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May 25, 1981 | Vol. 117 No. 21

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COVER

Hand of Terrorism (Cover Story)

After a Grueling Operation, Hope (Cover Story)

Carrying On (Cover Story)

NATION

A Slash at Social Security

Act II, Scene 1, Form 1040

Trying to Build a Foreign Policy

Tough Response

The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Right Time for Boldness (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)

A Friend in the White House

The 27th Victim

A Sailor's Death

That Sinking Feeling...

WORLD

France: Now for the Hard Part (France)

No Editorializing, Please

Inner Circle

Francois Mitterrand and his Socialists:Minuet A La Francaise

One way or another, Fran‡ois Mitterrand and his Socialists must come to grips with the other major force on the French Left

Mitterrand on Mitterrand

The Pen and the Voice

West Berlin: Losing City Hall (West Berlin)

Sweden: Falldin's Fall (Sweden)

Middle East: Bracing for the Worst (Middle East)

El Salvador: New Strategy (El Salvador)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: Helping Babies in the Womb (Medicine)

SOCIETY

In New York: Mortar and the Cathedral (American Scene)

Living: In Europe, the Dollar Talks (Living)

PRESS

Press: The Pope's Been Shot!

SPORT

Sport: What's Green and Goes Swish?

BUSINESS

Those Bad News Bears (Economy & Business)

Hard Times at Harvester (Economy & Business)

In Search of Stable Markets (Economy & Business)

Landless Gentry (Economy & Business)

EDUCATION

Education: Brains Plus Something More

LAW

Law: Blackjack Buckaroo

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Show Business: Comedy's Post-Funny School (Show Business)

Art: A View of The Infinite (Art)

Books: A Million-Dollar Misunderstanding (Books)

Books: Notable: May 25, 1981 (Books)

Books: Mirror Writing (Books)

Cinema: Muddling Along in Middle Age (Cinema)

Cinema: Rushes: May 25, 1981 (Cinema)

Lena Horne on Broadway (Theater)

MILESTONES

Milestones: May 25, 1981

PEOPLE

People: May 25, 1981

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher: May 25, 1981 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters: May 25, 1981

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