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December 3, 1979 | Vol. 114 No. 23

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  • Cover Credit: ROY ANDERSEN

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NATION

Angry Attacks on America (COVER STORY)

Nation: Flames Engulf the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan

Nation: You Could Die Here

Nation: Who Is Governing Iran?

Nation: Bound for Hours, Facing the Walls

Nation: Meanwhile, Trouble at Home

THE PRESIDENCY: The Forge of Leadership (THE PRESIDENCY)

Nation: George Is Coming On Strong

Nation: A Cattle Show in Florida

Nation: Miracle Worker

Americana: Take the Money and Dun (Americana)

Americana: Pulling the Plug (Americana)

Americana: Naval Bombardment (Americana)

WORLD

MIDDLE EAST: Sacrilege in Mecca (MIDDLE EAST)

CAMBODIA: Pol Pot's Lifeless Zombies (CAMBODIA)

CANADA: A Softy Says Farewell (CANADA)

SOUTH AFRICA: Putting a Pretty Face on Apartheid (SOUTH AFRICA)

BRITAIN: The Spy with a Clear Conscience (BRITAIN)

SCIENCE

Science: Track of Man

Environment: Comeback for the Great Lakes (Environment)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: The Shah's Galling Gallstone (Medicine)

Medicine: Bionic Blood (Medicine)

SOCIETY

In Florida: A Life and Death Class (American Scene)

PRESS

Press: Tehran's Reluctant Diplomats

RELIGION

Religion: Completely Loyal to the State

BUSINESS

Business: Buyers Swing to Quality (Economy & Business)

Business: Spread off Petrobrinkmanship (Economy & Business)

Business: Open Season on the FTC (Economy & Business)

Business: The Candidates' Me-Too Ideas (Economy & Business)

Executive View: Ideas Are All We Have (Economy & Business / Executive View)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Art: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (Art)

Cinema: Grownups, A Child, Divorce, And Tears (Cinema)

Cinema: The Kids a Real Natural (Cinema)

Cinema: A Father Finds His Son (Cinema)

Cinema: A Mother Finds Herself (Cinema)

Books: A Child's Portion of Good Reading (Books)

Music: Virtuosity in Shabby Dress (Music)

MILESTONES

Milestones, Dec. 3, 1979

PEOPLE

People, Dec. 3, 1979

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher, Dec. 3, 1979 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters, Dec. 3, 1979

ESSAY

Time Essay: The Eclipse of the Gentleman (Time Essay)

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