Vol. 127 No. 13
NATION
A Hobo Jungle with Class
Santa Barbara, Reagan's neighbor, wrestles with 2,000 homeless
American Notes Celebrations
A Lottery for Miss Liberty
American Notes Drugs
Sampling His Own Medicine
American Notes Florida
Fenced in and Dried Out
American Notes Great Lakes
The Basin Is Overflowing
American Notes Military
Sorry, Wrong Numbers
Capsule Terror
First Tylenol, now Contac
Ortega: "the Threat Is Still There"
Reagan: "We Have a Right to Help"
Sidetracked Revolution
Living with breadlines and block committees
The Man Behind the Designer Glasses
Tough Tug of War
In his crusade against Managua, Reagan loses a battle in Washington
Politics From the Twilight Zone
Radical candidates hijack Illinois' Democratic primary
Rising Stars From the Sunbelt
The Democratic Leadership Council is redefining the party
The Etchings of Friendship
Prodded by Canada's Mulroney, Reagan yields on acid rain
To the Shores of Tripoli ;
The Navy tests Gaddafi
WORLD
France a Marriage of Convenience
Mitterrand names Chirac and launches an era of power sharing
Haiti an Inheritance of Anger
Baby Doc's successors reshuffle the leadership
The Irrepressible Bulldozer
The Philippines Chasing Marcos' Millions
A troubling look at an ill-gotten fortune
World Notes Britain
Unlikely Venue, Barbaric Acts
World Notes China
Keeping Their Equidistance
World Notes Great Escapes
Master Crook Pulls Fast One
World Notes India
Storming the Barricades
World Notes Middle East
Paying the Price of Peace
SCIENCE
Moscow's Program Takes Off
(Space)
The Soviets launch another mission to their orbiting platform
HEALTH & MEDICINE
New Rub for the Skin Game
(Health & Fitness)
A dollop of science brings a rosy sales glow
To Feed Or Not to Feed?
(Medicine)
An A.M.A. panel rules on the ethics of treating the comatose
SOCIETY
Motherhood Vs. Sisterhood
(Sexes)
A new book challenges feminist attitudes toward the family
PRESS
A Matter of Newsroom Style
After 15 months, the Boston GLOBE'S editor is eclipsed
BUSINESS
Business Notes Autos
(Economy & Business)
Bad Brake for the Excel
Business Notes Currency
(Economy & Business)
The Polyester Greenback
Business Notes Energy
(Economy & Business)
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Business Notes Entrepreneurs
(Economy & Business)
Sorry, the Doctor Is Out
Business Notes Labor
(Economy & Business)
Much Ado About Nothing
Land of the Rising Yen
(Economy & Business)
The prices of Japanese imports begin to climb as the dollar dives
Mounting Doubts About Debts
(Economy & Business)
After a three-year credit binge, consumers may have to rein in spending
Scramble to the Launching Pad
(Economy & Business)
Rocket ventures race to provide an alternative to the shuttle
Tax Revolt
(Economy & Business)
A tempest in municipal bonds
The Money Czar Survives a Coup
(Economy & Business)
Volcker prevails over rebels on the Federal Reserve Board
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A New Heaven and a New Earth Paradise Postponed
(Books)
by John Mortimer; Viking; 374 pages; $17.95
Betrayals a Family Madness
(Books)
by Thomas Keneally Simon & Schuster; 336 pages; $17.95
Bookends the Maul and the Pear Tree
(Books)
by P.D. James and T.A. Critchley Mysterious Press 234 pages; $17.95
Coming Unglued the Money Pit
(Cinema)
Directed by Richard Benjamin Screenplay by David Giler
Hanging Tough Gung Ho
(Cinema)
Directed by Ron Howard Screenplay by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel
Irreverence the House of Blue Leaves
(Theater)
by John Guare
Mixing Grandeur and Tattiness
(Art)
At the Royal Academy, a retrospective of Sir Joshua Reynolds
Remembering the Lost Steps Ginger & Fred
(Cinema)
Directed by Federico Fellini Screenplay by Federico Fellini, Tonino Guerra and Tullio Pinelli
Seattle's Young Spellbinder
(Dance)
Mark Morris choreographs with originality and wit
Sitting in the Maple Syrup
(Video)
New sitcoms abound at midseason, but only one shows promise
Violence and Affection Precious Sons
(Theater)
by George Furth
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TO OUR READERS
A Letter From the Publisher
(Publisher's Letter)
ESSAY
The Shoes of Imelda Marcos