Vol. 127 No. 18

Nearly All Together Now (Libya)
The campaign against terrorism turns diplomatic and gains support

Why Are the Europeans Angry?
Old ties to the Arabs and new fears of retaliation trouble the allies

Showdown with a Shadowy Past (Austria)
The Waldheim controversy boils over as the election nears

A Relic of Apartheid Falls (South Africa)
The Botha government moves to abolish the hated pass laws

Ordeal of Blood and Hunger (Mozambique)
Beset by civil war and famine, Machel looks to the West

The Woman Who Cost a Kingdom (Britain)
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor: 1896-1986

A "Money" Pitcher Comes Back
Dennis Leonard is the most remarkable righthander of two eras

Table of Contents (Table Of Contents)

A Letter from the Publisher

Hinting That He's Available
Laxalt ponders a presidential race, shuffling the G.O.P. deck

Truer Blue
North Carolina's bitter primary

Thunder Road
States fight the 55-m.p.h. limit

Joining Hands
To forge a 4,152-mile chain

American Notes

World Notes

Milestones

High Hopes for a Smooth Trip (Economy & Business)
The prospects are better than usual for a cooperative summit in Japan

Putting Out Lines in All Directions (Economy & Business)
The Baby Bells are going into fields from computers to finance

Buddy System (Economy & Business)
Woz and King Pong team up

Harsh Verdict
Israel's bankers are under fire

The Preachers of Easy Pickings (Economy & Business)
Real estate pitchmen draw disciples with a no-money-down creed

Business Notes

Losing the War of Letters
A Government study finds that one of eight Americans cannot read

Who Controls the Comptroller?
The Justices prepare to rule on the budget-deficit law

Truth and Libel
The press gets more protection

The Prodigal Returns (Music / Cover Stories)
"I had to go back to Russia before I died," explains the last romantic

Meeting with the "Stunks" (Music)

Step Right Up to the Great Culture-Kultura Bazaar (Music)
For the first time in six years, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. are rushing to exchange the best of their artists

Just One More for the Road (Books)
TABLE MONEY by Jimmy Breslin; Ticknor & Fields; 435 pages; $17.95

Shivers (Books)
THE NEW GIRL FRIEND

Roots (Books)
THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM

Tightening the Belts at ABC (Video)
Under frugal new bosses, the No. 3 network learns to think thin

Tracing the Patterns of a Lifetime (Theater)
THE PETITION by Brian Clark

Surreal Estate (Theater)
VIENNA: LUSTHAUS

Into Arcadia with Rod and Gun (Art)
In Washington, a show of Winslow Homer's watercolors

Keeping It All Very Private
Shriver and Schwarzenegger wed in Kennedy country