SPECIAL SECTION
V-E Day: A Misbegotten Trip Opens Old Wounds (V-E Day)
Reagan's ill-planned journey sparks a furor on both sides of the Atlantic
V-E Day: Speaking of Reconciliation (V-E Day)
V-E Day: A Gigantic Death Camp (V-E Day)
V-E Day: Beneath the Headstones (V-E Day)
V-E Day: There Was Such a Feeling of Joy (V-E Day)
Six bleak years of agony and hope, then one bright day of dancing in the streets
V-E Day: From Rubble To Renewal (V-E Day)
A revived, divided Continent: in the shadow of superpowers and vaguely dissatisfied with itself
WORLD
Cultivating a Middle East Ally
South Africa: A Partial Victory for Romance (South Africa)
Infamous sex laws will be repealed, but apartheid remains intact
Lebanon: A Country's Slow Death
The Prime Minister resigns as Muslim factions battle it out
WAR & TERRORISM
A Counterattack on Neo-Nazis (World)
SCIENCE
The Patient Was Already Dead (Medicine)
Discovery's crew makes a valiant attempt to fix a satellite
SPORT
Sport: For Love of a Smelly Art
Horror and majesty, savagery and science, Hagler and Hearns
TECHNOLOGY
Computers: Glitches and Crashes at the IRS (Computers)
New machines and new software create a tax-time headache
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A Letter from the Publisher: Apr. 29, 1985 (A Letter From The Publisher)
After the Nightmare (Special Section)
On the 40th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, the world refuses to forget
Taking the Offense on Defense (World)
Almost Mission Impossible (World)
Peru: Stirring Hope (World)
"Alan, Presidente" electrifies
Mikhail Gorbachev: Stepping Out (World)
Moscow 's Great Communicator
World Notes Apr 29 1985 (World)
Fresh Fears About Mounting Debts (Economy & Business)
Many poor countries are too strapped to make interest payments
Milestones: Apr. 29, 1985 (Milestones)
NATION
Retreating on Rebel Aid
Congress forces the President to compromise on his contra request
The Presidency: Drawing a Bead on Reagan (The Presidency)
The Times They Are Achangin'
Student protest stirs once again on campuses across the U.S.
Spying to Support a Life-Style
Security measures against espionage are often a joke
BUSINESS
A Series of Bad Signals (Economy & Business)
Signs of a slowdown appear, but a recession is still unlikely this year
Captain Outrageous Opens Fire (Economy & Business)
In his longest shot yet, Turner aims to buy CBS for $5.4 billion
Name Your Poison (Economy & Business)
Business Notes: Apr. 29, 1985 (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
Discord over the Disabled (Nation)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Battling AIDS: More misery, less mystery (Medicine)
More misery, less mystery
Food: Book Learning (Food)
A scholarly approach to food
Tidbits (Food)
LAW
Law: Why It's Tough to Take It Back
A singular rape case raises a ruckus about recantations
PRESS
Newswatch: Television News Without Blinkers (Newswatch)
SOCIETY
A Mass Murderer Reconsidered (Nation)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Dance: Scenes from Heaven and Hell (Dance)
Paul Taylor premieres two strong modern works in Manhattan
Books: A Love Affair with Learning (Books)
Books: The Wild East (Books)
Books: DifferentTHE CANADIANS (Books)
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Theater: Where Are the Hit Musicals? (Theater)
This season's drab shows have forgotten how to tell a story