Vol. 134 No. 22
NATION
While an S & L was looted, the federal watchdog stood by
A 14-State Barrage of Twisters
After Hugo and the quake, a deadly autumn brings tornadoes
American Notes ABORTION
A Bishop Says No
American Notes CONGRESS
The Crash of Air Force Three
American Notes SEATTLE
Stop Busing -- Some Day
American Notes THE ARTS
Compromising Position
American Notes WASHINGTON
Getting Nasty With Noriega
Casualties Of Peace
The Navy checks its safety and finds some faulty gear
From Polonia with Love
Give A Little, Get a Little
Congress finally finds a way to hand itself a raise
In Search Of Vision
The U.S. needs -- but so far lacks -- an idea of how to foster more democracy in Eastern Europe
Keeping Lockerbie Alive
Questions still burn for relatives of the Pan Am 103 victims
WORLD
East Germans may be Germans, but the psychological wall built during four decades of separation complicates the reunification question
American Abroad
Freedom's Ugly Underside
An Irresistible Tide
With Moscow's apparent acquiescence, reformers in Bulgaria and protesters in Czechoslovakia follow East Germany in pressing for democracy
Brazil Outsiders Are In
El Salvador The Battle for San Salvador
In the worst bloodletting of the decade-long war, the fighting kills hundreds, drives tens of thousands from their homes -- and brutally takes the lives of six Jesuit priests
In Cold Blood
Leipzig: Hotbed of Protest
Namibia The Doves Win
SWAPO succeeds at the polls, but not by too much
New Zealand
Lange's Little Fantasy Thing
South Africa
Equality at Water's Edge
Technology
Fax It To 'Em
World Notes SRI LANKA
Curious Death Of a Rebel
SCIENCE
Swimming with Flipper is fun, but is it unwarranted exploitation?
Great Bubbles in the Cosmos
A celestial map reveals clues to the Big Bang and invisible matter
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Researchers can now identify genetic defects before conception
Brain Defender (Medicine)
A new drug slows the progress of Parkinson's disease
Coffee Alert (Medicine)
Decaf brews raise cholesterol
PRESS
Is latent racism coloring business coverage of Japan?
RELIGION
A tense meeting also produces a papal pronouncement
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol.134, No. 22 NOVEMBER 27, 1989
Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol.134, No. 22 NOVEMBER 27, 1989
Wolfe Among the Pigeons (Ideas)
A new "literary manifesto" ruffles some feathers
BUSINESS
Taking Care of Business
Business Notes ENTERTAINMENT
Tuning in To Europe
Business Notes FASHION
Sorry for the Inconvenience
Business Notes LITIGATION
Block That Antitrust Suit
Business Notes TOYS
Fuzz Busters Not Included
Case of The Purloined Pix
Making Up, Hollywood Style
Sony and Warner Bros. settle a billion-dollar talent war
The Sky's the Limit]
Using satellites and other technology, local television news operations are boosting profits and bypassing the networks
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Critics' Voices (Critics' Voices)
Marine Life (Theater)
Murphy's One-Man Band (Cinema)
Sold! (Art)
It went crazy, it stays crazy, but don't ask what the art market is doing to museums and the public
The Anatomy of a Deal (Art)
How Alan Bond bought a $53.9 million painting, with more than a little help
The Celebs' Golden Mouthpiece (Books)
William Novak spins best sellers out of other people's stories
Warmed Over and Not So Hot (Theater)
Broadway musicals freely filch, so why not from the best?
PEOPLE
Venezuela's CARLOS ANDRES PEREZ sees the Third World as a revolution in the making unless richer nations come to the rescue
The Fella Expects To Win (Profile)
Notre Dame coach LOU HOLTZ brings Irish football back to the top with a salesman's touch, iron will, and players who like to knock heads