Vol. 135 No. 20
NATION
Calm, Cool and Disconnected
American Notes ENVIRONMENT
Rats Rate, People Don't
American Notes HAWAII
Lava or Leave It
American Notes NORTH CAROLINA
Pot Watch in Tobaccoland
Death by Gun: One Year Later
On the anniversary of the shootings, few killers have been convicted -- and fewer still are serving long sentences
Grapevine (Grapevine)
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Loser of the Week (Grapevine)
Mohawks, Money and Death
Sniping and armed skirmishes become commonplace as feuding over casinos explodes into a tribal war
The Check Is Not in the Mail
U.S. assistance to Panama and Nicaragua is overdue -- and so is a review of America's whole foreign-aid program
The Graceland Mausoleum Entry Blank (Grapevine)
The Presidency
Crafting a "No-Deal Deal"
The Where's-the-Windex Award (Grapevine)
This New House
As Germany moves closer to unification, the U.S. and its allies begin to renovate NATO without making life more difficult for Gorbachev
Winner of the Week (Grapevine)
WORLD
Case of May Day Blues
Israel Time for an Overhaul
Disgusted with the nation's political paralysis, many Israelis are demanding electoral reform. Here are some sensible options
World Notes HUNGARY
The Pen Is Mightier
World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
Historic Opportunity
World Notes SOUTH KOREA
The End of the Miracle
World Notes SOVIET UNION
Three's A Crowd
World Notes SWITZERLAND
Back to the Kitchen!
SCIENCE
Researchers manage to grow brain cells in the laboratory
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The Government tries to find the cause of a devastating fatigue
SOCIETY
Surveys reveal the breadth and depth of the new permissiveness
Stripping Down to Essentials (Fashion)
Leggings, tights and body stockings give slink a high profile
Walter Mitty Wins a Dogfight (Living)
Dreams come true for those with nerve -- and cash
RELIGION
Amid charges of scandal, a breakaway priest seeks a bishopric
Women's Rites
The Mormons modernize a supersecret ceremony
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 135, No. 20 MAY 14, 1990
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Vol. 135 No. 20 MAY 14, 1990
BUSINESS
After paying the biggest fine ever, Milken won't go begging
Business Notes AUTOMOBILES
If They Rent, They May Buy
Business Notes FOOTWEAR
High-Heeled Sneakers
Business Notes PUBLISHING
Europe on 82 cents a Week
Business Notes TAKEOVERS
Raider, Raider, Go Away
Business Notes TRADE
Capitalism, 1 Cold War, 0
Money Angles Go Slow!
That S&L Junk Is Worth Something
The Price of Freedom
Immigration laws are fueling a lucrative black market in human cargo
LAW
Noriega's lawyers renew the debate over frozen fees
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Critics' Voices (Critics' Voices)
In Memoriam (Books)
Rambling Road (Books)
Ringmaster (Books)
The Really Big Chill (Cinema)
What A Waste of (Prime) Time (Video)
Seven days, four networks and one fast-forward button
PEOPLE
Harvard paleontologist STEPHEN JAY GOULD says humans aren't all that important in the long run and that creation science is oxymoronic
Pass-Fail
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