TIME Magazine -- U.S. Edition -- April 15, 1985 Vol. 125 No. 15

NATION

A Tainted Report?

A Tentative Rsvp From Moscow

The White House hints there is hope for a summit

Agreement Among Allies

The President and G.O.P. lawmakers trim the untrimmable

Air Travel: Auckward Landing (American Notes)

Auckward Landing

Defense: Cutting Down on Overhead (American Notes)

Cutting Down on Overhead

Hostages: Back From Troubled Waters (American Notes)

Back From Troubled Waters

Judiciary: Mail-Order Interrogation (American Notes)

Mail-Order Interrogation

Wildlife: Debugging the Capitol (American Notes)

Debugging the Capitol

Swamped By Japan

Angry about the soaring trade deficit, Congress threatens harsh measures

Taking a Different Tack

Reagan ties peace talks to "humanitarian" aid for the CONTRAS

WORLD

Brazil Medical Saga: Neves fights for his life

Neves fights for his life

El Salvador New Strength and Hope

Duarte gains an unexpected election victory over the right

Middle East Taking Hostages to Israel

Legality is questioned as Lebanese prisoners are moved south

South Africa Rising Defiance

A march on police headquarters

Sudan Toppling an Unpopular Regime

After two weeks of turmoil, the military ousts an absent President

Chile: Waving the Red Flag (World Notes)

Waving the Red Flag

Costa Rica: El Chapo TRACKED DOWN (World Notes)

El Chapo TRACKED DOWN

France: New Rules of the Game (World Notes)

New Rules of the Game

South Korea: The Opposition Consolidates (World Notes)

The Opposition Consolidates

Terrorism: Death of a Captive (World Notes)

Death of a Captive

BUSINESS

Corporate Donations: Gift of Remembrance (Economy & Business / Business Notes)

Gift of Remembrance

Entertainment: Scarlett and Rhett At Home (Economy & Business / Business Notes)

Scarlett and Rhett At Home

Health Care: Medical Matchup (Economy & Business / Business Notes)

Medical Matchup

Marketing: Tuna with a Patriotic Pitch (Economy & Business / Business Notes)

Tuna with a Patriotic Pitch

Wine: Stampede for 1982 Bordeaux (Economy & Business / Business Notes)

Stampede for 1982 Bordeaux

Playing Computer Catch-Up (Economy & Business)

The Soviets launch a crash program to teach students the new technology

Plot Problems Cbs Takeover Gossip Abounds (Economy & Business)

The Big Payout: A $615 Million Liability Fund (Economy & Business)

A $615 Million Liability Fund

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cinema: And Animal House BEGAT . . . (Cinema)

Animal House BEGAT . . . Teenage audiences are grossing out on gross-outs

Books: Gypsy Scholars Small World (Books)

by David Lodge Macmillan; 339 pages; $15.95

Show Business: Hype! Hell Raising! Hulk Hogan! (Show Business)

Upscale or down-home, wrestling is a national mania

Books: Little Disturbances of Woman Later the Same Day (Books)

by Grace Paley Farrar, Straus & Giroux; 211 pages; $13.95

Books: Reflections Occasional Prose (Books)

by Mary McCarthy Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 341 pages; $17.95

ESSAY

Viet Nam: Hush, Timmy - This Is Like a Church (Viet Nam)

At the solemn, brooding memorial, some seek catharsis, some redemption

Viet Nam: A Bloody Rite of Passage (Viet Nam)

Viet Nam cost America its innocence and still haunts its conscience

Viet Nam: A Pinched and Hermetic Land (Viet Nam)

Despite a decade of "peace," per capita income is $125 and amenities are rare

Viet Nam: After the Fall: Fresh images of the victor's lot (Viet Nam)

Fresh images of the victor's lot

Viet Nam: Lessons From a Lost War (Viet Nam)

What has Viet Nam taught about when to use power--and when not to?

Viet Nam: New Roles for an Old Cast (Viet Nam)

The war's principals and bit players are rebuilding their lives

Viet Nam: Richard Nixon's Tough Assessment (Viet Nam)

In NO MORE VIETNAMS he argues: "We won the war but lost the peace"

The Presidency: Lyndon Johnson's Personal Alamo (Viet Nam)

Viet Nam: Turning the Tables on Moscow (Viet Nam)

Once "their" guys were the rebels; now it is often "our" guys

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