In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 115 No. 3
Read the Cover StoryNATION
Grain Becomes a Weapon
(COVER STORIES) Playing with the Futures
Should the Torch Be Passed?
The Plains of Plenty
Back to Maps and Raw Power
On the Frosted Campaign Trail (The Presidency)
And Now It Begins--Sort Of
Going Far by Going Slow
"Crazy" Cops
Unseen Hand
Labor's Voice Is Stilled
WORLD
The Soviets Dig In Deeper
(AFGHANISTAN) Confronting the Armor Gap
Props for a Tottering Domino (PAKISTAN)
For Indira: Victory and Vindication (INDIA)
"Things Are in a Mess Here"
A New Hostage Tug of War (IRAN)
Troubled Summit at Aswan (MIDDLE EAST)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Baby Jones
(Medicine)
SOCIETY
In California: New Doc on the Hill
(American Scene)
Let's Fall in Limerence (Sexes)
PRESS
Hollywood Goes to War
Hitting a Magazine Trif ecta
Trial by Interview (Newswatch)
RELIGION
Kung Unrepentant
While Vatican holds firm
Faith in Africa
SPORT
Super Bowl: A Family Affair
STYLE & DESIGN
A New Theater in the Rockies
(Architecture)
BUSINESS
Retreat on the Energy Front
(Economy & Business)
The Big Steal (Economy & Business)
Gasohol Power (Economy & Business)
Strategic Metals, Critical Choices (Economy & Business)
Disc Wars (Economy & Business)
Wheels Deal (Economy & Business)
Pix in a Fix (Economy & Business)
Climbing that First Job Rung (Economy & Business / Executive View)
EDUCATION
Favorite Son
LAW
Who Pays for the Damage?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Decent Try
(Cinema)
Cat Catcher (Cinema)
Bedrock Taboo (Cinema)
Teaching the Scientific ABCs (Television)
Chick Singers Need Not Apply (Music)
Pinter-Patter (Theater)
Lost and Found in the Stars (Books)
Stony Parables (Books)
Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)
MILESTONES
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PEOPLE
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TO OUR READERS
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(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
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ESSAY
Why Forecasters Flubbed the '70s
(Time Essay)

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The Weekly Acoustic News
Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World
Photos: Silvio Berlusconi and the Politics of Sex
Pictures of the Week
Short List: TIME's Weekly Critics' Picks
Piecing Together Nabokov's Last Novel
Photos: Peru's Sacred Glacier Is Melting
New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending