Vol. 127 No. 13

NATION

A Hobo Jungle with Class
Santa Barbara, Reagan's neighbor, wrestles with 2,000 homeless

American Notes Celebrations
A Lottery for Miss Liberty

American Notes Drugs
Sampling His Own Medicine

American Notes Florida
Fenced in and Dried Out

American Notes Great Lakes
The Basin Is Overflowing

American Notes Military
Sorry, Wrong Numbers

Capsule Terror
First Tylenol, now Contac

Ortega: "the Threat Is Still There"

Reagan: "We Have a Right to Help"

Sidetracked Revolution
Living with breadlines and block committees

The Man Behind the Designer Glasses

Tough Tug of War
In his crusade against Managua, Reagan loses a battle in Washington

Politics From the Twilight Zone
Radical candidates hijack Illinois' Democratic primary

Rising Stars From the Sunbelt
The Democratic Leadership Council is redefining the party

The Etchings of Friendship
Prodded by Canada's Mulroney, Reagan yields on acid rain

To the Shores of Tripoli ;
The Navy tests Gaddafi

WORLD

France a Marriage of Convenience
Mitterrand names Chirac and launches an era of power sharing

Haiti an Inheritance of Anger
Baby Doc's successors reshuffle the leadership

The Irrepressible Bulldozer

The Philippines Chasing Marcos' Millions
A troubling look at an ill-gotten fortune

World Notes Britain
Unlikely Venue, Barbaric Acts

World Notes China
Keeping Their Equidistance

World Notes Great Escapes
Master Crook Pulls Fast One

World Notes India
Storming the Barricades

World Notes Middle East
Paying the Price of Peace

SCIENCE

Moscow's Program Takes Off (Space)
The Soviets launch another mission to their orbiting platform

HEALTH & MEDICINE

New Rub for the Skin Game (Health & Fitness)
A dollop of science brings a rosy sales glow

To Feed Or Not to Feed? (Medicine)
An A.M.A. panel rules on the ethics of treating the comatose

SOCIETY

Motherhood Vs. Sisterhood (Sexes)
A new book challenges feminist attitudes toward the family

PRESS

A Matter of Newsroom Style
After 15 months, the Boston GLOBE'S editor is eclipsed

BUSINESS

Business Notes Autos (Economy & Business)
Bad Brake for the Excel

Business Notes Currency (Economy & Business)
The Polyester Greenback

Business Notes Energy (Economy & Business)
Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Business Notes Entrepreneurs (Economy & Business)
Sorry, the Doctor Is Out

Business Notes Labor (Economy & Business)
Much Ado About Nothing

Land of the Rising Yen (Economy & Business)
The prices of Japanese imports begin to climb as the dollar dives

Mounting Doubts About Debts (Economy & Business)
After a three-year credit binge, consumers may have to rein in spending

Scramble to the Launching Pad (Economy & Business)
Rocket ventures race to provide an alternative to the shuttle

Tax Revolt (Economy & Business)
A tempest in municipal bonds

The Money Czar Survives a Coup (Economy & Business)
Volcker prevails over rebels on the Federal Reserve Board

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A New Heaven and a New Earth Paradise Postponed (Books)
by John Mortimer; Viking; 374 pages; $17.95

Betrayals a Family Madness (Books)
by Thomas Keneally Simon & Schuster; 336 pages; $17.95

Bookends the Maul and the Pear Tree (Books)
by P.D. James and T.A. Critchley Mysterious Press 234 pages; $17.95

Coming Unglued the Money Pit (Cinema)
Directed by Richard Benjamin Screenplay by David Giler

Hanging Tough Gung Ho (Cinema)
Directed by Ron Howard Screenplay by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel

Irreverence the House of Blue Leaves (Theater)
by John Guare

Mixing Grandeur and Tattiness (Art)
At the Royal Academy, a retrospective of Sir Joshua Reynolds

Remembering the Lost Steps Ginger & Fred (Cinema)
Directed by Federico Fellini Screenplay by Federico Fellini, Tonino Guerra and Tullio Pinelli

Seattle's Young Spellbinder (Dance)
Mark Morris choreographs with originality and wit

Sitting in the Maple Syrup (Video)
New sitcoms abound at midseason, but only one shows promise

Violence and Affection Precious Sons (Theater)
by George Furth

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TO OUR READERS

A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)

ESSAY

The Shoes of Imelda Marcos