Vol. 128 No. 4

American Notes Defection
No Jumping in Line

American Notes Health
White House Smoke Signals

American Notes Heat Wave
The Parched, Scorched South

American Notes Preservation
Mending One Miami Vice

Hot on Chile
Helms fumes over a funeral

Nasa's Woes Get Worse
A widow's suit and another delay jolt the shaky space agency

Striking At the Source
U.S. Troops Carry the Drug Battle to Bolivia

Teeming Refuse
Philadelphia gets trashed

Thanks, But No Thanks
Iacocca tries to snuff a presidential draft effort

That Shy Fellow on the Firing Line
As the U.S. drifts on security issues, critics assail Poindexter

The Presidency
Honoring the Unexpected

The Underground Empire

The Troubles Of Cohabitation (France)
Mitterrand and Chirac are pedaling in opposite directions

Haiti View Inside a Killing Machine
Papa Doc's top cop on trial

Philippines Cory's Crisis Management
Aquino faces the Muslim issue

South Africa Playing for Time
Reagan, Thatcher and Botha do not budge as pressure for sanctions grows

World Notes Britain
No Ira Need Apply

World Notes China
Hard Times for an Easy Rider

World Notes Espionage
Case of the Shoplifting Spy

World Notes Nicaragua
Over the Fence to Asylum

World Notes Soviet Union
On the Road, Again

"J.J." Tours The
Titanic Far below the waves, a versatile robot explores the great ship

Voyager's Triumph
A flying fuel tank sets records

Newswatch
Tv's Handpicked Reality

Summons to the "Unknowns"
Billy Graham organizes a massive training school for evangelists

Business Notes Debts (Economy & Business)
From Russia with Interest

Business Notes Entrepreneurs (Economy & Business)
A Man's Road Is His Castle

Business Notes Finance (Economy & Business)
Plastic Dough for G.I. Joe

Business Notes Taxes (Economy & Business)
Puns Won't Pay the Irs

Business Notes Telecommunications (Economy & Business)
Ganging Up on Old Ma

Shaken to the Bottom Line (Economy & Business)
Two banks and a steel company drop financial bombshells

The Boss That Never Blinks (Economy & Business)
Companies put workers on the spot by using computer supervisors

Tilting At "Secular Humanism"
In Tennessee, a modern replay of the celebrated "monkey trial"

Help! They're Back! (Cinema)
Aliens Storms in As This Summer's Megahit

Creativity's Season in the Sun American Masters Pbs; (Video)
Mondays at 9 p.m. on most stations

Dark Nights At the Opera (Dance)
Nureyev's double role in Paris achieves dubious results

Macguffin a Matter of Honor (Books)
by Jeffrey Archer Linden; 399 pages; $18.95

Old Love the Last Blossom on the Plum Tree (Books)
by Brooke Astor Random House; 244 pages; $16.95

The Years of Living Splendidly (Cinema)
Sigourney Weaver hits it in movies and marriage

Travelogues in Space and Time a Book of Travellers' Tales Edited by Eric Newby; Viking; 576 pages; $20 (Books)

"He's Our Cowboy"

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A New Age of Capitalism
As socialism falters, free enterprise is on the move around the globe

Europe's Fading Reds

A Letter From the Editor (Publisher's Letter)