On the Cover 88
After leapfrogging Kermit to stardom in The Muppet Movie, Miss Piggy has made her producers a silk purse ($50 million) out of a sow's year, but she's sty-mied in love
Up Front 26
Navajo chieftain Peter MacDonald raises the ante for a mother lode of U.S. energy
Confounding doubters, the first anniversary of Christina Onassis' third marriage seems like a second honeymoon
The tragic collapse of an Illinois stadium, engineer David Evans warns, won't be the last
After a seven-year retirement, matador El Cordobés is still the sexiest and most controversial lord of the ring
Over the Tube 39
Erik Estrada of CHiPs is off the critical list after a near-fatal crash
In Style 43
When Mary Prinze's bells start ringing, it's Dustin, Swifty or Woody on the line
Adventure 47
National Park staffers Cliff Martinka and Stephen Frye put the collar on mugger bears
Couples 52
Susan Kohner traded Hollywood for housework and the designing John Weitz
Medics 57
Dr. Grady Stumbo and Benny Bailey go home again to build a clinic in the Appalachian hills
In His Own Words 63
Survivor is an overused term, but not for PR man Joe Laitin, who's miraculously hung in through the JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford and Carter regimes
On Stage 69
After some crash landings, Sandy Duncan's career soars again with Peter Pan
Spirit 73
Father Paul Shanley of Boston had his archbishop's blessing to minister to gays—until Cardinal Medeiros lowered the ban
Bio 77
C & W's Conway Twitty is a king of cheatin' songs, but he frets that they're ruining the morals of America
Jocks 86
Motorcyclist Kenny Roberts nears a title despite crackups on his bike and in his marriage
Lookout 94
Artists' agent Kathy Carlson
Backgammon champ David Leibowitz
Arts 96
Diva-apparent Leona Mitchell tips the scales heftily in talent and temperament
Out of the Pages 98
Forget 1984; in World War III Gen. Sir John Hackett plots a nuclear catastrophe in 1985
On the Move 104
Dennis Christopher got his act in gear and pedaled it to the movie sleeper, Breaking Away
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 10
Muhammad Ali, Ted Kennedy and Sally Struthers adorn the televised fifth international Special Olympics
Julia Child and Jimmy Carter place their orders in the book The Last Meal on Earth
On their new LPs, Teddy Pendergrass tries too hard to be sexy, but Crystal Gayle is just country enough
Nick Nolte and Mac Davis turn in all-pro performances in North Dallas Forty
Star Tracks 84
Alan Alda unveils his family, and Meryl Streep shows she's a mom-to-be
Roger Daltrey goes behind bars
Cecil Beaton is still Vogue-ish
Art Linkletter wheels into a new biz
Deborah Harry meets the "real" Blondie
People Puzzle 100
Chatter 106
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