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- CONTENTS, Page 2TIME magazine contents pageVol. 133 No. 13MARCH 27, 1989
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- COVER: Was the fruit ban panic or prudence? How safe is our
- food and water? Two tainted grapes and a scare over apples lead to
- the destruction of tons of fruit. Are Americans overly sensitive
- to risk, or are there justifiable fears about what we eat and
- drink? -- Why Bush approved a ban on imported semiautomatic
- weapons. -- Did Reagan lie about, or merely forget, his efforts for
- the contras? -- A custody dispute over fertilized eggs.
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- WORLD: As ferment in Eastern Europe reaches new heights, the
- West debates whether it should seek an opening
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- Not since Stalin slammed down the Iron Curtain has the region
- experienced so much change. So far, Washington and its allies have
- been restrained in trying to turn events in Moscow's front yard to
- their advantage -- and they may keep it that way. -- British and
- U.S. officials acknowledge bomb alerts prior to Flight 103's
- ill-fated voyage. -- Peru lurches toward chaos.
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- SPACE: Discovery gets a big year off to a roaring start
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- A flawless lift-off and successful flight pave the way for
- missions that include the launch of the powerful space telescope
- and probes to Venus and Jupiter.
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- ENVIRONMENT: An immodest proposal to banish smog
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- After more than 30 years of struggling to clean up the nation's
- No. 1 air-pollution problem, Los Angeles adopts a plan that may end
- its love affair with the automobile.
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- BUSINESS: America's small towns, increasingly short of jobs,
- services and citizens, must fight to stay on the map
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- Hamlets like Clay Center, Kans., have been sapped by an epic
- postwar migration to cities and suburbs, a trend that has
- accelerated in the past decade. As small towns shrivel, so does a
- way of life that helped define the national character. -- Despite
- qualms, the U.S. will assist Japan in building the FSX jet. -- The
- Mommy Track debate: Should motherhood put a woman on a slower
- career path?
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- RELIGION: A feast of Christian art from Africa
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- With wood, clay, paint and canvas, native artists across the
- continent are giving their own cultural expression to the themes
- that have inspired some of the greatest works of the Western
- tradition: the Nativity, the Madonna, the Crucifixion and the tales
- of the Bible. The results are vigorous, often passionate,
- testaments of faith.
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- HEALTH: Abortion involves little real risk
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- Surgeon General Koop testifies that the procedure has minimal
- physical and emotional consequences. -- Breathing cigarette smoke
- may cause cervical cancer.
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- PROFILE: Wendy Wasserstein writes of women
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- Her Heidi Chronicles tells of a heroine who grew up a feminist,
- as did the writer, in a tale that tempers anger with humor and a
- sense of loneliness.
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- MUSIC: With its new album, Green, R.E.M. is on the go
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- After a decade and six other records, this rock band based in
- Athens, Ga., has broadened its appeal without sacrificing its
- compelling, often eccentric style.
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- LAW: Can the courts safeguard battered women?
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- A brutal wife killing in Indiana shocks a community and raises
- questions about the limited reach of the American legal system's
- protective arms.
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- 8 Letters
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- 15 Critics' Choice
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- 16 American Scene
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- 85 Video
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- 85 Milestones
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- 86 People
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- 95 Books
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- 106 Essay
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- Cover: Photograph by Matthew Klein