Vol. 126 No. 13

NATION

A Gala with a Grim Side
Hollywood raises funds for AIDS amid a debate over safety

American Notes Congress
No Time for the Tax Bill

American Notes New York
The End of the Road

American Notes Pittsburgh
Baseball's Dealer Takes a Loss

American Notes Utah
Uncle Sam's Bowling Alley

American Notes Wyoming
The Governor Goes Broke

Benjamin Weir's Secret Passage
A hostage returns from the Middle East but discloses few details

Blown Bliss
A guru calls the police

Cap Takes a Hard Line

Setting the Summit Table
As the Soviet Foreign Minister arrives, Reagan holds the line on Star Wars

Stampeding Toward Protectionism
The Democrats see import curbs as the path to political gain

The Presidency
A Waste of Everybody's Time

WORLD

China Golden Handshakes in Peking
Deng offers generous retirement to 131 veteran leaders

"A Noise Like Thunder"
Mexico City is battered by devastating tremors, with heavy loss of life

Anatomy of an Earthquake

The Trials of Job

Worst of the Century

Espionage a High-Level Game of Tit for Tat
London and Moscow trade expulsions, and a spy couple flees

France "Criminal, Absurd . . . and Stupid"
Under fire in the Greenpeace affair, a Mitterrand minister resigns

South Africa Violations of Another Kind
Pretoria raids Angola and gets into a row with Mozambique

World Notes Japan
Upping the Ante on Defense

World Notes Sweden a Narrow Win for Palme; World Notes El Salvador "I'M Fine, I'M Fine, Papa"

World Notes Thailand
Payment for a Failed Coup

World Notes the Gulf
Anniversary of a Stalemate

SOCIETY

A Madness in Their Method (Behavior)
Therapists can overwhelm patients with their own disturbances

In Alabama: "a Coon Dog Indeed" (American Scene)

Shining Legacy From the East (Living)
Across the U.S., the "Festival of India" brings a potpourri of culture

RELIGION

An American Agenda for Rome U.S. Bishops Help Lay the Groundwork for A
Vatican synod

Tv Protest
Church alarm over violence

BUSINESS

Another Roadblock for a Dreamer (Economy & Business)
DeLorean is charged with cheating investors out of $8.9 million

Breaking Rank (Economy & Business)
Yamani talks price war

Business Notes Agriculture (Economy & Business)
Desperate Measures in Florida

Business Notes Airlines (Economy & Business)
A Bid for a New Frontier

Business Notes Insurance (Economy & Business)
Taking a Bath in Space

Business Notes Regulation (Economy & Business)
A Freer Hand for At&T

Economy & Business (Economy & Business)

Shaken to the Very Core (Economy & Business)
After months of anger and anguish, Steve Jobs resigns as Apple chairman

EDUCATION

The Publishers Flunk Science
California rejects textbooks as skimpy, especially on evolution

LAW

U.S. Policy Goes on Trial
At the World Court, two Americans make Nicaragua's case

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Antidotes the Flamingo's Smile (Books)
by Stephen Jay Gould Norton; 476 pages; $17.95

Bookends (Books)

Bright Lights and Heartache Song & Dance (Theater)
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Don Black; Choreography by Peter Martins

Brothers the Blood Knot (Theater)
by Athol Fugard

Rock Is a Four-Letter Word (Music)
A Senate committee asks: Have the lyrics gone too far?

Roughing Up the Gentle Sex Stanley and the Women (Books)
by Kingsley Amis; Summit; 256 pages; $14.95

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TO OUR READERS

A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)