Vol. 124 No. 1

NATION

But Can It Work?

Friend and Foe

Trying to Win the Peace

Jackson's Puzzling Quest

Farrakhan Fulminations

Photo Op.

Hard-Line Stand

Searching for a Pen Pal (The Presidency)

Rewriting a Rite of Passage

WORLD

Scowling Voters (EUROPE)

Not Even an Ironic Smile (DIPLOMACY)

Big Bang (SOVIET UNION)

Ballot Battle (POLAND)

Some Grounds for Optimism (CENTRAL AMERICA)

Arming a Quiet Bystander (KUWAIT)

The Roots of Violence (INDIA)

Round 2 at the Pits (BRITAIN)

See and Hear No Evil (SOVIET UNION)

No Longer a Hero (CUBA)

A Tooth for a Tooth (SUDAN)

An Anonymous 007 Theory (SEQUELS)

SOCIETY

Erma in Bomburbia (Living / COVER STORY)

And on Other Home Fronts (Living)

PRESS

Embroidering the Facts

SPORT

A Dress Rehearsal for Lewis et al.

Sportsmanship by Eight Strokes

Burying Swale

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Facing a House Reprimand (American Notes / WASHINGTON)

Was the Punishment a Crime? (American Notes / CIVIL RIGHTS)

Laying the Glove on Michael (American Notes / CONCERTS)

Gunning Down a Talk-Show Host (American Notes / DENVER)

The Invasion of Florida (American Notes)

BUSINESS

The Gathering Storm (Economy & Business)

Where Did the Money Go? (Economy & Business)

Third World Lightning Rod (Economy & Business)

The Winner and New Chairman Is... (Economy & Business)

All Aboard for Conrail (RAILROADS)

Fallout from a German Strike (AUTOS)

Case of the Missing Password (CRIME)

Avon Puts Tiffany Up for Grabs (RETAILING)

A Successor to Laker Takes Off (AIRLINES)

LAW

Quickening Debate over Life on Ice

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Gliding over a Dying Reef (Art)

Nothing New Under the Sun (Cinema)

The Keen Edge of Rub (Music)

Odyssey of a Corrected Classic (Books)

Captive Poet (Books)

Failing Words (Theater)

Rhino Feet (Theater)

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

Journalism and the Larger Truth