COVER: With both Mom and Dad at 54
work, America faces a child- care crisis
The demand for day care is exploding as women pour into the U. S. work force. But parents are finding that child care is scarce, expensive and often of alarmingly poor quality. Some states have taken action; most have not. Meanwhile, researchers are raising worrisome questions about the psychological well- being of the child- care generation. See LIVING.
WORLD: Britain' s Margaret Thatcher 34
triumphs with a record third term
Though down from their 1983 high, the Tories capture a 101- seat majority, enough to help...