August 06, 1984

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Vanessa's Story

The Morning After, Miss America 1984 Talked with Assistant Editor Brenda Eady About the Events Leading to Her Abdication—And Her Hopes for the Future

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Portrait of Olympic Pride

The Parents of Our Athletes Hold Their Heads High, as Their Gifted Sons and Daughters Carry the Torch to Los Angeles

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It's Summer and Erik Estrada Is Taking Stock of His Career on a Small Manhattan Stage

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Buyers Turn Thumbs Up for This Year's Victor in the Fashion Arena—Gladiator Sandals

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For the Reggae Pioneer, There's Smoke No More but There Still Is Fire

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Breaking the Cycle

Liza Minnelli Seeks to Break a Family Legacy of Drug and Alcohol Abuse by Checking into a West Coast Clinic

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The Bizarre Kidnapping of a U.S. Biathlon Champion Ends in a Fatal Wilderness Shooting

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Maybe It Looks Funny, but Chester Kyle's New Olympic Bike Could Turn Out a Winner

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David Wolper

The Man Who Gave You Roots and The Thorn Birds Will Be Sending the Olympic Games Off in Style

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Got a Lemon? Stephanie Brush, Author of Men: An Owner's Manual, Will Help You Fix Your Fella

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Cartoonist Berke Breathed Feathers His Nest by Populating Bloom County with Rare Birds

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Parents Rebel as An Oklahoma Teacher Fails Her First Grade Class for Acting Like Children

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Hollywood Bug Merchant Andy Miller Is Sure to Give a Movie Legs—and Audiences the Creeps

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2001: A Space Odyssey

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Vanessa's Story

The Morning After, Miss America 1984 Talked with Assistant Editor Brenda Eady About the Events Leading to Her Abdication—And Her Hopes for the Future

Table of Contents

2001: A Space Odyssey

Joe Aims High

Katherine's Birthday Girl

J.Lo's Sound Check

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

David Beckham's Boys Day Out

Tim McGraw Bares His Sexy Arms