Dallas: Police Presence (American Notes)
Police Presence

Drugs: A Tighter Noose (American Notes)
A Tighter Noose

Florida: Kracking Down On Crack (American Notes)
Kracking Down On Crack

Homicide: Another Bloody Year (American Notes)
Another Bloody Year

Trees: Made for The Shade (American Notes)
Made for The Shade

Medfly Madness
A pesky insect has Southern California up in arms

Seven Sorry Senators
A tidal wave of ethics cases may boost campaign-finance reform

The Presidency: Freedom's Multi-Ring Circus
Freedom's Multi-Ring Circus


A Kaleidoscope of Chaos
On the road from the border to Bucharest: people ricocheting between agony and elation, fear and hope

America Abroad: Glued to the Tube
Glued to the Tube

Bombing Run on Congress

When Tyrants Fall

Defiant to the End

Panama No Place To Run
With Noriega cornered but not caught, was the pain of invasion worth the gain?

Passing The Manhood Test Operation
Just Cause was a triumph for American soldiers

Rumania Unfinished Revolution
Ceausescu is dead, but the country is entering a perilous new phase. Can the interim government win popular loyalty? Will the army take over? Does democracy stand a chance?

Soviet Union Cutting the Party Line
Moscow sweats to keep control

Vicious Keepers of the Faith

Australia: First Time Unlucky (World Notes)
First Time Unlucky

Israel: The Outspoken Pilgrim (World Notes)
The Outspoken Pilgrim

Middle East: Time Heals Most Wounds (World Notes)
Time Heals Most Wounds

The Philippines: Enrile Is Charged (World Notes)
Enrile Is Charged


Health: A Chance to Be Taller (Health)
Growth hormone provides hope -- and the potential for abuse


Press: How Reporters Missed the War
On a tight leash, journalists assail the Pentagon's pool system


Sport: Clearly, The Team of the Decade
After a 14-2 season, the 49ers set their sights on the Super Bowl


Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 135, No. 2 JANUARY 8, 1990

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 135, No. 2 JANUARY 8, 1990

Advertising: Coke Updates A . . . Classic
Coke Updates A . . . Classic

ARGENTINA: The Greenback Gets Respect
The Greenback Gets Respect

CORPORATIONS: The Highflyers Hit a Low
The Highflyers Hit a Low

PUBLISHING: How Much, Malcolm?
How Much, Malcolm?

REGULATION: Turning from Wall to Main
Turning from Wall to Main

The Price Isn't Right
Drug firms start to feel the heat as the cost of medication spirals

What Rimes with Citrus?
Bitter cold bites growers, refiners and consumers


Education: Bracing For Perestroika
New York's new chancellor vows to restructure a troubled system


Law: Reach Out and Tape Someone
A federal lawsuit seeks privacy protection for cordless phones


Art: Blockbusters of An Inventive Showman (Art)
American master Frederic Edwin Church's spectacular 19th century landscapes were the CinemaScope of his age

Critics' Voices: Jan. 8, 1990 (Critics' Voices)

Books: Fantasy Life (Books)

Samuel Beckett: 1906-1989: Giving Birth Astride of a Grave (Theater)
Samuel Beckett: 1906-1989

Cinema: Hollywood On The Holocaust (Cinema)
Three holiday films recall the slaughter of European Jewry

Cinema: Imposing On Reality (Cinema)

Show Business: In The Driver's Seat (Show Business)
Actor Morgan Freeman eases into high gear

Books: Millennial Megababble (Books)

Books: Odd Hysteria (Books)


VACLAV HAVEL: Dissident To President (Profile)
VACLAV HAVEL, master of absurdist theater, philosopher of rebellion and veteran of Czechoslovakia's best prisons, becomes its head of state


From the Publisher: Jan 8 1990 (From The Publisher)


Essay: Eugene Mihaesco