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March 30, 1981 | Vol. 117 No. 13

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NATION

Rumbling Toward Ruin

Can Anyone Fx Those Flxibles?

An Easy Poll-Axing

Going Reagan Billions Better

The Presidency: An Army in Pinstripes and Guccis (The Presidency)

The Alexandrian Strategic View

Piping Up from the NSC

Politics Makes Strange Envoys

Zealous Lord of a Vast Domain

The Next Hurrah

Itchy Feet

The Last Days of Poletown

Shuttle Tragedy

Americana: The Champ of Champlain (Americana)

Americana: Going Out in Style (Americana)

Americana: Bad News Bears (Americana)

WORLD

Hijacking: A Victory for Terrorism (Hijacking)

Hijacking: Bound to Encourage Others

El Salvador: We Are from These People (El Salvador)

Poland: Bad Day at Bydgoszcz (Poland)

France: A Campaign Catches Fire (France)

West Germany: The Squatters (West Germany)

Armed Forces: A Half-Won War (Armed Forces)

Middle East: Facing Up to the Last Retreat (Middle East)

War Stories

SOCIETY

In California: The Life and Death of a Good Joke (American Scene)

Living: Prickly but Imperiled Species (Living)

Living: Peanut Envy (Living)

PRESS

Newswatch: Interviews, Soft or Savage (Newswatch)

RELIGION

Religion: And They Knew Not Joseph

SPORT

Sport: Boycott Blues

Sport: Bye-Bye Boston

BUSINESS

How Japan Does It (Economy & Business / COVER STORY)

Consensus in San Diego (Economy & Business)

A Daily Samurai Duel (Economy & Business)

EDUCATION

Education: Crumbling the Pyramids

LAW

Law: The Fastest Gun in the West

Law: Expensive Time

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Theater: Lo and Hum as Ho and Hum (Theater)

Cinema: The New Hollywood: Dead or Alive? (Cinema)

Music: Viva Verdi! Viva Verdi! (Music)

Show Business: The Long Way to Broadway (Show Business)

Books: A Moral, Exportable Sleuth (Books)

Excerpt: Books: Mar. 30, 1981 (Books / Excerpt)

Books: Travelogue (Books)

Fiction: Best Sellers: Mar. 30, 1981 (Books / Fiction)

MILESTONES

Milestones: Mar. 30, 1981

PEOPLE

People: Mar. 30, 1981

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher: Mar. 30, 1981 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters: Mar. 30, 1981

ESSAY

Essay: Oops! How's That Again?

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