NATION Every Man for Himself Will the AWACS Deal Fly? Gator-Aid: Israel Wants Alligators Libre at Last! Libre at Last! Learning to Think Smaller Sen. Reagan? The Presidency: Splendor in the Soil (The Presidency) Ousting a Peer A Matched Pair of Gunmen Drop the Burger Texas Tale Americana: Some Like It Hot (Americana) The Nation: Federal Pay Jam (The Nation) Americana: Bumper Wars (Americana) Americana: Love's Labor Lost (Americana) WORLD Middle East: Quiet Talks by the Sea (Middle East) Heavy on Begin's Team Israel: Bones of Contention in Jerusalem (Israel) West Germany: Old Anxieties (West Germany) Doomsayer from the Past Thailand: Peace Festival (Thailand) South Africa: Widening War? (South Africa) El Salvador: The Death of a Thousand Cuts (El Salvador) SCIENCE Space: Flying Rings Around Saturn (Space) SOCIETY In Atlantic City: The View from the Porch (American Scene) Living: Cozy Homes Away from Home (Living) Living: Sand Fantasies (Living) PRESS Press: Shootout in the Big D Newswatch: Columnists in Jelly-Bean Land (The Press / Newswatch) RELIGION Religion: The Pope's Troubled Marines Religion: Infra Dig? SPORT Sport: Can They Top This? Stick Around BUSINESS Those Wall Street Blues (Economy & Business) A Faulty Gauge for Inflation (Economy & Business) Notes from the Underground (Economy & Business) Sony's New Electronic Wizardry (Economy & Business) Hail, Columbus (Economy & Business) Mid-Air Transfer (Economy & Business) Bold Experiment (Economy & Business) Casino Row (Economy & Business) EDUCATION Education: Pricing the Profs out of Eden LAW Law: Oyez! Don't Touch That Dial ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT What Makes Meryl Magic (Cinema / COVER STORIES) Cinema: When Acting Becomes Alchemy (Cinema) Books: The Butterfly That Stamped (Books) Books: Double Legacy (Books) Books: Editors' Choice: Sep. 7, 1981 (Books) Fiction: Best Sellers: Sep. 7, 1981 (Books / Fiction) Video: Earth Stations: Sky in the Pie (Video) MILESTONES Milestones: Sep. 7, 1981 PEOPLE People: Sep. 7, 1981 TO OUR READERS A Letter From The Publisher: Sep. 7, 1981 (A Letter From The Publisher) LETTERS Air Controllers ESSAY Essay: What to Do About Israel