NATION Show and Tell (COVER STORIES) Under pressure, Ferraro passes a vital test Making the Price Too High More Hurt Than Angry Hoping for a Fresh Start Mistakes and Misunderstandings Setting Out to Whomp 'Em The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: A Conversation with Reagan (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey) Struggling for a Party's Soul Voices Beneath the Harmony ... And Ladies of the Club Tell Me, What Was It Like? WORLD East-West: Echoes Across the Gap (East-West) Diplomacy: The Secret off Manzanillo (Diplomacy) Israel: Odd Couple (Israel) India: Actor's Inequity (India) The Philippines: Yellow and Red for Aquino (The Philippines) South Africa: Hue and Cry (South Africa) Soviet Union: Vengeance (Soviet Union) Lebanon: False Security (Lebanon) Iran: Explosive Opposition (Iran) Britain: A Sinking Defense (Britain) Greece: Goodbye, Zeus (Greece) China: The Factory Worker of Jiangxi (China) SCIENCE Environment: Apocalypse in the Alps (Environment) SOCIETY Living: Pac-Man for Smart People (Living) PRESS Press: Scrounging for Good Air Press: Peace Pact on War Coverage RELIGION Religion: Deliberation at the Vatican SPORT Sport: Showcases for the No-Shows ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Collision over San Luis Obispo (American Notes / CALIFORNIA) Dallas: Fire Strikes a Grim Monument (American Notes / Dallas) Justice: The Battle of Agent Orange (American Notes / Justice) Missing Persons: Return of a Runaway Dad (American Notes / Missing Persons) The Military: Complaints About Quality (American Notes / The Military) BUSINESS Sad Tales off Silicon Valley (Economy & Business) School Days at Prudential High (Economy & Business) New Game Plan (Economy & Business) Make Room for Baby (Economy & Business) Britain's Socialist Sell-Off (Economy & Business / Britain) A Perfect Fit (Economy & Business) Television: Dueling with Air-Wave Pirates (Television) Communications: Hard News from a Wire Service (Communications) Entertainment: Music Video's Mellower Mood (Entertainment) Fast Food: Where Mac Meets Mack (Fast Food) Telephones: Dial 976 for Profits (Telephones) EDUCATION Education: The Class Project Must Float LAW Law: Are Bad Guys Good Witnesses? ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Books: Gingerly Removing the Veil (Books) Books: No Escape (Books) Books: Pinched Minds (Books) Cinema: Passion on a Darkling Plain (Cinema) Art: Lured by the Exotic East (Art) MILESTONES Milestones: Sep. 3, 1984 PEOPLE People: Sep. 3, 1984 TO OUR READERS A Letter From The Publisher: Sep. 3, 1984 (A Letter From The Publisher) LETTERS Letters: Sep. 3, 1984