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December 31, 1979 | Vol. 114 No. 27

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NATION

Nation: Carter's Rousing Revival

Nation: Santa Calls on Chrysler

Nation: Talking Too Tough at the Top

Nation: The Cruel Stalemate Drags On

Nation: Shah's Haven

THE PRESIDENCY: Shadow Dancing with the World (THE PRESIDENCY)

WORLD

ZIMBABWE RHODESIA: We Are Going Home (ZIMBABWE RHODESIA)

World: The Boys in the Bush

MIDDLE EAST: Proceed with Caution (MIDDLE EAST)

BRITAIN: The Lady Is a Champ (BRITAIN)

SOUTH KOREA: Acting Like Big Brother (SOUTH KOREA)

TAIWAN: Playing a New Game (TAIWAN)

SOVIET UNION: Stalin's 100th (SOVIET UNION)

GREECE: On the March (GREECE)

SCIENCE

Science: Diamonds May Not Be Forever

SOCIETY

States' Lights and Christmas Rites (American Scene)

Going... Going... Gone! (Living / COVER STORY)

Living: The Collectors: Three Vignettes (Living)

PRESS

Press: Brzezinski's Zipper Was Up

RELIGION

Religion: Cracking Down on the Big Ones

Religion: American Preaching: A Dying Art?

BUSINESS

Business: OPEC Fails to Make a Fix (Economy & Business)

Business: Now a Middling-Size Downturn (Economy & Business)

EDUCATION

Education: Was Robin Just a Hood?

LAW

Law: The Queen of Death Row

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Theater: Comic Scrooge, Demonic Shlemiel (Theater)

Cinema: Fan Dance (Cinema)

Cinema: Space Opera (Cinema)

Show Business: Midler: Make Me a Legend! (Show Business)

Books: New Act for the Circus Master (Books)

Excerpt: Books, Dec. 31, 1979 (Books / Excerpt)

Books: Loose Ends (Books)

Books: Roll 'Em (Books)

Books: Private Acts (Books)

Books: Editors' Choice (Books)

FICTION: Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)

MILESTONES

Milestones, Dec. 31, 1979

PEOPLE

People, Dec. 31, 1979

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher, Dec. 31, 1979 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters, Dec. 31, 1979

ESSAY

Time Essay: Confusing Art with Bullion (Time Essay)

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