The Atomic Age (Special Section: The Atomic Age)
Born in the Trinity explosion (above), christened in blood at Hiroshima exactly 21 days later, it has cast a cloud over mankind for 40 years

A Fire In the Sky (Special Section: The Atomic Age)
What the Boy Saw

A New World, A Mystic World (What The Physicist Saw)

A Nation Coming Into Its Own

A Vision of Ourselves (What The People Saw)

A Letter from the Publisher

Chief Operating Officer
With the boss recuperating, brusque Donald Regan takes charge

Hot Under the Spotlight

Blue Angels of Death

Brief Attack
Meese goes after abortion law

American Notes

Soldier's Return (Soviet Union)
Gorbachev shakes the military

A Deluge of New Trouble (Famine)
Flash floods and transport woes worsen the crisis

World Notes

Business Notes

Male Call
BEYOND POWER

Notable

Milestones


"The Mountainside Exploded" (Italy)
Two dams collapse, and a wall of water buries a resort village

A Crackdown on Violence (South Africa)
The government acts as turmoil spreads through black townships

Shadowy Report (Middle East)
Moscow denies Israeli ties


The Great Satellite Caper (Computers)
Hackers' arrests point up the growing problem of system security

Reagan's Toughest Fight
Both the President and his presidency face an uncertain prognosis

What the Diagnosis Means
The facts and fears about colorectal cancer

Acting the Actor (The Presidency)


"Humans to Mars? Why Not?"
A rousing call for a joint U.S.-Soviet mission


A Called Strike Looms (Economy & Business)
Baseball's labor rhubarb spotlights the financial woes of pro sports

A Delicate Dollar Balance

Faint Cheers for Europe's Recovery (Economy & Business)
TIME's board sees growth ahead but worries about unemployment


Almost Free in Boston
A federal judge will step away from the schools


On the Town in London
Big spending and talk of terrorism mark an A. B. A. meeting


The Way It Might Have Been
A year later, Mary Decker Slaney puts away Zola Budd


PG Thrills in the Land of Legend (Cinema)
The Black Cauldron Directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich

Prime Evil (Cinema)
THE EMERALD FOREST

Breaking the Celebrity Barrier (Books)
YEAGER by General Chuck Yeager and Leo Janos; Bantam; 342 pages; $17.95


People


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