Vol. 122 No. 6

NATION

A Big Stick Approach (COVER STORIES)
U.S. policy in Central America becomes tougher鈥攁nd harder to sell

In the Gunboat Tradition

Backyard Base

Big Problems, Small Progress

Disappearing Act at Foggy Bottom

The Man with the President's Ear

PUSH Toward the Presidency

Hyping Ratings with Pathos (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)

Shelving a Flop

Strip Poker

Winging It

Sour Note

In the Doghouse

WORLD

A House Divided (Middle East)

Counterthreats (PERSIAN GULF)

High Noon

Long Memories (TERRORISM)

Trying Again (SOVIET UNION)

Craxi Makes His Move (ITALY)

Boiling Point (SRI LANKA)

A Dead-Stick Landing

High Ratings (SOUTH KOREA)

Hairline Call (SOUTH AFRICA)

SCIENCE

A Logical Step for Mankind (Space)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Brain Healing (Medicine)

PRESS

Weighing Network Anchors

The Danger of Hobnobbery Journalism (Newswatch/Thomas Griffith)

SPORT

A Year to Go and Counting

That Bat!

STYLE & DESIGN

South Street Seaport Opens (Design)

BUSINESS

Whoops! A $2 Billion Blunder (Economy & Business)

Other Big Busts (Economy & Business)

Good Harvest (Economy & Business)

Dial M for More (Economy & Business)

Short of Cash (Economy & Business)

Going Quietly (Economy & Business)

Silicon Savings (Economy & Business / Dividends)

Policies for Pets (Dividends)

A Jazzy Venture (Dividends)

EDUCATION

The Most Happy Fellows

LAW

Putnam County vs. Canada

Ethics Lesson

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Dark Clouds over the Drive-ins (Show Business)

German Expressionism Lives (Art)

A World of Diversity in the Unity (Books)

Pluck and Luck (Books)

Chinese Puzzle (Books)

Warm Days for Wagner Knights (Music)

MILESTONES

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PEOPLE

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TO OUR READERS

Read the story (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

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ESSAY

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