Vol. 125 No. 7
NATION
"Let's Get Started"
The State of the Union message heralds a "second American Revolution"
Adjusting the Bottom Line
American Notes Military
Trophy Hunting in Grenada
Caught in the Middle
Clinging to the Land
Hard-pressed farmers face a crisis of mounting debts and dropping prices
Precious Weed
Real Trouble on the Farm
As losses mount, a bitter debate begins over the Government's role
Sacred Cow
The Presidency
The Power of the Prairie
Dreams of a Bigot's Revolution
Heavily armed fringe groups act out a violent fantasy
On the Chopping Block
The Administration unveils its new budget
WORLD
Alliances Big Flap Down Under
A dispute between New Zealand and the U.S. weakens the ANZUS pact
Gilbraltar Opening Up
End to the blockade
Israel Long Goodbye
A dangerous troop withdrawal
Israel Visions of Hell
Pursuing the "Angel of Death"
Poland the Cost of "Shaming the State"
Tears and candles as a priest's killers get lengthy sentences
South Korea Bumpy Landing
Kim gets a rough reception
World Notes Southeast Asia
Face-Off At Phnom Malai
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Just Name Your Poisson
(Food)
Once a penance, fish is now posh pleasure
SOCIETY
Salvaging Victims of Torture
(Behavior)
For survivors, the road back is filled with painful memories
PRESS
House Critic
Buchanan joins Reagan's team
Key Dispute Over Memories
Westmoreland's ex-intelligence chief contradicts his old boss
RELIGION
"Evil Is Never a Road to Good!"
An emotional end to John Paul's Latin American tour
Sin City Exit?
Protestant heartland murmurs
SPORT
A Costly Deficiency of Style
The varied losses of an Olympian track trio
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Railyard Rumbles
Battles begin over the future of Conrail and Amtrak
BUSINESS
Frightening Findings At Bhopal
(Economy & Business)
Union Carbide and India begin to uncover what happened
New Look At the Elderly
(Economy & Business)
A White House report seeks to dispel some myths
LAW
The New Black Police Chiefs
Updating a long tradition of ethnic groups rising to the top
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Afterimages Witness
(Cinema)
Directed by Peter Weir Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace and William Kelley
Best Sellers
(Books)
George Gershwin Gets His Due
(Music)
After 50 years PORGY AND BESS arrives at the Metropolitan Opera
Getting Tips From Tapes
(Video)
Home cassettes teach everything from fitness to finance
Is There Life After Teenpix?
(Cinema)
Yes: one winner in the latest youth-movie sweepstakes
Mad Money in High Places Citizen Hughes
(Books)
by Michael Drosnin Holt, Rinehart & Winston; 532 pages; $18.95
Paradise Lost Easy in the Islands
(Books)
by Bob Shacochis Crown; 213 pages; $13.95
Reliever Fathers Playing Catch with Sons
(Books)
by Donald Hall North Point; 198 pages; $13.50
SPECIAL SECTION
Secret Emperors and Shadowy Assassins
TO OUR READERS
A Letter From the Publisher
(Publisher's Letter)
ESSAY
Let Me Call You Volvo