ISSUE DATE: December 5, 1977; Volume XC, No. 23

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COVER: THE MIDDLE EAST: WHAT NEXT?

TOP OF THE WEEK:
SADAT'S SURPRISE: ANWAR SADAT surprised the world once again last week. Only days after his dramatic journey to Israel, the Egyptian President invited the Israelis, the two superpowers and other Arabs to a meeting in Cairo. Newsweek chronicles the swiftly moving Mideast situation, reports on Israel's new mood and examines whether Sadat can make peace without the PLO. Meg Greenfield analyzes Sadat's image in the U.S. (Cover photos by Tom Keller--Liaison, Alon Reininger--Contact, Philippe Ledru--Sygma, Claude Salhani--Sygma and l.A. Pavlovsky--Sygma.).

ISLAM ON THE MARCH: Islam means "submission," and in that spirit 1.6 million Muslims made the annual trek to the shrines of Mecca. But this year's mood had a special fervor: the pilgrimage also served as a call for unity and a return to Islamic fundamentalism.

TRUDEAU vs. LEVESQUE: Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau faces a host of problems--including a sagging economy and a scandal involving the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. But most perilous for Trudeau-- and for Canada--is the effort by French-speaking separatists in Quebec to break away from the rest of the country. Newsweek's Arnaud de Borchgrave interviewed both Trudeau, who said such a course was "unthinkable," and Quebec's Premier Rene Levesque, who insisted that he would continue to campaign for full "sovereignty.".

A ROYAL FIND: "It is the greatest discovery of recent decades," declared Greek archeologist Manolis Andronikos. If Andronikos was right, he had brought to light the tomb of Philip II, who was the King of Macedon-- and also the father of Alexander the Great.

ARTIST OF EROS: His paintings come from a kingdom of subtle menace, rich light and delicate eroticism, portraying cool, startling nymphets. Count Balthassar Klossowski de Rola is known as Balthus, and his new show in New York is a rare pleasure.

INDEX:
SPECIAL REPORT:
The Mideast: next stop, Cairo? (the cover).
The PLO: can Sadat deal them out?.
Israel's euphoric mood.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS:
The Administration's energy fallback.
Senator Dole: a GOP goat turns tiger.
Chicago: an insider rocks the mayor's boat.
Lobbying by the people, for the people.
INTERNATIONAL:
Rhodesia: Smith's one man, one vote offer.
India's deadly cyclone.
Canada: a house divided.
Interviews with Prime Minister Trudeau and Quebec's separatist Premier Levesque.
EDUCATION: Why the decline in foreign languages?.
NEWS MEDIA: Larry Flynt, new hustler for the Lord.
SPORTS: Chicago's running back, 'Sweetness" Payton.
MEDICINE: "Supernurses," the newest medical pros; A vaccine to combat pneumonia.
RELIGION: Beyond the hadj: Islam on the march.
BUSINESS:
Foreign exchange the dippy dollar.
Second mortgages--new money in old houses.
Polaroid pulls out of South Africa.
The protein diet in new guises.
Lobbyists: good ol' boy Charls Walker.
Beaching the boss....
... and easing the pain.
SCIENCE: Opening the tomb of Philip of Macedon; The gay gulls of Santa Barbara Island.
JUSTICE: Wade McCree, Uncle Sam's lawyer; Help from the emergency operators.
TELEVISION: The networks' new ABC's; Talking back to the tube.
THE COLUMNISTS:
My Turn: Jane Often.
Meg Greenfield.
THE ARTS:
DANCE: The Pilobolus troupe: sleight-of-limb.
ART:
The delicately erotic paintings of Balthus.
Helen Frankenthaler's too-lovely pictures.
BOOKS:
"On Photography," by Susan Sontag.
Two chilling horror novels.
"Flesh & Blood," by Pete Hamill.
"Adultery & Other Choices," by Andre Dubus.
Cecilia Steinberg's "The Journey".
MOVIES:
"The Goodbye Girl": an out-of-joint odd couple.
"That Obscure Object of Desire": sly Bunuel.
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