On the Cover 88
Seasoned by sorrow, John Travolta conquers a grownup movie role and talks for the first time about his on-and-off eight-year romance with actress Marilu (Taxi) Henner
Up Front 30
Gloria Steinem discusses the impact of feminism—on the U.S. and on her
Carroll O'Connor croons and Carol Burnett fawns as tenor Luciano Pavarotti goes Hollywood
American-born Noor, Queen of Jordan, comes home to Washington—but her loyalty is to Hussein
In Aspen, Colo., hip Sheriff Richard Kienast faces down fed-up federal narcs
In Style 43
Tom Brokaw's wife, Meredith, pipes her own tune with a kids' store, Penny Whistle
Bio 47
Star Wars' composer John Williams succeeds Arthur Fiedler at the Boston Pops
Out of the Pages 55
Lt. Col. Tony Herbert (ret.) has written a how-to handbook of combat and survival
Jocks 61
Donna Adamek proves you needn't be big to be a big name in bowling
Couples 67
Her book on Gloria Vanderbilt may let Barbara Goldsmith and her romantic husband, director Frank Perry, blend careers too
Sequel 77
Las Vegas nurse Jani Adams is back at work after the Death Angel case falls apart
In Trouble 82
Charging that Ruth Beebe Hill's Hanta Yo demeans them, angry Sioux move to stop a TV spin-off
Adventure 86
Cooley, a stouthearted Labrador, serves her master by diving for treasure
Body 94
Male hair transplants are the growing thing, finds Dr. Norman Orentreich
Teacher 101
After 30 years in the ring, Killer Kowalski shows would-be pro wrestlers the ropes
On the Move 105
Elton John's lyricist Bernie Taupin is off the sauce and onto his own songs now
Lookout 110
Inventors 115
A bra that will help detect breast cancer? Zsigmond Sagi is patenting one
Arts 119
An oil by J.M.W. Turner becomes the most expensive artwork ever auctioned—and an Argentinian is the $6.4 million woman
On Stage 120
Barnum's Jim Dale finds a Tony at the end of his tightrope
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 10
James Cagney faces Tom Snyder, and David Letterman joins TV's daytime talk jockeys
Sidney Poitier writes an affecting memoir, and mystery maestro Ed McBain's back on the beat
Dolly Parton's new LP soars, while Van Halen's leaden effort sinks
Gary Busey, Jodie Foster and Robbie Robertson make Carny fascinating
Games this summer run from electronic Poker to an election-year favorite, Lie, Cheat & Steal
Star Tracks 73
Caroline and Michael Kennedy graduate
Liv Ullmann's Cambodian crusade
Robert Redford goes on the town
Melissa Manchester emulates Streisand
MTM is still Dick Van Dyke's helpmeet
People Puzzle 112
Chatter 122
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