On the Cover 80
With his Sexy disco hit and latest lady, Alana (George Hamilton's ex), it's a case of the blonde leading the blond for Rod Stewart
Up Front 24
The brain is yielding up its complex secrets of memory, emotion and mental illness—and eight neuroscientists talk about their progress
700 kids come down with a fever—disco fever, that is—and Liv Ullmann's kid picks up a prize
Through nearly four decades of revolution and turmoil in China, teacher Ruth Earnshaw Lo was Wuchang's lonely American
In Style 37
A duo called Pierre Deux imports the French peasant fabric that Jackie Onassis, Cher and Philip Roth can't resist
Sequel 41
Washington's media stars savor the flavor at a new bistro called Germaine's
In His Own Words 45
Ex-FBI agent Don Mason tells why art theft is the new bull market in crime
Off the Screen 48
Newiywed Cybill Shepherd camps on a London set before bringing it all home to Memphis
Couples 56
Ever since they met on their turbulent CBS series, stars Howard Piatt and Connie Sellecca have been Flying High
Out of the Pages 65
Her romantic paperbacks are making woman of the world Danielle Steel a woman of wealth
Bio 69
Marion Barry, a once-tough street black, gets himself a new image—and the mayor's office in Washington, D.C.
On the Move 76
When Queen Elizabeth needs a stand-in, the Duke of Gloucester is the loyal, royal choice
Adventure 78
Tarantulas have spun a web of friends and fascination for Dale Lund
Lookout 84
Screenwriter Patricia Resnick
Israeli comic book creator Uri Fink
Over the Tube 89
Deafness is no handicap for Sally Struthers' co-star this week, Jeff Bravin, 9
Jocks 96
She may or may not be skating's new Dorothy Hamill, but, with a nose bob, she's a new Linda Fratianne
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans a 10
Makin' It is TV's Saturday Night Fever clone, and Ellen Travolta keeps it all in the family
An Indiana Congressman's wife Marilyn Sharp pens a slick novel about the CIA infiltrating Congress
In her LP Totally Hot, pop-rocker Olivia Newton-John is partly hot, partly cutesy—and mostly bouncy and innocuous
Robert DeNiro gives a pyrotechnic performance in the best Vietnam film yet
Crime Stoppers, a series of two-minute TV re-enactments of local felonies, has lowered the crime rate in Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Star Tracks 50
Stavros Niarchos raises cane in St.-Moritz
Is Liza Minnelli engaged to Mark Gero?
Richard Avedon and Mary McFadden pocket design awards
Tanya Tucker's latest crossover is onto skis
Benji's British bone of contention
Suzanne Somers hustles Sammy Davis Jr.
People Puzzle 86
Chatter 98
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