NATION
The Message of the Off-Year Elections (COVER STORY)
In a quirky mood, worried about money, the voters turn conservative
Nation: Demise of Hubert's D.F.L.
Nation: Down with Corruption
In the East, the Democrats hang on, but lose a big one
Cinema: Money, Money, Money (Cinema)
In the South, the President's blessing is not worth much
Nation: Nimble Crisscrossing
Nation: New Faces in the Senate
An athlete, a spare-time poet and a famous daughter
Nation: And the Senate Bids Farewell
To a liberal, a conservative and its only black
Nation: The Silent Ones
Nation: Woman's Work
Fewer in the House, but more in state jobs
Nation: Taxes No, False Teeth Yes
Verdicts of the referendums
Nation: Rascals Return
Post-post-Watergate morality
THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Winning Was the Only Thing (THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY)
Americana: Voting Early and Often (Americana)
Americana: The Happy Hobo (Americana)
Americana: Sweet Survey (Americana)
Americana: Pennsylvania Poker (Americana)
Americana: Better a Live Republican (Americana)
Americana: Campaign of the Heart (Americana)
Americana: Repatriated Duelers (Americana)
Americana: A Perfect Candidate (Americana)
Nation: The Ultimate Heist
The suspected thief finds that diamonds are not forever
WORLD
IRAN: The Shah's Fight for Survival (IRAN)
He names a military government and promises reform鼂ǥbut is it all too late?
World: Men Against a Monarch
MIDDLE EAST: Whose Nerves Are Stronger? (MIDDLE EAST)
The peace treaty bargaining is as shrill as ever
ISRAEL: Unifying a Divided City (ISRAEL)
Jerusalem remains the focus of irreconcilable views
World: Thoughts of a Famous Mayor
INDIA: Indira Is Back (INDIA)
She wins a bitter by-election
SOUTH AFRICA: Connie Quits (SOUTH AFRICA)
And a mystery lingers on
SCIENCE
Science: Pesky UFO's
Those glowing, humming objects may really be insects
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: Valuable Gadfly (Medicine)
Wolfe at Washington's door
Medicine: Cold Turkey (Medicine)
Another no-smoking day
SOCIETY
In Pennsylvania: Trying to Make Football Injury-Free (American Scene)
PRESS
Press: Third World vs. Fourth Estate
Showdown in Paris over a bid to curb the free flow of news
RELIGION
Religion: No for the Church of England
Anglican women lose a bitter battle for priesthood
SPORT
Sport: Farewell to a Golden Trio
Rare combinations of character and consummate skill
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A Toss-'Em-Out Temper
In the Midwest, the G.O.P. scored some big victories
BUSINESS
Business: Battling the Inflation Bears (Economy & Business)
Quarterback Carter got his quick score, but now a budget fight looms
Business: Economy & Business, Nov. 20, 1978 (Economy & Business)
Business: Intercontinental Checks into China (Economy & Business)
And its corporate parent, Pan Am, may follow
Business: Norway's Chill (Economy & Business)
Faith, hope and austerity
Business: Merger on Madison Avenue (Economy & Business)
The biggest gets bigger
Business: The Animal Handler (Economy & Business)
Business: Let My People Go (Economy & Business)
To Jerusalem and Cairo
Executive View by Marshall Loeb: Rise of the Role Model (Economy & Business / Executive View by Marshall Loeb)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Music: The Year of the Loner (Music)
Cash and computers change the political process
Show Business: Joan Crawford's Other Life (Show Business)
In a bestseller, a daughter accuses her of savagery
Cinema: Frodo Moves (Cinema)
Cinema: Rocky Road (Cinema)
Cinema: Knight Errant (Cinema)
Music: A Mellow Revolution (Music)
The charms of elegant ensembles are sweeping the country
Art: The Rembrandt of Punkin Crick (Art)
Death comes to a reticent monument of America
Dance: Fungus, Fantasy and Fun (Dance)
A troupe named Pilobolus has a wildly creative itch
Books: Skuldruggery and High Technology (Books)
With exotic sex and heroes motivated by the heroin