Table of ContentsThe Big Guy Meets The Doctor Basketball's twin titans face off in the finalsDeath Drama Stirs A Royal Row Saudis cry foul over a "false" film about a doomed princessA Letter From The PublisherWest Point: The Coed Class Of '80An Imposing Messenger From Rome A touring Pope defines his policy and falls under the spell of Africa's exuberanceDreams, Cats And The ERA At the psychiatrists' conclave, feminist rages and sleep stagesSouthboundThe Lives Of Luger And StilettoHit Parade BLACK BROADWAYLacrimae RerumPaley's Purge Losing by winningMemoriesVacuum-PackedThe Empire Strikes Back! And so does George Lucas in the second of his Star Wars epicsA Ballade To Celebrate ... Balanchine returns to choreographyHoldout In A People's Bureau Intimidating "students" and worries about death squads...And A Fond Family Affair A.B.T. hosts a festive hail and farewellA Daring Rescue At Princes Gate How commandos ended the siege at the Iranian embassyThose Tumbling Rates Recession brings a sudden drop in the high cost of borrowing moneyTito's Epochal Funeral A moving event, and then the question--who, or what, could replace him?Why-o, Why-o Sohio? An oil firm incurs the regulators' wrath by cutting prices"Elevator Diplomacy" Stalls Sadat halts autonomy talks as the violence growsBlue Collars In The Board Room At Chrysler the U.A.W.'s Fraser prepares to become a directorKing Coal: Ready To Reign Again An M.I.T. study sees it picking up the slack as oil runs outClassy Rings Some cheaper sentimentDamaging A Long-Standing Image Labor strife disrupts a "model" welfare stateNBC's Retreat From Moscow The network gives up its Olympic gold--$70 million worthIndexA Clean Sweep In Georgia Civic pride is the key to keeping America beautifulThe Righting Of Writing From kindergarten on up, Americans are wrestling with the wordLettersOpen Heart, Open Arms Carter promises Cubans a haven, but the problems keep growingMilestonesDoes The FDA Know Best? A storm over providing advice on drugsMuskie's Maiden Mission The nation's newest diplomat is off to meet the SovietsSqualls Among The Democrats A few believe Carter cannot win--and want an alternative"Hail To The Chief!" The President emerges--cautiously--from his Rose GardenThe Essence Of CourageBalancing Act A "make believe" budgetThe End Game For Reagan He has one eye on the fallCycle Races A provocative new theoryPeopleThe Pope Votes Out Drinan But how far does the ban on priest-politicians extend?"What A Horrible Sight!" A fogbound freighter crashes into a Florida bridge
