Time Magazine
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COVER: With the Ayatullah Khomeini in command, Iran takes on the world
As mobs in Tehran chant "Death to America !" and vow revenge for Iranian pilgrims killed in Mecca, the country' s theocrats seem poised to unleash their fanatic followers on the U. S., France and Arab nations. But inside Iran there is an invisible side to the Islamic revolution: cynical, corrupt and disillusioned. How should the U. S. respond? See WORLD.
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NATION: In America' s inner cities, AIDS is exacting a steadily growing toll
With the rate of infection rising rapidly among black and Hispanic intravenous drug users, AIDS may become a predominantly minority disease. -- Reagan and Central American leaders present rival peace plans for Nicaragua. -- Jesse Jackson, once the angry outsider, is courting white voters with a new moderate image. -- L. A.' s rash of highway homicides continues.
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EDUCATION: What do students know? Why don' t they know what they used to?
The summer' s best- selling surprises are by two heavyweight authors -- Philosophy Professor Allan Bloom and English Professor E. D. Hirsch Jr. Though their books are not easy going, readers find the stinging critiques riveting. Hirsch claims that U. S. schools are turning out culturally illiterate students, while Bloom charges that colleges have failed altogether.
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World
Pakistan' s nuclear activities strain U. S. relations. -- India en forces a fragile Sri Lankan peace. -- Panama' s Noriega lashes back.
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Economy & Business
Personal- computer makers enjoy happy days again. -- Congress keeps the shackles on bankers. -- High- tech golf clubs for duffers.
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Press
Britain' s attempts to suppress a former spy' s memoirs cause a a sensation. -- New York Times Columnist James Reston steps down.
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Sport
With hugs and heroism, world happiness records are set at the Summer Olympics for the mentally handicapped in South Bend, Ind.
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Books
From death in Detroit to the supernatural in an English cathedral, a sampler of mysteries. -- The tragic odyssey of a Harlem youth.
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Science
A replica of the fabled trireme, the 170- oar warship that brought glory to ancient Athens, undergoes sea trials in the Mediterranean.
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Living
Couture is in again, as the Paris fall collections use daring hemlines and theatrical getups to woo a younger, more glamorous clientele.
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Essay
Great Scott ! Sherlock Holmes is 100 ! But the immortal sleuth and Dr. Watson are still very much in popular demand.
8 Letters
10 American Scene
58 Video
58 Milestones
62 Cinema
70 People
72 Environment
Cover: Illustration by Allen Hirsch