On the Cover 96
His nuclear thriller with Jane Fonda is more timely than he could have known, and Michael Douglas has proved that his last production, Cuckoo's Nest, was no fluke
Up Front 36
The breakdown at Three Mile Island leaves a legacy of doubt among scared families, responsible officials, a contaminated worker and a pioneer of nuclear power
Congressional wife Marilyn Sharp finds a novel way to make herself famous and rich as well
Baroness Aïno de Bodisco sues designer Oscar de la Renta for a fashionable $2 million
Over the Tube 51
Consumer reporter Lea Thompson blows the whistle on hair dryers
Arts 57
Chinese pianist Liu Shih-kun tells a chilling story of his imprisonment by the Gang of Four
Off the Screen 66
Funnyman Albert (Real Life) Brooks is L.A.'s answer to Woody Allen
Sequel 70
Six years later, what's happened to TV's Loud family? Pat, Bill and Lance wonder themselves
In Style 77
Three California old-clothes junkies turn out handsome sew-'em-yourself patterns
Happy 83
Women comics are not a bad joke to Mitzi Shore, whose previous finds include Gabe Kaplan and Robin Williams
Crime 87
For NYPD Sgt. Charles Diggett, hypnosis is more powerful than the gun
Inventors 92
A latter-day Burbank, Calvin Lamborn breeds a super pea with an edible pod
In Trouble 95
Robert E. Lee becomes Roberto Eduardo Leon—and affirmative action comes under fire
Jocks 109
Dick Motta is the triggerman for the NBA defending champion Washington Bullets
Couples 115
Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager make beautiful music together
In His Own Words 120
Swiss physician Pierre Rentchnick asks: How healthy are those who govern us?
On the Move 129
Mary Martin's son Larry Hagman is back in the saddle as the heavy in TV's Dallas
Lookout 135
Track star Candy Young
Jazz guitarist Clint Strong
In the Money 142
Todd Strasser and his X-rated fortune cookies leave diners hungry for more
Winners 145
Teenager Mike Johnson earns the right to raise his illegitimate baby
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 14
Hal Linden, Kenny Rogers and Pat Boone star in Easter specials, and one lays an egg
There's a new Travis McGee hardback from John D. MacDonald, the macho mystery man
In her latest LP, Cher connects with only one song, a lament for Gregg Allman
Hair harks refreshingly back to that day of yore, the Age of Aquarius
Baseball's Dave Parker and Rod Carew lead their leagues in the off-season dollar race
People Puzzle 112
Star Tracks 118
Jacinte Giscard d'Estaing takes a groom
Ford and Reagan: a party alliance
Erik Estrada patrols a disco
Kay Starr digs Don Pastorini
Eric Clapton weds George Harrison's ex
Jon Voight boosts the Indians
Chatter 148
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