. . . And New Noise from Nixon (Grapevine)

American Notes
HONORS Better Late Than Never

American Notes
POLLUTION Contaminated Cargo

American Notes
SPORTS Dropping The Ball

American Notes
WASHINGTON Gunfight on Capitol Hill

Everybody Loves A Winner (Grapevine)

Is This Plane Necessary?
The Air Force is set to launch the costliest procurement program ever, with or without a debate on its merits

Just Kidding, Folks! (Grapevine)

On A Slippery Slope
White House chief of staff John Sununu has long played close to the edge in ethical matters. This time he may have slid over it.

Secrets From the J.F.K. Years (Grapevine)

Special (Agent) Delivery (Grapevine)

Vox Pop (Grapevine)

Welcome The Unknown Soldier
A few thoughts from the conquering general before his escape to some well-deserved peace and quiet with his family -- and a new career

Who Stabbed Sununu?
When a man makes this many enemies, almost everyone in Washington has a motive for trying to topple him

You Just Keep Me Hanging On (Grapevine)


Diplomacy: Postcards from an Edgy Trip
Jim Baker discovers plenty of listeners but few takers as he tries to peddle peace in the Middle East

Iran A Revolution Loses Its Zeal
Faced with a population tired of hardship, Khomeini's successor signals his desire to soften some Islamic strictures and attract more foreign investment

Iraq's Other Refugees

Refugees: A Kiss Before Dying?
Saddam and the Kurds go through the motions of peace, but the Iraqi leader still has to prove that he can be trusted

Soviet Union: Why Are These Men Smiling?
By winning Yeltsin's support for a new union treaty, Gorbachev buys time -- but it could cost him six of the 15 Soviet republics

World Notes
BRITAIN Poleaxing the Poll Tax

World Notes
FRANCE Whine of the Century?

World Notes
GERMANY Helmut Gets Clobbered

World Notes
VIETNAM Uncle Sam's Present


Great Balls of Carbon
It looks as though you could play soccer with it, but a newly discovered sphere may lead to novel materials, even medicines


Death in The Time of Cholera (Health)
As many as 6 million people, most of them very poor, may fall ill and 40,000 of them could die because an easily treatable disease is raging out of control in Latin America

Unmasking A Stealthy Cancer (Medicine)
A simple blood test can boost the detection of prostate tumors


Atlantic City, New Jersey Chasing the Super Red Sevens (American Scene)
Gambling tournaments get the reels rolling and the bells clanging as slot-machine madness takes over at Trump Castle

Mind Games with Monsters (Behavior)
The FBI's behavioral-science unit draws detailed portraits of killers by focusing on how they commit their crimes


Tarting Up The Gray Lady Of 43rd Street
Readers and staffers wonder: Can the New York Times be both naughty and nice?


When God Was a Woman
Worshipers of Mother Earth are part of a Goddess resurgence


Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 137, No. 18 MAY 6, 1991

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 137, No. 18 MAY 6, 1991

Business Notes
CONSUMER CREDIT Take My Card -- Please

Business Notes
LITIGATION The FDA Gets Fresh

Business Notes
RETAILING Sterling Advice

Business Notes
WAR DAMAGES The Dunning of Saddam Begins

The Acquisitor Strikes Again
KKR agrees to buy nine periodicals and part of a bank

Trump Trips Up
Bedeviled by debt, the developer divvies up his empire with his bankers

Whose Company Is This?
Shareholders hate it when a corporation gives them a piddling return but pays the CEO lavishly. At ITT, some are rebelling.


A Children's Haven of Healing (Theater)

Failing To Make the Grade (Books)
ILLIBERAL EDUCATION by Dinesh D'Souza

Making A Life After AIDS (Books)
HALFWAY HOME by Paul Monette

Who Does Madonna Wanna Be? (Cinema)
In her new movie, the answer is superstar and den mother

Why Golden Voices Fade (Music)
Restraint is the key to a long reign at the top


The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power (Special Report)
Ruined lives. Lost fortunes. Federal crimes. Scientology poses as a religion but is really a ruthless global scam -- and aiming for the mainstream.

Mining Money in Vancouver (Special Report)

The Scientologists and Me (Special Report)


From the Managing Editor (From The Managing Editor)


ESSAY
Two Centuries of New World Orders