NATION Walter Mondale: Getting a Second Look (COVER STORIES) The debate gives Mandate a boost-but not a bonanza Mondale's Whipping Boy Co-Stars on Center Stage Questions of Age and Competence The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Growing Old in Office (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey) Charms and Maledictions Newswatch Thomas Griffith: Proving Lincoln Was Right (Newswatch/Thomas Griffith) Free at Last, Free at Last The Senate: Rising Democratic Stars Cheat Sheet Whose Home Is This? A Horsey Holiday for Her Majesty WORLD Central America: Appointment in La Palma (Central America) Panama: Dark Clouds, Bright Beginnings (Panama) The Philippines: The Heart of the Matter (The Philippines) Diplomacy: Mr. Peres Goes to Washington (Diplomacy) We Spent Too Much South Africa: Determined House Guests (South Africa) Disputes: Splitting the Difference (Disputes) The Gulf: Death on the Superstructure (The Gulf) Caribbean: Mission with a Message (Caribbean) Japan: Sweet and Deadly (Japan) SCIENCE Space: A Fully Mature Spaceplane (Space) Environment: Report Card for William Clark (Environment) SOCIETY In Texas: Wrestling with Good and Evil (American Scene) Living: It's That Old Short Story Again (Living) PRESS Press: In Search of Questioners Press: Manipulation Press: State of Mind SPORT Sport: A Not-So-Classic Fall Classic ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Whistle Blowers: With Labor, That Will Be... (American Notes / Whistle Blowers) Public Relations: Comandante in mufti (American Notes / Public Relations) Battlefronts: Big Splash over a Small Pool (American Notes / Battlefronts) Television: Copy-Cat Crimes of the Heart (American Notes / Television) Eccentrics: And If Elected (American Notes / Eccentrics) BUSINESS Raking In the Chips (Economy & Business) The View from Hot Springs, Va. (Economy & Business) Rich Is Poorer (Economy & Business) Hall of Shame (Economy & Business) Labor Unions: One Yeah, One Nay, One Maybe (Labor Unions) Taxes: Big Companies, Small Bills (Taxes) Beverages: Scotch on the Rocks (Beverages) Retailing: Only 69 Shopping Days Left (Retailing) Companies: Sony Shifts Electronic Gears (Companies) ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Cinema: Marching to a Muffled Beat (Cinema) Cinema: Thinking Big (Cinema) Theater: Terms of Enchantment (Theater) Video: A Highly Creditable Curriculum (Video) Books: Eavesdropping on History (Books) Books: Canal Caper (Books) Books: Editors' Choice: Oct. 22, 1984 (Books) Fiction: Best Sellers: Oct. 22, 1984 (Books / Fiction) Books: Prague's Indomitable Spirit (Books) Art: The Visionary, Not the Madman (Art) MILESTONES Milestones: Oct. 22, 1984 PEOPLE People: Oct. 22, 1984 TO OUR READERS A Letter From The Publisher: Oct. 22, 1984 (A Letter From The Publisher) LETTERS Letters: Oct. 22, 1984
Walter Mondale: Getting a Second Look (COVER STORIES) The debate gives Mandate a boost-but not a bonanza