ON THE COVER 92
He was a peerless performer and a sometimes parodied hipster. He marched for civil rights, and he hugged President Nixon. In 64 remarkable years Sammy Davis Jr. both reflected and changed his times
UP FRONT 44-58
Was pilot Dan Hood, a hero of the NBC movie Last Flight Out, a man on a mission of mercy, or did he have a hidden agenda to find a son?
Thierry Roussel weds longtime love Gaby Landhage, but it's his Onassis heiress daughter, Athina Roussel, who steals the show
Condemned to die, jailhouse lawyer Joe Giarratano protests that he's no killer, and the Supreme Court is hearing his appeal
Bad boy Andrew Dice Clay wasn't Saturday night special on Saturday Night Live, but the Diceman got all the attention he thinks he deserves
COUPLES 63
Starting over in South Carolina, Robby Benson and Karla DeVito have a solid eight-year marriage and a new movie, Modern Love
BIO 73
The alcoholic son of an alcoholic father, pop therapist John Bradshaw wins a huge TV audience by tracing the root of addiction back to the family
PARTY 83
The stars of Comic Relief, including Robin Williams, Steven Wright and Joan Rivers, raise funny money for a serious cause: the homeless
STYLE 86
Putting their locks in a sexy pile, the likes of Ivana Trump and supermodel Claudia Schiffer pay homage to the Bardot coiffure
PAGES 89
After years of writing little romances, Scotland's Rosamunde Pilcher struck it rich with The Shell Seekers; now she's back with another best-seller, September
ADVENTURE 101
In Miami, Don Johnson and Kurt Russell take on Chuck Norris and the life-and-death perils of powerboat racing
CONTROVERSY 105
Colorado cop Kevin Orcutt adapts an age-old weapon for use on the job, and alleged victims are screaming in outrage—and pain
TO THE TOP 108
Washington, D.C.'s Sweet Honey in the Rock sing about discord, in exquisite harmony
REUNION 111
Freed 45 years ago from a German prison camp, 13 former U.S. airmen come together once more
HEIRS 115
Actor Stephen Lang, son of philanthropist Eugene, gives rich performances on stage and screen
TRIBUTE 119
Father to Kermit the Frog and a host of other Muppets, Jim Henson, who died last week at 53, had a childlike genius that brought out the kid in everyone
OUCH! 123
Who dares to yank on the Duchess of York's ponytail? Hint—her name begins with a B
HAPPY 124
The world's first test-tube tiger cubs are born at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
MAIL 5
PICKS & PANS 9
THE INSIDER 43
CHATTER 126
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