Table of ContentsCOVER STORIES THE CARETAKER FROM SIBERIA Konstantin Chernenko: 1911-1985NOTABLE DAVITA'S HARP by Chaim Potok Knopf; 371 pages; $16.95 ''GO AHEAD--MAKE MY DAY'' With second-term swagger, Reagan throws down the gauntlet to CongressNOTABLE HURRAH FOR THE NEXT MAN WHO DIES by Mark Goodman Atheneum; 274 pages; $14.95 MASTER OF THE GREEN MACHINE MOMA's Rousseau exhibit reveals a depth of exotic formalityJUST SMALL TALK IN GENEVA The superpowers start off cordially--and inconsequentiallyHANDICAPPING THE FOREIGN OSCAR An unwieldy process may keep the best films from winningTHE SECRETARY BOWS OUT Donovan is the first Cabinet member to quit under indictment A STAR IS BORN--AND REGISTERED Jeane Kirkpatrick becomes a Republican with a political futureSPRING SPARRING PARTNERS Mismatched couples provide the spark for TV's ''third season''COVER STORIES BOTH CONTINUITY AND VITALITY Old policies, but new vigor and effectivenessCOVER STORIES GLINTS OF STEEL BEHIND THE SMILE Gorbachev impresses many with his affability--and his sharpnessFORTY-FIVE VOICES AS ONE U.S. pop stars unite to fight famine with a songTHE PRESIDENCY MEASURE OF THE MANCOVER STORIES CRUCIAL PLAYERS IN THE POWER GAME Four who are likely to have a major role in Gorbachev's fortunesCOURT OVERLOAD A crisis that is not? IN CALIFORNIA: LEARNING TO LAUGHDEFROCKING A CONTENTIOUS PASTOR In troubled Pennsylvania steel country, a rare church trialTHE MOB LAWYER ''Life support'' for crimeCOVER STORIES A WORLD INSPECTS THE NEW GUARD Does Mikhail Gorbachev promise a revolution for the Kremlin, or just more of the same for a much longer time?SILENT SCREAM Outcry over antiabortion filmSAVING BREASTS Less surgery for tumors COVER STORIES ENDING AN ERA OF DRIFT A speedy transition gives notice of a different styleCOVER STORIES ''I DIDN'T KNOW CHERNENKO WAS ILL'' Muscovites greet the transfer of power with a shrug HYBRID MASS Prayer Book borrowings MAMOU MARDI GRAS BUSINESS NOTES AUTOS REVVING UP FOR A RACE LADIES OF SONG Westmoreland vs. CBS BUSINESS NOTES COMPUTERS THE $525 MILLION IOU BUSINESS NOTES FARMING WOOL IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING COCAINE CONNECTIONS BUSINESS NOTES ENERGY SUNSET FOR A PRICE FIXER RAIDING GAME PSYCHOLOGY FOR NICARAGUA BUSINESS NOTES BANKRUPTCIES PRATFALLS FOR A PROWLER AFTERSHOCKS Results of a $300 million crash DETERMINED TO TOUGH IT OUT A strikebound Pan Am fights to survive its latest challengeCRACKDOWN ON ''GREENWASHING'' Lawmakers warn banks to quit helping criminals launder moneyWOMEN RABBIS WORLD NOTES BRAZIL A CHANGE OF CEREMONY POUNDING ON TOKYO'S DOOR The U.S. presses Japan to dismantle its barriers to American productsWORLD NOTES WEST GERMANY SURPRISES AT THE POLLS KILLER FLAB WORLD NOTES INDIA SMALL STEPS TOWARD PEACE WORLD NOTES SUDAN PRESSING THE BROTHERHOOD WORLD NOTES CANADA SIEGE FOR A ''FORGOTTEN'' CAUSE FRANCE CENTER STAGE The Socialists' brightest hopeTERRORISM ON THE TRAIL OF AN ELUSIVE TURK The Swiss say Agca's accomplice is running a drug ringFRANCE ''WE HAVE TO ADJUST'' BEGINNING A POSTHUMOUS CAREER THIS REAL NIGHT by Rebecca West; Viking; 266 pages; $16.95SOUTHEAST ASIA CLEAN SWEEP The last Khmer base fallsSPEAK, MEMORY A VANISHED PRESENT: THE MEMOIRS OF ALEXANDER PASTERNAK Edited and translated by Ann Pasternak Slater; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; 214 pages; $17.95THE GULF NOW, THE WAR OF THE CITIES Bombs hit Baghdad and Tehran as fighting roils Iraq's marshesLEBANON A COUNTRY OUT OF CONTROL Israeli vs. Shi'ite, Christian vs. ChristianAMERICAN NOTES THE PRESIDENT A NEAR-PERFECT CHECKUP AMERICAN NOTES ENVIRONMENT MORE WOE FOR UNION CARBIDE AMERICAN NOTES CRIME A TWISTED TRAIL THE FABULOUS PHILADELPHIAN Eugene Ormandy: 1899-1985AMERICAN NOTES DRUGS THE FBI GETS ITS MAN UNDEFEATED AND UNDERAPPRECIATED The heavyweight champ is not shy, but he is retiringAMERICAN NOTES THE BORDER MEXICO'S KIDNAPER COPS NEW EVIDENCE Reopening the Goetz caseBACH AND HANDEL AT THE WALL In culture as in politics, the German soul remains dividedDROPPED GUARDS Giving up the Secret Service
