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Nov 11, 1985 Vol. 24 No. 20

Di: Birth of a Saleswoman

November 11, 1985

Cover Story

Di: Birth of a Saleswoman

Princess Diana, Hood Ornament to An Empire, May Be the Best Advertisement for Britain Since the Beatles

Pg. 138

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Table of Contents

Articles

Samath Chap's American Dream

A Refugee Family Escapes the Killing Fields of Cambodia to Struggle for Life and Liberty in a Town Called Revere

Pg. 46

Brigitte Bardot Loses Out to Catherine Deneuve in France's Clash of Symbols

Pg. 52

El Salvadors President Bargains with His Rebel Foes to Save His Daughters Life

Pg. 54

A Salvadoran Family Mourns for Rosa Beltrán, a Victim of Random Violence in a Country at War

Pg. 56

Anatoly Karpov Is Straining in Vain to Keep His World Chess Title from Gary Kasparov

Pg. 61

A Plucky Pony Twice Stalls the Grim Reaper and Becomes a Pinto Pinup in the Process

Pg. 67

Yaël Dayan and Camelia Sadat Pay Literary Homage—of Sorts—to Their Famous Fathers

Pg. 69

For a Mere $1,250, Sculptor Bob Edlund Will See to It That Your Jeans Never Wear Out

Pg. 79

Still Mourning Samantha Smith, Robert Wagner Decides That His Lime Street Show Must Go on

Pg. 81

Would You Buy a Used Tank from This Man? It's Cash on the Gun Barrel When Sam Cummings Deals

Pg. 85

Aimee Mann's Bad Times Turn 'til Tuesday into a Hit

Pg. 95

A New Law to Save Lives in the Nursery May Only Prolong the Suffering of Parents and Children

Pg. 103

Wonder Woman Lynne Pirie Hikes Doctor's Garb for Jockey Ads

Pg. 115

Watergate Lawyer Fred Thompson Is Perfect for His Role in Marie—after All, He Plays Himself

Pg. 119

The Goal Is More Than the End Zone at the Hampton School for the Deaf and Blind

Pg. 126

As the Bad Belle of the Confederacy, Terri Garber Adds Trash and Flash to North and South

Pg. 130

A Viet Vet Goes on a Hunger Strike in a Bamboo Cage to Remind Folks of M.I.A.'s

Pg. 137

Bundles for Britain

You Think Looking Like That Is Easy? Here's How Diana, Aided by a Staff of Three, Buys a Wardrobe for 200-Plus Outings a Year

Pg. 143

Life in the Palace

A Royal Tenant Talks of Past and Present Occupants

Pg. 153

Jack Scalia Beats Drugs but Finds a Hit Series a Much Harder Habit to Come by

Pg. 159

No Matter How Far Out the Chore, Nancy Marks and Ava Minsky Have Just the Help That's Wanted

Pg. 164

Sweet Dreams Prompts Patsy Cline's Husband to Reminisce About 'Me and My Crazy Girl'

Pg. 171

The Alma Mater of Astronauts Stages a Heroes' Homecoming for Her Star-Traveling Famous Sons

Pg. 175

Sam and Clarence Chapman Give a Hand to Everyone Who Passes Through Tamaroa, Illinois

Pg. 176

Also In This Issue

Mailbag

Pg. 4

Take One

Pg. 45

Lookout

Pg. 112

Chatter

Pg. 178

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