COVER Court at the Crossroads (Cover Story / COVER STORY) NATION Holding Their Ground The Heat of the Kitchen Passing the Buck Reagan's Youthful Boomlet The Senate: Embattled Heartland Republicans Next in Line for the Nine F.D.R.'s Scheme WORLD Middle East: Friends and Enemies (Middle East) Hong Kong: A Colony's Uncertain Future (Hong Kong) Nicaragua: Sincerity, or Very Tricky? (Nicaragua) France: Return of the Native (France) The Koreas: An Enemy Bearing Gifts (The Koreas) Soviet Union: Red Threat, No Sweat (Soviet Union) Terrorism: Arms Coup on the High Seas (Terrorism) South Africa: Work Before Politics (South Africa) SCIENCE Science: Striking It Rich in Wyoming Science: Trapped in Time SOCIETY In Pennsylvania: The View from 80 (American Scene) PRESS Newswatch : Finding a Face for Fritz (Newswatch/) RELIGION Religion: U.S. Judaism's Man of Paradox SPORT Sport: Wait Until This Year TECHNOLOGY Computers: Play It Again, This Time in Color (Computers) ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Washington: Give Peace an Institute (American Notes / Washington) Space: Chart of the High Frontier (American Notes / Space) Florida: Booty to the Top Bidder (American Notes / Florida) Justice: Handling a Deadly Issue (American Notes / Justice) The Military: Under Every Rock (American Notes / The Military) BUSINESS Battling It Out in the Skies (Economy & Business) A Plan, at Long Last a Plan (Economy & Business) Big Blue Aims to Get Bigger (Economy & Business) Labor: Smooth Sailing in Autos and Coal (Labor) Investing: Here Comes EDGAR (Investing) Financiers: Going Home the Hard Way (Financiers) Regulators: Fightin', Feudin' and Fumin' (Regulators) Restaurants: Flipping the 50 Billionth Burger (Restaurants) EDUCATION Education: Getting Off to a Quick Start ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Music: Going for the Grail at the Met (Music) Books: The Cassettes Go Rolling Along (Books) Books: Battleground (Books) Books: Journeys (Books) COUNTRY: From Heartland to Heartthrobs (Cinema / COUNTRY) Video: A Domestic Reign of Terror (Video) MILESTONES Milestones: Oct. 8, 1984 PEOPLE People: Oct. 8, 1984 On the Record: Oct. 8, 1984 TO OUR READERS A Letter From The Publisher: Oct. 8, 1984 (A Letter From The Publisher) LETTERS Letters: Oct. 8, 1984
Cover Credit: MARVIN MATTELSON
Cover Credit: MARVIN MATTELSON