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July 16, 1979 | Vol. 114 No. 3

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NATION

Nation: Carter Was Speechless

Nation: A Petroleum Parable

Nation: To Push a Nation Beyond Itself

Nation: Civics Lesson

Nation: The Case of the Chi Omega Killer

AMERICANA: Take the Money and Run (Americana / AMERICANA)

Americana: Blue Sunday (Americana)

Americana: Eye of the Beholder (Americana)

Skylab's Fiery Fall (COVER STORY)

A decade after the moon walk, a crash landing for a 77.5-ton giant

Nation: Clouds over the Space Program

Nation: The Best Is Yet to Come

WORLD

NICARAGUA: Somoza on the Brink (NICARAGUA)

MIDDLE EAST: Good Start for Ambassador Bob (MIDDLE EAST)

World: More Travels with Henry

IRAN: The Unknown Ayatullah Khomeini (IRAN)

ZIMBABWE RHODESIA: Power or Pageantry? (ZIMBABWE RHODESIA)

INTERNATIONAL NOTES: Safe at Any Speed? (International / INTERNATIONAL NOTES)

International: Murder Will Out (International)

International: Survivor of a Coup (International)

International: New Plan, Old Problem (International)

SCIENCE

Environment: Sniffing Gerbil (Environment)

Environment: Doomed Dino (Environment)

Environment: Hapless Vicu (Environment)

SOCIETY

In California: The Joy of Spending (American Scene)

Behavior: The Nose Knows (Behavior)

PRESS

Press: Look Down

Press: Limited Run

RELIGION

Religion: Waiting to Wed

Religion: Church Hunter

SPORT

Sport: Wimbledon: Game, Set, Out!

BUSINESS

Business: The Mess In Mass Transit (Economy & Business)

Business: Mexico's Accidental Gusher (Economy & Business)

Business: Chrysler Drives for a Tax Break (Economy & Business)

Business: Dowversifying (Economy & Business)

Business: Fabled Lloyd's Takes a Bath (Economy & Business)

Executive View: The Managers' Favorite Candidate (Economy & Business / Executive View)

EDUCATION

Education: Dartmouth's Student Cops

Education: Old Blue Bucks

LAW

Law: Slamming the Courtroom Doors

Law: A Dry Spell of Doubt for Reporters

Law: A Court with No Identity

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cinema: Animal Bunk (Cinema)

Cinema: Doomsday (Cinema)

Cinema: Stock Offering (Cinema)

Books: Second Opinions (Books)

Books: Anti-Reich (Books)

Show Business: Culture Drought on the Charles (Show Business)

Show Business: The Formula: Subscribe Now! (Show Business)

MILESTONES

Milestones, Jul. 16, 1979

PEOPLE

People: On the Record

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher, Jul. 16, 1979 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters: SALT Signing

ESSAY

Time Essay: The Press, the Courts and the Country (Time Essay)

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