On the Cover 32
Diana Ross outearns every other actress except Streisand and Dunaway, but moving to Oz-like New York, playing Judy Garland in The Wiz and growing up—at 34—without a man ain't easy
Up Front 18
For lost climbers in Kenya, Phil Snyder is the mad paladin of the peaks
Country music balladeer George Jones has the blues—and it's no act
Bookseller Burt Britton sets up a new literary outpost—right in the heart of Manhattan
Heavyweight challenger Kallie Knoetze discovers that being free, white and South African can mean trouble outside the ring
Inventors 31
Tourists, relax! Anastasios Kyriakides has created a hand-held electronic translator
Jocks 38
To high school basketball coach Morgan Wootten, winning isn't everything—which is probably why he wins so often
In Style 51
Artist Mark Larson is banking on his new line of see-through ties
Bio 52
Prof. Herbert Simon won the Nobel for economics, but his greatest passion is to understand how human decision-making works
On the Move 58
With four films last year, Armand Assante became the heartthrob of millions—but his main lady is Dyan Cannon
Couples 62
Anthropologist wife Jane helps 60 Minutes' Morley Safer keep on ticking
On Stage 68
Ice-skating star John Curry creates a show that's a blade away from ballet
Medics 70
Dr. Charles Vinnik battles to stop liquid silicone injections that can deform
In His Own Words 74
While there's life there's Hope, and Bob, now 75, talks about health, wealth, his wife, Dolores, and why he'll never retire
Teacher 84
Teenagers learn to cope with "present shock" from Sharon Newman and her sassy puppets
For a Song 88
Debby Rockefeller (yes, of that family) comes down from the mountain to cut her first record
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 8
The Bee Gees lead a general assembly of music stars in a TV concert for UNICEF
The caricatures and watercolors of David Levine are stunning in a new volume of his work
Eric Clapton hits the racks with a brilliant new LP; comic Steve Martin is better live
Michael Caine and Jane Fonda help turn Neil Simon's California Suite into a delightful film
Star Tracks 45
Amy Carter takes a powder
Debby Boone picks a groom
Jeanne Moreau's son rock'n'rolls
Who said Hugh Hefner couldn't go home?
Marie-France Pisier stars as a schoolmarm
Katharine Hepburn is collared by the fuzz
People Puzzle 83
Chatter 90
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