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October 8, 1984 | Vol. 124 No. 15

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COVER

Court at the Crossroads (Cover Story / COVER STORY)

NATION

Holding Their Ground

The Heat of the Kitchen

Passing the Buck

Reagan's Youthful Boomlet

The Senate: Embattled Heartland Republicans

Next in Line for the Nine

F.D.R.'s Scheme

WORLD

Middle East: Friends and Enemies (Middle East)

Hong Kong: A Colony's Uncertain Future (Hong Kong)

Nicaragua: Sincerity, or Very Tricky? (Nicaragua)

France: Return of the Native (France)

The Koreas: An Enemy Bearing Gifts (The Koreas)

Soviet Union: Red Threat, No Sweat (Soviet Union)

Terrorism: Arms Coup on the High Seas (Terrorism)

South Africa: Work Before Politics (South Africa)

SCIENCE

Science: Striking It Rich in Wyoming

Science: Trapped in Time

SOCIETY

In Pennsylvania: The View from 80 (American Scene)

PRESS

Newswatch : Finding a Face for Fritz (Newswatch/)

RELIGION

Religion: U.S. Judaism's Man of Paradox

SPORT

Sport: Wait Until This Year

TECHNOLOGY

Computers: Play It Again, This Time in Color (Computers)

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Washington: Give Peace an Institute (American Notes / Washington)

Space: Chart of the High Frontier (American Notes / Space)

Florida: Booty to the Top Bidder (American Notes / Florida)

Justice: Handling a Deadly Issue (American Notes / Justice)

The Military: Under Every Rock (American Notes / The Military)

BUSINESS

Battling It Out in the Skies (Economy & Business)

A Plan, at Long Last a Plan (Economy & Business)

Big Blue Aims to Get Bigger (Economy & Business)

Labor: Smooth Sailing in Autos and Coal (Labor)

Investing: Here Comes EDGAR (Investing)

Financiers: Going Home the Hard Way (Financiers)

Regulators: Fightin', Feudin' and Fumin' (Regulators)

Restaurants: Flipping the 50 Billionth Burger (Restaurants)

EDUCATION

Education: Getting Off to a Quick Start

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Music: Going for the Grail at the Met (Music)

Books: The Cassettes Go Rolling Along (Books)

Books: Battleground (Books)

Books: Journeys (Books)

COUNTRY: From Heartland to Heartthrobs (Cinema / COUNTRY)

Video: A Domestic Reign of Terror (Video)

MILESTONES

Milestones: Oct. 8, 1984

PEOPLE

People: Oct. 8, 1984

On the Record: Oct. 8, 1984

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From The Publisher: Oct. 8, 1984 (A Letter From The Publisher)

LETTERS

Letters: Oct. 8, 1984

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