ON THE COVER 66
With the theft of secret letters written to Princess Anne by a palace aide, Commander Timothy Laurence, Britain's House of Windsor finds itself beset by scandal—and talk of a royal divorce
UP FRONT 40-50
About half a million marchers, among them Cybill Shepherd, Glenn Close, Morgan Fairchild and Donna Mills, demonstrate for the right to choose
Tobacco heir turned anti-smoking activist Patrick Reynolds tweaks his clan with a smoldering family history, The Gilded Leaf
After hitting a bar in Valdez, Alaska, Capt. Jeff Hazelwood put the supertanker Exxon Valdez on the rocks
SCREEN 53
In a black comedy about high school suicide, teen star Christian Slater proves he's not all sweetness and light
TOP 57
Drummer Jacob Armen thinks it would be pretty neat to be "the Buddy Rich of the '90s," but first he has to finish grade school
SEQUEL 59
A movie, a sitcom and a miniseries make former Monty Pythoner Eric Idle this week's three-ring flying circus
OUT OF THE PAST 76
Twenty-six years after the scandal that rocked a government, onetime party girl Christine Keeler looks back at a life mired in failure
SONG 85
Bonnie Raitt may be happy with her new, sober self, but she's singing the blues better than ever
ON THE MOVE 89
The reluctant star of the Fox network's Cops, Florida deputy sheriff Linda Canada becomes one of TV's most memorable women in blue
MAIN STREET 93
Thirty-one years ago, MIT's Oliver R. Smoot Jr. lay down his 5'7" body to measure the Harvard Bridge in units bearing his name; defenders of the tradition say his legacy must not be expunged
STAGE 97
Kit and the Widow, a wickedly British cabaret act, regularly makes sport of the Windsors—and the royal family just can't get enough of it
AT HOME 101
Jim Stewart's $6 million Florida home is concrete evidence he's made it big in cement
JOCKS 103
Setting a world record for most marathons run in a year, England's Richard Bird makes up in stamina and stubbornness what he lacks in hairline and speed
TROUBLE 108
Wounded during a shooting rampage in Miami, 4-year-old Jennifer Royal could become one of the youngest witnesses ever at a U.S. criminal trial
LOOKOUT 112
Does he want to be Wayne Gretzky or Keith Jarrett? Prep schooler Derek Geary hasn't decided, but he has the talent to go either way
ON THE JOB 116
Chuck Pick, valet parker to the stars, handles Hollywood's biggest wheels like a pro
MAIL 6
PICKS & PANS 11
TAKE ONE 39
CHATTER 118
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