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December 19, 1983 | Vol. 122 No. 26

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NATION

Sniping

Left Out in the Cold

Exchanging Cautious Glances

Yankees Leave Home

The Presidency: Trying to Measure Greatness (The Presidency /)

Hardball

House Guards

High and Dry

WORLD

Dug In and Taking Losses (COVER STORIES)

A costly clash with Syria stirs rising concern in the U.S. over its Middle East role

What Went Wrong

Bidding for a Bigger Role: Syria seeks to become the prime Arab power

With cunning and ruthlessness, Syria seeks to become the prime Arab power

Saladin's Shaky Successors

His Brother's Keeper

East-West: Now it's START That's Stopping (East-West)

Summits,Venezuela: Aggravation in Athens (Summits,Venezuela)

Argentina: Starting Over (Argentina)

Disasters: Wrong Turn (Disasters)

We Crave for Justice

Venezuela: Carrying On (Venezuela)

SCIENCE

Space: Those Balky Computers Again (Space)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: When to Bypass the Bypass (Medicine)

SOCIETY

Living: And Now Good Wine Aplenty (Living)

Living: Odds & Trends: Dec. 19, 1983 (Living)

PRESS

Press: Pancakes Are Put on Trial

Press: Over to You

RELIGION

Religion: Defense of a Seamless Garment

TECHNOLOGY

Computers: Software for All Seasons (Computers)

BUSINESS

Labor Gets a Working Over (Economy & Business)

Old Headache (Economy & Business)

Thin Oil (Economy & Business)

In Defiance of Sanctions (Economy & Business)

Room at the Top (Economy & Business)

Office Follies (Economy & Business)

Making a Date with Status (Economy & Business)

Keeping Lee in the Driver's Seat (Economy & Business)

LAW

Law: The Witness as Target

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Show Business: The Perils of Being Sir Peter (Show Business)

Theater: Mothers and Fathers Doing Well (Theater)

Cinema: A Tissue of Implications (Cinema)

Cinema: Season's Bleedings in Tinseltown (Cinema)

Books: A Mixture of Humor and Wonder (Books)

Music: Climbing the Valkyrie Rock (Music)

MILESTONES

Milestones: Dec. 19, 1983

PEOPLE

People: Dec. 19, 1983

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher: Dec. 19, 1983 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters: Dec. 19, 1983

ESSAY

Essay: What Ever Became of the American Center

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