ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 1983; Vol. CI, No. 8

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COVER: SHARON Takes the Rap. The Politics of the Massacre.
Cleaning up Reagan's Toxic Mess.
The Nazi ;Butcher' returns to France.
Cover: Photos by Shlomo Arad and Fadi Mitri. Mezzotint by Martin J. Weber Studios.

TOP OF THE WEEK [Major Top Stories]:
FOR NEWSWEEK'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY, A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA:
It was February of 1933, and America was caught in the Great Depression: bread lines were lengthening, and one worker in four was out of a job. Such times demand something special from journalism, and the founder of a new publication called News-Week promised just that-a magazine "that can dig out the facts behind the news and give the news more meaning." That magazine, begun with the future so uncertan, celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, blessed with more than 22 million readers in the United States and 190 countries worldwide. It has earned the trust of those readers and the respect of its peers, who have honored NEWSWEEK more than any other news magazine, with two National Magazine Awards in its 50th year alone, This month, in addition to their weekly magazine, NEWSWEEK'S subscribers will be receiving "The American Dream," a special anniversary issue (right) that will also be available on newsstands. The entire magazine is devoted to the saga offive heartland families in Springfield, Ohio, ordinary Americans whose names seldom appear in print but whose lives testify to what our country has been and is becoming. The wars and depressions, politicians and popes, achievements in arts and science, and changes in culture and life-style that fill NEWSWEEK'S regular issues resonate through its pages, but the focus of the anniversary issue is not on the people who make the news but on the men and women who live it. It brings to life generations of people who dreamed very American dreams and found that many of them came true. The 50th anniversary issue is a memorable example of what NEWSWEEK'S talented staff produces each week, and we proudly commend it to our readers.

SHARON TAKES THE RAP: In an unflinching report, an Is raeli commission found Ariel Sharon guilty of "indirect responsibility" for the Beirut massacre. The ensuing debate was a mixture of high morality and low politics. In the end, Sharon agreed to step down as defense minister this week, but he said he would remain in the cabinet-and the government's crisis was far from over. Page 30.

A TOXIC SCANDAL: EPA Administrator Anne Gorsuch (left) already faces contempt of Congress charges, and her abrupt dismissal last week of toxic-wastes chief Rita Lavelle set off more charges of chaos in the agency and new concerns about Ronald Reagan's environmental policies. Six congressional committees are investigating the scandal dubbed "Sewergate." Page 22.

[FULL NEWSWEEK LISTINGS]:
NATIONAL AFFAIRS:
Reagan's toxic turmoil.
Gorsuch under fire.
Hart: ideas, organization-and plenty of hurdles ahead.
Udall says no.
The man with 105 wives.
Dennis Banks's last stand.
The blizzard of '83.
Texas: Phil Gramm wins one.

INTERNATIONAL:
Israel: Sharon takes the rap (the cover).
Judgment in Jerusalem.
Lebanon: the gunmen go free.
The Nazi "butcher" returns to France.
The lost children of Izieu.
Britain: to fight for queen and country.
Zimbabwe: Mugabe's reign of terror.

BUSINESS:
The search for new revenues.
The war over withholding.
Nissan takes on the UAW.
Bill Agee pulls the golden rip cord.
Hollywood's play for the pay-TV crowd.
A call to halt a global slide.

SCIENCE: Tripping the light fantastic.
NEWS MEDIA: A bouncing year-old baby..
IDEAS: Slouching toward 1984.
ART: Andre Derain: France's forgotten man.
LIFE/STYLE: An aristocrat for all seasons.
SPORTS: Basketball's lady hotshots.
JUSTICE: The Court's clogged arteries. When should lawyers blow the whistle? THE COLUMNISTS:
My Turn: Stanley J. Lieberman.
Lester C. Thurow.
Meg Greenfield.

MOVIES:
"King of Comedy": modern mania.
"Lovesick": Manhattan transfer.
THEATER: An electronic Cassandra.
MUSIC: The Third World goes pop.
BOOKS:
"Son of the Revolution," by Liang Heng and Judith Shapiro.
"The Youngest Science," by Lewis Thomas.
"Womenfolks: Growing Up Down South," by Shirley Abbott.
"Why Me," by Donald E. Westlake.
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