Vol. 125 No. 20

NATION

End of the Big Buildup

Life with Father "Mountain Men" Go on Trial

Reagan's Second Front
The push for a tax-reform plan may begin this week

Retreating on Defense
In a cliff-hanger, the President gets a budget with no military growth

Running Out of Easy Answers
Reagan's wizardry as a politician is his problem as President

Stiff Sentence
Thayer gets four years

The Late Hurrah

Typist = Driver
Los Angeles adjusts its salaries

A Message for Moscow
Reagan uses his Europe trip to clear the air

American Notes
Agent Orange Legally Right, Morally Wrong

American Notes
Drugs Two Record-Breaking Busts

American Notes
Foreign Service Not for Men Only

American Notes
Honors Bok in a Hard Place

American Notes
Oklahoma Deciding Who Shall Die

WORLD

Ethiopia the Politics of Famine
A ruthless regime compounds The plight of the starving

Europe the Divisive
Anniversary V-E Day Celebrations Highlight The East-West split

India a New Cycle of Violence
Sikh separatists launch an all-out campaign of terrorism

Middle East Brief Encounters
Shultz gauges the region's mood

Nicaragua Tantalizing Hints
The Sandinistas send a signal

Nigeria a Ragged Exodus of the Unwanted
Once again, economic woes trigger the mass expulsion of aliens

Searches Hunting the "Angel of Death"
The reward for Mengele's capture grows to $3.4 million

World Notes
Britain Inferno At a Soccer Game

World Notes
Disasters Death on Friendship Day

World Notes
El Salvador a Third Attempt At Peace

World Notes
Poland No More Hamburger Specials

World Notes
South Africa Bloodshed Begets Bloodshed

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Is Seafood Good for the Heart? (Medicine)
Eating some kinds of fish may reduce coronary disease

Medical Memory Card (Medicine)

SOCIETY

Fifty Years, a Day At a Time (Living)

One Less for the Road? (Living)
A new intolerance builds pressure on abusive drinking

Rating the Waters (Living)

Water, Water Everywhere (Living)
At work and at parties, Americans are drinking less and enjoying it more

PRESS

America's Newest Video Baron
Murdoch buys a budding network and seeks U.S. citizenship

RELIGION

Boff Silenced
Rome disciplines a scholar

Challenging Mormonism's Roots
Newly found letters raise questions about the church's origins

SPORT

Putting Baseball to the Test
Braced for a snowstorm, Ueberroth wants drug checkups for all

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

An Uptown Saturday Night
The Apollo Theater reopens, launched by the stars it nurtured

BUSINESS

Business Notes (Economy & Business)
China Peking's Prices Take Off

Business Notes (Economy & Business)
Cost of Living Have Dollars, Will Travel

Business Notes (Economy & Business)
Country Music a Sad Song of Sorry Sales

Business Notes (Economy & Business)
Energy Capping a Gusher of Optimism

Business Notes (Economy & Business)
Regulation Congress to the Rescue

Calling It Quits (Economy & Business)
Mobil to unload Ward

Down Time for Computers (Economy & Business)
Sluggish sales and sagging profits bring high-tech industries back to earth

Hungry Raider (Economy & Business)
Icahn's antics on two fronts

Search for a Miracle Cure (Economy & Business)
An economist touts profit sharing as a prescription for prosperity

EDUCATION

The Secretary of Controversy
William Bennett riles constituencies outside the White House

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

And Now, a Wham-Bam Superstar (Cinema)
Martial Artist Chuck Norris is the strong, silent, successful type

Confederates Stars and Bars (Books)
by William Boyd Morrow; 334 pages; $16.95

Editors' Choice (Books)

From Chile with Magic the House of the Spirits (Books)
by Isabel Allende Translated by Magda Bogin; Knopf; 368 pages; $17.95

Good Things in Small Packages (Music)
Digital dexterity highlights the new crop of CDs

Mental Paste a Creed for the Third Millennium (Books)
by Colleen McCullough Harper & Row; 346 pages; $17.95

They Defied the Doomsayers (Theater)
Three unlikely survivors on Broadway reap Tony nominations