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Vol. 130 No. 7
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NATION
American Notes CRIME
Pint-Size Heist

American Notes ENVIRONMENT
Resurrecting A Valley

American Notes MEMORIALS
Old Abe Gets The Brush

American Notes POLITICS
Reagan Takes The Pledge

American Notes SUPREME COURT
Bracing for a Bork Blitz

Campaign Portrait
Respect and respectability Jackson tones down his style

Coming Attractions

Highway To Homicide
California's road wars go on and, in one case, go airborne

Not Just One Peace Plan For Nicaragua, but Two
Reagan and Central Americans unveil proposals

The Changing Face of AIDS
More and more victims are black or Hispanic


WORLD
Coping with The Unfathomable
Patience, plus readiness, may be the best weapons against Tehran

At War on All Fronts
Once again, a frenzied Iran lashes out with fury and fanatic zeal

Living With War And Revolution
Videos, ration books, draft dodging and business as usual in an impassioned land

Pakistan A Bad Case of Nuclear Friction
Zia rebuffs a U.S. effort to impose restraints on proliferation

Panama Down and Dirty
Noriega strikes back

Sri Lanka Peace Flexes Its Muscle
Guerrillas surrender their arms as India enforces a fragile calm

The Unending Feud: Shi'ites vs. Sunnis

World Notes BRITAIN
Wedding Bells, Then a Divorce

World Notes GREECE
Lack of Humor In High Places

World Notes SOVIET UNION
"What Are We Ashamed Of?"

World Notes THE PHILIPPINES
Death at the Burger Stand


SCIENCE
Danger Just Downstairs (Environment)

Joe And Rosie Go for It (Environment)
A pair of captive dolphins are retrained for a new life at sea

The Glory That Was Greece
Sea trials begin for a replica of ancient Athens' fabled trireme


SOCIETY
Couture Goes Daring And Wacky (Living)
For the fall, high hemlines and theatrical formulas

In New York: Celebrating an Eternal Prom (American Scene)


PRESS
A Legend in His Times

How Not to Silence a Spy
Banned in Britain, an agent's memoirs become big-selling news


SPORT
Heroism, Hugs and Laughter
Special games for courageous spirits and generous hearts


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Contents Page AUGUST 17, 1987 Vol. 130 No. 7

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Magazine Masthead AUGUST 17, 1987 Vol. 130 No. 7

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BUSINESS
Business Notes ADVERTISING (Economy & Business)
Bullfight Fans Are Seeing Red

Business Notes AIRLINES (Economy & Business)
May I Twist Your Arm, Sir?

Business Notes EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Economy & Business)
Giving a Buddy Your Break

Business Notes SHIPPING (Economy & Business)
Lighter Fluid Not Required

Business Notes TELEPHONES (Economy & Business)
Reach Out and Rake It In

Clip-On Clocks Are Clicking (Ecomomy & Business)

How To Become Arnold Palmer (Economy & Business)
High-tech golf clubs for duffers

No More Downtime (Economy & Business)
Personal-computer makers are up and running again

Shortening The Tether on Bankers (Economy & Business)
Congress halts, at least for now, the march to deregulation


EDUCATION
Are Student Heads Full of Emptiness?
Two scholarly authors have beach-time best sellers that blast U.S. education


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Edging The Government Out of TV (Video)
To foster diversity, the FCC drops its "fairness doctrine"

Fun Couple or "Un" Couple? (Cinema)

Hot Films, Unhappy Endings (Cinema)
Two smart thrillers get blitzed out by dumb climaxes

Rock Fable or Teen Ballad? (Cinema)

To Be or Not to Be (Books)
Continued Mystery writers cope with the public demand for sequels

Two Worlds BEST INTENTIONS: THE EDUCATION AND KILLING OF EDMUND PERRY by Robert Sam Anson Random House; 221 pages; $17.95 (Books)


PEOPLE
People


TO OUR READERS
A Letter From the Publisher (A Letter From The Publisher)


ESSAY
The Game Is Still Afoot