Vol. 130 No. 6
NATION
"It's Very Difficult to Accept"
Meese, Regan and Weinberger add little to an incomplete story
A Major Sticking Point
Bonn's missiles stall a pact
American Notes BANKRUPTCIES
A tall Texan Goes Under
American Notes BOSTON
Ray to the Rescue, Again
American Notes BROADCASTING
Pirate Rock 'N' Roll
American Notes MEMORIALS
Requiem for A Cowboy
American Notes POLITICS
Red Baiting Returns
Campaign Issues
Seeking Oomph On the Stump Candidates are flexing their muscles
Into Rough Water
How the U.S. found itself in a Persian Gulf minefield
Not Yet a Potted Plant
Despite his Iranscam wounds, Reagan is hardly a pushover
WORLD
Armaments Battle of Jericho
Moscow's minuet over a missile
Getting To Know You
If This Is Peace . . .
A four-year war officially ends, but the battle could rage on
Israel "I Can't Even Kill a Chicken"
Accused Murderer Demjanjuk finally takes the stand
No Longer Mr. Clean
Panama The General Went to Work
But few others did as government opponents gained support
SCIENCE
Shrinking Shores
(Environment)
Overdevelopment, poor planning and nature take their toll
Frenzied Hunt for the Right Stuff
Washington pushes for U.S. superconductor supremacy
BUSINESS
A Delicate Balance
(Economy & Business)
Alan Greenspan, the new Fed chairman, will have to tread carefully
Blitz On Boeing
(Economy & Business)
Pickens chooses a new target
Business Notes AUTOS
(Economy & Business)
Trying to Skirt a Strike
Business Notes BEVERAGES
(Economy & Business)
Sour Episode For a Cult Brew
Business Notes FINANCE
(Economy & Business)
Peru vs. the Dollar Dealers
Business Notes GAMES
(Economy & Business)
This Contra Wants 25 cents
Has Europe's Growth Peaked?
(Economy & Business)
A slowdown could mean trouble for American exporters
Our Troubled Skies (Contd.)
(Economy & Business)
Radar failures, Eastern's glitches and more bad luck for Delta
LAW
More Rooms for The Big House
Alternative prisons spring up
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Bond Keeps Up His Silver Streak
(Cinema)
After 25 years, the 007 formula remains stirring but not shaken
How To Start a Museum
(Art)
Three U.S. collections go public, with mixed results
Hyde-Bound Don't Tread on Me: the Selected Letters of S.J. Perelman Edited by Prudence Crowther Viking; 372 pages; $19.95
(Books)
More Than Feelings
(Music)
On Their Own ORPHANS: REAL AND IMAGINARY
(Books)
by Eileen Simpson Weidenfeld & Nicolson 259 pages; $16.95
MILESTONES
Milestones
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TO OUR READERS
A Letter From the Publisher
(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
Bit Of History
Bite-Size News
Capitol Hearings
Help Wanted
Leopard Beware
Life In Low Gear
ESSAY
Evil Umpires?
Not in Soviet Baseball