In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 127 No. 26
Read the Cover StoryNATION
"Scraphogs" Invade Hawthorne
A Nevada town faces unexploded bombs and simmering bias
A Flock of Fine-Tuned Favors
Squabbles over amendments delay the tax bill
A Sense of Where He Is
Persistence on tax reform pays off for Bill Bradley
American Notes Disasters
Collision Over the Canyon
American Notes Espionage
The Bureau's Bad Apple
American Notes First Family
Another Brief Appearance
American Notes Prisons
Running Out of Room
American Notes Seattle
More Capsule Casualties
Reagan's Mr. Right
Rehnquist is picked for the court's top job
The Court That Tilted and Veered
Warm Spirits, Cold Logic
WORLD
"No Whitewash"
Pressures for a probe
SCIENCE
A Jarring View
Are the Soviets ahead in space?
Defeat for Strict Creationists
"Evidence" of Dinosaur and Human Coexistence Proves False
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A Comeback for Whooping Cough
(Medicine)
Fear of the vaccine mounts, and the number of cases doubles
SPORT
An Empty Dream
Len Bias dies at 22
BUSINESS
A Threat to the Darkroom
(Economy & Business)
Canon's new SVS camera uses computer technology instead of film
Business Notes Antitrust (Economy & Business)
A Bid to Cap Fizzopoly
Business Notes Biotechnology (Economy & Business)
Debugging Bug Rules
Business Notes Regulation (Economy & Business)
Heads Butt Over an Ad
Business Notes Stocks (Economy & Business)
The Witch Was Busy
Business Notes Strikes (Economy & Business)
Phones Back in Service
EDUCATION
Defecting to the West
Britain's loss of bright young academics is America's gain
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Best Sellers
(Books)
TO OUR READERS
A Letter From the Publisher
(Publisher's Letter)

Junior Eurovision: Schoolyard Crushes with Glitter
Climate Central: Training Pilots to Land on Skis
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?
Cartoons of the Week
The Weekly Acoustic News
Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World
Silvio Berlusconi and the Politics of Sex
Pictures of the Week
Twilight Sequel New Moon Sets Records at the Box Office
Short List: TIME's Weekly Critics' Picks