On the Cover 34
PEOPLE asks a panel of fashion experts to cull the trendsetters from the tacky among the likes of Tom Selleck, Betsy Bloomingdale, Wayne Newton, Jane Pauley and François Mitterrand
Medics 47
As conservatives flex their new political muscle and renew the abortion furor in Washington, two doctors lead the debate
In Trouble 52
Britain is shaken by the violent subculture of angry youths called the Skinheads
Jocks 57
Bing Crosby's son Nathaniel can't sing, but he's still got that swing—on the golf course
Out of the Pages 61
How to Make Love to a Man author Alexandra Penney offers hints for the hapless
Lookout 64
Political cartoonist Jack Ohman
Bio 71
Weakened in body, but not in courage or wit, choreographer Agnes de Mille refuses to surrender to a crippling stroke
On the Move 86
Who's responsible for a cockroach elixir, a bordello for dogs and the rock star sperm bank? Media hoax artist Joey Skaggs
Sequel 90
The drawings of Cynthia Lennon Twist, John Lennon's first wife, recall the Beatle days
Party 92
New York bids farewell to Elizabeth Taylor with a tribute that also fights cancer
Happy 96
With customers like Edward Albee, Patti LuPone and Doug Henning, shopkeeper Martin Proctor can afford to sell nothing but unicorns
Couples 98
Nancy's top aide, Peter McCoy, and his wife, Kacey, help give the Reagan White House its elegance and verve
Heirs 105
The Reddings put a historic name—dad Otis'—back on the pop music charts
Coping 113
Davis Cup captain Arthur Ashe tells of his roughest match: with open heart surgery
In His Own Words a 119
Author Budd Schulberg, whose dad once ran Paramount, dissects Hollywood's past and present hustle and hype
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 9
Anson Williams sings on NBC and Patty Duke Astin plays an ABC mommie dearest
Ready to go off your diet for the holidays? Here's some temptation: a potluck of new cookbooks, including James Beard's latest
The Village People have a new, heavily made-up look, but the change is only cosmetic; they still sound terrible
Treat Williams plays a corruption-fighting New York cop in the dreary Prince of the City
Star Tracks 81
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Billy Barty star on the diamond
John Davidson is a lover, not a fiancé
Andy Warhol finds a really great soup can
O.J. Simpson's brother holds that tiger
Baton up! Zubin Mehta and Edo de Waart conduct a symphonic ballgame
Taxi's Danny De Vito and girlfriend Rhea celebrate his return to the stage
David Merrick has a new act: The Godfather
People Puzzle 111
Chatter 122
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