Vol. 126 No. 10

NATION

American Notes Chicago
There Goes the Judge

American Notes Hollywood
Unmasking Informant T-10

American Notes Los Angeles
A Well-Trained Toddler

American Notes New York
A Doctor's Fatal Remedy

American Notes San Diego
Babies for Sale

Back in the Saddle Again /
A well-rested President returns to the Washington wars

Further Signs of Stress
An engine crack is linked to an air crash; WEAPON OF CHOICE Hoodlums love the mighty MAC

No More Time for Sergeant York
Weinberger scraps the controversial antiaircraft gun

Rising Tide
The poverty rate falls

Stalking the Serial Killer
In California, a suspect is arrested

The Crusading Attorney General
Edwin Meese tilts at the courts, quotas and criminal rights

WORLD

El Salvador Swift Justice
Avenging the Zona Rosa

France Innocent Agents
Fury over Greenpeace report

Nigeria Triumph of the Troublemaker
The man beyond many coups finally puts himself in power

South Africa Turmoil in the Streets
A protest march is halted, but Botha is unable to stop an economic slide

West Germany Spies, Spies and More Spies
Kohl moves to limit the damage as the scandal widens

World Notes Pakistan Irreconcilable Differences; World Notes Israel an Eye for an Eye

World Notes Philippines
Upholding a Soldier's Rights

World Notes South Korea
A Dramatic Landing

SCIENCE

A Theory As Good As Gold
Fueling debate on the source of petroleum

Dinosaur Find
The Alaskan connection

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Today's Dentistry: a New Drill (Medicine)
Physicians of the mouth do more than just fill teeth

SOCIETY

Stinging Innocents Abroad (Living)
Europe's thieves are after Americans with scams new and old

PRESS

Education of a Newspaper Editor
Michael Janeway comes to grips with the Boston Globe

Friendly Deal
Gannett buys Detroit News

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Chic Duds on Two Wheels
Cycling's popularity creates a new $30 million market; KIDDIES IN THE FAST LANE

BUSINESS

A Verdict (Economy & Business)
Bell names names

Business Notes Autos (Economy & Business)
The Price Is Right

Business Notes Banking (Economy & Business)
Record Fine for Crocker

Business Notes Companies (Economy & Business)
Profits: $10 Billion; Taxes: $0

Business Notes Fortunes (Economy & Business)
A Family of Shrunken Treasures

Business Notes Raiders (Economy & Business)
Hanging Up the Spurs

Dropping the Other Shoe (Economy & Business)
Despite Growing Protectionist Pressure From Congress, Reagan Rejects Quotas

Troubles Aplenty At Union Carbide (Economy & Business)
The chemical giant will close plants and eliminate 4,000 jobs

EDUCATION

Class Act
Bennett At the Blackboard

The Aids Issue Hits the Schools
Infected students raise concern, conflict and confusion

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

"for Heaven's Sake! Grown Men!" (Show Business)
At 50, Warner's cartoons still tickle audiences of all ages

Best Sellers This (Books)

Editor's Choice Fiction Captain Maximus (Books)
Barry Hannah CARPENTER'S GOTHIC William Gaddis LAKE WOBEGON DAYS, Garrison Keillor LONESOME DOVE, Larry McMurtry UNDER THE BANYAN TREE AND OTHER STORIES R.K. Narayan ZUCKERMAN BOUND, Philip Roth

Free Spirits Moonshine (Books)
by Alec Wilkinson Knopf; 153 pages; $13.95

Mysterious Movers and Shakers a Maggot (Books)
by John Fowles; Little, Brown; 455 pages; $19.95

Now Playing on Cassette (Video)
Hits, Flops Or in Between, Movies Thrive with Vcr Users

The Urban Poet (Art)
As a Scavenger Kurt Schwitters' Collages Receive a Long-Overdue Retrospective

Up-Country Without a Paddle Volunteers (Cinema)
Directed by Nicholas Meyer; Screenplay by Ken Levine and David Isaacs

SPECIAL SECTION

An Interview with Gorbachev (Special Report)
Candid views about U.S.-Soviet relations and his goals for his people

Moscow's Vigorous Leader (Special Report)
Confident and tough, Gorbachev gets set for the Great Communicator

Maneuvering for Position (Special Report)
As the summit nears, the Soviets focus on arms control

The Great War of Words (Special Report)
How the U.S. and U.S.S.R. sell themselves to the world