Vol. 125 No. 21

NATION

"It Looks Just Like a War Zone"
A police raid in Philadelphia turns to tragedy

Addicted to the Loophole Habit
Reagan's tax plan is being gutted even before its unveiling

American Notes Defense
More Trouble for the F-20

American Notes Gifts
For Men Who Have Everything

American Notes Politics
Hunting for Trouble

American Notes Space
New Heights for His Highness

American Notes Terrorism
Foiling a Plot to Kill Gandhi

Goode's Intentions

Hitting the Books

Nuclear Triggers
Illegal exports to Israel

Silent No More
Speaking out for abortion

The Presidency
The Importance of Saying No

Vienna Jaw Wars
A Shultz-Gromyko face-off

Wagons Hitched to Star Wars
Despite qualms, the NATO allies consider participating

WORLD

"Major Defeat"
Kohl suffers a stinging setback

Argentina a National Exorcism
Trying to punish the military without unsettling the country

Britain Thatcher Hits Stormy Weather
Unemployment and a party split send her support plummeting

Elections Red Check
Italy rejects the Communists

Falkland Islands Cold Comfort
A furor over a new airport

Lebanon Blackmail in Beirut
Islamic Jihad issues an ominous warning to Washington

Nicaragua a Struggle on Two Fronts
Amid rising discontent, the Sandinistas confront the embargo and the contras

Nigeria Brutal Exit
Expulsion turns to chaos

Sri Lanka Tamil Terror
Blood flows at a Buddhist shrine

West Africa Hope and Ideals
A tale of two leaders

Who Is Helping The
Contras?

World Notes China
A Naval Visit Is Delayed

World Notes El Salvador
Kidnaping the Mayors

World Notes Japan
When Being Equal Is No Fun

World Notes Poland
"Somebody Is Behind This"

World Notes Soviet Union
Drying Out in Moscow

SCIENCE

A Defector Warns: "What Fools"
The top Soviet priority is acquiring U.S. technology

Egypt Battles a Sleeping Devil (Environment)
Salt damage threatens the monuments of the pharaohs

SOCIETY

Keeping the Adult in Control (Behavior)
Too many people look upon themselves as helpless children

PRESS

Newswatch It's News, But Is It Reality?

RELIGION

Pulling in the Welcome Mat
Protests and slim turnouts mar John Paul's Dutch visit

SPORT

A Circus Kind of Calling
Dread legacies and enduring spirits crash head-on at Indy

BUSINESS

Another Time Bomb Goes Off (Economy & Business)
Maryland's crisis rattles the already jittery savings and loan industry

Business Notes Foreign Trade (Economy & Business)
A Political Plum for Farmers

Business Notes Lawsuits (Economy & Business)
Bad Day At Black Rock

Business Notes Marketing (Economy & Business)
Running with the Pack

Business Notes Mergers and Now (Economy & Business)
Defense By Mercedes

Business NotesTechnology (Economy & Business)
The Tiniest Tape Ever

Hughes for Sale Gm Or (Economy & Business)
Ford may be the buyer

Master Builders (Economy & Business)
Two conglomerates merge

Scandal Rocks General Electric (Economy & Business)
The firm pleads guilty to bilking the Air Force out of $800,000

The $1.1 Trillion Trove (Economy & Business)

United Pilots Walk the Line (Economy & Business)
A battle over salaries for new employees leads to airport chaos

LAW

Cathy and Gary in Medialand
A grim tale of rape and recantation turns increasingly bizarre

Merciless Jury
Pressures for commutation

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

"I Adore Corpses and Stiffs" (Books)
AGATHA CHRISTIE: A BIOGRAPHY by Janet Morgan; Knopf; 393 pages; $18.95

Danger: Live Moral Issues Rambo: First Blood Part Ii Directed by George P. Cosmatos Screenplay by Sylvester Stallone and James Cameron (Cinema)

Exiles Home Truths (Books)
By Mavis Gallant Random House; 330 PAGES; $17.95

Madonna Rocks the Land (Show Business)
Sassy, brassy and beguiling, she laughs her way to fame

Now: Madonna on Madonna (Show Business)
"If People Don't Get the Humor in Me Or My Act, Then They Don't Want To"

White Walls Waiting: the Whites of South Africa (Books)
by Vincent Crapanzano Random House; 358 pages; $19.95

MILESTONES

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Slamming a Door on Tradition
Jean Dubuffet: 1901-1985

PEOPLE

On the Record

People

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TO OUR READERS

A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)