NATION
Are America's Supercarriers the Weapon of the Future or a Throwback?
Acid Raining on Deaver's Parade
In Congress, more questions
Cutting Off Arms To the Ayatullah
A smuggling ring is smashed
Mobileman? A new missile with SALT
A new missile with SALT
The Presidency: The Triumph of Arrogance (The Presidency)
WORLD
Libya: Nearly All Together Now (Libya)
The campaign against terrorism turns diplomatic and gains support
Why Are the Europeans Angry?
Old ties to the Arabs and new fears of retaliation trouble the allies
Austria: Showdown with a Shadowy Past (Austria)
The Waldheim controversy boils over as the election nears
South Africa: A Relic of Apartheid Falls (South Africa)
The Botha government moves to abolish the hated pass laws
Mozambique: Ordeal of Blood and Hunger (Mozambique)
Beset by civil war and famine, Machel looks to the West
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor: 1896-1986 (Britain)
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor: 1896-1986
SOCIETY
In Nebraska: A Joyful Spring Racket (American Scene)
PRESS
Newswatch: Emotions Exhibit Themselves (Newswatch)
SPORT
Sport: A Money Pitcher Comes Back
Dennis Leonard is the most remarkable righthander of two eras
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Table of Contents, May 5 1986 (Table of Contents)
A Letter from the Publisher: May 5, 1986 (A Letter From The Publisher)
Hinting That He's Available (Nation)
Laxalt ponders a presidential race, shuffling the G.O.P. deck
Truer Blue: North Carolina's bitter primary (Nation)
North Carolina's bitter primary
Thunder Road: States fight the 55-m.p.h. limit (Nation)
States fight the 55-m.p.h. limit
Joining Hands To forge a 4,152-mile chain
To forge a 4,152-mile chain
American Notes May 5, 1986 (Nation)
World Notes: May 5, 1986 (World)
Milestones: May 5, 1986 (Milestones)
BUSINESS
High Hopes for a Smooth Trip (Economy & Business)
The prospects are better than usual for a cooperative summit in Japan
Putting Out Lines in All Directions (Economy & Business)
The Baby Bells are going into fields from computers to finance
Buddy System (Economy & Business)
Woz and King Pong team up
Harsh Verdict: Israel's bankers are under fire (World)
Israel's bankers are under fire
The Preachers of Easy Pickings (Economy & Business)
Real estate pitchmen draw disciples with a no-money-down creed
Business Notes: May 5, 1986 (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
Education: Losing the War of Letters
A Government study finds that one of eight Americans cannot read
LAW
Law: Who Controls the Comptroller?
The Justices prepare to rule on the budget-deficit law
Truth and Libel: The press gets more protection (Press)
The press gets more protection
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Vladimir Horowitz: The Prodigal Returns (Music / Cover Stories)
"I had to go back to Russia before I died," explains the last romantic
Music: Meeting with the Stunks (Music)
Music: Step Right Up to the Great Culture-Kultura Bazaar (Music)
For the first time in six years, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. are rushing to exchange the best of their artists
Books: Just One More for the Road (Books)
TABLE MONEY by Jimmy Breslin; Ticknor & Fields; 435 pages; $17.95
Books: Shivers (Books)
THE NEW GIRL FRIEND
Books: Roots (Books)
THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM
Video: Tightening the Belts at ABC (Video)
Under frugal new bosses, the No. 3 network learns to think thin
Theater: Tracing the Patterns of a Lifetime THE PETITION (Theater)
THE PETITION by Brian Clark
Surreal Estate: VIENNA: LUSTHAUS (Theater)
VIENNA: LUSTHAUS
Art: Into Arcadia with Rod and Gun (Art)
In Washington, a show of Winslow Homer's watercolors
MILESTONES
Weddings: Shriver and Schwarzenegger: Keeping It All Very Private
Shriver and Schwarzenegger wed in Kennedy country