Vol. 125 No. 19

"Roger, Houston . . . Er, Colorado"
A new military space center rises in the Rocky Mountains

American Notes Appointees
Hoist with a Racist Petard

American Notes Armaments
Tempting Target for Terrorists

American Notes Books
Success of a Bipartisan Thriller

American Notes Erotica
Some High-Priced Ogling

American Notes The Military
Comparison Shopping

Busting Hell's Angels
A drug raid lands more than 100 suspected wheeling dealers

Conservative Conclaves
Two conferences seek to expand the agenda of the right

Paying Homage to History
Caught in a storm of controversy, Reagan tries to heal old wounds

Eye in the Sky
Fat Albert spots smugglers

Guerrilla War
A walkout over a disputed seat

No French Connection
Mitterrand says NON despite the summit smiles

Side Trip to Rome

Textbook Holdup
Big withdrawals from Wells Fargo

The "Humpty Dumpty" Budget
Republican Senators scramble their own package

The Presidency
Reflecting on Memory and Morality

Ethiopia Homeless Again
Thousands on a long march

Lebanon Torching Towns
Christian villages are overrun

Nicaragua Raising the Stakes
The U.S. imposes an embargo, and Ortega goes calling in Moscow

The Philippines What "the Crying Lady" Saw
A frightened eyewitness describes the murder of Aquino

Viet Nam a Gathering of Ghosts
Memories of a grim war still divide an uncertain country

Why Sanctions Have Not Worked

World Notes Belgium
Blast At Midnight

World Notes China
Deng's Fast Track

World Notes Leisure
Fore At the Ming Tombs

World Notes Poland
Melees on May Day

World Notes The Netherlands
The Pope's Rancorous Trip

Good Data and a Feces Crisis (Space)
Monkeys and rats create an unexpected atmosphere

American Scene in Texas: Ostentation Meets Elegance (American Scene)

Blueblood in a Bathing Suit (Living)
Princess Stephanie makes a splashy modeling debut

The Perils of Dual Careers (Behavior)
Married couples who work are crowding therapists' offices

Live, From Viet Nam . . .
Television presents a fuzzy anniversary picture

Saddling Losers
Yogi, Billy and the nag

Spend a Buck, Make a Buck
But money may turn him from the Triple Crown

Stepping into the Story (Computers)
Players participate in "interactive fiction"

A $2 Million Fine for Kited Checks (Economy & Business)
Costly floats for Wall Street's most listened-to broker

A Mix of Microchips and Pasta (Economy & Business)
Olivetti's De Benedetti makes some surprising acquisitions

Battling It Out (Economy & Business)
Coke and Pepsi square off

Business Notes Advertising (Economy & Business)
A Tale of Two Princes

Business Notes Airlines (Economy & Business)
An End to Flying Fanny Fatigue

Business Notes Companies (Economy & Business)
Big-Oil Belt Tightening

Business Notes Computers (Economy & Business)
Clunk, an Apple Falls

Business Notes Energy (Economy & Business)
The 37,000-Mile Deal

Greetings, One and All! (Economy & Business)
Cardmakers gear up for Mother's Day, and every day

Teenage Orphans of the Job Boom (Economy & Business)
Unemployment rages among minority youths

Uncivil Times At "Justless"
Color-blind or blind to the legacy of color?

Zap!
Stun guns: hot but getting heat

A Common Bond of Suffering (Theater)
Shows about AIDS make good drama as well as propaganda

Best Sellers (Books)

Glimmers the Kindness of Strangers (Books)
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Great Britain's Uncle Dickie Mountbatten (Books)
by Philip Ziegler; Knopf; 784 pages; $24.95

Happy Deceit Aren't We All? (Theater)
by Frederick Lonsdale

How Sweet It Is, Again (Video)
Jackie Gleason unveils new old segments of THE HONEYMOONERS

Rushes (Cinema)

The Patter of Little Footes 1918 (Cinema)
Directed by Ken Harrison; Screenplay by Horton Foote

Yardbirds the Class (Books)
by Erich Segal Bantam; 592 pages; $17.95