July 29, 1985 | Vol. 126 No. 4

The Atomic Age (Special Section: The Atomic Age)

Born in the Trinity explosion (above), christened in blood at Hiroshima exactly 21 days later, it has cast a cloud over mankind for 40 years

What the Boy Saw: A Fire In the Sky (Special Section: The Atomic Age)

What the Boy Saw

What the Physicist Saw: A New World, A Mystic World (Special Section: The Atomic Age)

What the President Saw: A Nation Coming Into Its Own (Special Section: The Atomic Age)

What the People Saw: A Vision of Ourselves (Special Section: The Atomic Age)

A Letter from the Publisher: Jul. 29, 1985 (A Letter From The Publisher)

Donald Regan: Chief Operating Officer (Nation)

With the boss recuperating, brusque Donald Regan takes charge

Hot Under the Spotlight (Nation)

Blue Angels of Death (Nation)

Brief Attack: Meese goes after abortion law (Nation)

Meese goes after abortion law

American Notes: Jul 29, 1985 (Nation)

Soviet Union: Soldier's Return (World / Soviet Union)

Gorbachev shakes the military

Famine: A Deluge of New Trouble (World / Famine)

Flash floods and transport woes worsen the crisis

World Notes: Jul. 29, 1985 (World)

Business Notes: Jul. 29, 1985 (Economy & Business)

Male Call: BEYOND POWER (Books)

BEYOND POWER

Notable: Jul. 29, 1985 (Books)

Milestones: Jul. 29, 1985 (Milestones)

Italy: The Mountainside Exploded (Italy)

Two dams collapse, and a wall of water buries a resort village

South Africa: A Crackdown on Violence (South Africa)

The government acts as turmoil spreads through black townships

Middle East: Shadowy Report: Moscow denies Israeli ties (Middle East)

Moscow denies Israeli ties

Computers: The Great Satellite Caper (Computers)

Hackers' arrests point up the growing problem of system security