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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 119 No. 18
Read the Cover StoryNATION
Facing A World of Worries
Playing for High Stakes
America and Britain: The Firm, Old Alliance
Vanishing Act by a Popular Spook
Nuclear Consciousness Raising
Love with an Improper Stranger
The White House vs. CBS
Redefining Poverty
A Morning Filled with Flames
WORLD
Bombs, Passions and Farewells
(MIDDLE EAST) Architect of Toughness
Skirmishes over the Nuclear Issue (WEST GERMANY)
Shifting Perceptions of Friends
A Setback for Moderation (EL SALVADOR)
Signs of Change (ZIMBABWE)
Leonid Lives! (SOVIET UNION)
Plot Uncovered (IRAN)
SOCIETY
In the Caribbean: Hams and Goats
(American Scene)
PRESS
Second Thoughts on Schell
RELIGION
Counting Every Soul on Earth
SPORT
A Streak of Good Streaks
Tough Break
STYLE & DESIGN
No Knocks for Knoxville
(Design)
TECHNOLOGY
Here Come the Microkids
(Computers / COVER STORY)
Pranksters, Pirates and Pen Pals (Computers)
BUSINESS
Prices Take a Big Tumble
(Economy & Business)
Those (Economy & Business)
Shaking Down Sheiks (Economy & Business / Dividends)
Striking Back (Economy & Business)
Fit to Be Tied (Economy & Business)
Salmon Scare (Economy & Business)
LAW
Off the Hook
Briefs
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Life's Cuckold
(Theater)
The Tolkien of Choreographers (Dance)
Paying Dues (Cinema)
Rushes (Cinema)
A Library in the Hands (Books)
Not Guilty (Books)
Top Dog (Books)
Best Sellers (Books)
A Poet for the People (Books)
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
The Mind in the Machine

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