ON THE COVER 48
Marked by personal tragedy and consuming ambition, the life of NBC newswoman Jessica Savitch ends in a freak car crash
UP FRONT 40
With the savage attack on Marines in Beirut and the invasion of Grenada, Ronald Reagan faces the most grueling crisis of his Presidency
SONG 59
Rocker Linda Ronstadt is singing a new tune, and veteran arranger Nelson Riddle is leading the band
GALLERY 65
In a new collection of his photos, Lord Snowdon casts his royal eye on Nureyev, Drew Barrymore, Alec Guinness and Charles and Di
PAGES 75
She sizzled on the silver screen 27 years ago as the torrid Baby Doll—and now Carroll Baker is back with an explicit book telling where she's been
LOOKOUT 82
Weekly columnist Mark Godes, 13, makes like Ann Landers for a Boston newspaper
OLYMPICS 85
Robert Nieman is America's best hope for a medal in the pentathlon
MEDICS 91
Behaviorist Mary Joan Willard provides unlikely helpers for quadriplegics: trained monkeys
PARTY 97
Stefanie Powers trots out celebs like Jamie Farr, R.J. Wagner and Larry Hagman for a polo game benefit
HEIRS 101
The Mondale family has another aspirant—Fritz's daughter Eleanor, a struggling actress
TUBE 109
Lynda Carter plays Rita Hayworth on TV, but she vows to avoid the Love Goddess jinx
TRENDS 118
Hold the peanut butter! Plastic shoes called Jellies are the latest fad in footwear
WORDS 121
Two experts reveal how to go from nerve-racked to college-bound
MOVE 128
Kenny Griswold hails his pedicabs as the hottest things on three wheels
FOOD 131
Cookbook author Jane Grigson does her best work in a cave
CONTROVERSY 139
Tim Curran fights to become a Boy Scout leader, but there's a hitch—he's gay
SCREEN 143
Steamy Arielle Dombasle raises the temperature in Pauline at the Beach
MAIL 6
PICKS & PANS 9
Dutch treat Merete Van Kamp shines in NBC's Princess Daisy
Movies based on two best-sellers—Stephen King's The Dead Zone and Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff—hit the screen
Fans of Hollywood biographies can contemplate volumes on Charles Bronson, James Cagney and Warren Beatty
Carly Simon's charmingly imaginative album Hello Big Man survives the silliness of its promotional video
TAKE ONE 39
STAR TRACKS 88
NFL quarterback Richard Todd touches down on the Guiding Light
Eddie Murphy has it made in Stevie Wonder's shades
PEOPLE PUZZLE 94
CHATTER 146
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