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42 The day he learned he had tested HIV positive, soap heartthrob Dack Ramho walked off the set of Another World. Now, he's found spiritual peace in the shadow of AIDS
46 American-born konishiki raises a weighty issue with Japan's sumo authorities
48 Daryl Hannah, Sharon Stone and Ivana Trump strut at a celeb fashion show to fight AIDS
50 Outside an abortion clinic in Buffalo, 64-year-old grandfather Art Scherff fights for his daughters" right to choose, and Philip Smith, a local prison guard, marches to protect the fetus
POLS 57
Battered by earthquakes, deficits and riots, California Gov. Pete Wilson battles to save his state—and his popularity
HAPPY 65
With Little House on the Prairie long behind her, actress Melissa (Gilbert-Brinkman has a home on the range and a new sitcom, aptly titled Stand By Your Man
CRIME 69
Country singer Dawna hay Wells's mother disappeared; her body was never found, but Dawna Kay helped corral the murderer—Rusty Morris, her father
OUT OF THE PAST 74
Sure, the mail can be a little slow in Yarmouth, Maine, but that doesn't explain why a letter to Margaret Anderson look 55 years to deliver
TUBE 81
She moved to a new zip code to star on Beverly Hills, 90210, but Jennie Garth hasn't tripped on any emotional luggage
HEIRS 87
Desi Arnaz Jr. grew up on a troubled track, but his role in The Mambo Kings was his way of celebrating his loving, wayward father
DISCOVERY 93
Grad student Randall Skalsky, 43, deciphers the frieze on the Portland vase and solves a Roman riddle that has long baffled scholars
ON THE MOVE 99
Self-proclaimed Queen of Babedom Dianne Brill shares her secrets in a girl-talk guide, Boobs, Boys, and High Heels
TROUBLE 101
Georgia's avenging angel of abused children, Faye Yager, is charged with abusing kids herself
COVER 104
Kate Jackson left Hollywood to heal after a harrowing bout with breast cancer. Here's how she made it through—aided by husband Tom Hart and friends Jaclyn Smith and Farrah Faweett
SCENE 112
A week before due dale, katie Couric, Faith Daniels, Joan Lunden, Mary Alice Williams and Paula Zahn shower Murphy Brown's baby
PAGES 115
Humorist Bill Geist hits a homer with his Little League tell-all
COPING 119
Faced with prostate cancer, Sen. Robert Dole decides he can help more by speaking out
IN HIS WORDS 125
Is the sleep-inducing Halcion a gift to insomniacs—or a threat to health and sanity?
SCREEN 129
Since splitting with Geena Davis, actor Jeff Goldblum has been painting up a storm, making movies and, ah, yes, dating Geena again
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 135
karen Valentine of Room 222 has found graduating beyond TV a tough course
PARTY 139
It's 50 candles for Barbra Streisand as pals crown the Princess of Birthday Tidings
MAIL 4
STAR TRACKS 6
PICKS & PANS 13
THE INSIDER 41
PASSAGES 96
PUZZLER 123
CHATTER 142
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