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Monitor Archive for August 7, 1987
Mecca clash has deep roots in Islamic schism. Historic split fuels political differences and heightens tension
Spies in novels. How the spook became a suspense fiction hero
ARTS SCENE
Catastrophic-illness care: Senate proposals leave glaring gaps
The Belle 'Epoque. Chronicle of European high society
Conversations in the executive suite
NOW IN PAPER
Summer fiction. Searching for a promised land
Spies in the skies. The high-flying world of high-tech space espionage
Private donations: an impressive 95 cents per dollar goes into houses
Carmaker courtship in Kenosha
ARMS CONTROL. New Soviet proposals on chemical weapons and arms in space
Editor's Essay. Ancient and modern gnosticism
Give peace a chance
Incinerator knockdown shows Bulger's Massachusetts might
Spies on the outside. Double life as a British agent and a Russian spy
The loneliness of the secretary of state
Cable TV's witty satire on the news media has the ring of truth beneath the laughs
WorldTeach outreach. Organization sends teachers to rural schools in Kenya
Beyond all the rosy statistics
The light and air of Meschel
Spies on the inside. Banned book tells of British intelligence `dirty tricks'
For young readers, here's a lively look at everyday life
For boating buffs: single-handed racer sails Atlantic track
Travel books. Memoirs and memories of two French writers
FREEZE FRAMES
Constitutional Journal
One hundred volunteers put careers on hold
Chrysler's AMC buyout fits long history for both firms
Reagan aide sees interest rates falling into 1988. White House outlook overly optimistic, some critics say
The man behind the USSR's most popular film - a parable about tyranny. Director Tengiz Abuladze talks about `Repentance,' a film shelved until glasn...
Rap that US doesn't look before it leaps is a bum one, except ... Mind-set, as well as way system operates, can skew decisions
Iran: paying a price for break with Saudis
US-Iran roundup: American official warns West of terrorism resurgence
California cherries may open path to Japan
Between two worlds. A Soviet writer's visions of America
For children. Get-up-and-go books for summer's dog days
SCIENCE FICTION
Just the tincture of skunk
Cuba's open secret: Fidel-ity to sports
US stumbles as Soviets gain in Gulf. Moscow and Tehran talk while US and Iran snarl
Come to the powwow!
Poetic correspondence. The letters of Ezra Pound and Louis Zukofsky
You are worthy of healing
IRAN-CONTRA PANEL NOT FINISHED. Chairman Hamilton: gaps still to be filled
From flower child to yuppie. VENICE BEACH
IRAN AND THE GULF. US weighs military options against Iran. But Pentagon plays down threat to US
Aiming films at teen audience may be too unambitious a goal
News in print
Habitat for Humanity. A matter of conscience. Founder Millar Fuller left personal wealth behind to eliminate poverty housing around the world