Vol. 134 No. 24
WORLD
Reciprocity at Last
Anatomy of A Purge (East-West)
In an exclusive account of Jakes's ouster, TIME reveals how the Czechoslovak party chief double-crossed Gorbachev and lost
Cat And Mouse in the Casbah
Central America No Place to Hide
Now armed with missiles, the rebels bring the war to the wealthy and increase tensions between San Salvador and Managua
Turning Visions Into Reality (East-West)
In the stormy Mediterranean, George Bush gives Mikhail Gorbachev his proposals for changing from cold war to cooperation. But will events outstrip the two leaders' ability to shape the future?
Finis for The Master Terrorist?
After 15 years of bombs and bloodshed, Abu Nidal is said to be ill and his organization rapidly disintegrating
Gorbachev, God and Socialism (East-West)
India The Fall of the House of Nehru
For only the second time since independence, the electorate votes the Congress Party out of power
Kohl Takes On Topic A (East-West)
By unveiling a scheme for the "confederation" of the two Germanys, he pushes a delicate issue to the fore
Middle East Still Stuck in the Stone Age
As the Palestinian uprising enters its third year, both sides have reason to mourn
Switzerland The Swiss Army Gets Knifed
Once a revered institution, the militia suffers flesh wounds as the country's citizens reassess its role
Terrorism Target for the Red Army Faction
A moribund group roars back by killing "The Lord of Money"
The Conscience of Prague (East-West)
The Philippines Soldier Power
Relying on U.S. assistance to battle the worst threat yet to her government, Corazon Aquino clings precariously to her post
The Presidency (East-West)
Talk of Peace, Tools of War
What Have You Done for Us Lately? (East-West)
As soon as the Czechoslovak regime grants one reform, the people demand another
World Notes CAMBODIA
The Prince Presses On
World Notes COMORO ISLANDS
Death Among The Ilang-Ilang
World Notes ETHIOPIA
A Wounded People Starves
World Notes HONG KONG
Goodbye, and Here's $620
SCIENCE
A U.S. nuclear dump is delayed
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Her baby gets the first U.S. liver transplant from a living donor
Can Drugs Cure Drug Addiction? (Medicine)
Researchers are developing new treatments to battle abuse
Counterattack (Health)
Alpha-interferon becomes the first treatment for hepatitis C
SOCIETY
An eccentric developer brings good taste to a tacky island
Whose Right to Die? (Ethics)
The Supreme Court will finally wrestle with the ultimate question
PRESS
Britain's racy tabloids try internal reforms
STYLE & DESIGN
The doo-wop architecture of the 1950s may not be classy, say preservationists, but it's a slice of history
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 134, No. 24 DECEMBER 11, 1989
Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 134, No. 24 DECEMBER 11, 1989
BUSINESS
Business Notes AEROSPACE
Soviet Wings, Capitalist Tool
Business Notes DEALS
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
Business Notes ENTERTAINMENT
This Video Has An Arf a Minute
Business Notes PUBLIC OFFERINGS
Blazing Shares
Business Notes TRANSPORTATION
All Aboard? Not Quite
Special Report: Raiders on The Run Debacle on 34th Street
How takeover debt helped kill off the venerable B. Altman chain
Special Report: Raiders on The Run
The Big Comeuppance Once the scourge of boardrooms, marauders no longer get much respect
LAW
Fed up with thankless conditions, many lawyers are taking a hike
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Dreamscapes (Theater)
Marriage to The Bitter End (Cinema)
Mock Crisis, Real Players (Video)
Ted Koppel gets officials to act out a U.S.-Soviet confrontation
Of Cats, Myths and Pizza (Books)
Vivid volumes celebrate children's imagination
Warty Worm (Cinema)
Wild Seed in the Big Apple (Show Business)
Garrison Keillor returns with a New York-based radio show
PEOPLE
EGON KRENZ overruled his bosses to prevent bloodshed during demonstrations in East Germany. But despite a West German proposal to develop closer ties, he sees no chance for reuniting the two countries
Nothing Less Than Perfect (Profile)
With style, grace and cold fire, FAYE WATTLETON, president of Planned Parenthood, champions a woman's right to choose