ON THE COVER 24
Neither rain nor hoodlums nor the absence of pal Michael Jackson could dampen the glitter and drama of Diana Ross' Central Park concerts
UP FRONT 20
Walter Mondale may be slipping in the polls, but he's putting up the fight of his life for the Presidency
Dr. John E. Buster's research team performs the world's first human embryo transplant
TEACHER 34
Ed Buckbee's U.S. Space Camp is an out-of-this-world adventure for youngsters with stars in their eyes
SONG 36
Ron McCroby does his whistling in the dark—in jazz nightclubs
VIDEO 40
Rich Hall's new lexicon comedy scores on HBO's Not Necessarily the News
SCREEN 44
George Lucas and other forces in the Empire reveal the on-set secrets of Jedi's days and knights
LOOKOUT 58
Robert Duvall turns a 13-year-old street Gypsy, Angelo Evans, into a star
BIO 62
Alpinist Yvon Chouinard is scaling a mountain of manufacturing profits
TRENDS 70
That Flashdance look rips into fashion
JOCKS 72
Rod Carew mounts another assault on one of baseball's magic numbers—a .400 batting average
IN THEIR OWN WORDS 76
M.K. and Rosemary Lewis teach newcomers how to survive and succeed in Hollywood
HOST 83
Two famous names—Pierre Cardin and Maxim's—join forces from Paris to Peking
STAGE 88
Patti Davis takes summer stock of her life as the President's daughter
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 9
ABC's Eye on Hollywood scopes out Lotusland, and the Abominable Snowman has his own CBS special
Woody Allen's latest film, Zelig, is a masterpiece of comedy—and more
Robin Cook is back operating again with another medical mystery, Godplayer
Herbie Mann reverts to form, after a fashion, on Astral Island
TAKE ONE 19
STAR TRACKS 61
Robert De Niro and Steven Spielberg pal around in London town
Detroit Tigers' Manager Sparky Anderson brings Roy Scheider out of left field and into the game for a new TV movie
Siblings Liza Minnelli and Lorna and Joey Luft yuk it up at the L.A. premier of Mom's uncut classic A Star Is Born
PEOPLE PUZZLE 80
CHATTER 90
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