Vol. 127 No. 10

NATION

"a Serious Deficiency"
The Rogers commission faults NASA's "flawed" decision-making process

All the Nation's Poet
Robert Penn Warren, already much laureled, takes on a new title

American Notes Bureaucracy
A Ticket to Deride

American Notes Justice
New Man for the Glass Booth

American Notes Oregon
Scout's Honor, Union's Gripe

American Notes Sports
Crackdown By the Commissioner

American Notes the Navy
Death At the Doctor's Hands

Defensive About Defense
Reagan's call for a greater buildup is met by one for a fix-up

Houston Gunplay
A string of accidental shootings

It Takes One to Know One

Midgetman in Wonderland
Plans for a smaller missile provoke some big confusions

On the Air
The Senate votes for television

Playing Catch As Koch Can
Brushed by scandal, New York's mayor says he is "mortified"

Shop Here, But Don't Stop Here
A "Residents Only" Law in Dearborn Parks Sparks a Black Boycott

WORLD

Egypt Rampage Under the Pyramids
Mubarak quashes a two-day rebellion by security forces

France New Twists
Baby Doc sues hosts, sits tight

Soviet Union a Tough Customer Shows His Stuff
Gorbachev puts his stamp on the 27th Party Congress

Soviet Union Trotting Out a New Roadshow
Despite some sleight of hand, the act is a familiar one

Sweden Bloody Blow to an Open Society
Shots in the night kill Olof Palme, an advocate of peace

World

World Notes Britain
Tribute to the Last of the Few

World Notes Central America
Hands Across a Troubled Border

World Notes China
"Kill One to Teach 100"

World Notes Italy
Vanishing Bulgarian Connection

World Notes Middle East
Death of a West Bank Moderate

SCIENCE

Beaming in on the Past
A refurbished cyclotron probes some historic documents

Halley's on View (Space)
Peeking from Pioneer 12

HEALTH & MEDICINE

America's Best French Restaurant (Food)
Lutece celebrates a birthday: 25 years and still counting

PRESS

Everywhere But in Manila
Satellites hum with activity as anchors take to the road

SPORT

A Wintry Fire in Barn 48
Of commoners and kings and a dead "crow" named Concession

BUSINESS

Business Notes Advertising (Economy & Business)
Shadows and Substance

Business Notes Banks (Economy & Business)
Sink a Shot for Old Cd

Business Notes Computers (Economy & Business)
Changing Channels At Zenith

Business Notes Jobs (Economy & Business)
Farmers in the Fast Lane

Business Notes Marketing (Economy & Business)
One with Anchovies, Hold the .38

Divine Wine (Economy & Business)
Heady prices for Chateau Petrus

Luxury on the Links (Economy & Business)

Musical Chairs in the Skies (Economy & Business)
Two merger bids startle the airline industry and spark new fare bargains

The Latin Debtors Cry for Help (Economy & Business)
Embattled Mexico and its fellow borrowers ask for easier terms

EDUCATION

New Look for the Thriving Greeks
As memberships boom, the college societies clean up their act

LAW

Give-and-Take on Pornography
After two court actions, still tough to ban but easier to banish

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Stroll on the Wilde Side a Room with a View (Cinema)
Directed by James Ivory Screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

An Accident Waiting to Happen Children of Light (Books)
by Robert Stone; Knopf; 258 pages; $17.95

Bookends (Books)

Down on Lawless Avenue (Music)
New songs of shattered hope, political resilience and romance

Seeing Red the Real Life of Alejandro Mayta (Books)
by Mario Vargas Llosa Farrar, Straus & Giroux 310 pages; $16.95

SPECIAL SECTION

The Philippines Escape From a Gilded Palace
The former ruler left behind signs of an opulent life and hasty departure

The Philippines Anatomy of a Revolution
Forbearance, Diplomatic Skill and Some Luck Led to the End of the Marcos Era

The Philippines
"Here I Am Only Two Days and You Are Expecting Miracles"

The Philippines Now the Hard Part
A new President faces Communist rebels and a failing economy

People Power
A thought became a decision became a deed as democracy triumphed with Corazon Aquino in the Philippines

PEOPLE

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TO OUR READERS

A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)

ESSAY

Bringing a Third Force to Bear