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August 23, 1968 | Vol. 92 No. 8

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NATION

Nation: THE POLITICS OF WAR (The Nation)

Nation: STALAG '68 (The Nation)

Nation: LBJ's Man in Chicago (The Nation)

Nation: DEMOCRATS: The Penultimate Round (The Nation)

Nation: REPUBLICANS: Campaign from Mission Bay (The Nation)

Nation: Running Mate's Mate (The Nation)

The South: Coy, with Clout (The Nation / THE SOUTH)

Defense: Two for the Arsenal (The Nation / DEFENSE)

Sequels: Home to Bikini (The Nation / SEQUELS)

WORLD

World: NIGERIA'S CIVIL WAR: HATE, HUNGER AND THE WILL TO SURVIVE (The World)

World: The Politics of Paranoia (The World)

Communists: Prague's Purposeful Hospitality (The World / COMMUNISTS)

South Viet Nam: After Crossing Over (The World / SOUTH VIET NAM)

Indonesia: The Communists Try a Comeback (The World / INDONESIA)

Japan: Just a Gigolo-san (The World / JAPAN)

SCIENCE

Space: Program for the Planets (SPACE)

Astronomy: X-Raying the Sun (ASTRONOMY)

Ecology: Fish Bites Dog (ECOLOGY)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: THE PLIGHT OF THE BLACK DOCTOR (Medicine)

SOCIETY

The Land: More than Cosmetics (Modern Living / THE LAND)

Cults: Meddling with Minds (Modern Living / CULTS)

PRESS

The Press: REX REED: THE HAZEL-EYED HATCHET MAN (The Press)

Magazines: Too Few Believers (The Press / MAGAZINES)

RELIGION

Religion: LATIN AMERICA: A DIVIDED CHURCH

SPORT

Horse Racing: Dollars for Quarters (HORSE RACING)

Baseball: Satch Is Back (BASEBALL)

BUSINESS

Business: SPEEDUP ON SLOWDOWNS

The Economy: An Unmistakable Signal (THE ECONOMY)

Autos: Homebred Mini-Models (AUTOS)

France: Fighting Chance (FRANCE)

Executives: Turns at the Top (EXECUTIVES)

Shipping: We're Going to Get You (SHIPPING)

Advertising: Up, Up and Away with Mary Wells (ADVERTISING)

Food: Sad Tomatoes (FOOD)

Africa: Sisal on the Ropes (AFRICA)

EDUCATION

Universities: Columbia: Threat of Chaos (UNIVERSITIES)

Education: France: The Hope of Reform

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Television, Theater, Records, Cinema, Books: Straw Hat (Time Listings / TELEVISION,THEATER,RECORDS,Cl NEMA,BOOKS)

Architecture: Punctured Balloon (Art / ARCHITECTURE)

Painting: The Quiet Observer (Art / PAINTING)

Programming: The Executioner (Television / PROGRAMMING)

Television: The Cool Hot Line (Television)

TV Abroad: Good'Night, Jacques; Good Night, Emmanuel (Television / TV ABROAD)

Music: Salzburg Sleeper (Music)

Festivals: Out of the Ashes (Music / FESTIVALS)

New Movies: Hang 'Em High (Cinema / NEW MOVIES)

Cinema: The Seventh Continent (Cinema)

Cinema: The Strange Affair (Cinema)

Books: The Immanent Jew (Books)

Books: Corruption Within (Books)

Books: Notes from the Mountain (Books)

Books: A Grinning Buddha (Books)

MILESTONES

Milestones: Aug. 23, 1968

PEOPLE

People: Aug. 23, 1968

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher: Aug. 23, 1968 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters: Aug. 23, 1968

ESSAY

Essay: ON TRIBALISM AS THE BLACK MAN'S BURDEN (Time Essay)

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