September 16, 1985 | Vol. 126 No. 11

Hartford: Blunted Machetes (American Notes)

Blunted Machetes

Milwaukee Flight 105'S Final Message; The Pentagon Calling Out The Reserves: (American Notes)

Tucson: A Godfather Goes to Jail (American Notes)

A Godfather Goes to Jail

An Illusion of Constant Values

Back to the Bargaining Table

An appeals court rejects "comparable worth"

Baseball's Drug Scandal

With the races heating up, the game gets a black mark from a white powder

Escalating the Propaganda War

As the world studies Gorbachev's words, Moscow resumes its blitz

Santa Barbara: The Peepers on the Hill

The Peepers on the Hill

The Presidency: Fewer Hopes, Cooler Heads

Fewer Hopes, Cooler Heads

The President's Hardest Sell

Congress grumbles that trade, not tax reform, is the real issue

Trial By Fire and Water

A New Jersey city is torched, and the Gulf Coast drenched

When Brother Kills Brother

Black-on-black violence is an unspoken but growing national scourge

A Happy, Prosperous Life

Afghanistan Ferocious Fight

Soviets mount a big offensive

South Africa Reagan's Abrupt Reversal

The President prepares to match Congress's sanctions line for line

Soviet Union Where the Right People Rest

Workers seek a paradise of 55-minute suntans and early nights

Taiwan Island of Quiet Anxiety

After two major scandals, Chiang tries to restore confidence

Waiting for an Explosion

Space: A Hot-Wiring Job in Orbit (Space)

Astronauts use an earthly trick to start a satellite

Science: After 73 Years, A Titanic FIND

A Titanic FIND Using an underwater marvel, scientists finally locate the great ship

Science: Argo's Golden Feat

Science: When the Great Ship Went Down

Medicine: Buying Time with an Artificial Pump (Medicine)

The youngest Jarvik-7 recipient later gets a human heart

Food: Moderne Is Newer Than Nouvelle (Food)

Cabbage, ravioli and mashed potatoes take Paris by storm

Medicine: Smoke Signs (Medicine)

Little reason to celebrate

In Washington: There's Life in Old Maps (American Scene)

Press: Newswatch Maneuvers En Route to the Summit

Computers: Tools in the Hands of Kids (Computers)

Schools will open with a new emphasis on practical skills