Carter's Swift Revival
His summit triumph brings him new stature and new power

Ordeal In the Mountains
Shouts, threats and exhaustion before a deal can be made

Mission to the Middle East
Vance tries to rally support but finds many Arabs up in arms

An Interview with Begin
In Jerusalem the sky is blue and the memory clears

Dousing a Popular Theory
An all-star cast ofwitnesses testifies about J.F.K.'s assassination

Vesco's Latest Caper
How the financier tried to buy influence at the White House

Stalled Investigation
What ever happened to the GSA indictments?

Dirty Work
An ex-CIA official blows the cover of agents in Europe

Pleas for Patty
Support grows for her release

The Duke Is Defeated
A Governor suffers because a Senator is in trouble

Far-Out Defense (Americana)

Royal Trappings (Americana)

Bureaucratic Scramble (Americana)

Nonsex (Americana)

Cheating Hearts (Americana)


Vorster's Double Shocker (SOUTH AFRICA)
A resignation and a stunning rejection may invite renewed warfare

End of a Beginning Battle (NICARAGUA)

Tacho Somoza wins, but the wounds may not heal

The Town That Disappeared (IRAN)
In 90 seconds, the year's worst earthquake kills 25,000

Oilgate's Slick Business (BRITAIN)
Government games let British crude leak into Rhodesia

Disarming Idea (JAPAN)
Taking a shot at the gun lobby

Ripe Apple in the Hindu Kush (AFGHANISTAN)
Radical nonalignment poses a dilemma for the West

Dirge of the Kampucheans (CAMBODIA)
New purges threaten a murderous regime


Analyzing Jewish Comics (Behavior)
It's just that it hurts less when you laugh

Tactful Approach (Behavior)
A new look at sociobiology

A City Without Newspapers.. (Living)
...is like a day without sunshine


The Return of Life
Time Inc. launches a monthly revival of its 1936 hit


Going "Beyond Charity"
Should Christian cash be given to terrorists?


A Touch of Iron and Elegance
Davidson rides off with the world equestrian title

No Crash of '79 Coming Up (Economy & Business)
TIME'S Board of Economists sees only a slowing, then more growth

The Disincentive Factor (Economy & Business)

A Ticking Time Bomb in Trade (Economy & Business)
The Europeans threaten, yes, a ham-and-cheese war

No WIN Campaign (Economy & Business)
Peterson's principles

The "Innovation Recession" (Economy & Business)
A new worry about the U.S. economy: the decline in R. and D.

Midnight Oil (Economy & Business)
Boom in hot gear

Hard Times (Economy & Business)
Now, a cement shortage


Hard Sell for Higher Learning
With enrollment and budgets down, colleges cater to the kids


Unhappy over Hookers
Unable to live with them or without them

Bird Hunt
Justice vs. politics in California


Camping in Style (Cinema)

Somebodies (Cinema)

Hot Feet, Vamps and Ragmatazz (Theater)

Town Tizzy (Theater)

Ancient Glory in Manhattan (Art)
A new site for Dendur's temple

New Light on a Dark Kingdom (Art)
A glittering trove of Nubian objects in Brooklyn

The Robin Williams Show (Show Business)
Sixty Characters in Search of a Maniac

Reflections in a Gilded Eye (Books)

Accident (Books)

New York Superman (Books)

Editors' Choice (Books)

Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)


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A Guide to American Restaurant Menus (Time Essay)