Vol. 131 No. 20

American Notes DISASTERS
Big Blast In Nevada

American Notes GOVERNMENT
Massachusetts Misstep

American Notes GUNS
The Texas Pipeline

American Notes NORTH CAROLINA
Politics Ain't Beanbag

American Notes WASHINGTON
More Surgery For Joe Biden

Good Heavens! An astrologer dictating the President's schedule?
So says former White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan in an explosive book

The Emerging Child-Care Issue
Just how should the Federal Government get into the act?

The First Lady's Astrologer
Nancy's "Friend" proves to be Nob Hill Socialite Joan Quigley

Veepstakes: Too Much, Too Soon

Chile Colony of the Damned
Bizarre allegations plague a West German settlement

France What Victory Will Mean
Re-elected on Sunday, Mitterrand outlines his future plans

Hostages By Negotiation and by the Sword
Controversy rages after two sets of French captives are freed

Middle East Wipeout
A Lebanese village is razed

Poland Duel of the Deaf
By turning to force, Jaruzelski imperils an ambitious reform program

World Notes ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Live, from Mount Everest

World Notes DIPLOMACY
Let's Finally Make a Deal

World Notes NORWAY
A Case of Hot Water

World Notes SOVIET UNION
Battle of The Letters

World Notes TERRORISM
"Be Alert, Stay Alive"

The Biggest Shell Game in Town (Environment)
A fluffy chick may signal a comeback for the California condor

Helping Out a Heart in Texas (Medicine)
Dramatic debut for a device that can save cardiac patients

Must Reading (Medicine)

From Feminists to Teenyboppers
An Australian team takes a chance on Ms. and Sassy

Critics' Choice

Time (Contents)
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Time (Masthead)
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Business Notes AUTOS (Economy & Business)
Chevy with a Heavy Sticker

Business Notes EMPLOYMENT (Economy & Business)
Which Way Is Up?

Business Notes ENTERTAINMENT (Economy & Business)
A Star Turn at The Typewriter

Business Notes TAKEOVERS (Economy & Business)
Raider League, Junior Division

Business Notes TOYS (Economy & Business)
Trouble in the Cabbage Patch

Special Report: Aircraft Safety (Economy & Business)
How Safe Is The U.S. Fleet? A shocking accident heightens doubts about the aging jetliners

The Diary of Jet No. 19921 (Economy & Business)

Excellence Under the Palm Trees
Brash and exuberant, Stanford jostles the Ivies at the top ranks of U.S. universities

Firm But Gentle Helmsman

An Eyewitness to Paradox QUINN'S BOOK (Books)
by William Kennedy; Viking; 289 pages; $18.95

Bookends (Books)

Dour Caper BELLMAN AND TRUE (Cinema)
Directed by Richard Loncraine Screenplay by Desmond Lowden and Richard Loncraine with Michael Wearing

Driven by Uncontrollable Passions A TAXING WOMAN (Cinema)
Directed and Written by Juzo Itami

Fact Vs. Fiction on "Reality TV" (Video)
New shows blur the line, raising ethics and aesthetics questions

Madonna Comes to Broadway (Theater)
Speed-the-Plow skewers Hollywood mores

So, Here's to You, Irving Berlin! (Show Business)
A happy 100th birthday to America's favorite songwriter

The Reigning Eye Of His Generation (Photography)
A Manhattan show honors a rule breaker

Up From The Underground (Music)
Composer Anthony Davis is no longer an invisible man

War Stories REUNION: A MEMOIR (Books)
by Tom Hayden Random House; 560 pages; $22.50

A Letter From the Publisher (A Letter From The Publisher)