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November 26, 1979 | Vol. 114 No. 22

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NATION

Iran: The Test of Wills (COVER STORY)

Khomeini orders the release of a few hostages, but the crisis continues

Nation: A Mullah's View: No Deal, Sir

Nation: An Ideology of Martyrdom

Nation: Who Will Get Blamed for What?

Nation: The Old Rules Don't Apply

Nation: The Economy Becomes a Hostage

Nation: Not Much Left to Seize

Nation: Will the Last Remain First?

Nation: If You Don't Dance

Nation: Finally, a Yes

Nation: The Chippewas Want Their Rights

Nation: Scotto: Out of the Dock

Nation: Foreign Bribes

WORLD

ZIMBABWE RHODESIA: It Seems Like a Miracle (ZIMBABWE RHODESIA)

World: Britain's Pragmatic Patrician

BRITAIN: Tinker, Tailor, Curator, Spy (BRITAIN)

ISRAEL: Misquoted on a Massacre (ISRAEL)

CHINA: We Cannot Be Softhearted (CHINA)

World: Fear of a Deadly Fog

SCIENCE

Environment: Georges Bank: Fish or Fuel? (Environment)

Science: A Glimpse of El Dorado

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: The Big Squeeze (Medicine)

SOCIETY

Living: Those Uncaring Airlines (Living)

Living: The Score (Living)

Behavior: Pink Clink (Behavior)

Behavior: Getting that DeSisto Glow (Behavior)

RELIGION

Religion: Printed to Last

SPORT

Sport: Moeller High's Holy Rollers

BUSINESS

Business: A Bit of Good Energy News (Economy & Business)

Business: Searching, Searching for Oil (Economy & Business)

Business: Motown's Blues (Economy & Business)

Business: How Communists Beat Inflation (Economy & Business)

Business: Flower Power On the Plains (Economy & Business)

Business: Premium Parity (Economy & Business)

EDUCATION

Education: Trouble in the Stacks

Education: Getting Testy

LAW

Law: Passing the Hat for the Provos

Law: Briefs

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cinema: Only the Mozart Is Missing (Cinema)

Art: The Tempest in the Paint Pot (Art)

Books: The Hearts of Darkness (Books)

Books: Coin's Edge (Books)

Books: Yankee Gothic (Books)

Books: Editors' Choice (Books)

FICTION: Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)

Theater: Art Bums (Theater)

MILESTONES

Milestones, Nov. 26, 1979

PEOPLE

People, Nov. 26, 1979

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher, Nov. 26, 1979 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters, Nov. 26, 1979

ESSAY

Time Essay: The Symbolism of the Siege (Time Essay)

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