A Day in the Life of a Political Machine
For "Timberwolf," some jambalaya and catfish -- and stops in five states

American Notes ABORTION
No Longer Unspeakable

American Notes LOS ANGELES
A Derrick by The Beach

American Notes PROTECTIONISM
Japanese Need Not Apply

American Notes TELEVISION
Those Old Familiar Faces

American Notes UNIVERSITIES UCLA's
Gay Sisterhood

Shoot-Out on The Border

Tears Of Rage
Americans lose patience with Panama and with a failed drug policy

Where The War Is Being Lost
The booming crack business is tearing the heart out of U.S. cities


Japan Thugs Beware
Citizens rout the yakuza

Middle East Let the Chess Game Begin
Shultz makes his move with a formal peace plan

South Africa Right of Way
A white backlash gathers force

Soviet Union The Armenian Challenge
Gorbachev tries to defuse ethnic clashes

The Philippines Where Life Is Balanced on Stilts
Two years later, Aquino's People Power revolution is on hold

World Notes AFGHANISTAN
Mules to the Mujahedin

World Notes BRITAIN
% What a Mailstrom!

World Notes DIPLOMACY
Next Year in Riyadh?

World Notes NICARAGUA
Canning the Cardinal

World Notes THE GULF
Tehran in the Cross Hairs


Special Report: The Crisis In Nursing (Medicine)
Fed Up, Fearful And Frazzled As a profession flounders, patient care is suffering


In Texas: Where Road Scholars Get Their Education (American Scene)


Loaded Ad

The Kids on the Bus
Too many candidates and too little money spawn a new TV breed


When The Dead Are Revived
Space-age techniques unravel a 2,000-year-old mystery


Being Candid About Deception (Newswatch)

Time (Contents)
Magazine contents page MARCH 14, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 11

Time (Masthead)
Magazine masthead MARCH 14, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 11

A Crackdown by Cashmere Cops (Economy & Business)
Counterfeit cloth shows up even on the racks of reputable shops

Big Wheels Turning (Economy & Business)
The dollar's decline helps American manufacturers shift back into high gear

Business Notes AUTOS (Economy & Business)
Building Less Excitement

Business Notes CREDIT CARDS (Economy & Business)
Charge It, Comrade

Business Notes HAZARDS (Economy & Business)
Silent Alarm For Asbestos

Business Notes INNOVATIONS (Economy & Business)
Presto! Prints In an Instant

Business Notes POLICYMAKERS (Economy & Business)
The Fed's Head Of the Class

Commission Impossible (Economy & Business)
A blue-ribbon panel (what else?) tackles the budget deficit

New Miracle on 34th Street? (Economy & Business)
Macy's gallops in as a white knight in the fight for Federated

The Harder They Fall (Economy & Business)
An Aussie raider's tumble


The "Moral Rights" of Artists
Who may say what becomes of art works after they are sold?


Black Marks THE FORGOTTEN WAR by (Books)
Clay Blair Times Books; 1,136 pages; $29.95

Up, Up and Awaaay!!! (Show Business)
America's favorite hero turns 50, ever changing but indestructible

Godfathers a Renaissance Tapestry: the Gonzaga of Mantua by Kate Simon Harper & Row; 309 pages; $22.50 (Books)

Home Is Where the Horrors Are THE FIFTH CHILD (Books)
by Doris Lessing; Knopf; 144 pages; $16.95

Martyrs To Sin ELMER GANTRY (Theater)
Music by Mel Marvin Lyrics by Robert Satuloff and John Bishop Book by John Bishop

Shopping For Hollywood's Hits (Video)
Why do some movies on cassette cost $90 when others cost $30?

The Man Who Knew Too Little FRANTIC (Cinema)
Directed by Roman Polanski Screenplay by Roman Polanski and Gerard Brach

To Survive, Just Keep Talking A WALK IN THE WOODS (Theater)
by Lee Blessing

Weakened Update (Cinema)


Making Things Happen (Profile)
You can call ROBERT STRAUSS a power broker or a troubleshooter or a consummate political trader, but if you call him a "fixer," don't expect him to call you back


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


The Gravitas Factor