April 8, 1985 | Vol. 125 No. 14

A Troubled and Troubling Life

Who is Bernhard Goetz, and why did he do what he did?

Behind Closed Doors (Nation)

New York's Subways: Under the Apple

Up in Arms Over Crime

As the Goetz case showed, Americans are fearful and angry

A Deadly Serious Game

A U.S. Officer Is Shot and a Startling Bugging System Uncovered

Causes: Examining Comparable Worth (American Notes)

Examining Comparable Worth

Chicago: Forgiving a False Accusation (American Notes)

Forgiving a False Accusation

Justice: High Price for California Gold (American Notes)

High Price for California Gold

St. Paul: Sentencing a Saintly Sinner (American Notes)

Sentencing a Saintly Sinner

Terrorism: Tracking Down the Brotherhood (American Notes)

Tracking Down the Brotherhood

Comparing the Embassies

Cracking Down on Contractors

A criminal indictment and a demand for some refunds

General Dynamics Under Fire

The ways of a supplier show the woes of procurement

Star Turn for the Gipper

In the long-running MX drama, Reagan overcomes the critics

The Fugitive Accuser

Brazil Still Ailing

Making do without Neves

Diplomacy Peace Mission

Advice from a candid President

Europe Growing Doubts

A Star Wars invitation

Nicaragua No-Man's-Land

An evacuation in the north

Now the Twelve: Expansion for the Community

Expansion for the Community

South Africa the Fires of Anger

Violence leads to heated debate--and the prospect of more upheaval

The Gulf Trading Blows: Chemical warfare, Part II

Chemical warfare, Part II

Afghanistan: Road to Ruin (World Notes)

Road to Ruin

China: Report Card on Reform (World Notes)

Report Card on Reform

Greece: Constitutional Conundrum (World Notes)

Constitutional Conundrum

Honduras: A Legislature's Coup (World Notes)

A Legislature's Coup

Sudan: Riotous Departure (World Notes)

Riotous Departure

Science: Breaking the Genetic Law

Tiny creatures defy the DNA code

Science: Cave Cache

Treasures in a hyena's lair

Medicine: Death By Design (Medicine)

Medicine: Surprising Clue to Parkinson's (Medicine)

A California street drug is linked to the disease

Behavior: Bringing Dr. Spock Up to Date (Behavior)

The famed best seller appears in its fifth version

Religion: Surprise and Pain in the Cloister

The Vatican intervenes in a dispute among contemplative nuns

Sport: Ten Hits in One Day!

On such optimum expectations, all Cubdom is founded

Computers: A Generation of Orphans (Computers)

Owners try to cope with their discontinued machines