Vol. 128 No. 7

NATION

"Opulence and Waste"

"Orange Riviera"
Gold-rush fever grips a once drowsy county

All in the Family
A guilty verdict in Florida

American Notes Boy Scouts
Bagging the Bears

American Notes Defectors
High-Wire Acts

American Notes Football
The U.S.F.L. Punts

American Notes Letters
Billion-Dollar Mailman

American Notes the Budget
Red Tide Rising

Crack Down
Reagan declares a war on drugs and proposes tests for key officials

Keeping the Faith
How two preachers are tugging their parties away from the center

Michigan's Muddle

Mirved Mission to Moscow
Arms control on the fast track

No Smoking Gun
Justices in the clear

Sunbelt Import
Youth gangs plague the South

The Presidency
Lost in Space

Who Won? the Pentagon

WORLD

East-West Tale of a Sundered City
After 25 years of the Wall, Berliners still long for unity

Egypt Dialogue of the Deaf
As a debt crisis gathers, Mubarak gets sympathy but no cash

Israel Adding Fuel to the Fire
The scandal that refuses to die

South Africa Going Part of the Way
A divided Commonwealth votes sanctions, and Pretoria hits back

World Notes Disasters
Invasion of the Locusts

World Notes Iran
An American in Custody

World Notes Spain
A Party Gets Out of Hand

World Notes Terrorism
It's Not Over Till It's Over

Worold Notes Britain
Keeping a Pinky In

SCIENCE

Redrawing the Family Tree
A new fossil casts a different light on man's ancestors

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Shock Cure? (Medicine)
Stunning snakebites

Stilling the Artificial Beat (Medicine)
After 620 days, Jarvik-7 Recipient William Schroeder succumbs

SOCIETY

"If Everybody Had an Ocean . . ." (Living)
But even water is not essential to join the surf craze

Are Women "Male Clones"? (Sexes)
Two disputes challenge the feminist consensus

On the Mississippi: Cruising Peaceful Waters (American Scene)

SPORT

Londoners Try the Real Thing
"It Makes Cricket Seem Almost Action-Packed"

BUSINESS

Blithe Spirits for the Sober Set (Economy & Business)
The liquor industry woos consumers with lighter, sweeter drinks

Bounty From Uncle Sam (Economy & Business)
Big farm producers harvest a bumper crop of federal funds

Business Notes Finance (Economy & Business)
A Yen for Wall Street

Business Notes Imports (Economy & Business)
Free Trade's Narrow Victory

Business Notes Mergers (Economy & Business)
2 + 3 = No. 1 in P.R.

Business Notes Products (Economy & Business)
Made in the Shade

Business Notes Resignations (Economy & Business)
From Stocks to Racetracks

Opec Takes a Stand, Maybe (Economy & Business)
A shaky pact to cut the cartel's oil production boosts the cost of crude

Renting Out the Friendly Skies (Economy & Business)
Airplane brokers are providing carriers with returnable fleets

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Andrew Wyeth's Stunning Secret (Art)
The Helga collection, a hidden treasure trove

The Making of a Scoop (Art)

Dark Journeys Live Flesh (Books)
by Ruth Rendell Pantheon; 272 pages; $15.95 A DARK-ADAPTED EYE by Barbara Vine Bantam; 272 pages; $14.95

Love in the Animal Kingdom the Fly (Cinema)
Directed by David Cronenberg; Screenplay by Charles Edward Pogue and David Cronenberg HOWARD THE DUCK Directed by Willard Huyck; Screenplay by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz

Of Carrousel Horses and Claws (Music)
The Seattle Opera unveils a novel and invigorating Ring

Pet Theories and Pet Peeves in the Company of Animals by James Serpell; Blackwell; 215 pages; $19.95 (Books)

Torn Apart and Pulled Together the American Clock (Theater)
by Arthur Miller

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TO OUR READERS

A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)

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