Table of ContentsDrawing a Wild CardMIDDLE EAST Non Grata After rebuking the U.S., the United Nations votes to hear out Arafat in GenevaAmerican Notes DRUGS It's Ecstasy -- with an M Downed by a Good Right CrossIt's Better Late Than NeverTIME magazine contents page Vol. 132 No. 24 DECEMBER 12, 1988 American Notes ALIENS A Million Late Arrivals PRESIDENT-ELECT BUSH Hostile MakeoverMIDDLE EAST Frustration Springs Eternal One family's struggle shows why the intifadeh burns onWhy It Is Time to Talk to the P.L.O.Room for Hope Most Popular Protestant Anatomy of a DecisionStretch MarksHedda's Hellish Tale Even after the brutal beatings, she ''worshiped'' Joel SteinbergDouble the PleasureNo Pardon Reagan rules out clemency, but North still may get off ''I Am the Enemy You Loved'' Stalin and Shostakovich fight a duel in a powerful new filmA Hardball Player for the Senate New Majority Leader Mitchell is a liberal with an iron willThe Jackson Problem If the Democrats deflate him, blacks just might wave goodbyeWhat Do You Want from Santa? This year, parents may find the answer surprisingly familiarHold It In, Keep It UpAmerican Notes MISSOURI Kansas City Burning American Notes COMPUTERS Another Infection A Snitch's Story In L.A., an informer blows the whistle -- on himself Danger: RadiationOscar, Here Comes FelixCOVER STORIES Searching for Life's Elixir HDL, the ''good'' cholesterol, seems to play a pivotal role in fighting heart disease by keeping arteries clear of deadly plaqueWorld Notes POLAND Walesa 8, Government 2 Washington D.C. Turning Public Housing Over to Resident Owners A welfare mother of five who organized a housing complex sparks a national trendTIME magazine masthead Vol. 132 No. 24 DECEMBER 12, 1988 $25,000,000,000 Buyout barons KKR outfox Ross Johnson's group and walk off with RJR Nabisco, but the price comes with a colossal debt loadHigh Dive NBC bets on the '92 Games World Notes DISASTERS Two Deadly Storms The Decisive Line of a Master Richard Diebenkorn's drawings make an inspiring exhibitionBusiness Notes INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY An Idea Worth $833 Million Private Eye, Public ConsciencePaint the Town Red Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to New York, from the U.N. to Broadway, will test George Bush on his home turf -- and on the world stageBusiness Notes AUCTIONS Bull Market For Picasso Business Notes SERVICES Nails Done On the Run A Child's Garden of Lore And Laughter From ants to Eskimos, twelve delightful volumes to grow onOne Superpower to AnotherJohn Tower's Hesitation Blues He says he's a new man, but will Bush give him the Pentagon?Little Shop of Winners At David Geffen's entertainment mill, the hits keep on comingBusiness Notes COLLECTIBLES Taking Shots At an Eagle Lenders Take a Bigger Bite Interest rates jump to their highest levels in three yearsPortland Offers a Calling Card In an elegant structure, the city unveils its regional troupeBusiness Notes LABOR The Benefit of Having a Home Ma Bell Gets Wired Where Are the Censors? A titillating fall raises questions about network standardsTwo Sides of the Nuclear Sword New U.S. weapons may make Americans less secureTERRORISM To Save the Children A most unusual hijacking PAKISTAN Now, the Hard Part: Governing Is Bhutto up to the challenge? Label Her Real Hopes and Fears of All the Years Bethlehem's gloomy Christmas signals concerns for the futureRhino Poaching SOVIET UNION Here a Nay, There a Yea A whisper of dissent greets Gorbachev's latest reformsLying Down with Wolves World Notes BRITAIN A Property Boom Boom Readers' Choices From Upstart to Mainstream Two '60s-era magazines are remade for the '90sWorld Notes MEXICO No Miracles, But Hope Nominees for Man of the Year Take a Walk on the Well Side How you can eat, drink and jog your way to healthier cholesterol countsITALY Tentacles of the Octopus The Mafia brings Europe's worst drug epidemic homeRevisiting the Reindeer Rule Are publicly sponsored religious symbols unconstitutional?
