Vol. 111 No. 25

NATION

A Week of Tough Talk (A Week of Tough Talk)
U.S.-Soviet relations worsen as Carter and Brezhnev trade accusations

Rapping for Carter's Ear

Carter tries a new tack toward Eastern Europe
"Mischief" in Moscow's Front Yard

It's a Time of Testing (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)
The Presidency

ERA Countdown (ERA Countdown)
Illinois approaches a vote

Where the Grass is Greener (Where the Grass Is Greener)
Potent home-grown pot blossoms into a new cash crop

The Beneficent Monster (COVER STORY)
Rich and eager to please, HEW is rapidly growing out of control

Stunning Sums

Under the HEW Umbrella

"I Love This Job!"
Califano delights in shaking new life into HEW

Battle of the Bulge II (Americana / Americana)

Saying "Thank You" with Rebates (Americana)

School for Scandal (Americana)

WORLD

Post-Mortem on an Invasion (ZAIRE)
The West ponders the Soviet-Cuban role鈥攁nd wonders what next in Shaba

Savimbi's Shadowy Struggle (ANGOLA)
A continuing civil war threatens the Luanda government

A Big Catch in Zagreb (TERRORISTS)
New clues for Rome, but a knotty problem for Bonn

Refugees on the Run (CHINA)
A collapse of fraternal relations

The West's Ragged Edge (THE MEDITERRANEAN)
Between Greece and Turkey, it is still a diplomatic standoff

Days of Whine and Roses (ITALY)
The synopsis of a real-life opera, with just a touch of Rigoletto

SCIENCE

Good Mosquito
Pitting bug against bug

A False Image
Clones do not make the man

SOCIETY

In New Hampshire: Sheep and Shear Ecstasy (American Scene)

Kites Are Flying Sky High (Living)
An ardent, age-old love affair with strings attached

PRESS

A Right to Rummage?
Police can frisk newsrooms, says the court

Overdosed on Excitement (Newswatch/Thomas Griffith)

SPORT

Red Sox Rattlesnake
When Jim Rice uncoils, it's downtown time in Boston this spring

BUSINESS

Learning the Conservation ABCs (Energy / Learning the Conservation ABCs)
More schools are teaching ways to save fuel

More Furor over Food Costs (Economy & Business)
Shoppers sore as prices soar and beef jumps over the moon

Bitter Battle Over Sweetness (Economy & Business)
Socking it to the consumer

Higher Interest For Big Savers (Economy & Business)
Banks can pay more

About-Face on Capital Gains (Economy & Business)
Republican Steiger is on the verge of forcing a tax cut

Gulf Oil's Painful Surgery (Economy & Business)
A giant pays dearly for past mistakes

Justice Takes Aim at CBS (Economy & Business)
A case of crossed signals?

Mobile Society Puts Down Roots (Economy & Business)
Young executives鈥攁nd their families鈥攔esist the nomadic life

Telling Jimmy About Jobs (Economy & Business / Executive View/Marshall Loeb)
Executive View

EDUCATION

"Worth Fighting For"
A unique Chicago school that refuses to die

Kudos: Round 3

LAW

Burglars and Booby Traps (Burglars and Booby Traps)
To catch a thief, don't use a spring gun

Host's Risks (Host's Risks)
Let the partygiver beware

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Hang Left out of Nutbush (Music / Hang Left out of Nutbush)
After ten years of hard traveling, Bob Seger breaks big

Women Alone (Theater)

Death of a Flack (Theatre)

Fake-Out (Cinema)

Bad Sign (Cinema)

An Unapologetic Anthology (Books)

The Past Recaptured (Books)

Bloody Irishmen (Books)

Editors' Choice (Books)

Best Sellers (Books)

MILESTONES

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PEOPLE

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TO OUR READERS

Read the story (A Letter From The Chairman)

LETTERS

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ESSAY

The Case for a Global Marshall Plan (Time Essay)

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