Vol. 127 No. 22
NATION
"Crack"
A cheap and deadly cocaine is a fast-spreading menace
American Notes Civil Service
Thanks for Not Smoking
American Notes Congress
New Limits on Executive Ego
American Notes New York
The Case of the $99 Raincoat
American Notes Time
Early to Bed, Early to Rise
American Notes Unions
Brock Takes a Gutsy Stand
Inside the Diaries, and the Mind
Taking His Measure
What to Make of Mario
Can Cuomo run for President by not running?
Lending a Helping Hand
Millions line up coast to coast to raise money for the hungry
No-Win Battle Over Saudi Arms
Reagan vetoes Congress's bid to block a $354 million package
Odd Man In
The Kremlin sends a surprise
Readings in the Roosevelt Room
Ready for Prime Time? Tv Cameras Intrude into The
Capitol's most exclusive club
The High Price of Abuse
The Pride's Fall
Sunk by a "white squall"
WORLD
Chile Hanging Tough
Pinochet turns up the heat
Diplomacy Flying the Friendly Skies
Two Chinas reach an accord
Dominican Republic Slow Pokes
Stop-start election count
Energy and Now, the Political Fallout
History's worst nuclear accident creates a new election issue
Japan Tight Spot
Nakasone jockeys for survival
South Africa "We Live with Danger Every Day"
South Africa the Commando Offensive
Early morning raids in three neighboring countries escalate the violence
World Notes Ireland
A Taste for Finer Things
World Notes Jordan
A Wary King Cracks Down
World Notes Nato Arms
Unnerve the Allies
World Notes South Korea
Anti-U.S. Fever Surges Anew
World Notes the Philippines
Fresh Hopes, Tired Tactics
SCIENCE
The Perils of Plastic Pollution
(Environment)
Cups, sandwich bags and other debris threaten marine life
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Shake a Leg, Mrs. Plushbottom
(Health & Fitness)
The old fat farm, it ain't what it used to be
SOCIETY
In California: Out of Mothballs
(American Scene)
PRESS
Questions of National Security
The CIA tangles with the Washington Post and NBC
SPORT
Reggie and the Rookie
Lessons in "copability" and how to pull the wagon
STYLE & DESIGN
Legacy of the Golden Arches
(Design)
Highbrows Celebrate Lowbrow Fast-Food Architecture
BUSINESS
Business Notes Airlines
(Economy & Business)
Now Boarding . . . Please!
Business Notes Drugs
(Economy & Business)
A Comeback for Contac
Business Notes Education
(Economy & Business)
The Language of Money
Business Notes Images
(Economy & Business)
Betty Crocker Goes Yuppie
Business Notes the Outlook
(Economy & Business)
Good News, Bad Vibes
Changes At the Helm At&T And
(Economy & Business)
Gannett name new chief executives
Fiat's Silent Partners
(Economy & Business)
Ties to Libya prove embarrassing for the Italian automaker
High Fashion for Little Ones
(Economy & Business)
To some moms and dads, the price tag is no deterrent
Sweet Is Turning to Sour
(Economy & Business)
Foreign capitalists in China run into a host of troubles
Warning Shot
(Economy & Business)
The House gets tough on trade
LAW
Accent on the Affirmative
The Supreme Court says yes and no on racial preferences
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Celebration of Reel Life
(Show Business)
In Cannes, filmmakers compete for honors and attention
A Man of Few Grunts and No Beeps Cobra
(Cinema)
Directed by George P. Cosmatos; Screenplay by Sylvester Stallone
Bookends
(Books)
De Niro, Drugs and a Bold Debut Cuba and His Teddy Bear by Reinaldo Povod
(Theater)
Fortunate Life Margaret Bourke-White
(Books)
by Vicki Goldberg Harper & Row; 426 pages; $25.95
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TO OUR READERS
A Letter From the Publisher
(Publisher's Letter)