Table of ContentsSaving the Planet THE ARMS PIPELINE THAT CAME FIRSTThe $40 Billion Controversy NASA's chief, Admiral RICHARD TRULY, argues that an American space station is a better investment than any social programAt Last, the Smoking Gun? If a comet did in the dinosaurs, where is the giant crater left by its impact? The answer may lie on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.Is Black Evil? Nerd PowerStarving Children Star TripLike Son, Like FatherPink Protector BUSINESS NOTES TRANSPORTATION Humvee in The Driveway Garage in Space BUSINESS NOTES SCANDAL L'Oreal's Dark Roots Gunning Down Wildlife BUSINESS NOTES DISCRIMINATION The Price of Prejudice Televised Murder Anti-Los Angelization Why Forecasts Are Getting Cloudier Plans to overhaul the National Weather Service are so far behind schedule that the U.S. could lose its capacity to see -- and warn of -- the approach of dangerous stormsBUSINESS NOTES MARKETING A Real Brew-Haha Oliver Stone's JFK THE WHITE HOUSE A Bad Case of the Perks Why does Sununu keep embarrassing his boss? Because he thinks he shouldn't pay for anything.ESPIONAGE Con Man or Key to a Mystery? Ari Ben-Menashe adds fuel to the allegations that William Casey crafted a deal in 1980 to delay the release of the American hostages held by TehranAbortion Test Cases Summer Reading A dozen books to beguile a long, leisurely season in the sunJUSTICE Right Face! In the final stretch of a momentous term, a conservative majority solidifies its hold on the Supreme Court and prepares an assault on the Warren legacyTHEY DO COME BACK . . . BUT NOT AT THE SAME PRICETying the Boy Scouts In Knots Atheists, girls and gays are suing to join, testing the group's claim to be a private body in which discrimination is allowedNew ThreatsVOX POPNO BREATHING ALLOWEDBacking OutPUTTING THE BLAME ON NORMJustice Comes in Quotes Journalists can tinker with the words of interview subjects -- but reckless falsity can be libelousThe Thin Gray Gender Line V.M.I. gets state funds, and it bars women. Fine, says a federal judge, because that permits ''bonding.''EVER GET THE FEELING YOU'RE BEING WATCHED?JUST PASSING THROUGH, THANKSSOUTH AFRICA Who Will Lead This Divided Nation? Apartheid is nearly gone, but the African National Congress is ill prepared to take over and seems to have lost the political initiativeAn End to Sanctions? MIDDLE EAST The Good Life in Gaza Luring settlers with cheap housing, Shamir strengthens his grip on the territories and erects a barrier to peaceEscobar's Life Behind Bars A Day with the Chess Player In a nine-hour session at a secret location, the alleged patriarch of Colombia's Cali cartel talks for the first time about his battle with Washington and why he thinks drug lord Pablo Escobar wants him killedReliving Impossible Dreams From Provence, with love, come two idyllic comedies, the most beguiling films since charm went out of fashionAMERICAN NOTES CONGRESS Gray Bows Out AMERICAN NOTES HEALTH CARE The Check's Not in the Mail Designated HeroineBringing Back Storytelling With classic tales read by Hollywood stars, Rabbit Ears videos are a delightful antidote to Saturday-morning kidvidCOVER STORIES New Kings of Coke Now that Pablo Escobar is behind bars, the Cali cartel controls the lucrative -- and deadly -- business of putting cocaine on America's streets. Here is how drug sellers do it -- and why it is so hard to stop them.A Nasty Jolt for the Top Pops N.W.A.'s grotesque new rap album soars to No. 1, raising questions about why ghetto rage and the brutal abuse of women appeal to mainstream listenersAMERICAN NOTES PRESIDENTS Tales from the Crypt Look, Ma -- No Amps! MTV's Unplugged gets high-powered rockers to loosen up and go acoustic, but the results are still electrifyingAMERICAN NOTES GREAT ESCAPES Flossed and Found Why Don't We Like The Human Body?ADVERTISING The Collapse Of Clio Snafus and intrigue make a mockery of an industry's most prestigious award BUSINESS NOTES DRUGS Bark for Cancer's Bite HOLLYWOOD From Subarus to Celluloid Scoring big with the summer hit Robin Hood, a former auto distributor becomes Hollywood's hottest new mogulFINANCIAL SERVICES Charge It Your Way Credit-card users finally get a break, as fierce competition spurs a free-for-all of innovative services and jazzy incentivesWORLD NOTES FRANCE The Gaul Of It All TAXES Tempest in a Yacht Basin The luxury tax hurts the economy and isn't worth the trouble to collect, argues an unusual allianceWORLD NOTES GERMANY Bonn Says Ja To Berlin WORLD NOTES THE PHILIPPINES Who's on Base? WORLD NOTES INDIA Filling a Power Vacuum DIPLOMACY Boris Makes A Comeback Freshly elected and sober, Yeltsin wows WashingtonTIME magazine contents page Vol. 137 No. 26 JULY 1, 1991 America Abroad The Quiet Secession Of a Large CountryEVIL
