"Don't Shoot!"
Death of a racing promoter

A Futile Veto on Civil Rights
Congress prepares to override Reagan on a bipartisan bill

A Restrained Show of Force
U.S. troops land in Honduras but steer clear of a border clash

A Scenario for Breaking the Gridlock

American Notes CIVIL LIBERTIES
Locking Away The Files

American Notes CIVIL RIGHTS
Victory for Deaf Power

American Notes DEFENSE
Hot New Armor For the Abrams

American Notes FLORIDA
The Dress of A Salesman

American Notes WASHINGTON
Capitol Hill Sweatshop

Conspiracy, Fraud, Theft and Cover-Up
Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh presents his long-awaited charges

Hullabaloo on The Hudson
Questions over a racial attack unsettle a sleepy town

On The Grapevine

Return of The Living Dead
Can Dukakis win on points without scoring any knockouts?

Sailing Against the Wind

The Contra Tangle
Reagan's misjudgments return to haunt him


Back on The Road Again

East-West Questions About Doctrine
Carlucci sounds out the Soviets on their "new" military posture

Ethiopia Twin Plagues of War and Famine
As civil violence spreads, the food-relief effort slows to a halt

Middle East Here a Stall, There a Slide
A peace plan is left hanging as Shamir sidesteps U.S. pressure

Northern Ireland Terror in the Cemetery
An I.R.A. funeral brings death, another funeral and more deaths

Panama Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang
Noriega thwarts a coup, then tries to negotiate a slick, and safe, departure

South Africa Fellowship Amid Turmoil
An Afrikaner works to make whites see the pain of apartheid

World Notes AFGHANISTAN
Withdrawal Pains

World Notes INDIA
Beating the Bandh

World Notes JAPAN
Land of the Rising Yen

World Notes JORDAN
Mom to The Rescue

World Notes SOUTH KOREA
Easy Kim, Easy Go


Drought Stalks the Mighty Nile (Environment)
As water levels recede, Egypt struggles to cope with less


Mixed Messages on Mammograms (Medicine)
Confused and fearful, many women are shying away from tests

The Oh-So-Not-So-Prime Players (Health & Fitness)
Special clinics for ailing performers draw rave reviews


In New Jersey: Day Care with a Lot of Caring (American Scene)

When Paris Is Not Burning (Living)
Lacroix debuts, Miyake muses, fresh talent hides


Telling Readers Where to Go
A host of travel magazines arrive, but will they visit for long?


A First for Black Catholics
The Pope responds to a campaign for more leaders


Fast and Smart
Designers race to build the supercomputers of the future

Just Dig While You Work

Putting Knowledge to Work
Suddenly, artificial intelligence produces some results


Time (Contents)
Magazine contents page MARCH 28, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 13

Time (Masthead)
Magazine masthead MARCH 28, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 13

Buddy, Can You Spare a Billion? (Economy & Business)
Texas bank woes mount

Business Notes AIRLINES (Economy & Business)
Continental's Flaps Flap

Business Notes BANKS (Economy & Business)
No Credit For Humanities

Business Notes LIABILITY (Economy & Business)
Telltale Memo About an IUD

Business Notes TAXES (Economy & Business)
Cutting the Price of Fame

Charging More and Delivering Less (Economy & Business)
The U.S. Postal Service struggles to move its mountain of mail

First A Savior, Now a Suspect (Economy & Business)
Kuwait raises its BP stake

The Making of A Mishmash (Economy & Business)
Congress rushes to pass a sweeping trade bill


A Half-Century of Solitude LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Translated by Edith Grossman; Knopf; 352 pages; $18.95 (Books)

High Spirits, Dead Souls (Music)
At a major festival in Boston, the Soviets come up a little short

Historic Roles WASHINGTON GOES TO WAR (Books)
by David Brinkley Knopf; 286 pages; $18.95

Old Magic in New Mexico THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR (Cinema)
Directed by Robert Redford Screenplay by David Ward and John Nichols

The Little Network That Might (Video)
Fox is still around after a year, stumbling but scrappy


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