ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY 23, 1981; Volumy XCVII, No. 8

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COVER: Are we running out of Water? Cover: Photo by Hank de Lespinasse and Mark Kozlowski. Construction by H. Aoki.

TOP OF THE WEEK [Major Top Stories]:
IS AMERICA RUNNING OUT OF WATER? A big winter storm pushed its way across the country last week, finally bringing some relief from a drought that has made farmers edgy about next summer's crops, and Easterners panicky about next week's baths. But rain and snow are not the answer to America's most serious water problems. Waste is rampant, pollution is spreading and vast reserves of water from underground aquifers are being used up as irrevocably as the nation's oil and gas. In a SPECIAL REPORT, NEWSWEEK details a looming crisis that may force America to change its way of life. Page 26.

THE MAZE OF NEW ART: Three exhibits-two in New York, one in Washington, D.C.-are trying to bring order to the chaotic world of new American art, which ranges from a "metaphysical fantasy" (left, by Lita Albuquerque) to so-called "dumb art" to super-realistic paintings of everyday life. Page 82.

OLIVIER REBBOT, 1949-1981: Olivier Rebbot, 31, was a witness to the world's meanest streets and hardest times-a talented freelance photojournalist whose work frequently appeared in these pages. His frames froze the starving refugees of Cambodia, the sea-tossed refugees of Cuba and the luckless "boat people" of Vietnam. He was there when Pope John Paul II made his pilgrimage to Auschwitz; he was within lens reach when militants put a bayonet to the throat of William Sullivan, the last U.S. ambassador to Iran. In El Salvador, he worked close to the guns (above right) to capture that small country's civil war in such eloquent pictures as the one below. A sniper shot him on Jan. 15; he died last week of his wounds. Everyone who knew him will miss his work, his elan-and his company.

REAGAN'S CRUSADE: In counsel with budget maker David Stockman, Ronald Reagan labored over the last details of the cut-and-slash economic crusade he will lay before Congress this week. A preview of his plans is accompanied by a NEWSWEEK Poll revealing that people want budget cuts even more than tax cuts-but they want government programs, too. Page 18.

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS: The national and international news of the day, INCLUDING:
NATIONAL: SPECIAL REPORT (the cover): Are We Running Out of Water?

INTERNATIONAL: POLAND buys some time. A General takes over a prime minister. Red Star reports plane crash killing generals in Soviet Union. EUROPE: The Left against itself. Shirley Williams: The Scourge of Britain's Left. Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe Supporters clash with those of Joshua Nkomo. The Pope's Hard Choice in The Phillipines.
PLUS MORE National and International news.
THE COLUMNISTS:
My Turn: Jim Quinn.
Milton Friedman.
Meg Greenfield.
OTHER ITEMS OF NOTE:
MOVIES: Nastassia Kinski, star of TESS. [nice article, most of a page, two photos!]
MOVIES: "THE LAST METRO", from Francois Truffaut.
MOVIES: "THE DOGS OF WAR".
LIFE/STYLE: West World Game Arcade, "ASTEROIDS".
BUSINESS: FED chairman Paul Volcker holds the fort.
BUSINESS: CHARLES BANNON, Enterprize Zones.
BUSINESS: THE TVA is under attack.
MUSIC: ELVIS COSTELLO, "Riding the new wave". [Interesting full page article, with photo!]
THEATER: Riding into the Sunset: HENRY FONDA, in "Showdown at the Adobe Motel".
NEWSMEDIA: James S. Brady meets the press.
ART: "An Exhilerating Mess". Today's Art. [With color].
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