Vol. 127 No. 26

NATION

"Scraphogs" Invade Hawthorne
A Nevada town faces unexploded bombs and simmering bias

A Flock of Fine-Tuned Favors
Squabbles over amendments delay the tax bill

A Sense of Where He Is
Persistence on tax reform pays off for Bill Bradley

American Notes Disasters
Collision Over the Canyon

American Notes Espionage
The Bureau's Bad Apple

American Notes First Family
Another Brief Appearance

American Notes Prisons
Running Out of Room

American Notes Seattle
More Capsule Casualties

Reagan's Mr. Right
Rehnquist is picked for the court's top job

The Court That Tilted and Veered

Warm Spirits, Cold Logic

WORLD

"No Whitewash"
Pressures for a probe

SCIENCE

A Jarring View
Are the Soviets ahead in space?

Defeat for Strict Creationists
"Evidence" of Dinosaur and Human Coexistence Proves False

HEALTH & MEDICINE

A Comeback for Whooping Cough (Medicine)
Fear of the vaccine mounts, and the number of cases doubles

SPORT

An Empty Dream
Len Bias dies at 22

BUSINESS

A Threat to the Darkroom (Economy & Business)
Canon's new SVS camera uses computer technology instead of film

Business Notes Antitrust (Economy & Business)
A Bid to Cap Fizzopoly

Business Notes Biotechnology (Economy & Business)
Debugging Bug Rules

Business Notes Regulation (Economy & Business)
Heads Butt Over an Ad

Business Notes Stocks (Economy & Business)
The Witch Was Busy

Business Notes Strikes (Economy & Business)
Phones Back in Service

EDUCATION

Defecting to the West
Britain's loss of bright young academics is America's gain

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Best Sellers (Books)

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)