Vol. 115 No. 9

NATION

"Two Steps Forward . . ."

The U.N.'s Five Wise Men

Cautious Confrontation

Penny-Pinching Politics

Updating the Book of Promises (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)

Son of Abscam

Malicious Wit

Duck!

WORLD

Deeper into the Quagmire (AFGHANISTAN)

Proximity and Self-Interest (SOVIET UNION)

Restoring a Sense of Cohesion (DIPLOMACY)

Fighting to the Finish Line (ZIMBABWE RHODESIA)

Trudeau's Triumphant Comeback (CANADA)

A Man with "Miles to Go"

Quiet Vigil for a Falling Hero (YUGOSLAVIA)

Israel's "House" (MIDDLE EAST)

Prison Memoir (HISTORICAL NOTE)

Who Set It Off? (ARMAMENTS)

SCIENCE

Nightmare in Southern California (Environment)

Fireball over Siberia: 1908

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The Ingelfinger Rule (Medicine)

SOCIETY

No-Hoe Gardens (Living)

SPORT

A Stunning Show, After All (Olympics)

BUSINESS

Raising the Interest Ceiling (Economy & Business)

Handicaps in the Hiring (Economy & Business)

World Bankers Juggle the Huge Oil Debts (Economy & Business)

Lloyd's Losses (Economy & Business)

Crude Scam (Economy & Business)

LAW

The Wages of "Faithlessness"

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Robbins Returns to Broadway (Dance)

Sellers Strikes Again (Show Business)

Modern Messiah (Cinema)

The Soft Watch and the Beady Eye (Art)

Private Relations, Public Parts (Books)

Brain in Spain (Books)

Rabbit Run (Books)

Brooklyn Bets on Rep (Theater)

MILESTONES

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PEOPLE

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TO OUR READERS

Read the story (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

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ESSAY

The Fall and Rise of U.S. Frugality

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