American Notes CHICAGO
A Sweet Homecoming

American Notes IRAN-CONTRA
Ollie Learns His Fate

American Notes MONTANA
The Other Side Of the Story

American Notes OKLAHOMA
The Law and Love County

American Notes WASHINGTON
Sam, Call Capitol Hill!

7 Deadly Days
In one ordinary week, 464 people died in America's continuing epidemic of gunfire. On the following pages are their stories.

Five Political Hot Spots
In some states the abortion battle is already near boiling point

Suicides: The Gun Factor

The Battle over Abortion
A bitterly divided Supreme Court sets the stage for the most corrosive political fight since the debate over Viet Nam


America Abroad
Beyond the Reagan Doctrine

Diplomacy Muted Visit
France plays skeptical host to Mikhail Gorbachev

Israel Power, Not Peace
Bowing to the hard line, Shamir saves his job but not his diplomacy

Mexico Democracy Wins a Round
For the first time, the P.R.I. concedes defeat in a gubernatorial race

World Notes EAST-WEST
The Mysterious Unmanned MiG

World Notes GREECE
Snubs and Empty Files

World Notes HONG KONG
British Option: Foreclosed

World Notes POLAND
Together, After All This Time


A Colossal Collision Course
With its new particle smasher, Europe could win a physics race


Panic Over Power Lines (Health)
Are the waves from electrical wires and appliances harmful?


Back From The Bikini Brink (Fashion)
As time goes by, baby boomers opt for a discreet cover-up


Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 134 No. 3 JULY 17, 1989

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 134 No. 3 JULY 17, 1989

Business Notes ACCOUNTING
The Big Eight, Seven, Six . . .

Business Notes BOYCOTTS
Grapefruit's Sour Rap

Business Notes COLLECTIBLES
Bubble Gum Not Included

Business Notes TAKEOVERS
Of Gold Mines And Jacuzzis

Business Notes THE DOLLAR
Once a Rocket, Now a Rock

The Chic Is in The Mail
Spanning tastes from traditional to trendy, three catalogs thrive by selling sportswear to baby boomers who have no time to go to the mall


Is The Court Hostile to Religion?
A conservative bloc of Justices speaks out on church and state


At Play in Fields of Energy (Books)

Cooking At The Keys (Music)
Marcus Roberts takes his jazz piano up the charts

Critics' Choice (Critics' Choice)

Deep Currents (Books)

From Leningrad with Love (Dance)
The Kirov's U.S. tour offers curiosities and stylistic contrasts

Star Time in Central Park (Theater)


He's Got To Have It His Way (Profile)
Angry over racial inequities and stereotypes, filmmaker SPIKE LEE combines his message and his own pop image into a provocative media voice


From the Publisher (From The Publisher)


The New Politics of Abortion