May 13, 1978 Issue, THE SATURDAY REVIEW

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- Letters, p. 5
- Front Runners, pp. 6-7
- Making America Look Foolish
  Don Cook
  , pp. 8-11
  The Case of the Bungling Diplomat
- Why We Can't Afford National Health Insurance
  Robert Claiborne
  , pp. 12-17
- Private vs. Public Colleges
  Gene I. Maeroff
  , pp. 18-19
  The Scramble for Students and Money
- Nights of the Living Dead
  Barney Cohen
  , pp. 20-23
  Cashing in on Rock and Roll Heaven
- Theater
  Martin Gottfried
  , pp. 24-25
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  The Movies: "The Fury"---Fourth-Class Balderdash (Review)
  Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
  , p. 26
  The Fury (1978 Film), by Brian De Palma
  1. The Fury (1978 Film) by Brian De Palma
- Television
  Karl E. Meyer
  , p. 27
- Photography
  Owen Edwards
  , pp. 28-29
- Dance
  Walter Terry
  , pp. 30-31
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  Growing Up Jewish and Literary (Review)
  Benjamin DeMott
  , pp. 32-34
  The Tormented Memoirs of Alfred Kazin
  1. New York Jew by Alfred Kazin
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  Crimes by Computer (Review)
  Alan F. Westin
  , p. 35
  Computer Capers, by Thomas Whiteside
  1. Computer Capers by Thomas Whiteside
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  All About Mothers (Review)
  Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
  , p. 36
  The Mother Book, by Liz Smith
  1. The Mother Book by Liz Smith
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  --- by Ross Feld (Review) , p. 37
  1. The Eighth Sin by Stefan Kanfer
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  Review Tolstoy Remembered, by Tatyana Tolstoy (Review)
  Katha Pollitt
  , p. 38
  1. Tolstoy Remembered by Tatyana Tolstoy
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  Review The Hill of Evil Counsel, by Amos Oz (Review)
  Lynne Sharon Schwartz
  , p. 39
  1. The Hill of Evil Counsel by Amos Oz
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  Review Stained Glass, by William F. Buckley, Jr. (Review)
  Jane Larkin Crain
  , p. 39
  1. Stained Glass by William F. Buckley, Jr.
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  Review The Ambivalence of Abortion, by Linda Bird Fra... (Review)
  Laurie Stone
  , p. 40
  1. The Ambivalence of Abortion by Linda Bird Francke
- Wit Twister No. 118, p. 40
- Trade Winds
  William Cole
  , p. 41
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  Fine Print (Review)
  Doris Grumbach
  , p. 42
  1978's Most Original Novel
  1. The World According to Garp by John Irving
- Sporting Life
  Jonathan Evan Maslow
  , pp. 43-44
- Literary Crypt No. 107, p. 45
- Booked for Travel
  Horace Sutton
  , pp. 46-47
- Notes from the Blue Coast
  Anthony Burgess
  , p. 48
- Editorial
  N.C.
  , p. 49
- Top of My Head
  Goodman Ace
  , pp. 50-54
- Double-Crostic No. 147, p. 55
- The Back Door
  Carll Tucker
  , pp. 56-58
- Cover
  Marvin Mattelson