LFA: Indict and remand Fri, 15 Jul 88 Alistair Cooke reflects on protection rackets in 1930s Manhattan, the meaning of indict and remand, and the purpose and history of the US Grand Jury....
LFA: Iran Air Flight 655 Fri, 8 Jul 88 An Iranian airliner carrying 290 civilians is shot down by US missiles over the Persian Gulf, killing all on board....
LFA: The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door Fri, 17 Jun 88 Cooke recalls the moment when the segregationist George Wallace, Governor of Alabama, attempted to prevent a black student enrolling at the University of Alabama in 1963....
LFA: Lame duck President Reagan Fri, 20 May 88 Considered a lame duck since his farewell State of the Union address in January 1988, Cooke muses on the real power of President Reagan who stands down in November 1988....
LFA: The forgotten William Le Queux Fri, 13 May 88 On hearing of the death of double agent Kim Philby (1912 -1988), Cooke reflects on the influence of forgotten Edwardian spy writer William Le Queux (1864-1927)....
LFA: Irving Berlin turns 100 Fri, 6 May 88 As songwriter Irving Berlin turns 100 Alistair Cooke considers why his extraordinary life and unlikely longevity should make us wary of those claiming to have the secret of health....
LFA: George H W Bush nominated Fri, 29 Apr 88 Alistair looks at the background of George H W Bush, the new Republican presidential candidate, and who he might face in the upcoming presidential elections....
LFA: Stanton Delaplane (1907-1988) Fri, 22 Apr 88 A tribute to the travel writer and Pulitzer prize-winning columnist renowned for his scoop on the 'ding dong daddy of the D-car line' about a bigamist cable car conductor....
LFA: California public health laws Fri, 18 Mar 88 Alistair Cooke is in California, where farmers and manufacturers are facing a drought and tougher rules on illegal immigrants and public health....
LFA: 1988 presidential primaries Fri, 11 Mar 88 The 1988 presidential primaries are underway, the Democrats are ambivalent about their contenders, and California aims to curb developers in Orange County....