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Feb 21, 1983 Vol. 19 No. 7

Starved to a Tragic Death

February 21, 1983

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Starved to a Tragic Death

A Sweet Surface Hid a Troubled Soul in the Late Karen Carpenter, a Victim of Anorexia Nervosa

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Table of Contents

Articles

Invasion of the Vidkids

Star Wars Are Now Fought by Manufacturers Vying for the Young Computer Whizzes Who Design Video Games

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Mm-Mania Hits the Stores, and a New Generation Discovers Wearing Marilyn's Dress Is a Breeze

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Helene Von Damm's Flight to Freedom Is Taking Her Back to Austria—via the Oval Office

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After a Year of Silent Grief, John Belushi's Widow Tells of the Troubled Man She Loved

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In His Lonely Race for Mayor of Chicago, Bernard Epton Finds the G.O.P. on the Wrong Side of the Tracks

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Teri Garr Is No Dizzy Blonde, but Acting Like One in Tootsie Hasn't Hurt

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Late in the Game, a College Athlete Learns to Read

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Tom Selleck and His Dad Apply Magnum Force in a Legal War Against the Tabloids

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Will You Be My Valentine? The Answer, Says An Expert, Depends on Brain Chemistry

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Forget Hollywood, Susan Seidelman Tells Other Budding Moviemakers: 'If You Want to Direct, Direct!'

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Three Acting Careers Soar, Borne Aloft by TV's Epic Winds of War

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When It Comes to Collecting Puppets for the Detroit Art Museum, Audley Grossman Is No Dummy

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Nobody's Angel: Cheryl Ladd

With The Grace Kelly Story, the Actress Boldly Moves to Enhance Her Image and Boost Box Office Salability

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Two Houston Psychologists Are Proving the Best Defense Is Picking a Good Jury

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Happy Days Are Here Again as Peter Morton Opens a Hot Spot That Makes Hollywood Hanker for the '50s

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In a Sad Spectacle, Nigeria Evicts Foreign Workers, Creating a Staggering Exodus

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Mailbag

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Chatter

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