STAR TRACKS 4
Bruce Springsteen makes New York City his lucky town. Princess Anne shows off her suitor. Katie Couric minds her parents, and more
UP FRONT
42 When a gruesome farm accident tore his arms from his body, John Thompson literally used his head to save his own life. Today, limbs reattached, he's determined to lead a normal life, starting with high school graduation
51 One of the most prominent Catholic leaders in Ireland, and one of the most admired, Bishop Eamonn Casey was also, it turns out, the father of a son, now a Connecticut teenager. Publicly admitting his secret and expressing remorse, Casey resigns his post
FIRST PERSON 55
Reporter Jeff Kramer was beaten and shot during the L.A. riots. Out of the hospital, he returns to South Central to thank the black family that risked their lives to save his
TRIBUTE 59
In his final interview, actor Robert Reed remembers life as Father on The Brady Bunch
HAPPY 62
Computer nut Steven Roberts tools around on a $1.2 million bike that can think, talk and do just about everything, except, alas, pedal itself
PARTY 69
Sharon Stone, Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas and Whoopi Goldberg sun and schmooze at the annual Cannes International Film Festival
ROYALS 71
The controversial author of a new Di-ography, Lady Colin Campbell, sparks fresh waves of gossip about the Waleses' woes
COVER 75
A. May 22, 1992
Q. When's the last time America can go to bed with Johnny Carson? As The Tonight Show host checks out, pals, protégés and guests check in with 30 years of memories of the talk show genius we saw—and the private soul we didn't
JOCKS 87
Major league baseball officials didn't want to see Pam Postema behind the plate, so the former umpire is going to see them in court
CRIME 91
Superthief Jack MacLean stole from the rich while leading a double life of crime, police say, as Florida's notorious Gentle Rapist
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 99
Not all child actors self-destruct. Some, like Eric Scott, who played Ben on The Waltons for 10 years, actually self-improve
TRENDS 101
As host of Yo! MTV Raps and author of a fly new lexicon of rap flavor, Fab 5 Freddy is America's most hip-hoppy fella
DISCOVERY 105
Ever since he and his colleagues found wrinkles in the cosmos that support the leading theory of the birth of the universe, campus life has been one great big bang for astrophysicist George Smoot
TEACHER 111
In the wake of three shooting deaths at Brooklyn's Thomas Jefferson High School, principal Carol Beck is lobbying hard for peace
SONG 118
A soft ballad, "To Be with You," helped hard-rocking Mr. Big finally find pop stardom
MAIL 6
PICKS & PANS 9
THE INSIDER 41
PASSAGES 117
PUZZLER 103
CHATTER 120
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