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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 108 No. 5
Read the Cover StoryNATION
Gallic Grumbles
(The Nation)
Ford Is Close, but Watch Those Trojan Horses (The Nation / REPUBLICANS)
Approaching Infinity (The Nation / AMERICAN NOTES)
Full Circle (The Nation)
Reagan: 'I Don't Want Another 1964' (The Nation)
Again, Connally for Veep? (The Nation)
How Populist Is Carter? (The Nation / DEMOCRATS)
'People Don't Know Who I Am' (The Nation)
The Georgia Deacon's Day (The Nation)
Sounds of the South (The Nation / THE LANGUAGE)
Dipping into the Cookie Jar (The Nation / THE FBI)
A Glossary from Cot-tuh Country (The Nation)
Hunting the Abductors (The Nation / CRIME)
"This Is a Battlefield" (The Nation / THE RACES)
WORLD
Once Again, Palestinians on the Ropes
(The World / LEBANON)
Trial by Fire in Dublin (The World / IRELAND)
A Cash Price for Peace? (The World / RHODESIA)
Bank Heist of the Century (The World / FRANCE)
Norway's Surprise Nuclear Catch (The World)
Dinner for 370,000, Please, James (The World / BRITAIN)
SCIENCE
Mars: The Riddle of the Red Planet
(Space)
Weather: Frigid (Space)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Incredible Journey
(Medicine)
Mammogram Muddle (Medicine)
SOCIETY
Abstemious Dani
(Behavior)
Killing Laughter (Behavior)
PRESS
City Room Green Stamps
(The Press)
Carter's Mouth (The Press)
RELIGION
Prophet or Plagiarist?
SPORT
The Games: Up in the Air
(OLYMPICS/COVER STORY) Are the Olympics Dead?
BUSINESS
Warming Up to Jimmy
(Economy & Business / POLICY)
Reagan's Stand: No Compromise (Economy & Business)
A Deceleration About as Expected (Economy & Business)
The Great Gold Bust (Economy & Business / MONEY)
Mean, Tough S.O.B.s (Economy & Business / CORPORATIONS)
Big Deal for Lockheed (Economy & Business)
Atomic Dilemma (Economy & Business / ENERGY)
LAW
The Guns of Boston
(The Law)
The Hunger Lawyers (The Law)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Infield Hit
(Cinema)
Classic Heroism (Cinema)
Hollywood Desperado (Music)
Tower of Sound (Music)
Worlds in Collusion (Books)
Bangs and Whimpers (Books)
Kirillov's Complaint (Books)
Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)
MILESTONES
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PEOPLE
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TO OUR READERS
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(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
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(Forum)

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