Table of Contents: December 31, 1984
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Vol. 124 No. 27
Read the Cover StoryNATION
The Military's Majority
Shrouding Space in Secrecy
Tidings at Mid-Passage (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)
UNESCO Farewell
"Sexism Is Alive"
Trail of Cards
An Unwelcome Christmas Present
Explosive Find
Oiling Washington's Wheels
WORLD
The Civilian Soldier Fades Away
(SOVIET UNION) An Ominous Tremor in Gdansk (POLAND)
The Season of Discontent (FRANCE)
SCIENCE
A Comet Comes for Christmas
All Eyes on Halley's
PRESS
Resting Their Cases
RELIGION
Merton's Mountainous Legacy
SPORT
Cougars: "We Are Too No. 1!"
BUSINESS
A Wealth of Upbeat Signals
(Economy & Business)
The Corks Are Apoppin' (Economy & Business)
Light Fingers (Economy & Business)
Sayonara (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
Help from the Hotline
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Superb Passage to India
(Cinema / COVER STORIES)
David Lean's first film in 14 years is a daring triumph for an old master
The Man Behind the First Passage (Cinema)
The Human Clay in Extremis (Art)
Fragments of a Fabulous World (Books)
PEOPLE
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TO OUR READERS
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(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
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Weekly Acoustic News: Thanksgiving Edition
The Gospel of Glee: Is It Anti-Christian?
Can a Good Guy Fix College Football's Worst Thing?
The Road on Film: Beautiful, Bleak
Obama's First State Dinner
The Princess and the Frog: Big Fun on the Bayou
Me and Orson Welles: Zac Efron Takes the Stage
Sex, Please, We're British: London's Erotica Expo
Ahmadinejad in Brazil: Why Lula Defies the U.S.
Obama's Half Brother, a Kenyan American in China