Vol. 131 No. 21

NATION

Above Their Own Laws
Congress does unto others what it will not do unto itself

American Notes ALASKA
Arctic Bears On the Prowl

American Notes DRUGS
Riding High on The Rails ;

American Notes NEW ORLEANS
History in Ashes

American Notes WASHINGTON
Ollie, the Artful Dodger

American Notes WILDLIFE
Saying No to Panda-monium

Dukakis'Type of Place
The Kennedy School tries to make governing a science

The Presidency
In Reagan's Defense

Throwing the Books At Him

Washington's Master Leakers
How two crusaders use secret information to manipulate policy

Why He's a Target
The fault, dear Reagan, is not in our stars, but in ourselves

WORLD

East-West No More Mr. Tough Guy?
The Afghanistan pullout is part of a slick new Soviet diplomatic offensive

Espionage No Regrets Kim Philby: 1912-1988

France Holding Most of the Cards
After a stunning win, Mitterrand plays his ace: a snap election

Middle East Day by Day with the Intifadeh
Defying Israel's rule, Palestinians become self-reliant

Nato: Alliance a la Carte?
A Danish election raises the issue of pick-and-choose defense

Nicaragua Rebel Rousers
A revolt in the ranks

Shi'Ite Against Shi'ite

Three Years in the Belly of Beirut
A freed French hostage recounts the horrors of his captivity

World Notes HISTORICAL NOTES
Sir Francis Who?

World Notes INDIA
The Blood Of Punjab

World Notes JAPAN
Okuno the Outspoken

World Notes POLAND
Heads High, Hands Empty

World Notes SOVIET UNION
An Opposition Party? Nyet!

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Stop That Germ! (Medicine)
Rapid-fire discoveries are revealing how the body's immune system endlessly fights off disease -- and occasionally goes awry

How A Miracle Drug Disarms The Body's Defenses (Medicine)

Meaty Matters (Health & Fitness)
Is beef now good for you?

Perils of The Tanning Parlor (Health & Fitness)
Doctors worry about the effects of ultraviolet radiation

Speeding The Glow (Health & Fitness)

Therapies Bolster (Medicine)
The Battle Against Cancer

SOCIETY

In Texas: A Local Spring Rite (American Scene)

PRESS

Now She's Queen for a Daily
Jane Amsterdam and the New York Post make an odd couple

RELIGION

Americans Facing Toward Mecca
The fast-growing Muslim community is invisible no longer

SPORT

"I Can't Take It Anymore"
A depressed Zola Budd turns her back on her running career

A Heady Mix: Booze and Baseball
Bottom of the ninth, the barstools were loaded and Billy was out

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BUSINESS

A Change in The Program (Economy & Business)
Curbing a disputed stock play

Blowing Off Some Steam (Economy & Business)
With the economy threatening to overheat, Greenspan fights to avert an inflationary explosion

Business Notes AIRLINES (Economy & Business)
Fatal Error In the Cockpit

Business Notes CRIME (Economy & Business)
Justice at The Checkout

Business Notes DISCOVERIES (Economy & Business)
Biotech Sleuths Snare a Virus

Business Notes TAKEOVERS (Economy & Business)
Brawling Over J.R.'s Creator

From Russia, With Profits (Economy & Business)
Western companies can make money out of glasnost

In Demand: the Class of '88 (Economy & Business)

Short On Cash, Long on Coping (Economy & Business)
Despite sanctions, Panamanians -- including Noriega -- get by

LAW

Small Stash

The Rough-Sex Defense
When killers blame erotic impulses, does rough justice result?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Getting All Fired Up over Nothing CARRIE (Theater)
Music by Michael Gore; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford Book by Lawrence D. Cohen

The Empire Strikes Out WILLOW (Cinema)
Directed by Ron Howard; Screenplay by Bob Dolman

Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted IN SEARCH OF J.D. SALINGER by Ian Hamilton Random House; 224 pages; $17.95 (Books)

Two More Pokes in the CBS Eye (Video)
New books make villains of Dan Rather and Van Gordon Sauter

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A Letter From the Publisher (A Letter From The Publisher)

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