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November 12, 1979 | Vol. 114 No. 20

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NATION

Nation: May the Best Man Win

Nation: Kennedy's Lead Is Shrinking

Nation: He's Proud He's a Politician

THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Change in the Set of the Jaw (THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY)

Nation: Quiet First Lady

Nation: Shootout in Greensboro

Nation: Capital Fallout

Nation: Carter's Choice

Nation: The Crash of the Night Owl

WORLD

Deathwatch: Cambodia (COVER STORY)

The world reaches out in a frustrating effort to succor a stricken people

World: The Body Eats Itself

World: Racing to Save the Hungry

SOUTH KOREA: Mourning and Post-Mortems (SOUTH KOREA)

EL SALVADOR: One Step Closer to Anarchy (EL SALVADOR)

IRAQ: An End to Isolationism (IRAQ)

NORTH AFRICA: Sahara Dilemma (NORTH AFRICA)

SOUTH AFRICA: Superbolt? (SOUTH AFRICA)

IRELAND: A New Effort for the North (IRELAND)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: Elephant Man (Medicine)

Medicine: The Best M.D.s? (Medicine)

SOCIETY

In Washington: A Pride of Former Spooks (American Scene)

Behavior: The Conversion of K (Behavior)

Living: Pumping Iron, Chapter II (Living)

PRESS

Press: Sex and the Senior Senator

Press: TV Politics

SPORT

Sport: Making 'Em Forget Woody

Sport: Willie's Farewell

BUSINESS

Business: Big Loss, Bigger Bailout (Economy & Business)

Business: Handout or Helping Hand? (Economy & Business)

Business: The Wages of Inflation (Economy & Business)

Business: Crude Assaults (Economy & Business)

Business: Dividends from Deregulation (Economy & Business)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Art: The Noise of Beuys (Art)

Music: Vienna's Spark of History (Music)

Television: The Big House on the Prairie (Television)

Cinema: Flashy Trash (Cinema)

Cinema: An Early Death (Cinema)

Cinema: Scream Scene (Cinema)

Books: A Clarity of Mind, a Clarity of Heart (Books)

Books: Dear Kat (Books)

Books: High-Wire Act (Books)

Books: Editors' Choice (Books)

FICTION: Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)

MILESTONES

Milestones, Nov. 12, 1979

PEOPLE

People, Nov. 12, 1979

TO OUR READERS

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

LETTERS

Letters, Nov. 12, 1979

ESSAY

Time Essay: The Political Show Goes On (Time Essay)

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