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UPDATED 06/29/1998 at 01:00 AM EDT Originally published 06/29/1998 at 01:00 AM EDT

46 Up Front
The dragging death of James Byrd in Jasper, Texas, provokes shock, outrage—and murder charges

52 Her sentence for the manslaughter of an 8-month-old infant reduced, au pair Louise Woodward is free to return to England

54 Candy Bomber Gail Halvorsen soars over Berlin 50 years after the flights that made him a hero to war-weary kids

61 Animals
Thanks to Richard Avanzino's dogged efforts, San Francisco has a new ASPCA adoption center

65 Arts
Sculptor Steve Tobin loved Ghana's termite hills, so he copied them—in bronze

69 Coping
Cybill Shepherd discusses menopause and its implications in her signature style

76 Pages
Dr. Seuss makes a final house call with Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

79 Tube
Enrico Colantoni, the photographer on Just Shoot Me, is developing nicely

82 Inventors
In answer to every homeowner's dream, Keith Doty offers the Lawn Nibbler, a robot that cuts the grass

84 Donors
Wall Street potentate Alan Greenberg gives $1 million to help the needy buy Viagra

87 Trouble
Months after kicking drugs and alcohol, country singer Hal Ketchum battles a disabling disease

93 Family
When divorce destroys children's homes, Miami Beach psychotherapist Gary Neuman helps them rebuild

98 Cover
Bright and fun-loving at 13, Athina Roussel is no poor little rich girl—but the growing feud over her fortune might change that

107 Medics
Jeanette Tracy's life was altered forever when her anesthesia failed. Now she's trying to make sure no one else suffers as she did

111 Update
After dressing some of America's fanciest hotels, designer Carleton Varney is turning to resort wear

117 Couples
With raves for The Truman Show and Lauren Holly on his arm, Jim Carrey is film-dom's new King of the World

123 Song
High schooler Lila McCann hits the road to push her hot debut album

126 Angels
Wisconsin's Joyce Berg calls on her collection of 12,000 angels to save an old church from the wrecking ball

129 Winners
After living in Chicago for 45 years, Valdas Adamkus returns home to Lithuania—as president

135 Jocks
A remarkable competitor, female race car driver Terri O'Connell used to be a man

140 Critters
A California racetrack bowwows its patrons with dachshund racing

145 Controversy
Librarian Shirley Barron says the IRS drove her husband to suicide

148 Crusaders
He sought the peace and quiet of the great outdoors. Now Bob Pierson battles to save the Montana ghost town he helped restore

6 Mailbag
10 Scoop
16 Star Tracks
25 Picks & Pans
45 Insider
97 Passages
114 Style Watch
142 Puzzler
152 Chatter

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