Vol. 125 No. 10

NATION

A Big Night for Chest Pains
Bugged by indictments, New York mobsters suddenly fall ill

A Troubled Double Life
An SEC official steps down

American Notes Congress
The Princefish Calls It Quits

American Notes Crime
A Lovestruck Confession

American Notes Justice
Cutback on Quotas

American Notes Military
One Good Woman

American Notes
Subway Gunman Some Kind of Hero

Exploring the High-Tech Frontier
Even proponents admit that Star Wars is a tall, and perhaps impossible, order

Meeting Place of the World
With 30,000 conferences a year, Geneva is a city of causes

Putting It on the Table
Star Wars is the big obstacle as the U.S. and Soviets return to Geneva

Upsetting a Delicate Balance
Will defensive weapons undermine deterrence and spark a new arms race?

How Reagan Became a Believer

Taking a Louisiana Mud Bath
A grand jury indicts Governor Edwards for fraud

The Drive to Kill Revenue Sharing
A deficit-ridden Administration asks, "What's to share?"

When Push Comes to Shove
Congress passes "budget-busting" aid for farmers

WORLD

Central America the Propaganda War
A Shultz-Ortega meeting amid a Nicaraguan "peace offensive"

Espionage High Flyer
Uncovering an undercover

Middle East in Search of Partners
Egypt and Israel pursue a new initiative for a settlement

Northern Ireland Bloody Day
The I.R.A.'s deadly attack

Pakistan "a Green Light"

Pakistan Winning Some and Losing Some
An election that might bring an end to martial law

The Philippines Alive But Far From Well
The President reappears to face a sorely afflicted nation

World Notes Britain
"They Just Cannot Go On"

World Notes Diplomacy
A Rise in the Temperature

World Notes Mexico
Sniping Over the Border

World Notes Poland
Workers Win Half a Loaf

World Notes South Africa
Compromise At Crossroads

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Campus Ills (Medicine)
Measles strikes U.S. colleges

SOCIETY

All Riled Up About Ratings (Living)
A new book evaluates 329 U.S. cities for livability

Harassing the Homeless (Behavior)
Growing numbers of street people bring a backlash

PRESS

Closed Door
Rebuking the New York TIMES

Happy Birthday, London
Times The 200-year-old paper seems ready to erase years of red ink

Newswatch: Credibility At Stake

RELIGION

Catching an Angel in a Net
A marine biologist with a spiritual bent wins a top award

Ecumenical Chill
Tough words from the Vatican

SPORT

"Trying to Keep That Feeling"
A year after the Olympics, Sarajevo clings to the big time

BUSINESS

A Plan to Tame the Dollar (Economy & Business)

Business Notes Airlines (Economy & Business)
The Ground Crew Walks Out

Business Notes Investigations (Economy & Business)
Boston's Embattled Bank

Business Notes Prescription Drugs (Economy & Business)
Valium By Another Name

Business Notes Promotions (Economy & Business)
Shining Again for Mcdonald's

Business Notes Television (Economy & Business)
Taking Aim At Cbs

Little Labels (Economy & Business)
Dreaming of musical gold

Stop Sign (Economy & Business)
An end to auto import quotas

The Zesty Forecast for '85 (Economy & Business)
But the mighty American greenback and giant deficits could cause troubles

Troubled Hunts (Economy & Business)
Is there a silver lining?

EDUCATION

Matriculating At Supercomputer U
The U.S. earmarks powerful new machines for college campuses

LAW

No Mickey Mousing Around
In court, Disney hardly ever loses an injury case

Psychiatric Help
New tool for poor defendants

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Tough Sell for the Arts (Video)
With Mozart and mini-series, a cable survivor hangs in

Best Sellers (Books)

Earthbound So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Books)
by Douglas Adams Harmony; 204 pages; $12.95

Grace Notes the Tenth Man (Books)
by Graham Greene Simon & Schuster; 157 pages; $14.95

Master of the Gesture (Art)
At the Metropolitan, Caravaggio's turbulent genius

New Lyrics for the Devil's Music (Show Business)
Evangelical pop makes heavenly sounds for the record industry

One More Fat Englishman Money: a Suicide Note (Books)
by Martin Amis; Viking; 372 pages; $16.95

MILESTONES

A Brahmin's Life of Service
Henry Cabot Lodge: 1902-1985

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PEOPLE

On the Record

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TO OUR READERS

A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)