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December 8, 1980 | Vol. 116 No. 23

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NATION

Nation: A Holiday of Hope

Nation: Choosing for the Chairman

Nation: Toe to Toe

THE PRESIDENCY: Ready to Pledge Allegiance (THE PRESIDENCY)

Nation: New Resolve by the New Right

Nation: Racism Flares on Campus

Nation: Sifting the Ashes in Las Vegas

Nation: The Winds of Autumn

WORLD

ITALY: Death in the Mezzogiorno (ITALY)

POLAND: Playing Russian Roulette (POLAND)

EAST-WEST: Moscow Sends Some Signals (EAST-WEST)

World: Sow Today, Reap Tomorrow

CHINA: The Empress Takes the Stand (CHINA)

PERSIAN GULF: Split at the Arab Summit (PERSIAN GULF)

TURKEY: Strong Army Medicine (TURKEY)

EL SALVADOR: Brazen Murder (EL SALVADOR)

SCIENCE

Science: Predicting Quakes: a Shaky Art

Environment: Indoor Pollution (Environment)

SOCIETY

In Tennessee: The Last Garden (American Scene)

PRESS

Press: Some closing words from Jody

Press: Royal Pain

NEWSWATCH: Guessing Disguised as News (NEWSWATCH)

RELIGION

Religion: Unmanning the Holy Bible

SPORT

Sport: iNo M

BUSINESS

The Robot Revolution (Economy & Business / COVER STORY)

Business: Demons and Monsters (Economy & Business)

EDUCATION

Education: For ROTC, the War Is Over

LAW

Law: Those Sue-It-Yourself Manuals

Law: Fresh Faces

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Books: Readings of the Season (Books)

Music: The Bus Boys Are Moving In (Music)

Dance: A New Sunbeam, Traveling Fast (Dance)

Theater: Romans in the Gloamin' (Theater)

Cinema: The Brain Game (Cinema)

Music: A Resurrection (Music)

Cinema: Pile of Zs (Cinema)

MILESTONES

Milestones, Dec. 8, 1980

PEOPLE

People, Dec. 8, 1980

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher, Dec. 8, 1980 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

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