NATION
Blacks: Not Following the Leaders (American Notes)
Not Following the Leaders
Congress: A Not So Humble House (American Notes)
A Not So Humble House
Foreign Aid: The Antiabortionists Win One (American Notes)
The Antiabortionists Win One
The Senate: Maryland's Mathias Bows Out (American Notes)
Maryland's Mathias Bows Out
Washington: Still 3,000 to 0 (American Notes)
Still 3,000 to 0
Another Return From the Cold
A Kgb Defection Adds to an Intriguing Web
Battling the Mighty Dollar
Shades of Smoot-Hawley
The Battle Over Barriers
Reagan holds fast while Congress pushes hard for protectionism
The Tricks of the Trade
In international commerce, every nation is looking for an edge
Three Industries That Want Help
The question: Would trade barriers do more harm than good?
Drift Toward the G.O.P.
A Time Poll Shows a Small Party Shift and Continued Optimism
Flying Flags and Flowing Words
Turning 40, the U.N. braces for a pride of potentates
Gone with the Wind
Hurricane Gloria huffs and puffs and whimpers away
Moscow's Promising Offer
The new Soviet Foreign Minister hands Reagan a fresh arms-control plan
Eduard Shevardnadze
The Presidency: Pressing the Pinstripe Suit
Pressing the Pinstripe Suit
Work for Welfare
California tries a new approach
WORLD
A Few Words From Gorge Profonde
Gorge Profonde
China Deng's Victory
He wins, but does not "overwin"
France a Scandal That Refuses to Die
The government struggles to defuse the Greenpeace debacle
Mexico Miracles Amid the Ruins
Death and grief, relieved by unexpected sparks of life, grip the capital
Soviet Union Old Guard Out
Ryzhkov replaces Tikhonov
India: Second-Place Triumph (World Notes)
Second-Place Triumph
Panama: A President Bails Out (World Notes)
A President Bails Out
Poland: Bungling At All Levels (World Notes)
Bungling At All Levels
South Africa: Cruel and Usual Punishment (World Notes)
Cruel and Usual Punishment
Switzerland: The Clock Moves Forward (World Notes)
The Clock Moves Forward
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Health & Fitness: Advice on Eating Right (Health & Fitness)
Two new reports stir confusion about a healthy diet
Medicine: Block a Protein, Starve a Tumor (Medicine)
Scientists reproduce a growth signal for capillaries
Health & Fitness: The Shape of the Nation (Health & Fitness)
Despite the exercise boom, Americans are far from fit
SPORT
Sport: Larger and Darker By the Day
Ueberroth goes to the players, and they go to the union
BUSINESS
Acquisitions: Murdoch Snares a Fox (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
Murdoch Snares a Fox
Alcohol: A Spirited Last Call (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
A Spirited Last Call
Books: Memoirs of a Corporate Raider (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
Memoirs of a Corporate Raider
Corporations: Harry Steps Down - Maybe (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
Harry Steps Down--Maybe
Investments: Trading Stamps By Computer (Economy & Business / Business Notes)
Trading Stamps By Computer
Call From Philip Morris (Economy & Business)
The cigarette giant buys the food giant for $5.7 billion
On Their Best Behavior (Economy & Business)
Letitia Baldrige offers a guide to executive manners
Sour Apples (Economy & Business)
His old company sues Jobs
The Star Wars Sweepstakes (Economy & Business)
Amid a swirl of controversy, companies and schools vie for defense dollars
EDUCATION
Education: A Failed Path
Bennett blasts bilingualism
Education: Blind Tigers and Manniporchia
A new dictionary collects the raw nuggets of American speech
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Art: A Museum for Picasso's Picassos (Art)
The greatest collection goes on display in Paris
Books: Best Sellers: Oct. 7, 1985 (Books)
Books: Orson Wells (Books)
Cinema: Four Women in Search of an Oscar (Cinema)
In Hollywood's annual class act, Streep and Lange head the class
Theater: Let a Hundred Lilys Bloom the Search for Signs of Intelligent (Theater)
Life in the Universe by Jane Wagner
Books: Mopping Up the Good Terrorist (Books)
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