Vol. 124 No. 18
NATION
points but Reagan protects his lead
Star Wars: Pro and Con
A Partisan Gloss on the Globe
Points for Style and Substance
Debating the Debates
The Big Fight Syndrome (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)
"Our Candidate/Ourselves"
The Senate: Riding High with Reagan
How to "Neutralize" the Enemy
Is It Safe to Use the Phone?
Case of the Classy Madam
WORLD
"I Was Really Worried"
The Tin Kazoo (NICARAGUA)
Capitalism Comes to the City (CHINA)
Soft Sell (SOVIET UNION)
Delayed Shock (BRITAIN)
A $500 Million Misunderstanding (ISRAEL)
Situation: Stalemate (THE GULF)
The Man Who Came to Bonn (EAST-WEST)
A Nation of Sleep (ICELAND)
Disorder in the Court (GRENADA)
Islands in the Stream (DISPUTES)
SCIENCE
SOCIETY
The New Bad Boys of Fashion (Living)
PRESS
RELIGION
Reviving an Ancient Rite
SPORT
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Small-Town Horror Stories (American Notes / MINNESOTA)
Mile High and Nine Inches Deep (American Notes / DENVER)
Wild in the Streets (American Notes / LOS ANGELES)
The Birdman of Leavenworth (American Notes / JUSTICE)
BUSINESS
Market Politics (Economy & Business)
Oil Exporters on a Slippery Slope (Economy & Business)
Border Skirmish (Economy & Business)
Shedding Light on Black Funds (FRAUDS)
Jumbo Disaster for Shrimpers (FISHING)
Foreground Music, Please (ENTREPRENEURS)
The Limo for James Bond (AUTOMOBILES)
A Colorful Look and a New Feel (CURRENCY)
EDUCATION
Campus Concern
LAW
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Troubled Life with Father (Books)
Preacher (Books)
Highs and Lows (Books)
Dark Nights for the Libido (Cinema)
Champagne Time for Beverly Sills (Music)
SPECIAL SECTION
PHYSICS: BOSONS' BOSSES (Nobel Prizes)
CHEMISTRY: MODEL T (Nobel Prizes)
MEDICINE: GUIDED MISSILES (Nobel Prizes)
ECONOMICS: ELEGANT NUMBERS (Nobel Prizes)