ON THE COVER 28
Best friends and now "sisters," Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and Diana, Princess of Wales (yes, Fergie and Di), are having a royal ball—at work, giggling on the phone, swapping clothes and dealing with their mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth
UP FRONT 34
The White House's John Poindexter, unsung hero of the Daniloff deal, manages crises without showing his face
Jane Fonda, Morgan Fairchild, Chevy Chase, Moon Zappa and dozens of other Hollywood notables flood California in a fight for clean water
CONTROVERSY 43
After the strange case of the Rev. Harry Cole and his wife, Jackie, arguments over the right to die will never be the same
TUBE 47
Dynasty's Linda Evans shows her mettle in the Australian-made miniseries The Last Frontier
COUPLES 51
Baseball's Ron Darling made his best pitch and caught a model wife, Toni O'Reilly
ARTS 58
Scorned by the gallery elite, New York painter Jay Wilson takes to the streets
FOOD 62
Author Jacqueline Higuera McMahan (The Salsa Book) spikes her meals with heaps of chile sauces
TO THE TOP 67
An all-black sex comedy, She's Gotta Have It, puts budget filmmaker Spike Lee on the movie map
SONG 75
After years on the back roads, the Fabulous Thunderbirds roar into the pop mainstream
ON THE MOVE 79
In the world according to Chicago columnists Cheryl Lavin and Laura Kavesh, love is a battlefield
JOCKS 87
The Chicago Bears' Willie Gault is a fancy dancer off the field too
TROUBLE 88
James Brolin's June "wedding" to Jan Smithers came as a shock to his wife, Jane: They're still married
IN THE MONEY 90
If you find a cockroach in your laundry, blame designer Susan Wonderly
VIDEO 93
Situation wanted: SCTV's Catherine O'Hara, currently In HBO's Really Weird Tales, seeks steadier work
SCREEN 97
Blake Edwards' latest film enables daughter Jennifer Edwards to play out a real-life Family Feud
COPING 101
Breaking free of the secret despair of adult illiteracy, Fran DeBlasio discovers a new world through books
BIO 108
Jazz genius Ornette Coleman explores the far-flung boundaries of the musical universe
ON THE JOB 116
Mammalogist Merlin Tuttle goes to bat for bats
VOICES 121
The Supremes, the Temptations and the Miracles owe their walk and some of their talk to Maxine Powell, Motown's Empress of Etiquette
INVENTORS 127
What does the secret Stealth plane look like? Modelmaker John Andrews thinks he knows
RESCUE 133
A good-natured gorilla named Jambo plays genial host to an unexpected 5-year-old guest
LINGO 134
Science editor Edward Tenner outputs a new guide to jargon: tech speak
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 9
TAKE ONE 27
STAR TRACKS 56
LOOKOUT 130
CHATTER 136
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