Vol. 127 No. 11

American Notes Diplomacy
Soviet Spies Get the Gate

American Notes Philadelphia
"Reckless and Ill Conceived"

American Notes Texas
Remembering the Alamo

American Notes the Military
Carrying a Big Stick

American Notes Veterans
More Victims of Viet Nam

Devil's Bargain
Doing business with the Mob

Full-Court Press
The White House wages an impassioned campaign to aid the CONTRAS

In the Defense of Liberty
Buchanan scorns moderation

Minority Power
Jacob K. Javits: 1904-1986

Painless Remedy
Congress considers a tax amnesty

Struggling for Survival

The Astronauts Bail Out
A stern memo depicts NASA's long-standing safety problems

The Presidency
"Son of a . . ."

Barometer of Superpowers

Diplomacy Caught Up in His Past
Kurt Waldheim's World War II record returns to haunt him

France "the Leap in the Dark"
Assembly elections promise more questions than answers

Middle East Grief and Anger in Nablus
A bad time for reason and moderation on the West Bank

South Africa New Twist to an Old Plot
The state of emergency ends, but restrictions endure

Soviet Union Back to Work, Comrades
Shuffling the Kremlin deck

Spain a Crucial Vote on Nato
Membership becomes a test of European ties

Sweden Vanishing Face on a Quiet Street
Baffled police put out a dragnet for Palme's killer

The Frailties of Diplomacy

The Philippines Digging for Treasure
Aquino moves to recover Marcos' loot abroad and mollify critics at home

World Notes China
Quotations of Chairman Chen

World Notes Disasters
Mounties Stalk Sky Bombers

World Notes France
Baby Doc Settles In

World Notes New Zealand
Stewing Over Banned Brains

Zeroing in on Halley's Comet (Space)
A Soviet spacecraft meets the most celebrated celestial wanderer

Extra Years for Extra Effort (Health & Fitness)
A new study shows that exercise can indeed increase longevity

Newswatch
The Visuals Did Marcos In

New Signals About Reunification
A top Vatican aide sends a proposal to the Anglicans

Alec Guinness Takes Off His Masks
An elegant memoir from a master of disguises

Business Notes Copyrights (Economy & Business)
Trouble in the Garbage Pail

Business Notes Energy (Economy & Business)
Fill 'Er Up for a Song

Business Notes Mortgages (Economy & Business)
Seduced By Singles

Business Notes The Economy (Economy & Business)
Easier Money, Scarcer Jobs

Battling the Enemy Within (Economy & Business)
Companies fight to drive illegal drugs out of the workplace

Buried By a Tropical Snowstorm (Economy & Business)
U.S. Agents Wage a Fierce But Losing Campaign Against Smugglers

A Man for Parallel Seasons (Theater)
Director Adrian Hall juggles theaters in Providence and Dallas

A Vision of Steely Finesse (Art)
Georgia O'Keeffe: 1887-1986

Commercial Tv, Mon Dieu! (Video)
Private channels debut in France, but the reception is mixed

Hazards of the Midas Touch the Great Getty (Books)
by Robert Lenzner; Crown; 283 pages; $18.95 THE HOUSE OF GETTY by Russell Miller; Holt; 362 pages; $17.95

Humors | Gentlemen in England (Books)
by A.N. Wilson Viking; 311 pages; $17.95

Mysteries the Moral Life of Children (Books)
by Robert Coles Atlantic Monthly Press; 302 pages; $19.95 THE POLITICAL LIFE OF CHILDREN by Robert Coles Atlantic Monthly Press; 341 pages; $19.95

Rue Britannia My Beautiful Laundrette (Cinema)
Directed by Stephen Frears Screenplay by Hanif Kureishi

Rule Insanity Bliss (Cinema)
Directed by Ray Lawrence Screenplay by Ray Lawrence and Peter Carey

The Everly Brothers in Arms (Music)
Rock's greatest duo, in harmony again, stands and delivers