Vol. 123 No. 25

NATION

Off to the Summit

Remembering the Sacrifices of D-Day (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)

Last Call, and Out Reeling

Hard Sell, Soft Sell

State's Right

War and Remembrance

"India-no-place" No More

WORLD

Starting a New Chapter (CENTRAL AMERICA)

Fight to the Finish (THE GULF)

Lethal Questions, Vexing Answers (ISRAEL)

Caravans on Moonless Nights (AFGHANISTAN)

The Mujahedin in Action

Growls from a "Wounded Bear" (SOVIET UNION)

Pit Stops (BRITAIN)

Fence Mending (DIPLOMACY)

On the Road to Democracy (EGYPT)

All But Closing the Door (EAST GERMANY)

Paying Up--Sort Of (SWITZERLAND)

Making Peace with Guerrillas (COLOMBIA)

A Hungry and Bolder Populace (HAITI)

SCIENCE

A Shot in the Arm for Itching

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Unlocking Pain's Secrets (Medicine / COVER STORY)

Heroin, a Doctors' Dilemma (Medicine)

Pain Relief's Founding Father (Medicine)

SOCIETY

In Arkansas: Whittling Away (American Scene)

PRESS

Reuters' Hot Financial Flash

RELIGION

Building God's Global Castle

STYLE & DESIGN

Garden-Variety Archetypes (Design)

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

While Wick's Away (American Notes / THE ADMINISTRATION)

Etched in Stone (American Notes / THE RACES)

A Club for Bribery (American Notes / CORRUPTION)

The Rod of Correction (American Notes / CHILD ABUSE)

An Unlikely Postscript (American Notes / LAW ENFORCEMENT)

BUSINESS

The Long-Distance Runners (Economy & Business)

Putting Off the Reckoning Day (Economy & Business)

Modern Barter (Economy & Business)

On the Road, Again (Economy & Business)

Minnesota's Magic Touch (Economy & Business)

China Signs a Puff Pact (FOREIGN VENTURES)

A New Lady for the Fed (GOVERNMENT)

Indiana Jones Whips a Record (BOX OFFICE)

More Bad News for Belfast (AVIATION)

Is Steinberg the Big Bad Wolf? (TAKEOVERS)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Verdi with a Jukebox (Music)

Jagged Flashes of Inspiration (Theater)

Exercise for Exorcists (Cinema)

Space Opera (Cinema)

Arguments Against MADness (Books)

Sorrows (Books)

Too True (Books)

Overdosing on Bad Dreams (Show Business)

Glimpsing a Lost Atlantis (Art)

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

Speech for a High School Graduate