"the Tide Is Still Running"
Savoring power, conservatives look confidently to the future

A Nation Mourns
After three days of communal grieving, the Reagans join tearful survivors in a memorial to the seven CHALLENGER heroes

American Notes Agriculture
An Old Hand Gets a New Job

American Notes Athletes
Unsportsmanlike Conduct

American Notes California
Yet Another Spy Arrest

American Notes Investigations
Clearing Ferraro's Accounts

American Notes New York
Governor Kissinger?

"They Slipped the Surly Bonds of Earth to Touch the Face of God"
In 73 seconds, a new era in space travel explodes into a searing nightmare

Christa McAuliffe 1948-1986

Covering the Awful Unexpected
News organizations scrambled to catch up with the catastrophe

Ellison Onizuka 1946-1986

Francis Scobee 1939-1986

Gregory Jarvis 1944-1986

It Was Not the First Time
Astronauts--and cosmonauts--have died before

Judith Resnik 1949-1986

Looking for What Went Wrong
Nasa Begins an Arduous Search for Clues to the Disaster

Michael Smith 1945-1986

Pioneers in Love with the Frontier
God did not create the planets and stars with the intention that they should dominate man, but that they, like other creatures, should obey and serve him. --PARACELSUS, Concerning the Nature of

Ronald Mcnair 1950-1986

Seven Who Flew for All of Us
Diverse in race, sex and aspiration, they embodied the ideals of America

Gramm-Rudman Game of Chicken
As the budgetary buzz saw looms, Reagan and the Hill clash

Protecting the Family
A mob lawyer discusses his code of conduct

Putting the Future on Hold
The CHALLENGER explosion will set back the entire space program

Red Carpet for an African Rebel
Jonas Savimbi's U.S. visit rekindles controversy over Angola

The Passionate Prosecutor U.S.
Attorney Rudolph Giuliani snares mobsters and headlines


Haiti Bad Times for Baby Doc
As violent protests grow, a besieged dictator imposes martial law

Heard Any Good Rumors?

Politics a New Game in Oil Power
Some important producers may face turmoil as prices collapse

Portugal Squaring Off for Round 2
A clear battle begins between left and right

South Africa Apartheid with a Smiling Face
Botha makes a surprising, but improbable proposal

Uganda Changing of the Guard in Kampala
A new leader promises to end the nation's long nightmare

World Notes Britain
More Cheers Than Jeers

World Notes Ethiopia
Resettlement's Heavy Toll

World Notes Middle East
Attack From the East Bank

World Notes Philippines
Election Exit Lines

World Notes Wales
Changes At Llanfairpwllgw . . .


The Little Spacecraft That Could
Voyager 2 brings cheer during NASA's worst week


Filtering Out Killer Cholesterol (Medicine)
A new technique offers hope for some heart patients

Working Out in a Personal Gym (Health & Fitness)
Exercise buffs are creating a boom in home equipment


Hut, Two, Three, Four (Living)
Ski trekkies discover the pleasures of overnight touring

Some Stirrings on the Mainland (Sexes)
Sex rears its head in China, but ever so cautiously


After the Game, the News
A low moment for high players, and an old coach moves on


The (Digitized) Eye of the Beholder (Computers)
Computer video systems sell everything from blusher to nose jobs

A Gusher of Gloom in the Oil Patch (Economy & Business)
Falling prices bring new trouble to a beleaguered U.S. industry

Business Notes Advertising (Economy & Business)
The Trial of 2017 A.d.

Business Notes Finance (Economy & Business)
Yankee Bulls in Tokyo

Business Notes Food (Economy & Business)
Operation Frosted Flakes

Business Notes Taxes (Economy & Business)
Downtime At the Irs

Business Notes Toys (Economy & Business)
Intensive Care for a Talking Bear

Public Service, Private Profits (Economy & Business)
To save money, governments are turning many tasks over to companies

The Excel Has Landed a $4,995 Car Could Be the Latest (Economy & Business)
South Korean success story


Energy in Black and White (Art)
In Cincinnati, a retrospective of Franz Kline

Of Cabbageheads and Kingfish Power (Cinema)
Directed by Sidney Lumet; Screenplay by David Himmelstein HUEY LONG Directed by Ken Burns; Written by Geoffrey C. Ward

Repressions of a New Day the Handmaid's Tale (Books)
by Margaret Atwood; Houghton Mifflin; 311 pages; $16.95


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