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Dec 03, 1979 Vol. 12 No. 23

Eight Is Enough

December 03, 1979

Cover Story

Eight Is Enough

Cynics Say Enough Is Enough Until They See Dick Van Patten and His Three Winning TV Sons

Pg. 106

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Table of Contents

Articles

Crisis in Iran: the Anguish of Loved Ones, the Puzzle of a Marine's About-Face

Pg. 38

Is Pro Football Too Violent? 'A Clean Shot' Pulverizes a Fullback's Cheek and His Career

Pg. 42

Irked by Sonia Johnson's E.R.A. Crusade, Church Elders Throw the Book of Mormon at Her

Pg. 44

Pritikin Will Eat No Fat, Atkins Will Eat No Grain—and That Feeds a Fierce Dispute Over Diet

Pg. 46

Arson Is Soaring, and 70 Percent of the Fires May Be Set by Kids, An Expert Warns

Pg. 53

In the Perversity of War, a Refugee Finds Himself with Two Families

Pg. 60

Oliver Johnson Escapes from Attica and Sing Sing to Hang in New York's Poshest Gallery

Pg. 77

For 200,000 Fatsos, Carol Kiebala's Scolding Fridge Keeps Them Watching Their Weight

Pg. 81

Behind the Curls and Innocence Is the Killer in Women's Pro Racquetball

Pg. 87

Lovers, Colleagues, Family, Literati: All Hail Author Frankie Fitzgerald

Pg. 91

Despite An Ironic Role in the D.E.S. Cancer Furor, Dr. Arthur Herbst Takes Sides Only with His Patients

Pg. 100

Sugar Ray Leonard, the Boxer Ali Calls 'As Good as Me,' Finally Gets His Title Shot

Pg. 119

Jefferson Starship Explodes—No, Not in Paul Kantner's Bedroom but on a New LP Sans Grace Slick

Pg. 122

From India with 'Shakti,' a Swami Lights Up His Disciples' Lives

Pg. 131

Topless Ads Mean Bottomless Riches for the Three Israeli Brothers Behind Jordache Jeans

Pg. 135

That Toothsome English Muffin in Yanks, Lisa Eichhorn, Is Really a Yankee Doozie Herself

Pg. 143

Vince Patrick Didn't Make a Splash Selling Water Beds, but He's Engineered a Fine First Novel

Pg. 149

Yes, Dottie West Sings with Her Husband, but It's Byron Metcalf, Her Drummer, Not Kenny Rogers

Pg. 155

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Mailbag

Pg. 4

Lookout

Pg. 152

Chatter

Pg. 158

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