
Opponents will offer changes that seem reasonable but are lethal

The Presidency
Not Since Jefferson Dined Alone

The Spirit Of Washington
With big smiles and some frustrations, detente makes a comeback


WORLD
Famine: Hunger stalks Ethiopia once again -- and aid groups fear the worst

Does Helping Really Help?
The West's dilemma: aid to the starving may benefit those who made them starve

Haiti Living with A Nightmare
As strikes fizzle, the junta announces new elections

Nicaragua Tales of a Sandinista Defector
An explosive saga of Soviet MiGs and Swiss bank accounts

South Africa Quiet Sting
A diplomat makes his mark

The Philippines Roundup of an Elusive Renegade
Coup Leader "Gringo" Honasan falls into government hands

World Notes CANADA
Swapping Cod For Cars

World Notes FRANCE
Naked Came The Socialist

World Notes GREECE
Beware the Gobbling Goats

World Notes MIDDLE EAST
"It's Not Just Terrorists"

World Notes SWEDEN
Can Cohabiting Ruin Marriage?


SOCIETY
Home Is Where the Hurt Is (Behavior)
Wife beating among the well-to-do is no longer a secret

In New York: Salvaged Pieces (American Scene)


RELIGION
Catholics, Aids And Condoms

Death and The Archbishop
Tragedy follows a tough attack on England's top churchman


TECHNOLOGY
In Case You Tuned In Late
TV's flashy new features are just a preview of coming attractions


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time (Contents)
Magazine contents page DECEMBER 21, 1987 Vol. 130 No. 25

Time (Masthead)
Magazine masthead DECEMBER 21, 1987 Vol. 130 No. 25

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BUSINESS
Back in The Spotlight (Economy & Business)
As Boesky faces sentencing, the insider-trading probe rolls on

Business Notes ACCIDENTS (Economy & Business)
A Costly Pop In the Eye

Business Notes AIRLINES (Economy & Business)
Europe's Skies Get Friendlier

Business Notes ENTERTAINMENT (Economy & Business)
America Loses Its Animation

Business Notes LITIGATION (Economy & Business)
A Treaty For Texaco?

Business Notes SECURITIES (Economy & Business)
One False Step and . . .

Confusion -- But Hope (Economy & Business)
In a TIME poll, economists say the U.S. will muddle along with no recession


LAW
Reach Out and Touch Someone
Dial-a-porn has parents calling "Foul"


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Shelf of Holiday Treats and Treasures (Books)
Fifteen richly illustrated volumes celebrate art, faith, nature and entertainment

Chekhovian Sketchwork SEPTEMBER (Cinema)

Dear Mr. Jesus (Music)
A child's song strikes a chord

Germany's Master in The Making (Art)
Anselm Kiefer paints dense works that rise to greatness

Holly Hunter Takes Hollywood (Show Business)
In Broadcast News, a dynamo sprite seizes stardom

In The Sweet, Funny By and By OIL CITY SYMPHONY (Theater)
by Mike Craver, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk and Mary Murfitt

Slumming in The Lower Shallows IRONWEED (Cinema)
Directed by Hector Babenco; Screenplay by William Kennedy


PEOPLE
Arms and the Man (Profile)
Paul Nitze, Trim and Silver-Maned, Not Only Looks the Part of the Wise Elder Statesman But Also Plays It to a Fare-Thee-Well, Especially in the Crucial Arena of Nuclear Weapons


TO OUR READERS
A Letter From the Publisher (A Letter From The Publisher)


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MOWAFFAQ AL-RUBAIE, Iraqi national security adviser, explaining the motives behind a series of car bombings that killed at least 100 people and wounded over 400 in the center of Baghdad Tuesday