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January 9, 1984 | Vol. 123 No. 2

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NATION

Mission Impossible

No Whitewash Here

Waving Goodbye to UNESCO

A Reagan Crony on the Line

Old Skeletons: Legal Woes Dog a Budget Cutter Paul Thayer

An Act of Dubious Diplomacy: Jesse Jackson Goes to Syria

Unseasonably, Unreasonably Cold

Combat Couture Under Fire

Free at Last

WORLD

Pope John Paul II Forgives His Would-Be Assassin (COVER STORY)

Echo of an Ancient Rite

Soviet Union: Under an Invisible Hand (Soviet Union)

Middle East: Of Bombs and Strikes (Middle East)

Beardless in Giza

AFGHANISTAN: Four Years in Purgatory (AFGHANISTAN)

The Philippines: Stepping Out of the Shadows (The Philippines)

Nigeria: Radio Coup (Nigeria)

Argentina: Cleaning Up (Argentina)

SCIENCE

Environment: Turning Green into Yellow (Environment)

Science: Keeping Warm, Boston Style

SOCIETY

In Vermont: Keeping Up with Keeping Inns (American Scene)

Living: Here Come the Yuppies! (Living)

PRESS

Press: Unfriendly Fire

Newswatch Thomas Griffith: When the Game Is Name (Newswatch/Thomas Griffith)

SPORT

Sport: The Team with All of Everything

BUSINESS

The Billion-Dollar Boys (Economy & Business)

Grim Tradition: More U.S. Steel Layoffs (Economy & Business)

Aiming for a Brighter Picture (Economy & Business)

Fresh Plantings: Villa Banfi builds on success importing Italian Wine (Economy & Business)

Tale of the Tape (Economy & Business)

Dividends: Battle over the CMA Clones (Economy & Business / Dividends)

Godiva, Dogiva and Cativa (Economy & Business)

Savings Bond Bounceback (Economy & Business)

LAW

Law: Death Agonies

Law: Suicide Payoff

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Show Business: Giving Hollywood the Chills (Show Business)

Video: Who's Who in Outer Space (Video)

Art: Painting's Vocabulary Builder (Art)

Art: The Last of the Forefathers (Art)

Books: To Be or Not To Be (Books)

Books: Roots (Books)

Books: Cornucopia (Books)

Books: Editors' Choice: Jan. 9, 1984 (Books)

Books: Best Sellers: Jan. 9, 1984 (Books)

Books: Poor Little Research (Books)

MILESTONES

Milestones: Jan. 9, 1984

PEOPLE

People: Jan. 9, 1984

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher: Jan. 9, 1984 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters: Jan. 9, 1984

ESSAY

Essay: Of Words That Ravage, Pillage, Spoil

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