On the Cover 112
On WKRP in Cincinnati, they're two of TV's weirdest and most alluring stars, but Howard Hesseman is really a freewheeling loner and Loni Anderson a solid married lady
Up Front 36
Last November Jim Jones and 913 disciples died in Guyana; what has the past year been like for survivors and victims' families?
Lorena Hickok was Eleanor Roosevelt's friend—and historians wonder how close
With his NBC anchor down, David Brinkley sounds off on Presidents from Ike to Carter
On the Stage 51
Far from being on her last legs, Ann Miller is the rage of Broadway with Mickey Rooney
Arts 57
Pat Lasch's cakes are poisonous, but her fans—and museums—eat them up
Bio 58
David Mamet believes language is the root of all drama, making his plays the talk of the American theater
In Style 66
Swiss distiller Cyril Nicod reveals how they get those pears in the brandy bottles
Crime 73
Lifer Rick Rowe is so busy in prison "they may never let me leave"
Host 77
Burt Wolf's What's Cookin' show is 20 times quicker than The Galloping Gourmet
Inventors 84
In the Scottish highlands, George Smith takes a fling with electronic bagpipes
In Her Own Words 92
Playing reporter, actor Kevin McCarthy interviews his sister, author Mary McCarthy
Jocks 106
When they yell "Turkey!" at bowler Marshall Holman, it's not always for three strikes
Couples 119
Sesame Street veterans Bruce and Carole Hart sink their teeth into a network show for teenagers, Hot Hero Sandwich
To the Top 129
Sisters Missy and Tracey, stars of Benson and Shirley, have set off a TV Gold rush
Medics 133
X-rays may cause cancer and sterility, and Dr. Armand Brodeur may have the answer
Lookout 138
a Yo-Yo king George Humphreys, 21 D Lecture agent Patty Morrissey, 27
Discovery 141
Elaine Pagels gives new life to the 1,900-year-old Gnostic gospels
Adventure 146
Want to rough it on the Kit Carson trail? Dean Calkins supplies the transportation
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 12
Kate Jackson and husband Andrew Stevens revive the venerable Topper for a TV movie
J.P. Donleavy hasn't lost his flair for sex scenes, but Schultz isn't The Ginger Man
The Village People's new LP Live and Sleazy is a little of both
Al Pacino returns to the righteousness beat in the pointed, funny...And Justice for All
Staying up? Late Late Show stars not to miss include the early early Robert Redford and Paul Newman
People Puzzle 86
Star Tracks 100
A Dorothea Lange portrait comes to life
The Shah of Iran has an unhappy birthday
Ed Koch gives Louise Nevelson a whirl
What does Merv share with Shostakovich?
ABBA gets a shot in the Spandex
Chatter 148
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