Vol. 124 No. 15

COVER

Court at the Crossroads (Cover Story / COVER STORY)

NATION

Holding Their Ground

The Heat of the Kitchen

Passing the Buck

Reagan's Youthful Boomlet

The Senate: Embattled Heartland Republicans

Next in Line for the Nine

F.D.R.'s Scheme

WORLD

Friends and Enemies (MIDDLE EAST)

A Colony's Uncertain Future (HONG KONG)

Sincerity, or "Very Tricky"? (NICARAGUA)

Return of the Native (FRANCE)

An Enemy Bearing Gifts (THE KOREAS)

Red Threat, No Sweat (SOVIET UNION)

Arms Coup on the High Seas (TERRORISM)

Work Before Politics (SOUTH AFRICA)

SCIENCE

Striking It Rich in Wyoming

Trapped in Time

SOCIETY

In Pennsylvania: The View from 80 (American Scene)

PRESS

Finding a Face for Fritz (Newswatch/)

RELIGION

U.S. Judaism's Man of Paradox

SPORT

Wait Until This Year

TECHNOLOGY

Play It Again, This Time in Color (Computers)

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Give Peace an Institute (American Notes / WASHINGTON)

Chart of the High Frontier (American Notes / SPACE)

Booty to the Top Bidder (American Notes / FLORIDA)

Handling a Deadly Issue (American Notes / JUSTICE)

"Under Every Rock" (American Notes / the Military)

BUSINESS

Battling It Out in the Skies (Economy & Business)

A Plan, at Long Last a Plan (Economy & Business)

Big Blue Aims to Get Bigger (Economy & Business)

Smooth Sailing in Autos and Coal (LABOR)

Here Comes EDGAR (INVESTING)

Going Home the Hard Way (FINANCIERS)

Fightin', Feudin' and Fumin' (REGULATORS)

Flipping the 50 Billionth Burger (RESTAURANTS)

EDUCATION

Getting Off to a Quick Start

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Going for the Grail at the Met (Music)

The Cassettes Go Rolling Along (Books)

Battleground (Books)

Journeys (Books)

From Heartland to Heartthrobs (Cinema / COUNTRY)

A Domestic Reign of Terror (Video)

MILESTONES

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PEOPLE

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On the Record

TO OUR READERS

Read the story (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

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