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April 24, 1978 | Vol. 111 No. 18

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NATION

Vance: Man on the Move (COVER STORY)

A cool diplomat confronts crisis in Africa, deadlock in Russia

Nation: A Circle of Six on Mahogany Row

Nation: People Want to See Coonskins

Nation: Last Test of a Battered Treaty

Nation: Sad and Sorry Chapter for the FBI

Nation: Yes to Civiletti

Nation: Farm Bill Fizzle

Nation: Who Killed Se

THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Jackie Onassis' Memory Fragments on Tape (THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY)

Nation: Betty's Ordeal

Nation: Unwanted Donor

WORLD

AFRICA: The Struggle for Namibia (AFRICA)

UNITED NATIONS: Defection of an Apparatchik (UNITED NATIONS)

DIPLOMACY: Bombing the Wrong Target (DIPLOMACY)

MIDDLE EAST: A Cautious Withdrawal Begins (MIDDLE EAST)

PHILIPPINES: Marcos Wins His Election Battle (PHILIPPINES)

BRITAIN: Spring Sunshine (BRITAIN)

CHINA: Mini-Gang War (CHINA)

ITALY: Where Prime Time Is Porn Time (ITALY)

SCIENCE

Environment: The Geography of Cancer (Environment)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: Special Delivery (Medicine)

SOCIETY

Behavior: Manly or Beastly? (Behavior)

Behavior: Huffing over All That Puffing (Behavior)

Living: Fashion and Show Biz in France (Living)

RELIGION

Religion: Dabbling in Exotheology

SPORT

Sport: The Past Is Always Present

BUSINESS

Business: Next Round Against Inflation (Economy & Business)

Business: The Decline of Mike Blumenthal (Economy & Business)

Business: The Rise of Robert Strauss (Economy & Business)

Business: Call to Waive That Raise (Economy & Business)

Business: Nice Surprise On Wall Street (Economy & Business)

Business: New Skipper for U.S. Lines (Economy & Business)

EDUCATION

Education: Federal Aid: Too Many Strings?

Education: A Rich Orgy of Witty Ditties

LAW

Law: Lawyers

Law: Fitting Justice?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Music: Lou Reed's Nightshade Carnival (Music)

Theater: Oscar on Oscar (Theater)

Theater: Et Tu, Dunlop! (Theater)

Art: The Coming of the Pompeians (Art)

Books: Love, Art and the Last Puritan (Books)

Books: Irish Lib (Books)

Books: Cracked Alabaster (Books)

Books: Books, Apr. 24, 1978 (Books)

MILESTONES

Milestones, Apr. 24, 1978

PEOPLE

People, Apr. 24, 1978

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher, Apr. 24, 1978 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters, Apr. 24, 1978

ESSAY

Time Essay: In Praise of Older Women (Time Essay)

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