ISSUE DATE: January 19, 1976; Vol LXXXVII, No 3

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TOP OF THE WEEK:
COVER: DETENTE UNDER THE GUN: As most Americans understood it, detente was supposed to end a generation of confrontation with the Soviet Union and usher in a "generation of peace." Yet last week, the U.S. and Russia were at it again -- this time in a proxy war in Angola. Though no American combat troops were involved, Angola was the latest -- and perhaps the most painful -- symptom of the pitfalls and perils of detente, leading some critics to predict that the superpowers were headed for a new version of the cold war. (Cover photo by Sarah Errington -- Alan Hutchinson Library.)

CAMELOT RECONSIDERED: A series of revelations about the amorous life of John F. Kennedy and his possible use of CIA assassination plots has touched off a wave of JFK revisionism. Newsweek analyzes this phenomenon and its latest example: a book debunking the PT-109 heroics of the late President.

AMERICA HURRAH: Two veteran -- but relatively unacclaimed -- American artists are on display in fascinating shows at New York City galleries. One is Berenice Abbott, the 77-year-old photographer of "pure" documentary scenes and portraits. The other is William Copley, whose latest paintings -- like the one of Betsy Ross below -- are delightful satires on "patriotic" Bicentennial themes.

THE NEWEST MATH: Many scientists call Rene Thom's "catastrophe theory" the greatest contribution to mathematics since the development of calculus. Thom's work promises to bring the "hard" science of mathematics to the "soft" sciences such as economics, biology and psychology and to certain aspects of metallurgy. Eventually, catastrophe theory may be able to predict stockmarket crises, bridge collapses and certain behavior patterns in humans. Thorn s basic tools are a series of elaborate shapes developed with the use of topology, a distant cousin of geometry.

THE GYM LOOK: Fashion innovator Rudi Gernreich scores again -- this time with locker-room chic. The creator of the thong says his new satin gym suits and boxer shorts make women appear sexier than ever. Hmm.

NEARLY BOOMY: Economic recovery was well along, and yet the nation seemed to have some doubts of a return to prosperity in 1976. But the gloom was surely overdone: the standard forecast for the new year called for a tidy boomlet -- inadequate only when measured against the losses of the 1974-75 recession. A six-page package examines the outlook, with a symposium of expert views on the major questions for 1976 and a separate story on the prospects for collective bargaining. On Wall Street, traders were discovering the recovery -- and a sharp, strong rally resulted.

INDEX:
NATIONAL AFFAIRS:
Angola: detente under fire (the cover).
Moynihan's views: "A failure of nerve".
Ronald Reagan's campaign road show.
Rummaging the closets of Camelot.
Campaign notes: Byrd makes it eleven.
Ambassador "Auntie Sam".
Three loose ends from Watergate.
New York: Governor Carey settles in Key West's cops-and-drugs scandal.
Social security's big bite isn't enough.
INTERNATIONAL:
The Palestinians' big moment at the United Nations.
Ulster's killing ground.
Italy: the CL' and the Communist tide.
The death of Chou En-lai.
LIFE/STYLE: Fashion's jock look; Playing the knmigrnnt mating game.
NEWS MEDIA: Phyllis George, TV's rookie of the year.
SCIENCE: Beyond calculus: "catastrophe theory".
RELIGION: The gospel according to Jerry Lucas; A call for a worldly church.
BUSINESS:
A Bicentennial boom?.
The key questions of 1976.
Labor's year of confrontation.
Wall Street: almost panic buying.
The low-tar cigarette race.
NBC's logotype double trouble.
The new world monetary agreements.
TELEVISION: Catching up with the Adamses.
THE COLUMNISTS:
My Turn: Irving Krlstol.
Pete Axthelm.
MIlton FrIedman.
Meg Greenfleld.

THE ARTS:
BOOKS:
Two reports from Inside Russia.
Ronald Clark's life of Bertrand Russell.
"The Social History of the Machine Gun," by John Ellis.
Robert Littefl's "The October Circle".
ThEATER:
Ellis Rabb's "The Royal Family".
"The Poison Tree": a premature demise.
ART:
William Copley's impish satires.
The sharp eye of Berenice Abbott.
DANCE: "Hamlet Connotations": sex in Elslnore.
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