Vol. 127 No. 24

First in--and Out
Portland's woman chief quits

Lights, Cameras, Tax Reform!
Television's eye helps keep the lobbyists at bay, for now

Opening Round
Senate battles shape up

Austria a Hard-Fought, Bitter Victory
Waldheim finally triumphs

Middle East Plight of the Moderates
Arab leaders feel betrayal even as the Senate approves a Saudi arms sale

Poland Nails for Solidarity's Coffin
Jarulzelski steps up his campaign to intimidate the opposition

A National Obsession the U.S. Turns on to Exercise (Health & Fitness)

Sandwiches: Eating From Hand to Mouth (Food)
Adaptable, Efficient and Delicious, They Suit the National Style

If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Disney Theme Parks (Living)
Created in Uncle Walt's Image Offer a Sanitized Suburban Utopia

In Old Milwaukee: Tomorrow's Factory Today (American Scene)

Born and Worn in the U.S.a.
Homegrown Sportswear Has Created a New Kind of Clothing Flash

"It's an Addictive Life" (Economy & Business)

Life in the Express Lane (Economy & Business)
Instant Gratification Has Become a Fast-Growing Industry

Magnificent Flying Machines with Skill and Pride, (Economy & Business)
Boeing Builds Jets That Dominate the Skies

Lights! Camera! Special Effects! (Cinema)
The Wizards At Ilm Are Making the Movies Dazzle

More Than Song and Dance with Each Show, (Theater)
Stephen Sondheim Redefines the Musical

Neither Tarnished Nor Afraid (Books)
Hard-Boiled Fiction Continues to Influence and Entertain

A Critical Mass Bell Laboratories (Special Report)

A Language That Has Ausgeflippt (Special Report)
The word around the world is English, more or less

American Best (Special Report)
Variety, Optimism, Bounty, Talent: an Accounting

Deep Pockets for Doing Good (Special Report)
Charitable Contributions Are More Generous Than Ever

Formality Is Taboo California Institute of Technology (Special Report)

Freedom First (Special Report)
From Liberty's Cradle Has Grown a Messy But Inspiring Creation

Networking the Nation (Special Report)
Computer Grids Link People and Machines

Pop Goes the Culture (Special Report)
A National Knack for the Quick, the Vivid, the Exuberant

Telling a Town About Itself (Special Report)
Virginia's Free Lance-Star exemplifies grass-roots journalism