Vol. 125 No. 10
NATION
A Big Night for Chest Pains
Bugged by indictments, New York mobsters suddenly fall ill
A Troubled Double Life
An SEC official steps down
American Notes Congress
The Princefish Calls It Quits
American Notes Crime
A Lovestruck Confession
American Notes Justice
Cutback on Quotas
American Notes Military
One Good Woman
American Notes
Subway Gunman Some Kind of Hero
Exploring the High-Tech Frontier
Even proponents admit that Star Wars is a tall, and perhaps impossible, order
Meeting Place of the World
With 30,000 conferences a year, Geneva is a city of causes
Putting It on the Table
Star Wars is the big obstacle as the U.S. and Soviets return to Geneva
Upsetting a Delicate Balance
Will defensive weapons undermine deterrence and spark a new arms race?
How Reagan Became a Believer
Taking a Louisiana Mud Bath
A grand jury indicts Governor Edwards for fraud
The Drive to Kill Revenue Sharing
A deficit-ridden Administration asks, "What's to share?"
When Push Comes to Shove
Congress passes "budget-busting" aid for farmers
WORLD
Central America the Propaganda War
A Shultz-Ortega meeting amid a Nicaraguan "peace offensive"
Espionage High Flyer
Uncovering an undercover
Middle East in Search of Partners
Egypt and Israel pursue a new initiative for a settlement
Northern Ireland Bloody Day
The I.R.A.'s deadly attack
Pakistan "a Green Light"
Pakistan Winning Some and Losing Some
An election that might bring an end to martial law
The Philippines Alive But Far From Well
The President reappears to face a sorely afflicted nation
World Notes Britain
"They Just Cannot Go On"
World Notes Diplomacy
A Rise in the Temperature
World Notes Mexico
Sniping Over the Border
World Notes Poland
Workers Win Half a Loaf
World Notes South Africa
Compromise At Crossroads
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Campus Ills
(Medicine)
Measles strikes U.S. colleges
SOCIETY
All Riled Up About Ratings
(Living)
A new book evaluates 329 U.S. cities for livability
Harassing the Homeless
(Behavior)
Growing numbers of street people bring a backlash
PRESS
Closed Door
Rebuking the New York TIMES
Happy Birthday, London
Times The 200-year-old paper seems ready to erase years of red ink
Newswatch: Credibility At Stake
RELIGION
Catching an Angel in a Net
A marine biologist with a spiritual bent wins a top award
Ecumenical Chill
Tough words from the Vatican
SPORT
"Trying to Keep That Feeling"
A year after the Olympics, Sarajevo clings to the big time
BUSINESS
A Plan to Tame the Dollar
(Economy & Business)
Business Notes Airlines
(Economy & Business)
The Ground Crew Walks Out
Business Notes Investigations
(Economy & Business)
Boston's Embattled Bank
Business Notes Prescription Drugs
(Economy & Business)
Valium By Another Name
Business Notes Promotions
(Economy & Business)
Shining Again for Mcdonald's
Business Notes Television
(Economy & Business)
Taking Aim At Cbs
Little Labels
(Economy & Business)
Dreaming of musical gold
Stop Sign
(Economy & Business)
An end to auto import quotas
The Zesty Forecast for '85
(Economy & Business)
But the mighty American greenback and giant deficits could cause troubles
Troubled Hunts
(Economy & Business)
Is there a silver lining?
EDUCATION
Matriculating At Supercomputer U
The U.S. earmarks powerful new machines for college campuses
LAW
No Mickey Mousing Around
In court, Disney hardly ever loses an injury case
Psychiatric Help
New tool for poor defendants
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Tough Sell for the Arts
(Video)
With Mozart and mini-series, a cable survivor hangs in
Best Sellers
(Books)
Earthbound So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
(Books)
by Douglas Adams Harmony; 204 pages; $12.95
Grace Notes the Tenth Man
(Books)
by Graham Greene Simon & Schuster; 157 pages; $14.95
Master of the Gesture
(Art)
At the Metropolitan, Caravaggio's turbulent genius
New Lyrics for the Devil's Music
(Show Business)
Evangelical pop makes heavenly sounds for the record industry
One More Fat Englishman Money: a Suicide Note
(Books)
by Martin Amis; Viking; 372 pages; $16.95
MILESTONES
A Brahmin's Life of Service
Henry Cabot Lodge: 1902-1985
Milestones
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PEOPLE
On the Record
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TO OUR READERS
A Letter From the Publisher
(Publisher's Letter)