A New Mission Impossible: Seal the Border in 45 Days

A New Mission Impractical: Zero Tolerance for Users

Alexander Graham Bell, Call Home
How the communications era came to a crash in Hinsdale, Ill.

Candidates: Ugly Threats For Jackson (American Notes)
Ugly Threats For Jackson

Illinois: One Lunatic, Three Guns (American Notes)
One Lunatic, Three Guns

Libraries: Spying in The Stacks (American Notes)
Spying in The Stacks

North Carolina: For $5, All You Can Wear (American Notes)
For $5, All You Can Wear

Drugs: Con..Four Reasons Why Not

Thinking the Unthinkable
As frustration mounts over a failed policy, serious people are asking: Why not end the crime and profits by making drugs legal?

Pro: Drugs

The Presidency: Why Meese Should Leave
Why Meese Should Leave


East-West All Roads Lead to Moscow
Ivan comes home from Afghanistan, just in time for the Reagan summit

Hungary End of an Era?
Kadar's future is on the line

The Superpowers: Inside Moves
Even without a strategic arms pact, the superpowers are well on their way to a Grand Compromise. How did they get this far? With guts, guile -- and great difficulty

Lebanon The Battle for South Beirut
Syria watches warily as rival forces fight over a Shi'ite enclave

South Korea: Remembering Kwangju (World Notes)
Remembering Kwangju

The Philippines: Dueling on His Mother's Grave (World Notes)
Dueling on His Mother's Grave

The Pope: Cry Freedom (World Notes)
Cry Freedom

Vanuatu: Troubles in the South Pacific (World Notes)
Troubles in the South Pacific

West Germany: Discovery of A Sad Legacy (World Notes)
Discovery of A Sad Legacy


Environment: Arctic Trouble (Environment)

Environment: Rising Unease about Killer Bees (Environment)
But a surprise awaits the U.S.-bound invaders in Mexico


Medicine: Why It's So Hard to Quit Smoking (Medicine)
A new report declares that tobacco, like heroin, is addictive


Living: High Noon for Women's Clubs (Living)
Faced with new competition, they must adapt -- or disappear


Design: A Boost for Good Old Modernism (Design)
Two pioneers share a top architecture prize


Technology: Zoom! Click! (Compute) Shoot!
The new cameras are feature packed and smarter than ever


Critics' Choice: May 30, 1988

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Magazine contents page MAY 30, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 22

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Magazine masthead MAY 30, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 22

The Chairman and His Board (Economy & Business)
Embezzlers nearly get away with $69 million from First Chicago

Advertising: I'm Bad, Comrade (Economy & Business)
I'm Bad, Comrade

AIRCRAFT: A Bundle Of Boeings (Economy & Business)
A Bundle Of Boeings

BANKRUPTCY: Looking for A Savior (Economy & Business)
Looking for A Savior

JOBS: Even Cowboys Get the Blues (Economy & Business)
Even Cowboys Get the Blues

Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud (Economy & Business)
A dramatic drop in the trade deficit fails to impress investors

The War of Two Cities (Economy & Business)
New York and Chicago fight a turf battle that is depressing markets and stalling reform


Law: Lifting The Lid on Garbage
The high court gives police broad power to search trash

Law: Policing Doctors


Cinema: Bushwhacked (Cinema)

Art: Discontents of The White Tribe (Art)
Eric Fischl disturbingly paints the hidden life of suburbia

Video: Heady Days Again for Cable (Video)
New services are sprouting, viewing is on the rise -- and the networks are nervous

Cinema: Muscles + Money = Excess RAMBO III (Cinema)
Directed by Peter Macdonald Screenplay by Sylvester Stallone and Sheldon Lettich

Show Business: Pree-Senn-Ting The Circus of the Sun (Show Business)
A brash new troupe fills its tent with fresh ideas

Books: Rousseau Redux THE NEW CONFESSIONS (Books)
by William Boyd Morrow; 476 pages; $19.95

Theater: The Biggest All-Time Flop Ever (Theater)
Carrie's $7 million close shows why musicals are like dinosaurs

Books: The Troubles of the Tiny Terror CAPOTE: A BIOGRAPHY (Books)


JESSE HELMS: Scourge of the Senate (Profile)
That's how some of his colleagues see JESSE HELMS, a wily parliamentary terrorist who routinely blocks civil rights bills, holds ambassadorships hostage and undermines treaties


A Letter From the Publisher: May 30, 1988 (A Letter From The Publisher)