In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 125 No. 26
Read the Cover StoryNATION
A Spy's Unhappy Household
Family squabbles undid an espionage ring
A Star Wars Snafu
Congress: Money for Chemical Warfare (American Notes)
Money for Chemical Warfare
Fugitives: A Fistful of Collars (American Notes)
A Fistful of Collars
Los Angeles: House Arrest for a Slumlord (American Notes)
House Arrest for a Slumlord
Security: Shooting At Foggy Bottom (American Notes)
Shooting At Foggy Bottom
Water Cooperation,: Wilderness-Style (American Notes)
Wilderness-Style
An Attack on Civilization
Hostage taking, bombings and killings mark a week of phantasmagoric terror
Hijack Victims: We Are Continuously Surrounded
The homesick hijack victims eat, sleep and wait
Caught in the Middle
Making the Sky Secure
Movements Within Movements
More extremist than ever, Shi'ite factions vie for power
Prime-Time Terrorism
As the hijackers play for publicity, Israel says it will free 31 prisoners
Rhetoric Gives Way to Reality
Shell-Shocked Survivors
Chaotic Beirut carries on with shopping amid the bombings
The Improbable Warlord
Cuomo's Sparring Partner
A White House attack boosts the Governor
Holier-Than-Thou on Star Wars
The Soviets conveniently overlook their own efforts
WORLD
Disasters Two More Strikes for Terrorists?
An Air India plane crashes, and a bomb explodes in Japan
El Salvador a Chaotic Scene of Savagery
Commandos kill 13, including six Americans, in a bold attack
Searches Absolutely No Doubt
Investigators conclude that the Mengele mystery has been solved
Seeing No Evil
Southern Africa Fighting Back
Botha answers his critics
Canada: A Separatist's Last Hurrah (World Notes)
A Separatist's Last Hurrah
China: Youth Movement (World Notes)
Youth Movement
East-West: Nyet FOR SEPTEMBER (World Notes)
Nyet FOR SEPTEMBER
Norway: No Smiles for a Top Spy (World Notes)
No Smiles for a Top Spy
Sri Lanka: Giving Peace a Chance (World Notes)
Giving Peace a Chance
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: Moving Right Along . . .
(Medicine)
Medicine: What's Become of Interferon? (Medicine)
The once heralded wonder drug fulfills some of its promise
SOCIETY
In Seattle: the Right Stuff, with Paper and Glue
(American Scene)
Sexes: The Munchkin of the Bedroom (Sexes)
Ralph and Wanda talk about Dr. Ruth Westheimer
PRESS
Press: Getting into the Story
The hostage crisis catches journalists in the cross fire
Press: Voice Change
A weekly gets a new owner
RELIGION
Religion: Painful Secrets
Priests accused of pederasty
SPORT
Sport: Life Is an Unplayable Lie
North and South, the best and the worst golfers are the same
BUSINESS
Argentina Again Tries Reforms
(Economy & Business)
Will a new currency and price freeze end four-digit inflation?
Accounting: Auditing the Auditors (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
Auditing the Auditors
Banking: Cleaning Up the Cash Laundry (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
Cleaning Up the Cash Laundry
Investigations: Who Knew What? (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
Who Knew What?
Military: Contracts Battle to Defend the Skies (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
Contracts Battle to Defend the Skies
Trade: Pasta War Ready to Boil (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
Pasta War Ready to Boil
Hello, Sunshine: Fresh signs of economic growth (Economy & Business)
Fresh signs of economic growth
The Bright New Sound of Music (Economy & Business)
The Friendly Skies Get Wheels (Economy & Business)
United buys Hertz and takes off on a changed flight plan
The Light Fantastic (Economy & Business)
LAW
Cockpit Gray: A broad ruling on age bias
A broad ruling on age bias
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Music: At Last, a Singer's Ring
(Music)
Ring San Francisco puts on a spectacular Wagnerian vocal show
Art: Singing Within the Bloody Wood (Art)
At the Tate, a second celebration of Francis Bacon
Cinema: Some Sideshows of Summer (Cinema)
Dorothy and Clint fizzle, but St. Elmo may catch fire
Books: Summer Reading (Books)
Comedy, fantasy and biography for beach and lakeside
Video: Taking Aim Again At Viet Nam (Video)
Cinema: This Way to the Children's Crusade (Cinema)
Spielberg presents two movies with guts, brains and a little heart
MILESTONES
Milestones: Jul. 1, 1985
Milestones: Jul. 1, 1985
Milestones: Jul. 1, 1985
Milestones: Jul. 1, 1985
Milestones: Jul. 1, 1985
PEOPLE
People: Jul. 1, 1985
People: Jul. 1, 1985
People: Jul. 1, 1985
People: Jul. 1, 1985
TO OUR READERS
A Letter From the Publisher: Jul. 1, 1985
(Publisher's Letter)

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