Vol. 126 No. 4
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Born in the Trinity explosion (above), christened in blood at Hiroshima exactly 21 days later, it has cast a cloud over mankind for 40 years
A Fire In the Sky (Special Section: The Atomic Age)
What the Boy Saw
A New World, A Mystic World (What The Physicist Saw)
A Nation Coming Into Its Own
A Vision of Ourselves (What The People Saw)
A Letter from the Publisher
Chief Operating Officer
With the boss recuperating, brusque Donald Regan takes charge
Hot Under the Spotlight
Blue Angels of Death
Brief Attack
Meese goes after abortion law
American Notes
Soldier's Return (Soviet Union)
Gorbachev shakes the military
A Deluge of New Trouble (Famine)
Flash floods and transport woes worsen the crisis
World Notes
Business Notes
Male Call
BEYOND POWER
Notable
Milestones
WORLD
Two dams collapse, and a wall of water buries a resort village
A Crackdown on Violence (South Africa)
The government acts as turmoil spreads through black townships
Shadowy Report (Middle East)
Moscow denies Israeli ties
TECHNOLOGY
Hackers' arrests point up the growing problem of system security
NATION
Both the President and his presidency face an uncertain prognosis
What the Diagnosis Means
The facts and fears about colorectal cancer
Acting the Actor (The Presidency)
SCIENCE
A rousing call for a joint U.S.-Soviet mission
BUSINESS
Baseball's labor rhubarb spotlights the financial woes of pro sports
A Delicate Dollar Balance
Faint Cheers for Europe's Recovery (Economy & Business)
TIME's board sees growth ahead but worries about unemployment
EDUCATION
A federal judge will step away from the schools
LAW
Big spending and talk of terrorism mark an A. B. A. meeting
SPORT
A year later, Mary Decker Slaney puts away Zola Budd
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Black Cauldron Directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich
Prime Evil (Cinema)
THE EMERALD FOREST
Breaking the Celebrity Barrier (Books)
YEAGER by General Chuck Yeager and Leo Janos; Bantam; 342 pages; $17.95