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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 94 No. 16
Read the Cover StoryNATION
STRIKE AGAINST THE WAR
(The Nation)
Four Faces of Protest (The Nation)
Fatigue in Paris (The Nation / THE WAR)
Polite Indictment (The Nation / THE PRESIDENCY)
Over the Cliff (The Nation / THE SENATE)
Poor Climate for Weathermen (The Nation / CHICAGO)
Crisis of Silence (The Nation / CRIME)
The Military Mafia (The Nation / ARMED FORCES)
Burn, Baby, Burn (The Nation / GEORGIA)
WORLD
THE CHINESE BLINKED
(The World)
If Moscow and Peking Make Up (The World)
Hands Beneath the Sea (The World / ARMAMENTS)
Beyond the Blue Horizon (The World / ASIA)
The Unseen Presence (The World / LAOS)
The L.B.J. Caper (The World / GREECE)
SCIENCE
Toward a Cleaner Car
(Environment / AIR POLLUTION)
Tale of a Snail (Environment)
The Beat of Passing Wings (Environment / WILDLIFE)
Grass- Roots Conservation (Environment / RESOURCES)
Hot Line for Passing Events (RESEARCH)
H-Bombs for Earthquakes (SEISMOLOGY)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Bitterness About Sweets
(Medicine / TOXICOLOGY)
SOCIETY
What's in a Glance?
(Behavior / COMMUNICATION)
History and the Genes (Behavior / ETHOLOGY)
RELIGION
The Pope Under Fire
(ROMAN CATHOLICS) Man for All Sects (CLERGY)
SPORT
The Four Norsemen
(FOOTBALL) Return to Myth (BASEBALL)
BUSINESS
RISING WORRY ABOUT THE WILL TO WORK
The High Cost Of David Kennedy
Blocking the British (ANTITRUST)
The Generals Mean Business (ISRAEL)
Lloyd's Rising Risks (INSURANCE)
Ivan the Terrible Salesman (SOUTHEAST ASIA)
EDUCATION
The Case of Angela the Red
(ACADEMIC FREEDOM) LAW
The Haynsworth Record
(The Law / JUDGES)
Telltale Trash (The Law / PRIVACY)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
TELEVISION
(Time Listings)
A Joyful Happening (Music / SINGERS)
A New Lucia (Music / OPERA)
Viennese Drag (The Theater / NEW PLAYS)
Fall of the House of Carney (The Theater)
Puppet Shows (The Theater / REPERTORY)
Brancusi: Master of Reductions (Art)
Broadcast Joe (Television / TALK SHOWS)
Remembrance of Things Just Past (Television / SPECIALS)
The Shortest War in History (Cinema / NEW MOVIES)
Pop and Circumstance (Cinema)
Daughter of Debate (Books)
Far from Foggy Bottom (Books)
Spying on Sparrows et al. (Books)
MILESTONES
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The Potato-Chip War (MARKETING)
TO OUR READERS
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(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
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ESSAY
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO CHARISMA?
(Time Essay)
Richard III Rides Again (Time Essay / BRITAIN)
Making the Best Of a Bad Situation (Time Essay / EAST GERMANY)
Operation Impossible (Time Essay / MEXICO)
City Without Cops (Time Essay / CANADA)

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