Vol. 129 No. 8
NATION
The much ballyhooed battle against drugs is off to a slow start
American Notes CALIFORNIA
Task Force Feelgood
American Notes CIVIL RIGHTS
Paying for Racism
American Notes CRIME
Stakeouts for Dive Bombers
American Notes POLITICS
Democrats Look South
American Notes TELEVISION
The Russians Are Coming
Enlisting With Uncle Sam
Is America ready for a national-service program?
From Star Wars to Smart Rocks
A scaled-down version of SDI threatens the ABM treaty
Iranscam's Near Tragedy
Depressed by a sense of failure, McFarlane attempts suicide
Mario's Moves
On your mark, get set, Cuomo!
The Presidency
Even Reagan Was Somber
War on The Installment Plan
Time and money may be running out for the contras
Welcome, America, to the Baby Bust
The watchwords for a new generation will be: smaller and leaner
Where There's Smoke There's fire
These days, as the crusade against public puffing heats up
WORLD
After a deadline passes, hope fades for a prisoner exchange
Mexico
A Swelling Tide of Troubles As problems multiply, the government looks ahead to elections
On The Brink of Cannibalism
Pro And Con
Conflicting views on sanctions
Protests New Generation in the Streets
Students around the globe are once again marching in anger
South Africa
New Man in the Townships A black U.S. Ambassador is building bridges to blacks
Soviet Union Sounds of Freedom
Moscow releases some dissidents, but cracks down on refuseniks
The Philippines
A Truce Gives Way to Gunplay Fighting resumes, and Aquino gives the military the go-ahead
World Notes AFGHANISTAN
Coming of Age In Khost
World Notes INVESTIGATIONS
Imeldarabilia: A Final Count
World Notes IRAN
There He Goes Again
World Notes ITALY
Fingering a Top Terrorist
World Notes THE VATICAN
Tightening the Papal Belt
HEALTH & MEDICINE
It sells a rainbow of products, but does it work?
Probing A Mysterious "Cluster" (Medicine)
Three former San Francisco 49ers develop Lou Gehrig's disease
SOCIETY
Is It Wrong to Cut Off Feeding? (Ethics)
Experts debate the denial of nourishment for comatose patients
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BUSINESS
Agents put the cuffs on insider traders
Business Notes AIRLINES (Economy & Business)
Shoot-Out in The Skies
Business Notes CONSUMERISM (Economy & Business)
What the Big Liberals Eat
Business Notes MAIL ORDER (Economy & Business)
Dial BANG For Ammo
Business Notes PERSONNEL (Economy & Business)
Fire Now, Pay Later
Business Notes PUBLISHING (Economy & Business)
Your Dress Is Fab, Comrade
Dat Spat (Economy & Business)
A new recorder draws protests
Going Downhill (Economy & Business)
Rossignol's image takes a spill
Knocked Down in Round 2 (Economy & Business)
A Texas court upholds an $8.5 billion judgment against Texaco
Moving Upscale (Economy & Business)
AMC plots a survival strategy
EDUCATION
Students and parents say good advice is hard to find
LAW
Lost Together in Paradise
The sad tale of an opera impresario and "Lady Bing"
Philadelphia Takes a Fall
The suspension of 15 judges further clogs the city courts
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Legends the Propheteers (Books)
by Max Apple Harper & Row; 306 pages; $16.95
Multiple Fun on Square One (Video)
A new children's series takes a sprightly approach to math
Pennsylvania (Books)
Death Trip ECHOES IN THE DARKNESS by Joseph Wambaugh; Morrow; 416 pages; $18.95 ENGAGED TO MURDER by Loretta Schwartz-Nobel; Viking; 293 pages; $17.95
Three Cheers for the Partisans (Music)
In Europe, the opera revolution has arrived