Hanson rules on the U.S. Open's center court. Dustin Hoffman muddles through a play date with Sting. President Clinton stays the course, and more
UP FRONT 46
Lightning strikes many Americans every year, and most live to tell about it. But—like Sherri Spain, Gretel Ehrlich and Michael Newman—they're never quite the same
52 From Kelsey Grammer to Damon Wayans, showbiz's funniest traded puns and praise at the American Comedy Honors
54 The Internet and dogged detective work help solve the half-century mystery of an unknown American airman, Daniel Haley, who died defending France
IN HER OWN WORDS 61
Is our food supply safe? In the wake of the largest recall of beef in U.S. history, Nicols Fox, author of Spoiled, discusses a troubling issue
LUCKY 64
Antiques dealer Wanda Bell bought a framed print at an auction for $25. Hidden behind it was a rare painting worth at least $250,000
OUT OF THE PAST 67
In a new book, Sally Putnam Chapman discloses what happened when Ameliac Earhart stole the heart of Chapman's grandfather
SEQUEL 73
Taking up their murdered daughter Amy's mission in South Africa, Linda and Peter Biehl spread a message of racial healing and peace
BIO 79
As CEO of the Ford agency, home of Christie Brinkley, Christy Turlington and Veronica Webb, 41-year-old Katie Ford seems the very model of a successful businesswoman
ROYALS 89
Shaking out a few family skeletons, Christina Oxenberg, daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, zings her family with a roman à clef
KIN 95
Even with a debut album and single on the charts, Dean Miller still finds himself billed as the son of "King of the Road" Roger Miller
COVER 98
The news this spring that he had testicular cancer didn't quell Olympic skater Scott Hamilton's perennial optimism—or his sense of humor
TROUBLE 108
A gruesome novel by Patricia Cornwell cuts too close to home, according to the parents of a Virginia murder victim
HOST 110
Dallas attorney David Musslewhite gives his law practice a jolt by serving clients and coffee at his Legal Grounds espresso bar
STYLE 113
Hair colorist Brad Johns, the man who gave Carolyn Bessette Kennedy her golden crown, believes that, yes, blondes do have more fun
WINNERS 121
What do you call diving to depths of 160 feet without an air tank? Florida model Mehgan Heaney-Grier's answer: fun
SONG 125
Savoring newfound success—thanks to This Fire's, "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?"—incendiary Paula Cole gets back to her hometown
PHEW! 130
Author Mary Dobson smells like a winner, thanks to scratch-and-sniff history books that give kids a whiff of the way things were
JOCKS 133
Tackling life head-on, Doug Blevins has become an NFL kicking coach despite being confined to a wheelchair with cerebral palsy
ANNIVERSARY 136
Ten years later, Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey and their costars reveal what it has been like since they spent the summer Dirty Dancing
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 15
THE INSIDER 45
PASSAGES 97
PUZZLER 119
CHATTER 140
Saved by the Bell Reunion
The hookups, the meltdowns, the memoires
The case reveals what was really going on what they think of each other now!
