Vol. 124 No. 26

NATION

Like Christmases Past

Never Sound Retreat

Force and Personality

Overrun Silent, Overrun Deep

Winging It Backwards

Did Iran Help the Hijackers?

"Stand on Principles"

Running Out of Appeals

Outcasts and Immigrants

WORLD

Railing Against Racism (SOUTH AFRICA)

Clouds of Uncertainty (INDIA)

The Great Ambulance Chase

Hanging Out the Welcome Sign (CANADA)

Support Your Local Guerrillas (NICARAGUA)

On the Road Again (DIPLOMACY)

Farewell, Founding Father (BELIZE)

Biting the Hand That Feeds (ETHIOPIA)

Marx Is Dead--Long Live Marx (CHINA)

The Greens See Red (WEST GERMANY)

SCIENCE

Debate over a Frozen Planet (Environment)

Planet or Star?

AIDS Anxiety

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The Fatty Diet Under Attack (Medicine)

Sudden Setback (Medicine)

PRESS

Ducking the Truth (Newswatch/Thomas Griffith)

Distressing

SPORT

Just One More Season

TECHNOLOGY

A Flop Becomes a Hit (Computers)

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

The Postman Rings Twice (American Notes / MAIL)

Fear of Flying (American Notes / AVIATION)

Coming In from the Cold (American Notes / FUGITIVES)

Profile of a Murder Suspect (American Notes / CRIME)

Of God and Mammon (American Notes / ILLINOIS)

BUSINESS

A Forecast of Glad Tidings (Economy & Business)

The High-Tech Challenge (Economy & Business)

Troubled Giant (Economy & Business)

Who Needs' em? (Economy & Business)

Breaking Away (Economy & Business)

Father to Son (Economy & Business)

Creusot-Loire Goes Under (BANKRUPTCY)

An Old Master Builds Again (HOUSING)

Setting a Dubious Record (BANKING)

Transatlantic Twins (AIRLINES)

Selling a Piece of the Rock (ENTREPRENEURS)

EDUCATION

New Life for a Dead Language

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

(Video / COVER STORIES)
Santa's hottest gift is a magic box that revolutionizes home viewing

Decisions, Decisions (Video)

The Lover from Another Planet (Cinema)

Vow of Comedy (Cinema)

Rushes (Cinema)

Quiet, Please, Writers Talking (Books)

Between Books (Books)

Obsession (Books)

A Grand Elegy to the Raj (Show Business)

MILESTONES

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PEOPLE

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TO OUR READERS

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LETTERS

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