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March 12, 1979 | Vol. 113 No. 11

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  • Cover Credit: MICHAEL DRESSLER

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NATION

Nation: No Spirit of Camp David

Nation: The Man Begin Won't See

THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: How to End Up No. 2 (THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY)

Nation: My Brother Billy

Nation: Brown's Budget Balancing Act

Nation: The Lady and the Machine

Nation: Give 'Em Hell, Janey!

Americana: Work Release Program (Americana)

Americana: A Marketing Squeeze (Americana)

Americana: The Monkey Man (Americana)

Americana: Close Encounters of a Kind (Americana)

WORLD

IRAN: Khomeini's Kingdom Qum (IRAN)

SOUTHEAST ASIA: Suck Them In and Outflank Them (SOUTHEAST ASIA)

World: China's War with India

World: Shades of Genghis Khan

THE YEMENS: More Than Just A Border Clash (THE YEMENS)

UGANDA: Devolution Off (UGANDA)

BRITAIN: A Queen's Ransom for a Queen (BRITAIN)

UGANDA: Big Daddy's Big Trouble (UGANDA)

SCIENCE

Environment: A Fallout of Nuclear Fear (Environment)

Science: Intimate Glimpses of a Giant

Science: The Big Cover-Up

SOCIETY

American Scene: In Hanover: The Big Green Battle of the Sexes (American Scene / Ameri i Scene)

Living: Devouring a Small Country Inn (Living)

BUSINESS

Energy: The Oil Squeeze of '79 (Energy)

Energy: Unity Against a Rat Race (Energy)

Energy: The Hustling Price Gougers (Energy)

Business: China Faces Reality (Economy & Business)

Business: Return of the Shanghai Kid (Economy & Business)

Business: A Better Idea? (Economy & Business)

Executive View by Marshall Loeb: Why Taxpayers Are Sore (Economy & Business / Executive View by Marshall Loeb)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Chaos in Television (Television / COVER STORY)

Television: Manic of Ork: Robin Williams (Television)

Television: Talking Heads: A Triptych of Network Chiefs on Thrust, Appeal, Consensus, Risks, Holes, Fun, Meaning and . . . (Television)

Music: Lulu Is the Toast of Paris (Music)

Cinema: Out to Lunch (Cinema)

Cinema: Strike Busting (Cinema)

Theater: Razor's Edge (Theater)

Theater: Sassy Stoic (Theater)

Books: Speaking About the Unspeakable (Books)

Books: Ungreened Isle (Books)

Books: Notable (Books)

FICTION: Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)

Cinema: The Damned (Cinema)

SPECIAL SECTION

Special Report: Searching for the Right Response (Special Report)

Special Report: The Cast of Analysts (Special Report)

MILESTONES

Milestones, Mar. 12, 1979

PEOPLE

People, Mar. 12, 1979

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher, Mar. 12, 1979 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters, Mar. 12, 1979

ESSAY

Time Essay: The Dynamics of Revolution (Time Essay)

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