Vol. 127 No. 5

American Notes Health
Phasing Out Asbestos

American Notes Oklahoma
A Wilted Petunia

American Notes Politics
Punch, Counterpunch

American Notes Roman
Catholics a Rare Excommunication

Blood Threat
Midwest mobsters take a rap

Brother Against Brother
The National Guard enters a Minnesota meat packers' strike

California's Political Gold Rush
Spending on legislative campaigns spirals out of control

Case Not Proved
A Harlem youth is acquitted

Cat and Mouse with Gaddafi
With a show of force, the Sixth Fleet pressures Libya's leader

From Welfare to Workfare
More than 20 states now require healthy aid recipients to earn their checks

Nation

No Longer Underestimated
George Shultz, ever stolid, continues to confound his critics

Once More into the Breach
Reagan renews his bid for military aid to "freedom fighters"

The Presidency
A Quick Shot of Adrenaline

Britain Suspicious Leak
Scandal touches Thatcher

A Test for Democracy
For the Philippines and the U.S., stakes are high as Marcos faces the voters

Charges of Hidden Wealth
Have the Marcoses built a real estate empire in the U.S.?

Inside the Communist Insurgency
Indoctrination, anti-Americanism and "instant justice"

Trying to Keep It Clean

Twin Anchors for American Might

Diplomacy Hands Below the Sea
Britain and France sign a pact for a cross-Channel train tunnel

India "I Am Innocent"
Death sentences for assassins

South Africa the Good-Neighbor Coup
A bloodless revolt in Lesotho, but blood still flows next door

South Yemen
Apocalypse Now IN ADEN Heroism in a rescue operation, mystery in a civil war

World Notes El Salvador
Battling on Another Front

World Notes Lebanon
The Language of the Gun

World Notes Soviet Union
Crackdown on Cronyism

World Notes Uganda
Back to the Brink

World Notes Zimbabwe
Of Wine and Women

A Crescendo of Discovery (Space)
From deep in the void, Voyager 2 unveils the secrets of Uranus

Pasta: a Matter of Form (Food)
Call it macaroni, or penne or fusilli or . . .

An Elegant Legacy Comes Alive (Living)
In Paris, a stunning show opens the new Museum of Fashion Arts

In His Grandfather's Footsteps
Will Hearst III struggles to shine up a family heirloom

Hardware, Software, Vaporware (Computers)
Tardy technology bedevils an adolescent industry

Backing into the Future
After a rocky year, Hollywood looks ahead to the VCR

Awash in an Ocean of Oil (Economy & Business)
Overproduction sends petroleum prices into a harrowing free fall

Business Notes Advertising (Economy & Business)
Herb Comes Out of Hiding

Business Notes Beverages (Economy & Business)
Joining the Pepsi Generation

Business Notes Finance (Economy & Business)
A Bank By Any Other Name

Business Notes Trade (Economy & Business)
No Dumping Allowed

Earning Wings the Hard Way , (Economy & Business)
Eastern Air Lines workers suffer sweeping pay cuts and layoffs

Economy & Business (Economy & Business)

Painful Legacy (Economy & Business)
BankAmerica's bad days

Rotten Egg (Economy & Business)
A Faberge fiasco at Christie's

Teaching the Three Rs for Profit
Learning centers thrive by selling personal tutoring services