NATION
Health: Phasing Out Asbestos (American Notes)
Phasing Out Asbestos
Oklahoma: A Wilted Petunia (American Notes)
A Wilted Petunia
Politics: Punch, Counterpunch (American Notes)
Punch, Counterpunch
Roman: Catholics a Rare Excommunication (American Notes)
Catholics a Rare Excommunication
Blood Threat
Midwest mobsters take a rap
Brother Against Brother
The National Guard enters a Minnesota meat packers' strike
California's Political Gold Rush
Spending on legislative campaigns spirals out of control
Case Not Proved
A Harlem youth is acquitted
Cat and Mouse with Gaddafi
With a show of force, the Sixth Fleet pressures Libya's leader
From Welfare to Workfare
More than 20 states now require healthy aid recipients to earn their checks
American Notes
No Longer Underestimated: George Shultz
George Shultz, ever stolid, continues to confound his critics
Once More into the Breach
Reagan renews his bid for military aid to "freedom fighters"
The Presidency: A Quick Shot of Adrenaline
A Quick Shot of Adrenaline
WORLD
Britain Suspicious Leak
Scandal touches Thatcher
A Test for Democracy
For the Philippines and the U.S., stakes are high as Marcos faces the voters
Charges of Hidden Wealth
Have the Marcoses built a real estate empire in the U.S.?
Inside the Communist Insurgency
Indoctrination, anti-Americanism and "instant justice"
Trying to Keep It Clean
Twin Anchors for American Might
Diplomacy Hands Below the Sea
Britain and France sign a pact for a cross-Channel train tunnel
India I Am Innocent
Death sentences for assassins
South Africa the Good-Neighbor Coup
A bloodless revolt in Lesotho, but blood still flows next door
South Yemen Apocalypse Now In Aden
Apocalypse Now IN ADEN Heroism in a rescue operation, mystery in a civil war
El Salvador: Battling on Another Front (World Notes)
Battling on Another Front
Lebanon: The Language of the Gun (World Notes)
The Language of the Gun
Soviet Union: Crackdown on Cronyism (World Notes)
Crackdown on Cronyism
Uganda: Back to the Brink (World Notes)
Back to the Brink
Zimbabwe: Of Wine and Women (World Notes)
Of Wine and Women
SCIENCE
Space: A Crescendo of Discovery (Space)
From deep in the void, Voyager 2 unveils the secrets of Uranus
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Food: Pasta: a Matter of Form (Food)
Call it macaroni, or penne or fusilli or . . .
SOCIETY
Living: An Elegant Legacy Comes Alive (Living)
In Paris, a stunning show opens the new Museum of Fashion Arts
PRESS
Press: In His Grandfather's Footsteps
Will Hearst III struggles to shine up a family heirloom
TECHNOLOGY
Computers: Hardware, Software, Vaporware (Computers)
Tardy technology bedevils an adolescent industry
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Backing into the Future (Nation)
After a rocky year, Hollywood looks ahead to the VCR
BUSINESS
Awash in an Ocean of Oil (Economy & Business)
Overproduction sends petroleum prices into a harrowing free fall
Advertising: Herb Comes Out of Hiding (Economy & Business)
Herb Comes Out of Hiding
Beverages: Joining the Pepsi Generation (Economy & Business)
Joining the Pepsi Generation
Finance: A Bank By Any Other Name (Economy & Business)
A Bank By Any Other Name
Trade: No Dumping Allowed (Economy & Business)
No Dumping Allowed
Earning Wings the Hard Way (Economy & Business)
Eastern Air Lines workers suffer sweeping pay cuts and layoffs
Business Notes Feb 3,1986 (Economy & Business)
Painful Legacy (Economy & Business)
BankAmerica's bad days
Rotten Egg: A Faberge fiasco at Christie's (Economy & Business)
A Faberge fiasco at Christie's
EDUCATION
Education: Teaching the Three Rs for Profit
Learning centers thrive by selling personal tutoring services
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Music: A Transformation in Philadelphia (Music)
Muti has made the orchestra his own, but at what cost?
Video: From Russia, with Agony: Peter the Great (Video)
Feb. 2 through 5, 9 p.m. EST
Theater: Leftist Anthem Restoration (Theater)
by Edward Bond