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December 24, 1979 | Vol. 114 No. 26

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NATION

Nation: Good Will Toward Men?

Nation: Through Blood and Fire

Nation: Another Ayatullah Is Angry

THE PRESIDENCY: Gulliver Is Up and Around (THE PRESIDENCY)

Nation: Getting Tougher

Nation: Executive Swag

Nation: The Right of Every Citizen

Nation: All Hers at Last

Nation: Going It Alone

Nation: Going One Up

Nation: You Can't Go Home Again

Americana: And a Fish in a Fir Tree (Americana)

Americana: All in a Good Night's Work (Americana)

Americana: Stirring Up Trouble (Americana)

Americana: Unsafe at Any Speed (Americana)

WORLD

NATO: A Damned Near-Run Thing (NATO)

CANADA: Casual Joe Takes a Fall (CANADA)

HUMAN RIGHTS: Price of Dissent (HUMAN RIGHTS)

CAMBODIA: Colonization (CAMBODIA)

World: Struggling Back to Life

SOUTH KOREA: The Army Rears Up (SOUTH KOREA)

ZIMBABWE RHODESIA: Return of the Union Jack (ZIMBABWE RHODESIA)

SCIENCE

Science: Tailing a Comet

SOCIETY

In North Carolina: The Strange Case of Dr. Dunk (American Scene)

The Cooling of America (Living / COVER STORY)

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house: Brrrrr!

Living: Hotlines and Comforters (Living)

Living: Gizmos To Save Energy (Living)

Living: The Look Is Layered and Down Is Up (Living)

Behavior: The Trauma of Captivity (Behavior)

PRESS

Press: The Price of Exclusivity

RELIGION

Religion: Not Quite a Heresy Trial

Religion: The Microphone of God

SPORT

Sport: Coming of Age in Fort Worth

BUSINESS

Business: Another Oil Price Stunner (Economy & Business)

Business: The Poor Suffer the Most (Economy & Business)

Business: Aramco's Stormy Petrol (Economy & Business)

Business: Hot Prospect (Economy & Business)

Business: Buying Jobs (Economy & Business)

Business: Fragrance War: France vs. U.S. (Economy & Business)

Business: Egypt's Promise of Peace (Economy & Business)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Art: Dream Sculptures in Ink and Paper (Art)

Cinema: Bombs Bursting in Air (Cinema)

Theater: A-yip-i-o-ee-ay! (Theater)

Books: Transcendence, Incorporated (Books)

Books: The Lost Man (Books)

Books: Flibbertigibbet (Books)

FICTION: Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)

MILESTONES

Milestones, Dec. 24, 1979

PEOPLE

People, Dec. 24, 1979

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher, Dec. 24, 1979 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters, Dec. 24, 1979

ESSAY

Time Essay: Living Happily Against the Odds (Time Essay)

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