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September 24, 1984 | Vol. 124 No. 13

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NATION

America's Upbeat Mood (COVER STORY)

Once again, people feel good about their lives and their country

Pressing the Abortion Issue

The Catholic View

Serving Up a Bitter Pill

Adding the Bill

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Money, Mud and Even Baseball

The Old South vs. the New

Governors: Battling for Every Vote

WORLD

South Africa: Wrestling the tiger (South Africa)

Armaments: Hard Sell (Armaments)

Israel: At Last, a Handshake for Unity (Israel)

Soviet Union: Serving Time (Soviet Union)

Malta: School's Out (Malta)

Morocco: Firmly in the Saddle (Morocco)

Ethiopia: Red Stars at a Big Parade (Ethiopia)

India: A Quandary for Gandhi (India)

The Koreas: A Surprising Acceptance (The Koreas)

Disasters: A Dangerous Cargo Surfaces (Disasters)

Syria: Not His Brother's Keeper (Syria)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medicine: Linking Drugs to the Dinner Table (Medicine)

SOCIETY

In Alabama: Isn't It Romantic? (American Scene)

Living: Monte Karl on a Roll (Living)

PRESS

Press: Red-Letter Days for NBC

RELIGION

Religion: Billy Graham's Mission Improbable

Religion: An Essentially Pastoral Visit

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Volunteers: Sympathy, but No Support (American Notes / Volunteers)

Military: Young Lions for the Navy (American Notes / Military)

Immigrants: Forgotten Children, Old Allies (American Notes / Immigrants)

Discrimination: Open Up or Pay Up (American Notes / Discrimination)

Tennessee: Breaking the Silver Cord (American Notes / Tennessee)

BUSINESS

Showdown at General Motors (Economy & Business)

The Recovery Rolls On (Economy & Business)

Olympics: The Final Victor (Olympics)

Defense Contracts: Cracking Down on Shoddy Work (Defense Contracts)

Aviation: Europe's Airliners Raid the U.S. (Aviation)

Regulations: Flying at Prime Time (Regulations)

Movies: Musical Chairs in Hollywood (Movies)

EDUCATION

Education: Fierce Competition for Dollars

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Art: Sacred Treasures of the Maoris (Art)

Cinema: A Search for Connections (Cinema)

Books: The 3,000-Year-Old Man (Books)

Books: Notable: Sep. 24, 1984 (Books)

MILESTONES

Milestones: Sep. 24, 1984

PEOPLE

People: Sep. 24, 1984

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher: Sep. 24, 1984 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters: Sep. 24, 1984

ESSAY

Essay: Rectifying the Border

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