ON THE COVER 30
Princess Grace: In fond words and memorable pictures, the life and death of an American legend
IN THE MONEY 45
Thanks to his lovable Smurfs, Belgian artist Peyo Culliford is becoming king of kiddie TV
IN HIS OWN WORDS 51
Journalist Fred Powledge warns about depletion of our most precious natural resource: water
TROUBLE 57
A Maryland college president disappears—and leaves a mystery behind
TEACHER 60
School superintendent James Hawkins demands performance from his kindergartners—and flunks them if they don't measure up
BONUS BOOK 62
In the second of two excerpts from James A. Michener's best-seller Space, the astronauts and their wives face tragedies on earth and on the moon
ARTS 79
Ballet star Jacques d'Amboise reaches out to a new breed of dancers: cops and kids
JOCKS 87
Led by their new football coach, Jackie Sherrill, the Texas A&M Aggies aim to have the last laugh
GALLERY 94
Richard and Alma Thomas host a birthday fiesta for their year-old triplets
HAPPY 98
Henry Winkler and the Happy Days company bring a touch of home to U.S. Army bases in Germany
ON THE JOB 103
Gripman Carl Payne will be counting the months until San Francisco's cable cars are ready to roll again
LOOKOUT 109
Opera's rare heldentenor Timothy Jenkins
FOOD 114
Things go better with milk since William Roberts' moo-brew has forsaken the fridge
SCREEN 120
Newcomer Sean Young scores a one-two career punch with Young Doctors in Love and Blade Runner
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 10
Sally Struthers is back, and the networks raid Raiders of the Lost Ark as the new season begins
The Valley of Horses, Jean M. Auel's new novel about Neanderthals, is a vale that teems with lust
Al Kooper's LP Championship Wrestling is atypically unconventional music, and some of it works
No relation to the 1980 LP, the movie Pink Floyd The Wall is a downer about war, sex and mayhem
STAB TRACKS 75
Author Norman Mailer and actress Rosanna Arquette share a subdued moment
Composer John Williams receives a surprise visit from an otherworldly guest
Pamela Sue Martin's new husband lets her eat cake
As James Bond, Roger Moore goes undercover under the Big Top
Paul McCartney as a '50s rocker? That'll be the day
PEOPLE PUZZLE 110
CHATTER 122
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