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January 17, 1983 | Vol. 121 No. 3

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  • Cover Credit: Levine by Ted Thai; other photos of Met singers by James Heffernan

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NATION

A Little Terrifying: Reagan's Deficit

One Fox Leaves the Coop

A Woman's Touch for the Cabinet

Next: Densetrack? Racepack?

Halting a Sale

New Governor, New Style

Kilauea Quakes

Newark Shakes

Assessing Harms' Way in Miami

Cyanide Again

Americana: Coupon Mad (Americana)

Americana: Pot Luck (Americana)

Americana: Driving 'Em Crazy (Americana)

Americana: Staggering Tab (Americana)

Americana: One Extra Large Pizza Peril, to Go, and Make it Snappy (Americana)

WORLD

Middle East: Israel's Great Land Rush (Middle East)

The Cautious Visitor

Communists: Playing to a Western Audience (Communists)

Terrorism: Counterattack (Terrorism)

India: Local Theater (India)

Zimbabwe: The Plague of Tribal Enmity (Zimbabwe)

Southeast Asia: Battle of the Warlords (Southeast Asia)

SCIENCE

Space: Cosmos 1402 Is Out of Control (Space)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: Five Million Beats and Counting (Medicine)

SOCIETY

Living: Dictator of Dining Out (Living)

PRESS

Press: Bitter Showdown in Motown

Newswatch Thomas Griffith: Cutting Down to Size (Newswatch/Thomas Griffith)

RELIGION

Religion: Red Hats for Six Continents

Religion: Jobs and Morals

SPORT

Sport: How's the Weather up There?

STYLE & DESIGN

Design: Capitol Hill's New Colossus (Design)

BUSINESS

A Big Brawl in Banking (Economy & Business)

Two Guys and an Idea Worth Millions (Economy & Business)

Where Have All the Answers Gone? (Economy & Business)

Gee! The G24 (Economy & Business)

The Year It Paid to Buy Bonds (Economy & Business)

Dividends: Horses: Gift or Trojan? (Economy & Business / Dividends)

Filching Figures (Economy & Business)

Magnificent Obsession (Economy & Business)

Briefing Before Breakfast (Economy & Business)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Maestro of the Met: James Levine is the most powerful opera conductor in America (Music / COVER STORY)

Music: Mr. B. and the Four Js (Music)

Music: Tempo: Allegro con Brio (Music)

Cinema: Waist-Deep in the Big Money (Cinema)

Show Business: Sequel Mania: XXX Going on L (Show Business)

Show Business: Leap Year (Show Business)

Books: Murder on the Cocaine Express (Books)

Excerpt: Books: Jan. 17, 1983 (Books / Excerpt)

Books: In Extremis (Books)

Books: Editors' Choice: Jan. 17, 1983 (Books)

Fiction: Best Sellers: Jan. 17, 1983 (Books / Fiction)

Theater: The Redcoats Keep Coming (Theater)

MILESTONES

Milestones: Jan. 17, 1983

PEOPLE

People: Jan. 17, 1983

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher: Jan. 17, 1983 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters: Jan. 17, 1983

ESSAY

Essay: The Public Life of Secrecy

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