American Notes DISASTERS
An Almost Biblical Flood

American Notes FOREIGN POLICY
Homecoming For a Hero

American Notes LOS ANGELES
Old, But Still Tough

American Notes NEW YORK CITY
Imelda's Day In Court

American Notes THE CENSUS
People Who Count

First Mess Up, Then Mop Up
Hazelwood is ordered to help cleanse Alaska's shoreline

The Neoliberal Blues
Democrats look for a new theme song -- and for someone to sing it

The Political Interest
Cuomo, the Last Holdout

The Politics of Life and Death
As California prepares to use its gas chamber for the first time in 23 years, candidates call for more executions

Will O'Connor Swing?
Idaho's abortion bill is aimed at overturning Roe v. Wade


A Neighbor's View

Czechoslovakia The Arms Merchants' Dilemma
Havel tightens controls on the lethal explosive Semtex, but what about the rest of Prague's thriving weapons market?

Soviet Union War of Nerves
Losing patience with Lithuania, Gorbachev issues orders to cease and desist. Is he willing to risk bloodshed to keep secessionists in line?

Sri Lanka Goodbye -- and Good Riddance
As India's troops pull out, the nation seems relieved. But now the Sinhalese and the Tamils must keep their own peace

The Germanys Death of a Republic
After demonstrating the democratic spirit of their brethren across the border, East Germans get down to the hard task of shaping what may be their last government

The Man Who Is Playing for Time

World Notes ISRAEL
A New Spy in The Sky

World Notes PANAMA
Fact and Fiction

World Notes ROMANIA
Blood in the Square

World Notes SOUTHERN AFRICA
Smiles and a Scolding


Challenges For Earth (Environment)
Patriots Stalking dwarf hamsters in Siberia

Lost And Found
A rare primate is rediscovered


A New Role for the Wonder Drug (Medicine)
Aspirin may prevent strokes in heart patients


Throw Out Your Skirts (Fashion)
Paris shows its radical solutions to the hemline problem


Moving Up in The World
Wall climbing is the latest indoor-sport craze


Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 135 No. 14 APRIL 2, 1990

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 135 No. 14 APRIL 2, 1990

Business Notes FRAUD
Sad Plea for A Proxy Prince

Business Notes INVESTIGATIONS
Are These Prices Kosher?

Business Notes MARKETING
Hurricane Of Hype

Business Notes SAVINGS AND LOANS
A Bailout with No Bucket

Business Notes TRANSPORTATION
Fly the Taxing Skies

Pop! Goes the Bubble
Japan gropes for its confidence as the yen falters and the stock market plunges

Yes, We Have No Cruzeiros
Can Brazil survive President Collor's cash freeze?


A Boston Theft Reflects (Art)
The Art World's Turmoil Bungling burglars get away with two masterpieces and expose the dark side of an inflated industry

Critics Voices (Critics Voices)

Just What the Doctor Ordered (Theater)
Broadway looks robust with three powerful dramas

Lean, Green and on the Screen (Show Business)
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles go Hollywood

No, But I Bought the Book (Books)
How to calculate the truth about the least-read best sellers of 1989

No More Business as Usual (Music)
Paris' Bastille Opera opens with a triumph

Rooted At Last (Art)

Sinderella (Cinema)


Paying The Price (Interview)
RICHARD NIXON believes he will always be known as the "Watergate man," the President who resigned the office, and expects little charity from history

Two Lives, One Ambition (Profile)
With more than a hundred years of experience between them, HUME CRONYN and JESSICA TANDY define acting in America


From the Publisher (From The Publisher)


The Decline of Neatness