Vol. 125 No. 14

COVER

A Troubled and Troubling Life
Who is Bernhard Goetz, and why did he do what he did?

Behind Closed Doors

Under the Apple

Up in Arms Over Crime
As the Goetz case showed, Americans are fearful and angry

NATION

A Deadly Serious Game
A U.S. Officer Is Shot and a Startling Bugging System Uncovered

American Notes Causes
Examining Comparable Worth

American Notes Chicago
Forgiving a False Accusation

American Notes Justice
High Price for California Gold

American Notes St. Paul
Sentencing a Saintly Sinner

American Notes Terrorism
Tracking Down the Brotherhood

Comparing the Embassies

Cracking Down on Contractors
A criminal indictment and a demand for some refunds

General Dynamics Under Fire
The ways of a supplier show the woes of procurement

Star Turn for the Gipper
In the long-running MX drama, Reagan overcomes the critics

The Fugitive Accuser

WORLD

Brazil Still Ailing
Making do without Neves

Diplomacy Peace Mission
Advice from a candid President

Europe Growing Doubts
A Star Wars invitation

Nicaragua No-Man's-Land
An evacuation in the north

Now the Twelve
Expansion for the Community

South Africa the Fires of Anger
Violence leads to heated debate--and the prospect of more upheaval

The Gulf Trading Blows
Chemical warfare, Part II

World Notes Afghanistan
Road to Ruin

World Notes China
Report Card on Reform

World Notes Greece
Constitutional Conundrum

World Notes Honduras
A Legislature's Coup

World Notes Sudan
Riotous Departure

SCIENCE

Breaking the Genetic Law
Tiny creatures defy the DNA code

Cave Cache
Treasures in a hyena's lair

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Death By Design (Medicine)

Surprising Clue to Parkinson's (Medicine)
A California street drug is linked to the disease

SOCIETY

Bringing Dr. Spock Up to Date (Behavior)
The famed best seller appears in its fifth version

RELIGION

"Surprise and Pain" in the Cloister
The Vatican intervenes in a dispute among contemplative nuns

SPORT

"Ten Hits in One Day!"
On such optimum expectations, all Cubdom is founded

TECHNOLOGY

A Generation of Orphans (Computers)
Owners try to cope with their discontinued machines

BUSINESS

Burning Out (Economy & Business)
A slump in Western refineries

Business Notes Compensation (Economy & Business)
Sweet Sorrow At Exxon

Business Notes Computers (Economy & Business)
They Didn't Like Them Apples

Business Notes Retailing (Economy & Business)
A New Cold War

Business Notes Takeovers (Economy & Business)
Tough Target for T. Boone

Business Notes Taxes (Economy & Business)
Catch the Catchers

Call for Free Trade (Economy & Business)

Looking Good (Economy & Business)
Consultants polish images

No Respite (Economy & Business)
More pain for worried bankers

Pressure From Abroad (Economy & Business)
The U.S. is hit by Tokyo and a sliding dollar

LAW

An Illness Ties Up the Justices
The second oldest court shows the first signs of age

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

An Immigrant Tragedy in Texas Alamo Bay (Cinema)
Directed by Louis Malle; Screenplay by Alice Arlen

Bawdy Rites of Passage Biloxi Blues (Theater)
by Neil Simon

Bland Bard Henry Iv, Part (Theater)
I by William Shakespeare

Editor's Choice (Books)

Eight Cheers for the Music Man (Show Business)
It's mostly Mozart, as AMADEUS sweeps the Oscars

Greenhorns into the Heart of Borneo (Books)
by Redmond O'Hanlon Random House; 193 pages; $16.95

Pleasures of Merely Circulating Flaubert's Parrot (Books)
by Julian Barnes; Knopf; 190 pages; $13.95

Southern Gothics, Sad Betrayals (Theater)
At Louisville, few surprises but many merits in new plays

Star Trek Intimate Strangers (Books)
by Richard Schickel Doubleday; 299 pages; $16.95

Fiddler on the Roof of Modernism (Art)
Marc Chagall: 1887-1985

MILESTONES

Milestones

Milestones

Milestones

Milestones

Milestones

PEOPLE

People

People

People

People

People

TO OUR READERS

A Letter From the Publisher (Publisher's Letter)