July 21, 1986 | Vol. 128 No. 3

Hyman George Rickover: 1900-1986: They Broke the Mold

Hyman George Rickover: 1900-1986

California: An Invisible Plane Crash (American Notes)

An Invisible Plane Crash

Justice: Trying Times for a Vigilante (American Notes)

Trying Times for a Vigilante

Military: Put Out That Butt, Soldier (American Notes)

Put Out That Butt, Soldier

Ohio: Double Jeopardy (American Notes)

Double Jeopardy

Prisons: Burning to Get Out (American Notes)

Burning to Get Out

Sex Busters

A Meese commission and the Supreme Court echo a new moral militancy

Handing Congress a Hot Potato

The Supreme Court nullifies a key budget-balancing provision

Pornography: a Poll

Pornography: the Feminist Dilemma

Reagan's Moral Point Man

The Madman on the Ferry

Released from a hospital, a mental patient kills two people

The Presidency: The Loftiest Chariot

The Loftiest Chariot

Up in Arms

A U.S.-Israeli Falling Out

Changing a Pretoria Guard

Japan Voice of the Nation, Voice of God

Voters worried by economic troubles turn to Nakasone

Mexico Hook Or Crook

Voters cry foul in Chihuahua

Middle East Death Before Daybreak

A bloody Palestinian raid follows a setback in Jordan

Nicaragua Jittery Mood

Arms buildup, civil crackdown

South Africa the Rise of Black Labor

Unions lead the opposition

Terrorism a Tale of Two Bombings

Attacks in West Germany and France stir new fears of violence

The Philippines Midsummer Night's Dream

A bungled takeover highlights questions about the army's loyalty to Aquino

Austria: No Escape From the Past (World Notes)

No Escape From the Past

Diplomacy: Helping the Summit Along (World Notes)

Helping the Summit Along

Italy: Someone Old, Someone New (World Notes)

Someone Old, Someone New

Malaysia: The Hangman Strikes Again (World Notes)

The Hangman Strikes Again

Royalty: To Love, Honor - and Obey? (World Notes)

To Love, Honor -- and Obey?

Science: A Chernobyl-Proof Reactor?

Scientists say new designs could make nuclear power safer

Medicine: Donating Blood for Yourself (Medicine)

An NIH panel suggests a method of safer transfusions

Health & Fitness: New on the Menu (Health & Fitness)

Chains offer nutrition lists

Health & Fitness: Putting on the Ritz At the Y (Health & Fitness)

Sleek new centers have private operators hopping mad

Sport: Less Than Goodwill Games

Low ratings, sparse audiences at the made-for-TV Olympics

Oh, Wasn't It All Loverly

Bidding farewell to Master Lyricist Alan Jay Lerner