ON THE COVER 36
Dethroned as Miss America and defrocked in another series of explicit photos, Vanessa Williams lashes back at porn king Bob Guccione: "I won't let that man destroy me."
UP FRONT 42
For Norman Mailer the plot thickens with a new thriller and a De Lorean-style drug sting
Björn Borg and wife Mariana say "bye" as a teenage lady—possibly pregnant—starts a new game with the retired tennis ace
ON THE MOVE 50
Tanya Roberts swings in Sheena, but her real ambition is motherhood
TROUBLE 55
Philanthropist Rod MacArthur, doomed by cancer, charges fraud and mismanagement in a move to disband his $1.5 billion foundation
BIO 59
All My Children's Phoebe Tyler, Ruth Warrick, has a weakness for men, leading and otherwise
ON TOUR 68
Springsteen's pal Little Steven gets down with his Disciples of Soul, and rockers like Van Halen, the Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt reveal some bizarre backstage wish lists
FADS 79
In hair salons they're foaming at the mousse
CRIME 81
A pistol-wielding Vermonter puts a deadly end to his nightmare vision of Reds in the Green Mountains
IN HIS OWN WORDS 85
Mike Wallace talks about 60 Minutes, Westmoreland and why he'll never play the violin again
ON THE JOB 90
For painter Don Dulac, the Golden Gate Bridge is his own Sistine Chapel
SCREEN 92
Former dancer Patrick Swayze trades ballet for bullets in Red Dawn
COUPLES 98
In the marriage of Joe and Rosa Blair, love triumphs over an enormous obstacle—mental retardation
INVENTORS 106
They all laughed at Tony Goitia when he said his 1970 Mercury Montego would fly
BODY 111
Expert Sanford Miller offers some (almost) reassuring thoughts on caffeine
SEQUEL 118
The sing-alongs are quiet, but no one gripes about the food at Sanford Stein's summer camp for Cabbage Patch kids
JOCKS 125
Raiders defensive end Lyle Alzado isn't as tough as he looks—he's tougher
TRIBUTE 131
The death of Truman Capote ends a career of genius and turmoil
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 9
Liberace discovers mentally handicapped talent in CBS' Special People, while lonely singles humiliate themselves in Love Connection
Clint Eastwood acts a tough cop—with a twist—in Tightrope
Film director Peter Bogdanovich chronicles a tragic life in his biography of Dorothy Stratten
Elvis Costello mixes styles for his LP Goodbye Cruel World
New videotapes for home use involve the Super Bowl, cooking with woks, the Pritikin diet program and an interview with John Lennon
TAKE ONE 35
STAR TRACKS 5
Sting strips down
Tina Turner flashes
John Forsythe and Charlton Heston mouth off
Frank Zappa suits up
PEOPLE PUZZLE 122
CHATTER 134
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