December 15, 1986 | Vol. 128 No. 24

The Presidency: Hitting the Middle Octaves (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)

Test Cases: The battle over drug screening

The battle over drug screening

And Now, the 35,000-Year-Old Man

Thousands seek spiritual guidance through "channeling"

Pursuing the Money Connections

The supply line to the contras led through a maze of "cutouts" and middlemen

Tightening the Knot

A new law gets tougher on fraudulent marriages

Backbone and Stature

Under Heavy Fire

Pressure builds on Regan and Casey to quit

Diplomacy: Strong Aftershocks (Diplomacy)

Reagan's deepening troubles worry friends and delight foes

China's Fear of the Bikini (Sport)

South Korea: Dam, Double Dam (South Korea)

Battle of the waterworks

Taiwan: A Different Way to Play Politics (Taiwan)

The opposition gets a chance to challenge the old guard

Middle East: The Return of Chairman Arafat (Middle East)

A war rages as Palestinian fighters make a comeback

The Philippines: Anxiety on the Eve of a Cease-Fire (The Philippines)

The nation gets ready for a truce with the Communists

India: All the Way Back to Square One (India)

Sikh terrorists stage a massacre, and hopes for Punjab dim

South Africa: Dashed Hopes (South Africa)

Scuttling a well-laid plan

Science: Taking a Mercurial Approach

Telescopes with liquid mirrors may break the size barrier

Environment: And Now, the Greater Lakes (Environment)

As water levels rise to record heights, shore dwellers are swamped

In Chicago: Raising Children in a Battle Zone (American Scene)

Living: Turning Brown, Red and Green (Living)

Erasable post-punk colors are the latest hairstyling trend

Press: Different Degrees of Candor

Soviets cover home more openly, but the West is another story

Design: Johnny Appleseed of the Swing Set (Design)

An architect travels the country building playgrounds

A Letter from the Publisher: Dec. 15, 1986 (A Letter From The Publisher)

World Notes: Dec. 15, 1986 (World)

American Notes Dec 15 1986 (Nation)