NATION Smelling the Big Kill God and the Ballot Box Voices of Reason, Voices of Faith The View from 30,000 Ft. No Crimes The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Insulting Us with Insults (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey) Nicaragua: A Mystery Involving Mercs WORLD Canada Changes Course (COVER STORY) An Unusual Country: Canada's Brian Mulroney Return of a Prodigal Province Soviet Union: A Kremlin Entrance, and an Exit (Soviet Union) East-West: Succumbing to Moscow's Pressure (East-West) Israel: Unity at Last (Israel) North Africa: Odd Bedfellows (North Africa) South Africa: Season of Black Rage (South Africa) Zimbabwe: Answering a Bishop's Prayers (Zimbabwe) The Gulf: A Sweeping Conclusion (The Gulf) Disasters: Torn by Wind and Water (Disasters) Chile: A Chorus of Discontent (Chile) Japan: Ritual of Reconciliation (Japan) SCIENCE Space: We've Got a Good Bird There (Space) SOCIETY In New Hampshire: Looking Out for the Loons (American Scene) Living: Frequent Flyers, Call Home (Living) PRESS Press: Soviet Scenes Newswatch Thomas Griffith: Leave Off the Label (Newswatch/Thomas Griffith) RELIGION Religion: A Church in Crisis Weeps and Prays Religion: Call to Rome TECHNOLOGY Computers: Taking It on the Road (Computers) ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Treaties: Election-Year Stand on Genocide (American Notes / Treaties) The Mails: Putting In Their 2 Cents (American Notes / The Mails) Illinois: The Newest Millionaire's Wish (American Notes / Illinois) Retailing: Credit for Kiddies (American Notes / Retailing) Puerto Rico: Show-Biz Shocker in San Juan (American Notes / Puerto Rico) BUSINESS Prescription for Cheap Drugs (Economy & Business) You're the Cream in My Coffee (Economy & Business) False Profits (Economy & Business) Unsnarling the Crowded Skies (Economy & Business) Fines: Case of the Computer Smuggler (Fines) Environment: A Cleaned-Up Gold Rush (Environment) Trade: No Pretty Penny for Copper (Trade) New Ventures: Coming to Gators' Aid (New Ventures) Financial Futurities: Making a midnight Deal (Financial Futurities) LAW Law: Breaking the Spell of Hypnosis ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Video: Crime Pays in Prime Time (Video) Music: Obscure Bits and Greatest Hits (Music) Books: She-Soldiers and Acid Tongues (Books) Books: Sci-Phi (Books) Books: Conflagrations (Books) Books: Editors' Choice: Sep. 17, 1984 (Books) Fiction: Best Sellers: Sep. 17, 1984 (Books / Fiction) Cinema: Split Personality (Cinema) Cinema: Excess Baggage (Cinema) Show Business: The Most Dangerous Game (Show Business) Theater: Strutting in the Lower Depths (Theater) MILESTONES Milestones: Sep. 17, 1984 PEOPLE People: Sep. 17, 1984 TO OUR READERS A Letter From The Publisher: Sep. 17, 1984 (A Letter From The Publisher) LETTERS Letters: Sep. 17, 1984