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December 10, 1979 | Vol. 114 No. 24

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NATION

The Storm over the Shah (COVER STORY)

When Mexico will not take him back, a painful search for asylum begins

Nation: Nobody Influences Me!

Nation: Who Helped the Shah How Much?

THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: A New Kind of Crisismonger (THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY)

Nation: The U.S. Doesn't Give a Damn

Nation: Precautions Against Muslim Anger

Nation: Struggle for the Sacred Mosque

Nation: Coke Probe

Nation: Battle Royal for Huey's Throne

Nation: Calamity Jane Strikes Again

WORLD

NATO: Meeting Moscow's Threat (NATO)

CAMBODIA: There Is Nothing, Monsieur (CAMBODIA)

DISASTERS: Tour to a Snowy Death (DISASTERS)

NORTH AFRICA: Morocco Fights a Desert War (NORTH AFRICA)

CHINA: Pickpockets, Muggers, Thieves (CHINA)

BOLIVIA: Revolving Door (BOLIVIA)

SOVIET UNION: Difficult Year (SOVIET UNION)

SCIENCE

Environment: A Dome for Winooski? (Environment)

Environment: Schmoo Tree (Environment)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: Aiding Nature (Medicine)

Medicine: Pregnant Sex (Medicine)

SOCIETY

Los Alamos: A City Upon a Hill (American Scene)

Living: Those Beeping, Thinking Toys (Living)

PRESS

Press: A Diplomat on the Podium

Press: Private Affairs

NEWSWATCH by Thomas Griffith: Just Don't Quote Me (NEWSWATCH by Thomas Griffith)

RELIGION

Religion: Toward the Tomorrow of God

BUSINESS

Business: Bankers Grab the Booty (Economy & Business)

Business: Trying to Toughen Up Steel (Economy & Business)

Business: Putting Brakes on a Bailout (Economy & Business)

Business: Where's the Recession? (Economy & Business)

Business: Reads to Riches (Economy & Business)

Business: Suing Bluhdorn (Economy & Business)

Business: Canada's Western Energy Boom (Economy & Business)

EDUCATION

Education: Ginny and Gracie Go to School

LAW

Law: How Far Can Congress Go?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Theater: Lady Be Good (Theater)

Books: Deck the Shelves for $4.95 and Up (Books)

Cinema: A Ride on a Dream Horse (Cinema)

Cinema: Glum Gavotte (Cinema)

Cinema: Clean Old Man (Cinema)

MILESTONES

Milestones, Dec. 10, 1979

PEOPLE

People, Dec. 10, 1979

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher, Dec. 10, 1979 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters: Iran's Revenge

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