Vol. 133 No. 6

NATION

"I Deserve Punishment"
Killer Ted Bundy bargains and postures to the end

American Notes CALIFORNIA
And Next, Rubber Suites

American Notes DEFENSE
Falling Down On the Job

American Notes IMMIGRATION
Last-Ditch Effort

American Notes NEW YORK
Big Problem For Big John

The Other Arms Race
America's streets become free-fire zones as police, criminals and terrified citizens wield more and ever deadlier guns

Debtor's Prison
Lyndon LaRouche goes to jail for swindling his supporters

Hitting The Ground Running
Bush dashes around Washington, but his first-week stumbles on abortion and taxes point to a rougher road ahead

Running Guns up the Interstate

The Gap Between Will and Wallet
Should students perform national service to pay for college?

The Presidency
Smile, and Sharpen Your Knives

Upward Bound Making a Fast Break Out of the Ghetto Bob and Aline Doss use basketball and academics to prep inner-city girls for college (American Ideas)

WORLD

Afghanistan Waiting for the End
As the last Soviets leave Kabul, the embattled capital shudders at the prospect of the bloody siege that is certain to come

America Abroad
Defanging the Beast

Argentina The Battle of La Tablada
A shocked country worries about a return to terrorist violence

El Salvador Guerrilla Tactics
A rebel offer drives a wedge between Duarte and the U.S.

Nicaragua Sending Signals -- or Smoke?
In an interview with TIME, Ortega says he's ready to make peace and compromise on virtually all U.S. complaints

Soviet Union One Man, One Vote, One Mess
The country's first contested elections bring confusion and conflict

World Notes DISASTERS
Entombed In Mud

World Notes HONDURAS
Death of An Ally

World Notes INDIA
Rajiv's Stinging Setback

World Notes SOVIET UNION
Flunking a Taste Test

SCIENCE

A Plan to Help the Planet (Environment)

The Forecast: Hazy and Puzzling (Environment)
A study says the U.S. is still cool, but the greenhouse theory lives

SOCIETY

The Lasting Wounds of Divorce (Behavior)
Many youngsters may still be suffering a decade after breakups

PRESS

Confessions of A Closet Leftist
A veteran reporter reveals his 24-year undercover career

RELIGION

Inside The Bible Beltway
Alongside power and politics, prayer thrives in Washington

Vatican Under Fire
167 theologians vs. the Pope

TECHNOLOGY

Japan's Underground Frontier
Proposed subterranean cities could help ease a space crunch

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Eyes in The Sky
Low-level searches pass muster

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 133 No. 6 FEBRUARY 6, 1989

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Vol. 133 No. 6 FEBRUARY 6, 1989

BUSINESS

"Monster in The Closet"
The frantic campaign to remove asbestos could cost $100 billion

A Bid to Salvage a Go-Go Legacy
Chicago's commodities guru pledges to clean up the pits

Business Notes ADVERTISING
Singing for Their Soda

Business Notes INSIDER TRADING
Too Close To the Top

Business Notes PACIFIC TRADE
A 60-m.p.h. Cargo Ship

Business Notes REAL ESTATE
Did You Hear That, Mikhail?

Business Notes WALL STREET
The Junk Man Goeth

Flying Feathers In the Coop
Tyson wants to rule the roost

They Own the Place
Employee-stock plans come of age as morale boosters and takeover tools

LAW

A Blow to Affirmative Action
The court strikes down a plan to aid minority businesses

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Masterpiece Restored to the Screen (Cinema)
Lawrence of Arabia shows how ravishing films used to be

Archaeology by Laser Light (Show Business)
Long-lost editions of classic movies turn up on discs

Classic Muddle (Theater)

Critics' Choice (Critics' Choice)

Deceptions (Books)

Gorgeous Fun, but Not Funky (Theater)

Peter O'toole's (Cinema)
Yardstick

Poetry On The Prairie (Video)

The Embarrassing Genius (Art)
Behind the kitsch, Salvador Dali wrung poetry from neurosis

Time Arrested (Books)

PEOPLE

He's No Johnny Carson But DAVID LETTERMAN is tan and fit and the funniest man on late-night television. Not bad for a guy who makes waffles on the air and likes to roll grenades into the hen house. (Interview)

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