Vol. 125 No. 15

A Tainted Report?

A Tentative Rsvp From Moscow
The White House hints there is hope for a summit

Agreement Among Allies
The President and G.O.P. lawmakers trim the untrimmable

American Notes Air Travel
Auckward Landing

American Notes Defense
Cutting Down on Overhead

American Notes Hostages
Back From Troubled Waters

American Notes Judiciary
Mail-Order Interrogation

American Notes Wildlife
Debugging the Capitol

Swamped By Japan
Angry about the soaring trade deficit, Congress threatens harsh measures

Taking a Different Tack
Reagan ties peace talks to "humanitarian" aid for the CONTRAS

Brazil Medical Saga
Neves fights for his life

El Salvador New Strength and Hope
Duarte gains an unexpected election victory over the right

Middle East Taking "Hostages" to Israel
Legality is questioned as Lebanese prisoners are moved south

South Africa Rising Defiance
A march on police headquarters

Sudan Toppling an Unpopular Regime
After two weeks of turmoil, the military ousts an absent President

World Notes Chile
Waving the Red Flag

World Notes Costa Rica
El Chapo TRACKED DOWN

World Notes France
New Rules of the Game

World Notes South Korea
The Opposition Consolidates

World Notes Terrorism
Death of a Captive

High Hopes for a Super Nova
Unveiling the world's most powerful laser

Looking for a Life of Thrills (Behavior)
Type Ts take risks, scorn rules, pursue the uncertain

Now It's Home, Home on the Road (Living)
Truckers merge into the mainstream with upscale new rigs

"the Fix Is On"
Tulane basketball is out

A Dream That Couldn't Miss
Villanova wins the national title, and even Georgetown cheers

The Art of Joyful Jam-Packing (Design)
Austrian Architect Hans Hollein wins the 1985 Pritzker award

Business Notes Corporate Donations (Economy & Business)
Gift of Remembrance

Business Notes Entertainment (Economy & Business)
Scarlett and Rhett At Home

Business Notes Health Care (Economy & Business)
Medical Matchup

Business Notes Marketing (Economy & Business)
Tuna with a Patriotic Pitch

Business Notes Wine (Economy & Business)
Stampede for 1982 Bordeaux

Playing Computer Catch-Up (Economy & Business)
The Soviets launch a crash program to teach students the new technology

Plot Problems Cbs Takeover Gossip Abounds (Economy & Business)

The Big Payout (Economy & Business)
A $615 Million Liability Fund

And (Cinema)
Animal House BEGAT . . . Teenage audiences are grossing out on gross-outs

Gypsy Scholars Small World (Books)
by David Lodge Macmillan; 339 pages; $15.95

Hype! Hell Raising! Hulk Hogan! (Show Business)
Upscale or down-home, wrestling is a national mania

Little Disturbances of Woman Later the Same Day (Books)
by Grace Paley Farrar, Straus & Giroux; 211 pages; $13.95

Reflections Occasional Prose (Books)
by Mary McCarthy Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 341 pages; $17.95

"Hush, Timmy--This Is Like a Church" (Viet Nam)
At the solemn, brooding memorial, some seek catharsis, some redemption

A Bloody Rite of Passage (Viet Nam)
Viet Nam cost America its innocence and still haunts its conscience

A Pinched and Hermetic Land (Viet Nam)
Despite a decade of "peace," per capita income is $125 and amenities are rare

After the Fall (Viet Nam)
Fresh images of the victor's lot

Lessons From a Lost War (Viet Nam)
What has Viet Nam taught about when to use power--and when not to?

New Roles for an Old Cast (Viet Nam)
The war's principals and bit players are rebuilding their lives

Richard Nixon's Tough Assessment (Viet Nam)
In NO MORE VIETNAMS he argues: "We won the war but lost the peace"

The Presidency Lyndon Johnson's Personal Alamo (Viet Nam)

Turning the Tables on Moscow (Viet Nam)
Once "their" guys were the rebels; now it is often "our" guys