Vol. 125 No. 6

NATION

American Notes Terrorism
Closing in on the Brotherhood

Cap on a Hot Tin Roof
Congress is cool on boosting defense while freezing social programs

Man with a Mission
Seeking fire and vision

New Spirit in the Peace Corps
The idealism still exists, but with a patina of professionalism

Not Quite a "Beacon"
Senators grill Meese about possible conflicts of interest

Opening Shot
Reagan again seeks CONTRA aid

The Cost of Friendship
Congress faces increased requests for foreign aid

The Presidency
"A Noble Tradition"

Waltzing In
Adventures of a meter reader

WORLD

An Interview with Yitzhak Rabin (Israel)
"They want Lebanon, let them enjoy it"

Lebanon Screen Test a U.S. Hostage's Plea

Poland Evading Truth
In Torun, a call for death

Soviet Union the Succession Problem
As rumors fly about Chernenko, Moscow faces another leadership dilemma

Terrorism New Generation of Violence
A bold network of anti-NATO guerrillas stirs concern in Europe

World Notes New Zealand
Nuclear Snub Down Under

SCIENCE

A "Lost City" Revisited
Unraveling a pre-Incan mystery

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Herpes Relief (Medicine)
A new capsule seems to work

The Polio Echo (Medicine)
Years later, symptoms return

SOCIETY

Gentrifying a Mountain Paradise (Living)
Tiny Telluride braces: Are the trendies coming?

In California: the Dead Live On (American Scene)

RELIGION

Si to a Demanding Friend
On a tour of Latin America, the Pope challenges his audiences

STYLE & DESIGN

Toward a Handsome America (Design)
The President hands out 13 awards for visual excellence

BUSINESS

A Bull and Bear Brawl (Economy & Business)
Wall Street rewrites the record books but then pauses to collect profits

Jackpot! (Economy & Business)
Two firms win the lottery prize

Korean Chrome Heads for the U.S. (Economy & Business)
Hyundai attempts to follow the Japanese road in autos

Marketbuster (Economy & Business)
The vac that roared

On the Boards (Economy & Business)
Directors face tougher scrutiny

Trying to Stop a Rolling Barrel (Economy & Business)
Squabbling OPEC members patch together a shaky agreement

EDUCATION

Schooling for Survival
U.S. Corporations Move En Masse into the Learning Business

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

An Unfamiliar Michelangelo (Art)
Vatican restorations go on

Best Sellers (Books)

Deliberate Speed, Stunning Effect the Finishing School by Gail Godwin; Viking; 322 pages; $16.95 (Books)

Generations the Chief: a Memoir of Fathers and Sons by Lance Morrow Random House; 249 pages; $16.95 (Books)

Of Punks, Trouts and Finns (Music)
A sampling of the best listening on the winter releases

Sleaze Factors Glitz (Books)
by Elmore Leonard; Arbor House; 251 pages; $14.95

Witness for the Defense the Atlanta Child Murders, Cbs, Feb. 10 and 12, 8 p.m. E.S.T. (Video)

SPECIAL SECTION

America the Baffling: How the Soviets See It

Breaking with Moscow

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