NATION
In Praise of August
Let's hear it for aquatic mules, butter cows, Smile Week and serenity
Pitchmen of the Kremlin
The Soviets soft-shoe toward the summit with slick p.r.
Owls: Out on a Limb
Shipshape?
An O.K. for General Dynamics
Under a Noxious Cloud of Fear
A toxic gas leak rocks "Chemical Valley" residents
The Presidency: Eye on the Oval Office (The Presidency)
Violence in the Coalfields
A strike roils the area where Hatfields and McCoys feuded
Still Down but Not Out
Twenty years after the riots, Watts wrestles with old problems
WORLD
Disasters: Last Minutes of JAL 123 (Disasters)
A holiday flight in Japan slams into a mountain and takes 520 lives
South Africa: Manifesto for Disappointment (South Africa)
President Botha's much awaited speech fails to win applause
Rumbles on the Right
Iran: War and Hardship in a Stern Land (Iran)
A rigid theocracy harbors fanaticism and little hope for change
The Philippines: Fighting Back (The Philippines)
Marcos defeats a challenge
Gutemala: Under the Gun (Gutemala)
The familiar shock of murder
Postscripts: Photo Finish (Postscripts)
An ex-hostage's secret film
SCIENCE
Science: Cashing In on the Comet
Halley's approach launches a commercial bombardment
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Eat American! (Food / Cover Stories)
Summer's bounty inspires young chefs
Food: Fast Food Speeds up the Pace (Food)
Eating out is in, and the chains add variety to lure new diners
SOCIETY
In Massachusetts: On the Beach (American Scene)
RELIGION
Religion: Strengthening Spiritual Ties
On his third tour, the Pope bolsters the church in Africa
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Table of Contents Aug. 26, 1985 (Table of Contents)
A Letter from the Publisher: Aug. 26, 1985 (A Letter From The Publisher)
Quota Fight (Nation)
Rethinking affirmative action
American Notes: Aug 26, 1985 (Nation)
World Notes: Aug. 26, 1985 (World)
Milestones: Aug. 26, 1985 (Milestones)
BUSINESS
Building a Hollow Skyline (Economy & Business)
A glut of offices, condos and hotels puts developers and lenders in jeopardy
Bountiful Harvest, Bleak Outlook (Economy & Business)
Bumper crops will add to the pressure on debt-ridden farmers
Summer Slump (Economy & Business)
Slow growth, weak currency
Tempests in a Pop Bottle (Economy & Business)
Coca-Cola's public relations problems bubble on
Business Notes: Aug. 26, 1985 (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
Education: The Campus Value Line
College prices outstrip inflation in a seller's market
Test Case
The day the exams vanished
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cinema: A Theological Tug of Wills: AGNES OF GOD (Cinema)
AGNES OF GOD Directed by Norman Jewison; Screenplay by John Pielmeier
Cinema: Rushes: Aug. 26, 1985 (Cinema)
Theater: Moonbeams and Menaces (Theater)
A brilliantly idiosyncratic Dream at Minneapolis' Guthrie
Music: 'Round the World, a Boss Boom (Music)
Springsteen is rock's spirit in the night
Books: It's an Emotional Business (Books)
Why are publishers paying millions for political memoirs?
Books: Success Story (Books)
A CERTAIN PEOPLE: AMERICAN JEWS AND THEIR LIVES TODAY
Books: Talking Blues (Books)
COPS: THEIR LIVES IN THEIR OWN WORDS
MILESTONES
Madonna: This Time the Gown Was for Real
Drowned out by choppers, Madonna and Penn exchange vows