On the Cover 26
In the 24 Hours of Le Mans—a grueling race that had killed 18 over the years—Paul Newman proved, at 54, that he has the heavy foot and light heart of a champion
Up Front 30
The flaws are not only in the DC-10 but, frighteningly, in the regulatory system, argues airlines passenger advocate James E. Dunne II
Alone and afraid in the Rhodesian bush, missionary doctor Ken Messman bets his life on the love of his patients
Truman Capote, feeling betrayed by Lee Radziwill and Gore Vidal, lives up to his nickname: the Tiny Terror
For a Song 45
Until Herb lined up his third Peaches and recorded Reunited, much of his music career had been the pits
Sequel 51
Director François Truffaut, character Antoine Doinel and actor Jean-Pierre Leaud end a fascinating ménage à trois
Teacher 59
Self-defense instructor Jo Anne Spiro shows the elderly how to strike back at muggers
In His Own Words 65
Ex-Ford Motor whiz kid Arjay Miller makes Stanford the No. 1 biz school in the U.S.—his grads start at $27,500
In Trouble 71
Bernadine Brokenleg, a Sioux Indian, battles judicial "racism" to the Supreme Court for the daughter she lost to her white in-laws
Inventors 77
Stuart Pivar solves his gasoline shortage with a three-wheeled whatsis that gets 77 mpg
Couples 80
Country stars Merle Haggard and Leona Williams do-si-do between harmony and discord
Bio 84
Maturing John McEnroe sets his sights on a lower profile and his first Wimbledon title
Lookout 93
Rhodes Scholar Margaret Vaillancourt
Clown artist Jack Kellogg
Winners 95
If it has wings and feathers, bird-watching superstar Stuart Keith has probably seen it
Jocks 101
Ace pitcher Joan Joyce and her world champion Connecticut Falcons take China by storm in a six-game Softball sweep
In Style 106
Designer Gloria Vanderbilt is making a mint she hardly needs with her blue-blood jeans
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 11
Tom Snyder goes premidnight to host NBC's new TV magazine, Prime Time Sunday
Shana Alexander's treatise on Patty Hearst is revealing of both author and subject
In the vanguard of a summer of monster movies, Alien scares the wits out of Sigourney Weaver, among others
Barbra Streisand goes to one to stay in shape; so does Princess Grace; even Watergate sleuth Carl Bernstein has a health spa of his own—he calls it the Y
Star Tracks 41
The Duke is dead
Gene Wilder strips for tennis action
Prince Charles: woes of a bachelor
Carly Simon opens a disco
People Puzzle 98
Chatter 108
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