ON THE COVER 134
Used to be country music was the poor cousin of the music world. Now, with such crossover stars as Dolly and Willie, it's all gussied up—but where's it going?
UP FRONT 42
Sonny Bono, Debby Boone and even Lassie have succumbed to Mustang mania, still sweeping the land 20 years after the first "ponycar" rolled off the assembly line
ABC abruptly cancels Hart to Hart, angering the show's fans and startling stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers
Christian activist Jim Douglass stalks a white train that transports nuclear weapons across America
TUBE 58
Preppy Hunt Block prizes his role as a gold medal winner in The First Olympics
STYLE 62
Dressed for distress, Cristina De Lorean knows how to court attention
OLYMPICS 64
Forget Chuck Connors. Lones Wigger is really the rifleman, and daughter Deena aims to please, too
COUPLES 68
A longtime twosome, writer Christopher Isherwood and artist Don Bachardy remain the picture of harmony
SCREEN 74
Hong Kong-born actor John Lone could be Oscar-bound in Iceman
INVENTORS 78
James Kilburg's Geochron helps the world's shakers and movers to keep time
FOOD 105
If you are what you eat, then Joan Steuer is a chocolate mousse cake
CRIME 109
California grandmother Virginia McMartin, 76, and members of her family face accusations that they molested dozens of their nursery school students
WINNERS 118
A Jersey City coed bags a new title
TOP 121
Frenchman Christopher Lambert swings toward stardom in Greystoke
MAIN STREET 124
Outraged citizens have put their money where their mouths are in helping Lovelock, Nev. try Gerald Gallego for murder
LOOKOUT 133
Maria Conchita Alonso makes a striking film debut in Moscow on the Hudson
ON THE MOVE 146
Seattle's Terryl Gavre and her Surrogate Wives are saying "I Do" only to cooking and cleaning
BONUS BOOK 153
In her biography of Natalie Wood, Lana Wood, the star's kid sister, writes of her sibling's lovers, suicide attempt and final days
PARTY 169
The past and present stars of Another World celebrate the soap opera's 20th birthday
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 11
Athletic actors relive The First Olympics on NBC and George Segal robs the rich for yuks on CBS' zany Robin Hood
Robert Redford and Robert Duvall indulge in a baseball fantasy, The Natural
Feminist Germaine Greer writes about motherhood and contraception in Sex and Destiny
Mark Knopfler leads Dire Straits through a performance LP, Alchemy
TAKE ONE 41
STAR TRACKS 128
Lorenzo Lamas' prime time is family time
Jack Nicholson goes crazy for artist Russell Chatham
PEOPLE PUZZLE 166
CHATTER 172
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