Vol. 125 No. 17

A Misbegotten Trip Opens Old Wounds (V-E Day)
Reagan's ill-planned journey sparks a furor on both sides of the Atlantic

Speaking of Reconciliation (V-E Day)

"A Gigantic Death Camp" (V-E Day)

Beneath the Headstones (V-E Day)

"There Was Such a Feeling of Joy" (V-E Day)
Six bleak years of agony and hope, then one bright day of dancing in the streets

From Rubble To Renewal (V-E Day)
A revived, divided Continent: in the shadow of superpowers and vaguely dissatisfied with itself

Cultivating a Middle East Ally

A Partial Victory for Romance (South Africa)
Infamous sex laws will be repealed, but apartheid remains intact

A Country's Slow Death (Lebanon)
The Prime Minister resigns as Muslim factions battle it out

"The Patient Was Already Dead"
Discovery's crew makes a valiant attempt to fix a satellite

For Love of a Smelly Art
Horror and majesty, savagery and science, Hagler and Hearns

Glitches and Crashes at the IRS (Computers)
New machines and new software create a tax-time headache

A Letter from the Publisher

After the Nightmare
On the 40th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, the world refuses to forget

Taking the Offense on Defense

Almost Mission Impossible

Stirring Hope
"Alan, Presidente" electrifies

Stepping Out
Moscow 's Great Communicator

World Notes

Fresh Fears About Mounting Debts
Many poor countries are too strapped to make interest payments

Milestones

Retreating on Rebel Aid
Congress forces the President to compromise on his contra request

Drawing a Bead on Reagan (The Presidency)

The Times They Are Achangin'
Student protest stirs once again on campuses across the U.S.

Spying to Support a Life-Style
Security measures against espionage are often a joke

A Series of Bad Signals (Economy & Business)
Signs of a slowdown appear, but a recession is still unlikely this year

Captain Outrageous Opens Fire (Economy & Business)
In his longest shot yet, Turner aims to buy CBS for $5.4 billion

Name Your Poison

Business Notes

Battling AIDS (Medicine)
More misery, less mystery

Book Learning (Food)
A scholarly approach to food

Tidbits

Why It's Tough to Take It Back
A singular rape case raises a ruckus about recantations

Scenes from Heaven and Hell (Dance)
Paul Taylor premieres two strong modern works in Manhattan

A Love Affair with Learning (Books)

The Wild East (Books)

Different (Books)
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Where Are the Hit Musicals? (Theater)
This season's drab shows have forgotten how to tell a story