"I Have Paid My Dues"
The G.O.P. frets as Nevada's Laxalt nixes another Senate run

American Notes Buffalo
Ruckus Over a Rambo-Gram

American Notes California
Hunt for a Bedroom Killer

American Notes Congress
Flying Down to Sao Paulo

American Notes Florida
"An Act of Mercy"

American Notes Republicans
Playing with Numbers

Back in the Saddle Again
Out at the ranch, Reagan is reading and finally riding

Dustup in Moscow
The U.S. takes a hard line with the Soviets

Headline Is the Winning Numbers 14 17 22 23 30 47
Lotto lightning strikes for a group of share-the-wealth workers

Snapshot of a Changing America
The U.S. population is growing older and thinking smaller

The Friends of Jackie Presser
Prosecutors drop a case to shield the Teamsters boss

To Kill a Satellite

Vanishing Act
Chief Wiley, meet Judge Crater


Disasters Never a Year So Bad
A British jet explosion kills 54 and raises new questions about air safety

France the Captain Who Caused a Furor
Paris faces charges over its role in a suspicious sinking

India "a Man of Peace Has Fallen"
Terrorists assassinate a moderate Sikh leader

Middle East a Vengeful Frenzy of Death
Syria arranges a fragile cease-fire

Pakistan Sad Return
Cheers and tension at a burial

South Africa Creeping Doubts About a Support
Botha's defiant stand causes anger and confusion

West Germany the Counterspy Who Was a Spy
Bonn faces its biggest espionage scandal in a decade

World Notes Britain
Another Blow to the Bbc

World Notes France
Once Again, "J'Accuse"

World Notes Israel
Choice Between Two Countries

World Notes Italy
The No-Show Soviets

World Notes Tunisia
Playing Tit-for-Tat with Libya


In Chicago: Lookin' Good in the '80s (American Scene)

Magalogs in the Mailbox (Living)
Ads make Bloomingdale's catalog look like a magazine

Odds & Trends (Living)


No Longer All in the Family
The Detroit News goes from a newspaper war to a bidding war


An Unholy Uproar

Jerry Falwell Spreads the Word
The Fundamentalist leader wages political war on immorality

Jerry Falwell's Crusade
Fundamentalist legions seek to remake church and society


Harvesting Baseball Talent
In a sugar-mill town, big league dreams come true


New Gilded Age Grandeur (Design)
St. Louis rebuilds its way out of the blues


How to Clone an Expert (Computers)
Artificial intelligence systems are coming to market


September 2, 1985 Vol. 126 No. 9

Bills to Pay (Economy & Business)
Hijacking aftermath

Business Notes Autos (Economy & Business)
Detroit's Real Wheel Deal

Business Notes Clothing (Economy & Business)
Panting for Bruce's Jeans

Business Notes Employee Benefits (Economy & Business)
Croquet on Company Time

Business Notes Savings and Loans (Economy & Business)
Maryland's Jittery Depositors

Business Notes Takeovers (Economy & Business)
A Pantry Raid At Revlon

Ma Bell Disconnects 24,000 Jobs (Economy & Business)
At&T Will Chop Its Payroll to Become More Competitive

Milestone for a Legend (Economy & Business)
Rolls-Royce Motors, 100,000 cars later, is rolling smoothly

Robins Runs for Shelter (Economy & Business)
The drugmaker files for bankruptcy to cope with the Dalkon Shield disaster

Side Effects for a Pain Killer (Economy & Business)

Tomato Scare Italian-Style (Economy & Business)
Worries about spaghetti sauces from Bologna to Burbank


Bookends Jenny 'N' Dad (Books)
by Gordon Baxter Summit; 156 pages; $12.95

Bookends Martina (Books)
by Martina Navratilova with George Vecsey Knopf; 287 pages; $16.95

Bookends the Red Fox (Books)
by Anthony Hyde Knopf; 321 pages; $17.95

Bookends Visions of America (Books)
by William A. Henry III Atlantic Monthly Press 275 pages; $17.95

Home, Home on the Strange Lake Wobegon Days (Books)
by Garrison Keillor; Viking; 337 pages; $17.95

Power Lovers the House of Mitford (Books)
by Jonathan Guinness with Catherine Guinness Viking; 604 pages; $22.95

Summer Camp of the Stage (Theater)
Williamstown caps its season with a splendid GLASS MENAGERIE

The Heads Are Rolling (Music)
Little Creatures is a deft new album of high-IQ rock

The Phantoms of Hollywood (Show Business)
Their writing makes money but rarely a movie


Milestones

Milestones

Milestones

Milestones

Milestones


People

People

People

People

People


A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)


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