Vol. 128 No. 15

NATION

"Real and Illusionary Events"
An Administration rumor campaign against Gaddafi misfires

American Notes California
Win Some, Lose Some

American Notes Florida
A Double Betrayal

American Notes Marriage
It's Never Too Late

American Notes Michigan
Welcome to Dearborn

American Notes Midwest
High Water, Low Spirits

"It Could Be Useful"

An Ideal Weekend Getaway
Reykjavik readies itself for a lot of company

Has Reagan Gone Soft?
The old anti-Communist has a new, more complex view of Russia

Iceland Cometh
When is a trade not a trade? When a summit is not a summit

Savoring Sweet Liberty
Daniloff, the man and the symbol, returns home and gives thanks

The Missiles of Europe

Government By Gimmick
Congress cannot pay for its drug bill -- or anything else

Power Corridor
Pan Am challenges a way of life

The Family Ties That Bind
Geraldine Ferraro's husband is hit with an indictment

Verbal Bouquets
Grace notes at the Carter Center

WORLD

Britain Folding Up the U.S. Umbrella
Labor and its feisty boss gamble on antimissile sentiment

Israel Time to Switch, Not Fight
With a mixed record, Peres prepares to give way to Shamir

Poland Out of Hiding
Solidarity's new challenge

South Africa Laying Down the Law
Reagan loses, and sanctions take effect

The Philippines One Step Back, One Step Forward
An arrest scuttles peace talks, but Congress delivers the goods

World

World Notes Belgium
To Brussels with Love

World Notes France
Grounding a Highflyer

World Notes Turkey
Return of an Old Pro

World Notes War
Crimes Echoes of Eichmann

SCIENCE

The Quiet Apocalypse (Environment)
Biologists warn that a mass extinction is happening now

SOCIETY

In Louisiana: Gone Shrimping (American Scene)

RELIGION

John Paul's Cleanup Campaign
Despite protests, Rome is determined to quash U.S. dissent

SPORT

Four Long-Suffering Souls
Tension at last for the Angels-Red Sox and Astros-Mets

STYLE & DESIGN

Building Beauty the Hard Way (Design)
After years of risky experiments, Frank Gehry relaxes

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

"Manuscripts Don't Burn"

Does Gorbachev Want a Deal?
Maybe, but above all he is anxious to avoid another Geneva

The Saga of the Sakharovs' Car

Time Recomposed of Shards
David Hockney's painterly photocollages in New York City

BUSINESS

Business Notes Finance (Economy & Business)
Bankamerica's Fund Raising

Business Notes Spin-Offs (Economy & Business)
Shrinking Supermarket

Business Notes the Economy (Economy & Business)
First, the Good News . . .

Business Notes Tourism (Economy & Business)
A Grand Hotel Checks Out

Business Notes Trade (Economy & Business)
Cold Shoulder From Moscow

Debtor's Deal (Economy & Business)
Some IMF help for Mexico

Fuelishness (Economy & Business)
A break for GM and Ford

In the Glare of the Rising Sun (Economy & Business)
Two authors ponder the U.S. response to Japan's challenge

Playing the New Tax Game (Economy & Business)
Consumers scramble to take advantage of loopholes before they disappear

LAW

Fetus Abuse?
Against doctor's orders

The Court Reassembled
New dynamics amid perennially divisive issues

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Bookends (Books)

Feather Complex S.J. Perelman: a Life (Books)
by Dorothy Herrmann Putnam; 337 pages; $18.95

Just a Dream, Just a Dream Peggy Sue Got Married (Cinema)
Directed by Francis Coppola Screenplay by Jerry Leichtling and Arlene Sarner

One Man's View of a Continent the Africans Pbs; (Video)
Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EST on most stations

Rushes (Cinema)

The World According to Wingo the Prince of Tides (Books)
by Pat Conroy; Houghton Mifflin; 567 pages; $19.95

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TO OUR READERS

A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)

ESSAY

Poetry and Politics
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