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April 11, 1983 | Vol. 121 No. 15

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  • Cover Credit: MATTHEW KLEIN

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NATION

A Hot Nuclear Exchange

Saturday Morning Live

The Making of a Litmus Test

Fish Stories and Empty Offices

Battle of Algiers

In a Tradition

Boom Town

The Presidency: The Power of Charm (The Presidency)

Crashing on Cocaine (COVER STORY)

Burnt-out cases proliferate, as drug-traffic cops wage a no-win war

Melting Down

Fighting Cocaine's Grip: I Thought I Was God

Fighting Cocaine's Grip: At First I Was Scared

I Used What I Wanted

Fighting Cocaine's Grip: Get Your 'Lucky Seven' Here

WORLD

Middle East: Time For a Decision (Middle East)

Boot Camp

Harsh Truth: Abba Eban on the Palestinian Massacre in Beirut

France: The Great Vacation Flap (France)

Great Britain: Most Foul (Great Britain)

Central America: The Escalating War of Words (Central America)

Not So Simple

Argentina: The Day the Earth Stood Still (Argentina)

West Germany: Greenhorns (West Germany)

India: Family Feud (India)

Turkey: A Very Unfortunate Impression (Turkey)

SCIENCE

Science: Tracking That Crazy Weather

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: Blighted Spring in Austria (Medicine)

PRESS

Press: Just Bray It Again, Sam

Newswatch: Presidents Come and Go (Newswatch)

RELIGION

Religion: The Bishops Stand Firm

SPORT

Sport: Solitude and a Solitary Master

BUSINESS

An Industry Still in Disarray (Economy & Business)

Three Mile Island: Fallout of Fear (Economy & Business)

Helping the Hogs (Economy & Business)

Why So Many Are Going Beep! (Economy & Business)

High-Tech Fever (Economy & Business)

From Davy Jones, a Tax Shelter (Economy & Business)

LAW

Law: Debate on the Boundary of Life

Law: A Family's Decision

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Show Business: Barbs for the Queen (and Others) (Show Business)

Books: Wallflower at the Orgy (Books)

Books: Excerpt (Books)

Books: Fast Upward (Books)

Books: Exact Fit (Books)

Theater: Rising Above the Murmur (Theater)

Theater: Speak, Memory (Theater)

Theater: White Hell (Theater)

MILESTONES

Milestones: Apr. 11, 1983

PEOPLE

People: Apr. 11, 1983

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher: Apr. 11, 1983 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters: Apr. 11, 1983

ESSAY

Essay: Holding the Speaker Hostage

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