HEALTH & MEDICINE
AIDS: A Growing Threat (Medicine / Cover Story)
Now that the disease has come out of the closet, how far will it spread?
In the Middle of a War: AIDS (Medicine / Cover Story)
NATION
Lights Out on Congress
A budget deal is cut after Reagan pulls the plug on Republicans
High Earners, Low Payers
The Presidency: An Unlikely Affinity
Mayhem in the Cellblocks
Gangs terrorize Folsom and other overcrowded prisons
SCIENCE
Environment: Mother Superior's Secrets (Environment)
A submersible craft explores the largest of the Great Lakes
SOCIETY
In California: Catching the Spirit (American Scene)
Behavior: Fearing the Mask May Slip (Behavior)
Victims of the impostor phenomenon doubt their achievements
STYLE & DESIGN
Design: The Allure of Darth Vaderism (Design)
On Main Street and in SoHo, Americans are painting it black
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A Letter from the Publisher: Aug. 12, 1985 (A Letter From The Publisher)
Weapons That Refuse to Die (Nation)
Congress again proves unwilling to kill even flawed systems
Bent Arrow (Nation)
An arms-for-Iran plot is foiled
More Popular Than Ever (Nation)
A TIME poll shows Reagan, if not his policies, flying high
Like a Wall of Napalm (Nation)
A Delta jet with 160 aboard crashes in a Texas thunderstorm
Tracking an Ill-Tempered Invader (Nation)
Scientists hunt for killer bees in California
Death at the Bronx Zoo (Nation)
American Notes: Aug 12, 1985 (Nation)
South Africa: Trying to Break the Hammerlock (World / South Africa)
Botha's crackdown brings an angry response at home and abroad
World Notes: Aug. 12, 1985 (World)
Promises, Promises (Economy & Business)
Once again, Japan pledges to break down import barriers
Defiant Debtor (Economy & Business)
Peru ties payments to exports
Business Notes: Aug. 12, 1985 (Economy & Business)
Milestones: Aug. 12, 1985 (Milestones)
WORLD
East-West: Taking the First Step (East-West)
In Helsinki, Shultz and Shevardnadze make progress toward the summit
Noble Words, Hollow Promises
The participating states, reaffirming their commitment to peace, security and justice and the continuing development of friendly relations and cooperation ...
Nicaragua: The Contras' Revived Challenge (Nicaragua)
With arsenals replenished, they threaten to expand the war
Israel: Cry for Revenge: Right-wing pressure is growing (Israel)
Right-wing pressure is growing
Uganda: Precarious Coup (Uganda)
Tales of killing and looting
Britain: Tuned Out (Britain)
BBC cancels a documentary
BUSINESS
Bigger Yes, But Better? (Economy & Business)
As the merger wave rolls on, matchmakers learn from past mistakes
Here, There, Everywhere (Economy & Business)
People Express expands aggressively to a host of new cities
EDUCATION
Education: Schools for All Seasons
Year-round classrooms help to solve overcrowding
SPORT
Sport: Young Faces Were the Point of It All
Foretasting the Olympics, already
Sport: Glory Night at Feelgood Stadium
An easygoing hero runs the right race at the right place
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Home Is Where the Heart Sinks: CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS (Theater)
CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS by Sam Shepard
Books: The Man Who Loved Children: HITLER: MEMOIRS OF A CONFIDANT (Books)
HITLER: MEMOIRS OF A CONFIDANT by Otto Wagener; Edited by Henry Ashby Turner Jr.; Translated by Ruth Hein; Yale; 333 pages; $29.95
Books: Miniatures UNDER THE BANYAN TREE AND OTHER STORIES (Books)
UNDER THE BANYAN TREE AND OTHER STORIES
Books: Cesspool (Books)
SAVAGE GRACE
Video: Children of 60 Minutes (Video)
The latest magazine shows try hip and folksy variations