NATION
A Gala with a Grim Side
Hollywood raises funds for AIDS amid a debate over safety
Congress: No Time for the Tax Bill (American Notes)
No Time for the Tax Bill
New York: The End of the Road (American Notes)
The End of the Road
Pittsburgh: Baseball's Dealer Takes a Loss (American Notes)
Baseball's Dealer Takes a Loss
Utah: Uncle Sam's Bowling Alley (American Notes)
Uncle Sam's Bowling Alley
Wyoming: The Governor Goes Broke (American Notes)
The Governor Goes Broke
Benjamin Weir's Secret Passage
A hostage returns from the Middle East but discloses few details
Blown Bliss
A guru calls the police
Cap Takes a Hard Line
Setting the Summit Table
As the Soviet Foreign Minister arrives, Reagan holds the line on Star Wars
Stampeding Toward Protectionism
The Democrats see import curbs as the path to political gain
The Presidency: A Waste of Everybody's Time
A Waste of Everybody's Time
WORLD
China Golden Handshakes in Peking
Deng offers generous retirement to 131 veteran leaders
A Noise Like Thunder
Mexico City is battered by devastating tremors, with heavy loss of life
Anatomy of an Earthquake
The Trials of Job
Worst of the Century
Espionage a High-Level Game of Tit for Tat
London and Moscow trade expulsions, and a spy couple flees
France Criminal, Absurd . . . and Stupid
Under fire in the Greenpeace affair, a Mitterrand minister resigns
South Africa Violations of Another Kind
Pretoria raids Angola and gets into a row with Mozambique
Japan: Upping the Ante on Defense (World Notes)
Upping the Ante on Defense
Sweden A Narrow Win For Palme (World Notes)
Thailand: Payment for a Failed Coup (World Notes)
Payment for a Failed Coup
The Gulf: Anniversary of a Stalemate (World Notes)
Anniversary of a Stalemate
SOCIETY
Behavior: A Madness in Their Method (Behavior)
Therapists can overwhelm patients with their own disturbances
In Alabama: a Coon Dog Indeed (American Scene)
Living: Shining Legacy From the East (Living)
Across the U.S., the "Festival of India" brings a potpourri of culture
RELIGION
Religion: An American Agenda for Rome U.S. Bishops Help Lay the Groundwork for A Vatican synod
Vatican synod
Religion: Tv Protest
Church alarm over violence
BUSINESS
Another Roadblock for a Dreamer (Economy & Business)
DeLorean is charged with cheating investors out of $8.9 million
Breaking Rank (Economy & Business)
Yamani talks price war
Agriculture: Desperate Measures in Florida (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
Desperate Measures in Florida
Airlines: A Bid for a New Frontier (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
A Bid for a New Frontier
Insurance: Taking a Bath in Space (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
Taking a Bath in Space
Regulation: A Freer Hand for At&T (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
A Freer Hand for At&T
Business Notes Sep 30, 1985 (Economy & Business)
Shaken to the Very Core (Economy & Business)
After months of anger and anguish, Steve Jobs resigns as Apple chairman
EDUCATION
Education: The Publishers Flunk Science
California rejects textbooks as skimpy, especially on evolution
LAW
Law: U.S. Policy Goes on Trial
At the World Court, two Americans make Nicaragua's case
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Books: Antidotes the Flamingo's Smile (Books)
by Stephen Jay Gould Norton; 476 pages; $17.95
Bookends: Sep. 30, 1985 (Books)
Theater: Bright Lights and Heartache Song & Dance (Theater)
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Don Black; Choreography by Peter Martins
Theater: Brothers the Blood Knot (Theater)
by Athol Fugard
Music: Rock Is a Four-Letter Word (Music)
A Senate committee asks: Have the lyrics gone too far?
Books: Roughing Up the Gentle Sex Stanley and the Women (Books)
by Kingsley Amis; Summit; 256 pages; $14.95