Vol. 123 No. 13

NATION

The race between Hart and Mondale heads toward more showdowns

Making Hart Stew

Here Comes the Yumpies

Journey of a Small Town Boy

Showing His Stuff in Dixie

Where the Candidates Stand on the Issues

Fast Freights and Side Rails

Good Friends and Bad Memory

Step in the Right Direction

No Trespassing

FIST by a K.O.

Miami's Verdict

Boston's Honor

No Respect

Bad News for the Doomsayers (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)

WORLD

Making Martial Noises (EL SALVADOR)

Democracy Among the Ruins

His Majesty Is Not Pleased (MIDDLE EAST)

'The Church Strives for Order" (POLAND)

The Winds of Peace (SOUTHERN AFRICA)

Tit for Tat (NORTHERN IRELAND)

Turner's Turn (CANADA)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Hold the Eggs and Butter (Medicine / COVER STORY)

A One-in-a-Million Worst Case (Medicine)

Slow Death Without Fever (Medicine)

SOCIETY

In New York: Casting About for a Chorus (American Scene)

PRESS

When News Becomes Voyeurism

Nixon Tapes

Coming to Grips with Reagan (Newswatch/Thomas Griffith)

Hoge Venture

RELIGION

Marian and the Elders

Vatican Warning

STYLE & DESIGN

Wild Beat of Memphis (Design)

BUSINESS

Manufacturing Is in Flower (Economy & Business)

In Quest of Quality (Economy & Business)

Card Sharks (Economy & Business)

Misgivings About Big Mergers (Economy & Business)

Prime Ribbing (Economy & Business)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Hollywood Catches the Rock Beat (Show Business)

The Downhill Road from Troy (Books)

Diffident Owl (Books)

The Master Who Knew Too Much (Cinema)

A Melodrama of Failed Promise (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

A Bouquet for Also-Rans