NATION
Crazy Pat's Revenge
A postman kills 14 co-workers in Oklahoma
A Tale of Two Countries?
A study finds America's coasts booming and its center sagging
Defense: Not So Stealthy Jets (American Notes)
Not So Stealthy Jets
Mafia: Trials of a Dapper Don (American Notes)
Trials of a Dapper Don
Speeding Smile: Here'S Your Ticket: (American Notes)
Vagrants: Santa Barbara Backs Down (American Notes)
Santa Barbara Backs Down
Weapons: A Loose Cannon (American Notes)
A Loose Cannon
Bad Rap
Doomed Journey
Tracking the KAL tragedy
Joining the Think Ranks
No Yield
The U.S. resists a test ban
On the Intellectual Ramparts
New think tanks are advocating as well as incubating ideas
The Presidency: Colliding with Realities
Colliding with Realities
The Roots of Dorothy Redford
Some 2,000 descendants of a plantation's slaves come home
Troubled Karma for the Krishnas
The murder of a disgruntled disciple sparks a grand jury probe
Unfriendly Skies
Delays and scrubbed flights take the joy out of this summer's flying
WORLD
A Not-So-Secret Service
An Unexpected Outbreak of Candor
Diplomacy Brief Comings and Goings
A failure in Helsinki
Iran Death to Just About Everything
Khomeini's newly confident forces prepare for another offensive
Public Health Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide
The AIDS epidemic sweeps through developing countries
Rwanda Case of the Gorilla Lady Murder
An American scientist is unexpectedly charged
South Africa Terrifying Indictment
The list: 8,551 detainees
Soviet Union Anatomy of a Catastrophe
Moscow blames "gross" human error for the Chernobyl accident
Sudan Stranded Amid the Gunfire
As the civil war intensifies, thousands are left starving
Britain: Barristers Vs. the $270 Wig (World Notes)
Barristers Vs. the $270 Wig
France: Goodbye, Great Gallery (World Notes)
Goodbye, Great Gallery
Guinea: Back in the Slammer Again (World Notes)
Back in the Slammer Again
Mexico: Calls to Get Tough (World Notes)
Calls to Get Tough
West Germany: Battle Over the Old Words (World Notes)
Battle Over the Old Words
SCIENCE
Environment: Alaska's Speeding Glacier (Environment)
A wall of ice seals a fjord, endangering a nearby village
Science: Embryo From a Collapsing Star
New evidence for a long-held theory of how stars are born
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Health & Fitness: Birth Control: Vanishing Options (Health & Fitness)
Lawsuits and other safety concerns mean new worries in bed
PRESS
Press: Newswatch: Making News and Non-News
Making News and Non-News
RELIGION
Religion: Rome Sends a Strong Message
Chastised for dissent, a U.S. theologian loses his teaching license
TECHNOLOGY
Computers: The Love of Two Desk Lamps (Computers)
Steven Jobs' newest venture produces extraordinary graphics
BUSINESS
Foreign: Competition the Rising Sun Is Back At No. 1 (Economy & Business)
Competition the Rising Sun Is Back At No. 1
Lawsuits: Another Shoe in a Scandal (Economy & Business)
Another Shoe in a Scandal
Management: GE Provides a Peacock? (Economy & Business)
GE Provides a Peacock?
Railroads: A Sale Goes to the Siding (Economy & Business)
A Sale Goes to the Siding
Spinoffs: Crash Diet for Food Firms (Economy & Business)
Crash Diet for Food Firms
A Popular Shirt Tale (Economy & Business)
Selling a Dream of Elegance and the Good Life (Economy & Business)
Polo's Ralph Lauren has designed an empire renowned for its range and marketing mystique
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Video: Channel Snore to the Fore (Video)
Britain's new, experimental network rides high on low ratings
Cinema: A Man, a Woman and Some Dogs (Cinema)
Five foreign films consider love, with mixed results
Bookends: Sep. 1, 1986 (Books)
Music: New Age Comes of Age (Music)
Dreamy soundscapes offer relief from formula pop and rock
Books: Short Tails the Mexican Pet (Books)
by Jan Harold Brunvand Norton; 221 pages; $13.95
Art: The Liberty of Thought Itself (Art)
In Paris, a big, provocative survey of modern sculpture
Books: Walking on the Wild Side O-Zone (Books)
by Paul Theroux; Putnam; 527 pages; $19.95