ARTICLES AND FEATURES
31 INTERVIEW: Steve Martin
One wild and crazy guy takes time out to show his other side and reveals that
jokes aren't the only things on his mind.
40 THE POISONING OF AMERICA An investigative report by Jerry Shields
An environmentalist presents the facts on the most horrifying problem of our suffering
century— the unceasing pollution of our land by chemicals, radiation, and
other poisons. And it may be too late to undo the damage—to us and to future
generations.
50 SINATRA: CROONER OR CANARY? By Philip Nobile
What was Frank Sinatra doing at Cuba's Hotel Nacional in 1947 in the company of
"Lucky" Luciano? That's one of the things a Senate subcommittee on organized
crime wanted to know when it investigated Sinatra in 1951. For the answer to this
and other sticky questions, read this never-before-published testimony.
68 GUILT: HOW YOU GOT IT, HOW TO GET RID OF IT By Carole Bovoso
A veteran of innumerable guilt trips (who isn't?) tells you how to ease yourself
away from this chronic destroyer of relationships and of your own peace of mind.
71 THE INS AND OUTS OF FALL FASHION By Ron Butler
This fashion feature is more than just a lot of pretty pictures. Whether you live
in a major city or a small town, whether you lean toward the casual look or a
three-piece suit, here's advice you can really use.
83 PRIVATE LIVES: HOLIDAY ON ICE
A professional skater learns how to deal with love "on the road."
98 FOR JOHNSON, WITH LOVE Fiction by J.S. Weill
He was a wounded veteran. His nurse was gruff, married, and against the war. What
better way to start an affair?
45 THE HIGH SIGN: What Zodiac Signs Tell You About Women Photographs by Len de
Lessio
55 THE "GIRL NEXT DOOR"
Amateur Erotic Photo Contest
59 SPECIAL GIANT PULL-OUT CENTERFOLD OF THIS MONTH'S "GIRL NEXT DOOR"
75 A HAND FOR THE LADY Photographs by Peter Kent
92 GRACIAS, GRACE
Photographs by Siwer Ohlsson
DEPARTMENTS
8 FEEDBACK
Letters from our readers.
23 GALLERY AT LEISURE
Sports by Bernard Kirsch Music by Nleridee Merzer Screen by Tom Seligson Books
by Donald Newlove
19 PEOPLE. PLACES THINGS By Susan Toepfer
36 SPEAKING OUT: THE AMERICAN ARMY CAN'T FIGHT By Richard Gabriel
A professor of politics pinpoints the potentially fatal weaknesses in our Army
and suggests it's time to get back into fighting shape.
88 INSIDE-OUT
Advice by Peter Frishauf and Katharine Rice
106 CAMPUS ROUNDTABLE
Editors of leading college newspapers state their opinions on: Do you think that
sex in the office is out of place?
118 FACE TO FACE: THE USSR'S LEADING POLITICAL ADVISER
Willem Oltmans in a concise discussion with Professor Georgi A. Arbatov, Leonid
Brezhnev's foremost adviser.
