Vol. 126 No. 26
NATION
Kennedy takes himself out of the running for the 1988 race
"What's That I Heard About Lame Duckery?"
Reagan turns the House around on tax reform, as Congress closes in a swirl of confusion
A Christmas Story
In Sunset Park, giving and receiving in the spirit of winter dreams
Farm Fare
Capitol Hill orders a new policy
Football Sting
U.S. Marshals 98, Crooks 0
Glad Tidings
Juries free three officials
Slaughter on 46th Street
A Mafia boss is brazenly gunned down in New York
WORLD
A design to send more Soviet Jews to Israel
East-West Chips Off the Bloc
Shultz goes calling in Eastern Europe
France Trial By Terror
A courtroom drama in Nantes
Nicaragua "the Revolution Is Not Finished"
In the countryside, a presidential road show and a rare chat
Soviet Union Speaking Up
A lecture from a poet
SCIENCE
Anybody want a grizzly?
Last Days of the Condor? (Environment)
North America's biggest land bird is in trouble
PRESS
Changes on Fleet Street
Newswatch
Selling an Agreed Version
RELIGION
In a new book, Cuba's leader discusses his religious views
Christmas Gift
Indulgences via TV
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
BUSINESS
Disney plans to build a theme park for the City of Light
More Growth Ahead in '86 (Economy & Business)
Low interest rates and modest inflation should propel the expansion forward
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
by Anton Chekhov
Best Sellers (Books)
Fluent, Electric, Charming (Art)
Jennifer Bartlett's work provides a key to '80s taste
Happy Ending for a Nightmare Brazil (Cinema)
Directed by Terry Gilliam Screenplay by Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown
Just the Way You Look Tonight Couture (Books)
by Caroline Rennolds Milbank; Stewart, Tabori & Chang; 431 pages; $65
Leading Ladies (Theater)
Actresses reign over Broadway
Off the Wall the Building (Books)
by Thomas Glynn Knopf; 371 pages; $18.95
The Lesson of the Master Ran (Cinema)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa Screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni and Masato Ide
PEOPLE
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People
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