ON THE COVER 50
Paul Newman, who says he could have been a better parent, and Robby Benson, who is learning to be one, team up in an emotional father-and-son movie
UP FRONT 24
John and JoAnn Hinckley, parents of President Reagan's assailant, work to publicize the danger signs of mental illness through an organization they founded, the American Mental Health Fund
In her umpteenth charity appearance, this time for the Special Olympics, professional celebrity Cathy Lee Crosby disports in the Bahamas with co-host Billy Dee Williams and a gaggle of stars
Come primary time, CBS' newshound Dan Rather keeps his nose to the campaign trail
PAGES 38
With an adult novel on the best-seller list, Judy Blume counts herself among the Smart Women
JOCKS 42
North Carolina basketball star Michael Jordan kicks up his (Tar)heels for another championship bid
LOSERS 63
A controversial labor law has needled Vermont's home knitters into a fight for the right to work at home
COPING 67
On Sept. 11, 1982, Carole Pappas went shopping, just as she did every Saturday. The only difference is, this time she never came home
MAIN STREET 75
Architect Tristram Metcalfe fires up his 1959 Cadillac and, while he's at it, lowers his heating bills
TUBE 76
Robyn Douglass is both leading lady and gentleman in NBC's role-reversal comedy, Her Life as a Man
STYLE 78
With the aid of a Jennifer Beats ad campaign, the Girbauds' new wrinkle in jeans is catching on in the U.S.
ON THE MOVE 82
It's sure to be a Capitol day when Irish leader Garret FitzGerald calls on Ronald Reagan this week
SCENE 84
There's a wedding chapel war in Lake Tahoe over the state of holy matri-money
LOOKOUT 89
Angelic actress Donna Wilkes hopes future roles will be more down-to-earth
FOOD 91
So what if his burgers are bogus? Sales are cooking for Harry Fujita, the Picasso of fake chow
HAPPY 97
Luci Johnson gets hitched (again)
TO THE TOP 98
You've got to hand it to Michael Jackson—he turned a single shimmering glove into a fashion statement
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 9
Brooke Adams casts a spell on PBS' Haunted, and Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James play divorced roomies in a CBS sitcom, Kate & Allie
Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward star in an unfortunate film remake, Against All Odds
One Minute Manager author Dr. Spencer Johnson takes a few seconds out to write a sort of novel, The Precious Present
When it comes to middle-of-the-road C&W, Roll On, a new album by Alabama, is state of the art
TAKE ONE 23
STAR TRACKS 46
Mick and Jade check up on the newest Jagger
Deborah Harry pauses at the checkout counter
Martha Graham checks over her troupe
Jodie Foster and Rob Lowe check into The Hotel New Hampshire
PEOPLE PUZZLE 94
CHATTER 100
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