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COVER: Scandals over sex and money 60
rock the showy realm of TV evangelism
First it was Oral Roberts, announcing that God would take his life if backers did not send in millions. Then came Jim Bakker, admitting he paid heavy "blackmail" to cover up sexual sin. As fellow TV Stars Jimmy Swaggart and Jerry Falwell joined the controversy, a bystander, Pat Robertson, stood to lose the most from the Evangelicals' questionable deeds. See RELIGION.
NATION: The Supreme Court approves 18
hiring preference for women and blacks
A 6- to- 3 decision gives a big boost to affirmative action, even without evidence of past discrimination. -- Two Marine guards are accused of letting Soviet agents roam through the U. S. embassy in Moscow. -- Poindexter is likely to testify that he told Reagan in general terms about the contra fund diversion. -- Carmel- by- the- Sea is lean and clean under Mayor Clint Eastwood.
BUSINESS: The U. S. risks a trade war 50
by slapping Japan with punitive tariffs
The Reagan Administration plans to block $300 million worth of Japanese merchandise -- ranging from TV sets to X- ray film -- in retaliation for Tokyo' s failure to honor an agreement on trade in semiconductors. The move reflects Washington' s rising impatience with the U. S. trade deficit in general and with Japan in particular. -- Authorities crack a $550 million tax- shelter scheme.
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World
An uneasy stalemate prevails in Peking. -- Gandhi' s party takes a drubbing at the polls. -- France' s Chirac after a year of cohabitation.
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Education
Outbreaks of racism on campuses across the country leave black students angry, college administrators puzzled and chagrined.
68
Computers
Iranscam revelations from a White House computer bear a lesson for all: do not expect the office system to keep any secrets.
72
Health & Fitness
Living out a classic male fantasy, Remar Sutton spends a year in the Bahamas reshaping from chunk to hunk and hyping the result.
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Video
In a bold attempt to create a fourth TV network, Rupert Murdoch' s Fox Broadcasting Co. makes its move into prime time.
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Books
The drama of South Africa is ferociously played out in A Sport of Nature. -- Connoisseurship and greed meet in Artful Partners.
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Art
London' s Royal Academy puts on display a panorama of 310 works surveying the varied glories of 20th century British modernism.
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Essay
The Baby M. surrogate- mother trial raises a puzzling ethical question: Is it right -- or possible -- to pay someone for emotions?
9 Letters
14 American Scene
58 Medicine
71 Law
80 Cinema
81 Theater
81 Milestones
85 People
87 Living
Cover: Inset by Lou Krasky -- AP