Vol. 126 No. 6

HEALTH & MEDICINE

AIDS: A Growing Threat (Medicine / Cover Story)
Now that the disease has come out of the closet, how far will it spread?

In the Middle of a War (Medicine / Cover Story)

NATION

Lights Out on Congress
A budget deal is cut after Reagan pulls the plug on Republicans

High Earners, Low Payers

An Unlikely Affinity (The Presidency)

Mayhem in the Cellblocks
Gangs terrorize Folsom and other overcrowded prisons

SCIENCE

Mother Superior's Secrets (Environment)
A submersible craft explores the largest of the Great Lakes

SOCIETY

In California: Catching the Spirit (American Scene)

Fearing the Mask May Slip (Behavior)
Victims of the impostor phenomenon doubt their achievements

STYLE & DESIGN

The Allure of Darth Vaderism (Design)
On Main Street and in SoHo, Americans are painting it black

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

A Letter from the Publisher

Weapons That Refuse to Die
Congress again proves unwilling to kill even flawed systems

Bent Arrow
An arms-for-Iran plot is foiled

More Popular Than Ever
A TIME poll shows Reagan, if not his policies, flying high

"Like a Wall of Napalm"
A Delta jet with 160 aboard crashes in a Texas thunderstorm

Tracking an Ill-Tempered Invader
Scientists hunt for killer bees in California

Death at the Bronx Zoo

American Notes

Trying to Break the Hammerlock (South Africa)
Botha's crackdown brings an angry response at home and abroad

World Notes

Promises, Promises
Once again, Japan pledges to break down import barriers

Defiant Debtor
Peru ties payments to exports

Business Notes

Milestones

WORLD

Taking the First Step (East-West)
In Helsinki, Shultz and Shevardnadze make progress toward the summit

Noble Words, Hollow Promises
The participating states, reaffirming their commitment to peace, security and justice and the continuing development of friendly relations and cooperation ...

The Contras' Revived Challenge (Nicaragua)
With arsenals replenished, they threaten to expand the war

Cry for Revenge (Israel)
Right-wing pressure is growing

Precarious Coup (Uganda)
Tales of killing and looting

Tuned Out (Britain)
BBC cancels a documentary

BUSINESS

Bigger Yes, But Better? (Economy & Business)
As the merger wave rolls on, matchmakers learn from past mistakes

Here, There, Everywhere (Economy & Business)
People Express expands aggressively to a host of new cities

EDUCATION

Schools for All Seasons
Year-round classrooms help to solve overcrowding

SPORT

Young Faces Were the Point of It All
Foretasting the Olympics, already

Glory Night at Feelgood Stadium
An easygoing hero runs the right race at the right place

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Home Is Where the Heart Sinks (Theater)
CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS by Sam Shepard

The Man Who Loved Children (Books)
HITLER: MEMOIRS OF A CONFIDANT by Otto Wagener; Edited by Henry Ashby Turner Jr.; Translated by Ruth Hein; Yale; 333 pages; $29.95

Miniatures (Books)
UNDER THE BANYAN TREE AND OTHER STORIES

Cesspool (Books)
SAVAGE GRACE

Children of 60 Minutes (Video)
The latest magazine shows try hip and folksy variations