ON THE COVER 68
Her near breakdown while on location in France threatened Kristy McNichol's sanity and her career—but with the help of older brother Jimmy, she is fighting her fears and regaining her health
UP FRONT 32
Wilderness therapist Rocky Kimball takes hoods to the woods to help turn their lives around
Charles and Di hold a New Zealand reunion with Prince Edward, but little Willie crawls away with the show
Veteran Broadway producer David Merrick battles his 45-years-younger wife, Karen, in a bizarre, high-stakes divorce case
Lawyer Craig Diamond once defended the controversial drug DES; now he says it caused his cancer
PARTY 47
Chita Rivera and Chaka Khan highlight a futuristic fashion bash to aid the homeless
PAGES 51
At 81, Barbara Cartland champions romance novels that are soft-pore corn
BODY 56
Body builder Jake Steinfeld makes Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford and a host of celebrities sweat
TUBE 60
Bob Newhart deadpans for gold again with his new hit TV series, but he's not sure he likes his image
IN THE MONEY 74
At this motel in Dallas, guests must take the pledge...against smoking
MAIN STREET 77
The spunky folk of Claiborne, Md. battle bureaucracy to save their small-town post office
ON THE JOB 82
Highfalutin Houstonites clean up as washerwomen
FOOD 87
Bill Samuels Jr. brews a blue-ribbon bourbon at his old Kentucky home
BONUS 90
Concluding Tales from an Arabian Nightmare and the antics of the fantastic AlFassi family
TO THE TOP 101
Merging music and business has proved a capital idea for the MBAs
ON THE MOVE 105
A striking film debut as Diva gives soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez something to sing about
VIDEO 111
The Paper Chase transfers to cable, and actor James Stephens goes back to law school
LOOKOUT 114
Women's surfing champ Debbie Melville-Beacham takes her sport on a roll
CONTROVERSY 117
Robert Blake makes a comeback and newcomer Cotter Smith gets a break in Blood Feud, but the show sparks a row
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 9
Jerry Reed, John Schneider and Tammy Wynette host the Country Music Awards on NBC and Craig Wasson plays Mark Twain on PBS
A wan vampire film, The Hunger, puts the bite on Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon
Mystery writer Dick Francis rides home another winning novel, Banker
Pink Floyd's album The Final Cut is, of all things, touching
A National Public Radio series honors novelist Willa Cather
TAKE ONE 31
STAR TRACKS 52
Art imitates artist as Andy Warhol is cloned
Leonard Bernstein is caught in a clinch
Penny Marshall, Carrie Fisher and John Belushi's widow raise laughs and money
Rolling Stone Ron Wood's latest date is his daughter, Leah, 4
PEOPLE PUZZLE 84
CHATTER 120
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