Vol. 124 No. 9
NATION
Party Time in Dallas
(COVER STORIES)
The Republicans attend a coronation while the Democrats falter
The Magic and the Message
After 20 years in politics, Reagan is revved up for a last hurrah
Rallying Round a Comma Cause
The Other Running Mate
Riding a Wave Of Good Feeling
Making Reagan Be Reagan
Leadership from the Heart
Money Flow
The Stingers Get Stung
Bull's-Eye
WORLD
A Duel of Images
(CANADA)
Reverberations in America's Attic
Scouring the Red Sea Floor
(TERRORISM)
The Happier Warriors
(WEST GERMANY)
Choosing Sides
(BRAZIL)
Bomblets Away
(ARMAMENTS)
Priests and Politicians
(VATICAN)
Flying Down to Managua
(NICARAGUA)
Turbulence in Paradise
(COSTA RICA)
Who's Up, Who's Down
(IRAN)
Marriage of Convenience
(DIPLOMACY)
SCIENCE
The Miracle of "Test-Tube" Skin
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Can Science Pick a Child's Sex?
(Medicine)
SOCIETY
In Las Vegas: Working Hard for the Money
(American Scene)
PRESS
On and Off the Record
Forms of Speech
SPORT
One Last U.S. Victory Lap
Daydreams on the Closing Night
TECHNOLOGY
A Giant Flexes Its Muscles
(Computers)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Prodding the Reluctant Airlines
(American Notes / AIR TRAVEL)
Money Delayed Is Money Denied
(American Notes / UNITED NATIONS)
Rain, Rain, Go Away
(American Notes / NEW YORK)
Downgrading a Whistle Blower
(American Notes / THE MILITARY)
One Small Step for Womankind
(American Notes / ORGANIZATIONS)
BUSINESS
The Forecasters Flunk
(Economy & Business)
Messiah of the Market
(Economy & Business)
A Red Face for the Red Baron
(Economy & Business)
Street Smarts
(Economy & Business)
Belly Up in Hungary
(BANKRUPTCIES)
Carrots for Foreign Investors
(GOVERNMENT FINANCE)
Sorry, Right Number
(COMMUNICATIONS)
Sears Taps a Salesman
(PROMOTIONS)
Thinking Small and Winning Big
(ADVERTISING)
LAW
The Gritty Battle for Beach Access
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
"Maggie the Cat Is Alive!"
(Video)
Meeting of Two Masters
(Show Business)
A Most Famous Anthropologist
(Books)
Byting Back
(Books)
Dyed Dogs
(Books)
The Gams and Guns of August
(Cinema)
A Schooling in Surveillance
(Theater)
MILESTONES
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PEOPLE
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TO OUR READERS
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(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
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ESSAY
Holiday: Living on a Return Ticket