On the Cover 106
John Travolta put her up in his pad when she came to conquer Hollywood, and now, with ABC's smash Angie, Donna Pescow has—including actor boyfriend Mark Harmon
Up Front 32
With Patty married, Randolph gone and her family scattered, Catherine Hearst tries to start a new life alone in Beverly Hills
John Louis Evans III may be the first American to be executed since Gary Gilmore
Now that Margaret Trudeau has published, the question is, what famed reputations will perish?
The Rev. Jesse Jackson tells black students it's time to stop alibiing and start working
On Stage 47
Kevin Conway gets an "A" for effort in PBS' The Scarlet Letter and raves as the doctor in the Broadway-bound Elephant Man
Bio 51
In the whirlwind of the tax revolution, economist Arthur Laffer and his Curve are at the vortex of controversy
Couples 65
Judy and Mike (B.J.) Farrell leave the madness on the M*A*S*H set; at home they can teach us all about how to be parents
Arts 71
Gallery owner Lee Witkin finds dealing in photographs a snap
In His Own Words 78
CBS founder William Paley talks about Lucy, Ed (Murrow), Freddie (Silverman), the Cronkite succession and his irreplaceable wife Babe
Happy 91
On the verge of matrimony, First Convict Willie Carter Spann, Jimmy's nephew, looks back on his path from Plains to prison
To the Top 96
Lawyer Paul Curran draws a ticklish assignment: probing the Carter peanut business
Medics 101
Dr. Richard Moriarty and his ugly pal Mr. Yuk scare kids away from poison
In Style 104
Avant-garde artist Colette is a riddle wrapped in a mystery of parachute silk
On the Move 115
Bankruptcy and a bitter divorce from Berry Gordy's sister are both purged with Marvin Gaye's brilliant new LP, Here, My Dear
Lookout 128
Auto racer Kyle Petty
Drummer Mayra Cassales
Jocks 131
The world's best boxer? Sorry, Ali; it's Panama's Roberto Duran
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 10
Perry Como and Cheryl Ladd will soften up the ABC audience for the 51st Oscar awards, with Johnny Carson presiding
A new movie book, Flesh and Fantasy, includes asides about Clark Gable's breath (bad) and Spencer Tracy's disposition (worse)
George Harrison's latest LP is typically cheery, atypically dull
Comic Albert Brooks films a parody about documentaries, or is it a documentary about parodies? Anyway, it's funny
People Puzzle 122
Star Tracks 125
Cardinal Hume has a bash at squash
Mick Jagger goes calypso in Trinidad
Talia Shire and Richard Jordan find love
Cheryl Ladd muddies her image
Kenny Rogers is no gamblin' fool
Quinn Cummings & Philip McKeon dude up
Chatter 134
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