ON THE COVER 112
He's got a Grammy for We Are the World and an Oscar for Say You, Say Me, but there is no rest for the hard-driving popmeister Lionel Richie
UP FRONT 42
The plight of the homeless is no joke, right? Right, but Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and a flock of other funny folk offer Comic Relief
American kids are flunking in physical fitness, says former football coach George Allen
Yale student Peter Barry's tragic death at sea spurs his parents to fight for safer fishing boats
SCREEN 56
After years of celebrity as Tarzan's Jane, Maureen O'Sullivan scores her biggest hit playing Mia's mama in Hannah and Her Sisters
CONTROVERSY 63
Is it torture or good therapy? Dr. Matthew Israel's Rhode Island school uses a range of drastic punishments to curb the cruelties of autism
SONG 70
Stryper, a born-again quartet, mixes heavy metal and the Rock of Ages
MEDICS 75
Psychologist John Schuster counsels the high-tech generation by computer
PAGES 83
Ken Auletta's stock soars with Greed and Glory on Wall Street
INVENTORS 89
Dr. Herbert Drapkin builds a better honeycomb for hives—out of plastic
TUBE 90
Gawlee! Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts and the rest of the Mayberry crowd team up for a TV reunion
HAPPY 98
With a little help from a lot of friends, Georgia farmer Oscar Lorick has beaten the bank and buried his debt
SEQUEL 101
Heart surgeon Christiaan Barnard finds a new career that's only skin deep
TEACHER 109
Kevin Zraly saves Bacchus from pretensions in a wine class that cans all cant
IN HIS OWN WORDS 125
After searching years for a sense of identity, declares U.S. author Andrew H. Malcolm, Canadians have found one they like
STYLE 131
Lee Meredith sashays from beer commercials to designer G-strings
COUPLES 135
He's the legendary society bandleader, and she craves privacy, but Peter Duchin and Brooke Hayward managed a harmonious trip to the altar
TO THE TOP 141
General Hospital heartthrob Kevin Bernhardt sends viewer pulse rates—not to mention Apollonia's—soaring
TRIBUTE 147
His 64 films remain an enduring legacy for screen legend James Cagney
MAIL 6
PICKS & PANS 11
TAKE ONE 41
STAR TRACKS 119
LOOKOUT 122
CHATTER 150
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