On the Cover 76
Jettisoned by Three's Company, Suzanne Somers launches a TV comeback aboard an aircraft carrier—and insists husband Alan Hamel has the right stuff. But is she welcome?
Up Front 26
From Liz Taylor to Princess Grace, the royalty of showbiz turned out for showman Alexander Cohen's Night of 100 Stars
Truth or propaganda? The government says accuracy is Missing in the new Jack Lemmon-Sissy Spacek film
A valiant lifeboat crew in Mousehole, England lost their lives, but stirred a nation
Song 41
Slicing, dicing and splicing the old masters, Louis Clark has a hit with Hooked on Classics
In His Own Words 45
Sen. Ted Kennedy pauses to reflect on the joys and travails of his 50 years
Heroes 56
Escaping the Khmer Rouge, choreographer Peou Khatna keeps Cambodian ballet alive
Crime 60
Never tiring of tires, Firestone's Pete McDonald helps catch killers by tracing their treads
Stage 64
Oscar nominee Harold Pinter and wife Lady Antonia Fraser take their bows in Providence, R.I.
Bio 70
Training his lens on the powerful, portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh hones in on their qualities of ego and greatness
In the Money 74
Designer Liz Claiborne builds a $100 million empire on clothes for working women
Style 83
He did the homes of Joan Crawford, Jack Benny and the Annenbergs, but interior decorator Ted Graber's biggest assignment was the Reagan White House
Inventors 88
Richard Smart's railcycle gives new life to an old way of traveling
Lookout 94
Soap star-turned-doctor Sindee Rubin
Screen 97
Nastassia Kinski's oddball father, Klaus, terrifies U.S. audiences in films like Venom
Mail 4
Picks & Pans 14
Country stars whoop it up on NBC for Roy Acuff while Ethel Merman, Carol Channing and Ann Miller visit Gavin MacLeod's boat on ABC
Novelist Jerzy Kosinski's Pinball is off the mark
Country singers David Frizzell and Shelly West offer a slick follow-up to their smash debut album
As a would-be Olympic athlete, Mariel Hemingway confronts stiff competition—and a lesbian relationship—in Personal Best
Star Tracks 50
Henry Winkler helps make happier days for abused children
Anthony Geary finds an alternate to Liz
Jean Stapleton and Tip O'Neill are allies for the arts
Terry Bradshaw's cruising again
Ed Asner and Charlton Heston agree to disagree
New York Mayor Ed Koch scouts a possible run for Governor
People Puzzle 90
Chatter 100
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