Vol. 125 No. 11

"I Will Veto Again and Again"
Reagan kills a farm bill while lawmakers eye defense; ROUGH HOUSE Two Congressmen square off

American Notes Crime
Thayer Admits a Stock Swindle

American Notes Marriage
The Power of Perseverance

American Notes Medicine
Testing Blood for Aids

American Notes Military
A $30 Million Wrong Number

American Notes The Vice President
Help for a Hungry Land

Deadly Traffic on the Border
A drug agent is found murdered

Gearing Up in Geneva
Reagan issues his marching orders for a new round of arms talks

Getting Tough?
The Pentagon stops payment

Moving Toward the Middle
Sick of caucuses, Sunbelt Democrats form--what else?--a caucus

Putting the Squeeze on Congress
The Administration floats some schemes for helping the CONTRAS

Selma's Painful Progress
Civil rights marchers recall a notorious anniversary

The Presidency
Letting Regan Be Regan

Britain Challenging Government Secrets
A wiretapping expose brings calls for reforming an archaic law

Chile Killer Quake
A scene from the INFERNO

China the Puzzle of the New
Open-door economics and a search for spiritual renewal

"I Am Not in Doubt"

Middle East Aftershocks in Beirut
As U.S. warships head eastward, more blood is shed

World Notes Alliances
Warsaw Pact Murmurs

World Notes Anniversaries
A Bridge to the Past

World Notes El Salvador
F.P.L. Spells Murder

World Notes Greece
Papandreou Breaks a Promise

World Notes South Korea
Scrapping a Blacklist

Zimbabwe a Bitter Feud Continues
Mugabe and Nkomo struggle for their country's future

A Lift for Endangered Cranes (Environment)
Two rare Chinese birds are sent to Wisconsin to mate

A Bold Gamble in Tucson (Medicine)
Doctors try an unproven artificial heart, but the patient dies

Beyond a Spoonful of Sugar (Living)
Move over Mary Poppins; here come the stateside nannies

In Minnesota: Birthday Bash for a Native Son (American Scene)

Changing the Guard At 60
Media Baron Samuel I. Newhouse will buy THE NEW YORKER

Apostle of Sunny Thoughts
Upbeat showmanship makes Robert Schuller a top televangelist

Masters of Their Own Game
On the ice and on the boards, always several moves ahead

Cover Stories to Be Simply the Best
Hockey's Gretzky, basketball's Bird and the wonder of how they do it

The New Breeds of Software (Computers)
Programs for making art, probing minds, dabbling in pork bellies

Business Notes Airlines (Economy & Business)
Freight-Class Flights

Business Notes Communications (Economy & Business)
Giving the Owners the Hook

Business Notes Computers (Economy & Business)
Too Many Apples on the Shelf

Business Notes Regulations (Economy & Business)
Putting the Knock on Lead

Business Notes Securities (Economy & Business)
Where Did the $300 Million Go?

European Labor in Retreat (Economy & Business)
The British miners' strike ends amid a Continent-wide decline in union clout

The High Price of Freedom (Economy & Business)
Phillips goes deeply in debt to repulse corporate raiders

Tough Tidings (Economy & Business)
The message bearer's woes

Tropical Rent-A-yacht (Economy & Business)
Tax breaks make dreams come true for would-be commodores

Launchpad for Superachievers
A remarkable junior-high plan turns out college-level pupils

Chip-Chip-Chipping Away
A new exception to MIRANDA'S "bright line"

Megacourtroom

A Hit Show for the Record (Show Business)
Tim Rice's new musical has arrived everywhere, except onstage

Author, Teacher, Witness (Books)
Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel speaks for the silent

Painful Truth the Octette Bridge Club (Theater)
by P.J. Barry

Seductive Self-Delusion the Loves of Anatol (Theater)
by Arthur Schnitzler

Soul Trek Black Robe (Books)
by Brian Moore Dutton; 246 pages; $15.95

Uneasy Riders and a Pig (Cinema)
Three new comedies hit the road, while one stays in the sty