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July 20, 1981 | Vol. 118 No. 3

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NATION

The Brethren's First Sister: Sandra Day O'Connor, (COVER STORY)

Answers to Some Accusations

Foot Soldiers of the Law

The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Citadel on a Hill (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)

Heading Toward a Quiet Summit

A Wealth of Tax Objections

Pen Pal from Plains

Sparring over Social Security

Sick and Inglorious Transit

Reinforcements in the Drug War

The Cheap New Killer

MX'ed Feelings About Missiles

Those Flies in Brown's Ointment

Upping the Ante Over Equal Pay in San Jose

WORLD

France They Were Not Kidding: Mauroy's blueprint for Socialist reform (France)

Middle East: Back to Normal (Middle East)

Iran: Enemies of the Clergy (Iran)

Poland: More Renewal (Poland)

Nicaragua: Minus Zero (Nicaragua)

Argentina: Living with Ghosts (Argentina)

SCIENCE

Science: Icarus Would Have Loved It

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: Surgical Trauma in California (Medicine)

SOCIETY

Sexes: Feminist Folk and Fairy Tales (Sexes)

RELIGION

Religion: A Historic Barrier Drops

Religion: Hot Seat

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Roberto Eduardo Viola: Dead, Underground or Abroad

BUSINESS

History's Biggest Merger: Du Pont-Conoco (Economy & Business)

Du Pont springs a surprise $7 billion offer for resource-rich Conoco

An Early Takeoff at Pan Am (Economy & Business)

Transatlantic Money Squabble (Economy & Business)

Tough Traders (Economy & Business)

Prices Plunge (Economy & Business)

Alternate Attic: Easing the Space Squeeze (Economy & Business)

The Wunderwagen: Volkswagenwerk of Wolfsburg, West Germany (Economy & Business)

EDUCATION

Education: How to Pick a Private School

LAW

Law: Tarzan Goes to Court

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Theater: Isle of Blight (Theater)

Music: Mozart Debuts at the White House (Music)

Music: Lenin's Rockers (Music)

Dance: And Now, the Netherlanders (Dance)

Cinema: The Great Era Of Walt Disney (Cinema)

Cinema: The New Generation Comes of Age (Cinema)

Books: He Was His Own Best Whodunit (Books)

Books: Resister (Books)

Books: Foolish Grit (Books)

MILESTONES

Milestones: Jul. 20, 1981

PEOPLE

People: Jul. 20, 1981

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher: Jul. 20, 1981 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters: Jul. 20, 1981

ESSAY

Essay: There Must Be a Nicer Way

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