Vol. 124 No. 17
NATION
The debate gives Mandate a boost-but not a bonanza
Mondale's Whipping Boy
Co-Stars on Center Stage
Questions of Age and Competence
Growing Old in Office (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)
Charms and Maledictions
Proving Lincoln Was Right (Newswatch/Thomas Griffith)
Free at Last, Free at Last
The Senate: Rising Democratic Stars
Cheat Sheet
Whose Home Is This?
A Horsey Holiday for Her Majesty
WORLD
Dark Clouds, Bright Beginnings (PANAMA)
The Heart of the Matter (THE PHILIPPINES)
Mr. Peres Goes to Washington (DIPLOMACY)
"We Spent Too Much"
Determined House Guests (SOUTH AFRICA)
Splitting the Difference (DISPUTES)
Death on the Superstructure (THE GULF)
Mission with a Message (CARIBBEAN)
Sweet and Deadly (JAPAN)
SCIENCE
Report Card for William Clark (Environment)
SOCIETY
It's That Old Short Story Again (Living)
PRESS
Manipulation
State of Mind
SPORT
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Comandante in mufti (American Notes / PUBLIC RELATIONS)
Big Splash over a Small Pool (American Notes / BATTLEFRONTS)
Copy-Cat Crimes of the Heart (American Notes / TELEVISION)
And If Elected (American Notes / ECCENTRICS)
BUSINESS
The View from Hot Springs, Va. (Economy & Business)
Rich Is Poorer (Economy & Business)
Hall of Shame (Economy & Business)
One Yeah, One Nay, One Maybe (LABOR UNIONS)
Big Companies, Small Bills (TAXES)
Scotch on the Rocks (BEVERAGES)
Only 69 Shopping Days Left (RETAILING)
Sony Shifts Electronic Gears (COMPANIES)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Thinking Big (Cinema)
Terms of Enchantment (Theater)
A Highly Creditable Curriculum (Video)
Eavesdropping on History (Books)
Canal Caper (Books)
Editors' Choice (Books)
Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)
Prague's Indomitable Spirit (Books)
The Visionary, Not the Madman (Art)