Vol. 128 No. 3

"They Broke the Mold"
Hyman George Rickover: 1900-1986

American Notes California
An Invisible Plane Crash

American Notes Justice
Trying Times for a Vigilante

American Notes Military
Put Out That Butt, Soldier

American Notes Ohio
Double Jeopardy

American Notes Prisons
Burning to Get Out

Sex Busters
A Meese commission and the Supreme Court echo a new moral militancy

Handing Congress a Hot Potato
The Supreme Court nullifies a key budget-balancing provision

Pornography: a Poll

Pornography: the Feminist Dilemma

Reagan's Moral Point Man

The Madman on the Ferry
Released from a hospital, a mental patient kills two people

The Presidency
The Loftiest Chariot

Up in Arms
A U.S.-Israeli Falling Out

Changing a Pretoria Guard

Japan "Voice of the Nation, Voice of God"
Voters worried by economic troubles turn to Nakasone

Mexico Hook Or Crook
Voters cry foul in Chihuahua

Middle East Death Before Daybreak
A bloody Palestinian raid follows a setback in Jordan

Nicaragua Jittery Mood
Arms buildup, civil crackdown

South Africa the Rise of Black Labor
Unions lead the opposition

Terrorism a Tale of Two Bombings
Attacks in West Germany and France stir new fears of violence

The Philippines Midsummer Night's Dream
A bungled takeover highlights questions about the army's loyalty to Aquino

World Notes Austria
No Escape From the Past

World Notes Diplomacy
Helping the Summit Along

World Notes Italy
Someone Old, Someone New

World Notes Malaysia
The Hangman Strikes Again

World Notes Royalty
To Love, Honor -- and Obey?

A Chernobyl-Proof Reactor?
Scientists say new designs could make nuclear power safer

Donating Blood for Yourself (Medicine)
An NIH panel suggests a method of safer transfusions

New on the Menu (Health & Fitness)
Chains offer nutrition lists

Putting on the Ritz At the Y (Health & Fitness)
Sleek new centers have private operators hopping mad

Less Than Goodwill Games
Low ratings, sparse audiences at the made-for-TV Olympics

Oh, Wasn't It All Loverly
Bidding farewell to Master Lyricist Alan Jay Lerner

Amber Waves of Strain (Economy & Business)
U.S. Farm Bounty Has Grown into a Burden

Business Notes Commerce (Economy & Business)
The Emperor's New Coins

Business Notes Corporations (Economy & Business)
Ready? Name That Company!

Business Notes Finance (Economy & Business)
The Postman Rings Profits

Business Notes Software (Economy & Business)
Breaking Away with a Bundle

Business Notes Takeovers (Economy & Business)
A Dart Flies At Safeway

Cliff-Hanger (Economy & Business)
People sells off Frontier

Cracked Door (Economy & Business)
China's move toward free trade

Cut-Rate Computers, Get 'Em Here (Economy & Business)
IBM Slashes Prices to Compete with the Low-Cost Clone Vendors

Terms of Enrichment (Economy & Business)
A maverick spreads the gospel of no-frills life insurance

The Bull Takes a Nose Dive (Economy & Business)
But investors stay calm during the Dow's record plunge

And Nothing But the Truth
Should criminal lawyers defend clients they believe are lying?

Custody the Good Mother (Books)
by Sue Miller Harper & Row; 310 pages; $17.95

Gleams From a Gorgeous Twilight ! (Art)
Two exhibitions brilliantly evoke turn-of-the-century Vienna

Heard Any Good Books Lately? (Books)
Literature on cassettes is a best-selling business

In London: a Visionary Maestro (Art)

The Boys of 67 Summers Ago Out! (Theater)
by Lawrence Kelly

Tinseltown's Tiny Terror (Cinema)
Offscreen, though, Danny DeVito is a hardworking pussycat

Wide Range the Sense of Sight (Books)
by John Berger Pantheon; 299 pages; $18.95