Volume 15, Number 31, August 5, 1988
Interviews
Dr. Adriano Quintana
The president of the National Federation of Graingrowers of Colombia (Fenalce) argues for a change in policy that would enable Colombia to become self-sufficient in grain production.
Book Reviews
A Man Who Loved Both the Stars and Great Music
by Warren J. Hamerman
A Man Who Loved the Stars: The Autobiography of John A. Brashear.
Modern Aviation’s Debt to ‘Kelly’ Johnson
by Leo Scanlon
More Than My Share of It All, by Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson, with Maggie Smith.
A Message ‘Too Big To Handle’
by Katherine Kanter
Kathleen, the Life of Kathleen Ferner, 1912-1953, by Maurice Leonard.
The Founder of the British Royal Ballet
by Katherine Kanter
Ninette de Valois, Idealist Without Illusions, by K. Sorley Walker; sections by N. de Valois.
Departments
Report from Bonn
by Rainer Apel
A Marshall Plan for the Third World.
Report from Rio
by Lorenzo Carrasco Bazúa
Weimar Hyperinflation Hits.
Africa Report
by Mary Lalevée
Maneuvering over Strategic Resources.
From New Delhi
by Susan Maitra
Hare Krishnas, and Soviets.
Report from Rome
by Antonio Gaspari
Greens Defend Toxic-Waste Dumpers.
Dateline Mexico
by Héctor Apolinar
Fall of a “Godfather.”
Editorial
Margaret Thatcher Lays Down the Law.
Economics
First RepublicBank Is Declared Insolvent
by Christopher White
The biggest bank liquidation in history looks like it may be the test case for more to come, as financial regulators prepare to turn the country’s assets over to foreign creditors.
Drought Relief Bill Won’t Do the Job
by Patricia Salisbury
Soviet Health: As Bad as the Third World
by Aglaja Beyes
Even the Soviet magazine Nash Sovremenik admits,“If we had preserved the level of infant mortality of the year 1960, we would not have lost 17-18 million people.”
International Credit
by Héctor Apolinar
So Much for the Mexican Model.
Colombian Graingrowers Could Feed Their Nation, If Policy Were Changed
Interview of Dr. Adriano Quintana, president of the National Federation of Graingrowers of Colombia.
Currency Rates
Bank Failures
Agriculture
by Marcia Merry
A Chain Reaction of Crises.
Business Briefs
Feature
Is Reliable Electric Power a Thing of the Past?
by Marsha Freeman
Large sections of the United States are facing a disappearance of reliable power. This summer’s heat wave has increased the stress on a system which has been made vulnerable to any departure from the “normal.”
International
Superpower Deals: The Coming Threat of ‘Peace’
by Thierry Lalevée and Konstantin George
The cynical map-redrawing will not ameliorate, but rather worsen, the conditions of economic looting, oppression, and genocide which cause war—while the Western alliance is dismantling its ability to fight such a war.
Asia: Shultz Midwifes Sino-Soviet Deal
by Linda de Hoyos
Pope Celebrates Baptism of Kievan Rus Together with the Ukrainians
by Irene Beaudry and Luba George
U.S. Tries New Dirty Tricks against Panama
by Gretchen Small
Cárdenas: Mexican Regime Throws Provocateur Bombs
by Hugo López Ochoa
Drug Mob Plans ‘Independent Republics,’ Warns Defense Minister of Colombia
by Valerie Rush
Documentation: Defense Minister Rafael Samudio’s Report to the National Congress.
Tactical Air Meet 88: Can NATO Still Defend Europe?
by Dean Andromidas and Andreas Ranke
Report on the sixth semi-annual Tactical Air Meet 88, which occurred amid growing doubts among Western military experts over U.S. support for the defense of Europe.
Thailand Votes for Industrialization
by Sophie Tanapura and Linda de Hoyos
International Intelligence
National
Weld, Burns Admit They Tried To Trap Meese
by William Jones
The renegades from the Justice Department found themselves on the hot seat, in Senate hearings.
Packard Blasts ‘Police-State Tactics’ in Pentagon Procurement Scandal
by Leo Scanlon
LaRouche Lawyers Slam Government Misconduct in Boston Trial
There is not an aspect of the criminal justice process which was not tainted by government misconduct, says the defense brief.
Profile: Michael Dukakis: The Democratic Nominee Is Worse than Jimmy Carter
by Kathleen Klenetsky
‘Anti-Fraud’ Clique Asks Vendetta Powers
by Leo Scanlon
The crowd behind Pentagate demands a blatant abrogation of the U.S. Constitution.
Eye on Washington
by Nicholas F. Benton
West German Leader’s White House Ordeal.
Congressional Closeup
by William Jones
National News
