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May 14, 1979 | Vol. 113 No. 20

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NATION

Nation: Atmosphere of Urgency

Nation: Yearning to Breathe Free

Nation: Guiding Change

Nation: Big Oil, a Fig Leaf and Baloney

Nation: A Patrician Entry for the G.O.P.

THE PRESIDENCY: Get Those Juices Flowing! (THE PRESIDENCY)

Nation: Trial of a Lion

Nation: Death at Cerro Maravilla

Nation: Tuna Catch

Americana: Birds of a Feather (Americana)

Americana: In the Neck (Americana)

Americana: Missing Disaster (Americana)

WORLD

A Tory Wind of Change (COVER STORY)

The "Iron Lady"takes charge at No. 10

World: An Interview with Thatcher

World: Maggie's Mixed Team

IRAN: Death of an Ayatullah (IRAN)

World: Difficult to Forget

AFGHANISTAN: Where War Is Like a Good Affair' (AFGHANISTAN)

SOUTH AFRICA: Labor Reforms (SOUTH AFRICA)

BOTSWANA: Caught Smack in the Middle (BOTSWANA)

ITALY: Roman Outrage (ITALY)

ECUADOR: The Generals Opt for Democracy (ECUADOR)

GREENLAND: Here Comes Kal (GREENLAND)

SCIENCE

Science: Further Fallout

Environment: Two Throughways to the Arctic (Environment)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: Monster Rally (Medicine)

Medicine: A Big Mistuck (Medicine)

Medicine: Improved Odds (Medicine)

SOCIETY

In North Carolina: Corn Bread and Great Ideas (American Scene)

Behavior: Does Your Body Parle Fran (Behavior)

An American's beaux gestes

Behavior: Black Myths (Behavior)

RELIGION

Religion: Right-Hand Man

SPORT

Sport: Spectacular Bid Trumps the Field

BUSINESS

Energy: Drive Now, Freeze Later? (Energy)

Energy: Big Oil Bummer (Energy)

Energy: Moody's Magic Machine (Energy)

Business: Japan Risks Retaliation (Economy & Business)

Business: Inflation Fever Strikes Europe (Economy & Business)

Business: Slash at Sears (Economy & Business)

Business: Look Ma, I'm Talking (Economy & Business)

Business: Expanding Along with Carlson (Economy & Business)

Executive View by Marshall Loeb: Connecting for Innovation (Economy & Business / Executive View by Marshall Loeb)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cinema: Cannes Game (Cinema)

Cinema: Dribbles (Cinema)

Cinema: The Count of New York (Cinema)

Books: In Celebration of Life (Books)

Books: Excerpts (Books)

Television: Struggling to Leave the Cellar (Television)

Television: NBC's Mrs. Clean (Television)

Theater: A Fool for Truth (Theater)

Theater: Late Bloomers (Theater)

MILESTONES

Milestones, May 14, 1979

PEOPLE

People, May 14, 1979

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher, May 14, 1979 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters, May 14, 1979

ESSAY

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