ON THE COVER 86
In the concluding excerpt from His Story, Rock Hudson at first denies his illness, then struggles to protect his career. Here is the startling account of his last televised love scene, with Linda Evans, and his moving farewell
UP FRONT 30
Castroville's artichoke, a great ball of twine in Darwin, Hayward's giant fish and the dinosaurs of Cabazon beckon the sojourner onto the open American road this summer
He's been tirelessly running the streets for four decades; now the world is beginning to catch on to the appeal of Jimmy Breslin
SONG 47
The Go-Go's may be ancient history, but co-founder Belinda Carlisle is back with a solo album and a new husband
HAPPY 51
Tatum O'Neal and John McEnroe's mixed-singles match produces an 8-pound, 11-ounce winner, Kevin Jack
VOICES 52
Arguing that Jo Jo Dancer avoids the truth, ex-wife Jennifer Lee tells her side of a turbulent, sometimes violent marriage to Richard Pryor
IN HIS OWN WORDS 57
The nation's unquenchable thirst for water, says writer Charles Bowden, is draining parts of the continent dry
ADVENTURE 63
When it comes to salty courage, blind sailor Hank Dekker could tutor Captain Ahab
BIO 67
Amid life's pain, Down and Out in Beverly Hills director Paul Mazursky never stops searching for comedy
ON THE MOVE 77
Dustin Hoffman, Connie Chung and 4,499,998 others plug themselves into TV's latest must-see—Love Connection
WINNERS 85
Heeding the crawl to glory, the University of California at Santa Cruz names the banana slug as its mascot
JOCKS 101
Like mighty Casey, Wade Boggs takes two strikes; after that, his hitting is stronger than poetry
MAIN STREET 109
To Ohio centenarian Rhea Stambaugh, building a new town library was a novel idea that spoke volumes
FAMILY 111
On Father's Day, superdads Howie Mandel, Ozzy Osbourne and The Refrigerator prove they're all made of the same thing—mush
CRIME 119
Con man Derry Knight says he is fighting the devil, so English church members give him $324,000 for armaments
TO THE TOP 123
Joe and Millie Auksel have become masters at marketing cheap art
VIDEO 127
Getting a bit flat, MTV picks bubbly Brit Julie Brown as its new video jockey
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 9
TAKE ONE 29
LOOKOUT 130
STAR TRACKS 133
CHATTER 136
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