NATION America's Upbeat Mood (COVER STORY) Once again, people feel good about their lives and their country Pressing the Abortion Issue The Catholic View Serving Up a Bitter Pill Adding the Bill Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Money, Mud and Even Baseball The Old South vs. the New Governors: Battling for Every Vote WORLD South Africa: Wrestling the tiger (South Africa) Armaments: Hard Sell (Armaments) Israel: At Last, a Handshake for Unity (Israel) Soviet Union: Serving Time (Soviet Union) Malta: School's Out (Malta) Morocco: Firmly in the Saddle (Morocco) Ethiopia: Red Stars at a Big Parade (Ethiopia) India: A Quandary for Gandhi (India) The Koreas: A Surprising Acceptance (The Koreas) Disasters: A Dangerous Cargo Surfaces (Disasters) Syria: Not His Brother's Keeper (Syria) HEALTH & MEDICINE Medicine: Linking Drugs to the Dinner Table (Medicine) SOCIETY In Alabama: Isn't It Romantic? (American Scene) Living: Monte Karl on a Roll (Living) PRESS Press: Red-Letter Days for NBC RELIGION Religion: Billy Graham's Mission Improbable Religion: An Essentially Pastoral Visit ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Volunteers: Sympathy, but No Support (American Notes / Volunteers) Military: Young Lions for the Navy (American Notes / Military) Immigrants: Forgotten Children, Old Allies (American Notes / Immigrants) Discrimination: Open Up or Pay Up (American Notes / Discrimination) Tennessee: Breaking the Silver Cord (American Notes / Tennessee) BUSINESS Showdown at General Motors (Economy & Business) The Recovery Rolls On (Economy & Business) Olympics: The Final Victor (Olympics) Defense Contracts: Cracking Down on Shoddy Work (Defense Contracts) Aviation: Europe's Airliners Raid the U.S. (Aviation) Regulations: Flying at Prime Time (Regulations) Movies: Musical Chairs in Hollywood (Movies) EDUCATION Education: Fierce Competition for Dollars ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Art: Sacred Treasures of the Maoris (Art) Cinema: A Search for Connections (Cinema) Books: The 3,000-Year-Old Man (Books) Books: Notable: Sep. 24, 1984 (Books) MILESTONES Milestones: Sep. 24, 1984 PEOPLE People: Sep. 24, 1984 TO OUR READERS A Letter From The Publisher: Sep. 24, 1984 (A Letter From The Publisher) LETTERS Letters: Sep. 24, 1984 ESSAY Essay: Rectifying the Border