Vol. 133 No. 17

NATION

A Flower in a Clenched Fist
Abbie Hoffman: 1936-1989

American Notes COLORADO
Danger on the Slopes

American Notes CRIME
Dismantling Detroit

American Notes DRUGS
Outline for a Skirmish

American Notes VOICES
Gregorian's Chant

How To Make Boring Beautiful
Or, why California has such glitzy people and such dull pols

Ollie's Cash Stash
After a probe of his finances, North's case heads for the jury

The Presidency
The Speaker Should Step Down

Wait Till Next Year
Once again, the President and Congress paper over the deficit

Wright Fights Back
The sleaze label attaches to a Democrat for a change, but the House leader decides to tough it out

WORLD

America Abroad
What's Wrong with Yalta II

Cult of The Red-Haired Devil
A drug bust uncovers an evil brew of satanism and murder

Israel Death Comes At Ramadan
A bloody West Bank flare of violence heats up the intifadeh

Japan A Scandal That Will Not Die
Despite loose ethics, the Recruit fiasco may topple Takeshita

Mexico Wimp No More
Once derided as a political weakling, Salinas is tackling corruption, drugs and foreign debt, but the economy is still in desperate shape

Soviet Union With Georgia on His Mind
Gorbachev faces yet another violent eruption of nationalism

World Notes BRITAIN
Bedlam in the Bleachers

World Notes NAMIBIA
Wary Peace, No Retreat

World Notes TERRORISM
Narrowing the Suspects List

World Notes WEST GERMANY
Down in The Dumps

SCIENCE

Fusion Fever Is on the Rise
A widely hailed experiment gains support, but doubts remain

These Guards Just Love Fish (Nature)
Drafting dolphins into the Navy causes an uproar

SOCIETY

How America Has Run Out of Time (Living)
Workers are weary, parents are frantic and even children haven't a moment to spare: leisure could be to the '90s what money was to the '80s

Southern California Tales of the Crank (American Scene)
Trade Anarchy sweeps the world of illegal synthetic drugs

PRESS

Tapping The Kiddie Market
In spite of video-age competition, children's magazines boom

SPORT

Tough Message
A verdict on agents and colleges

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 133 No. 17 APRIL 24, 1989

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 133 No. 17 APRIL 24, 1989

BUSINESS

An Oil Slick Trips Up Exxon
Huge lawsuits and a budding boycott confront the company

Business Notes ENTERTAINMENT
Shedding an Old Skin

Business Notes LIQUOR ADVERTISING
A Matter of Tastelessness

Business Notes LITIGATION
Battle of The Bottoms

Business Notes PHARMACEUTICALS
Prescription For a Merger

Business Notes WALL STREET
Big Brother Is Listening

Crackdown on The Swiss Laundry
Stung by a scandal, the government aims to block drug money

Friend Or Foe?
The FSX becomes a symbol of mounting strain between the U.S. and Japan

Power Station in a Pizza Box
Fast-rising Sun Microsystems delivers a hot new computer

Tobacco Road's Dirty Ashtrays
An heir to a cigarette fortune portrays a grim family legacy

Where's My Escape Hatch?
Ueberroth's deal stalls, leaving Eastern in limbo

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Bookends (Books)

Critics' Choice (Critics' Choice)

Don't Run: One Hit, One Error (Cinema)
Two new movies go out to the ball game

Finally, The Belushi Story (Show Business)
Wired heads for the theaters despite Hollywood's hostility

Getting to The False Bottom (Books)

Supermole (Books)

SPECIAL SECTION

"Welcome To New Harlem!" (Travel)
The intrepid tourist can find charm, spirit and soaring music in New York's notorious ghetto

PEOPLE

A Doctor Prescribes Hard Truth (Profile)
C. EVERETT KOOP, America's Surgeon General, has an opinion on everything healthful, but he nonetheless enjoys meat and martinis

TO OUR READERS

From the Publisher (From The Publisher)

ESSAY

Aphrodite Was No Lady