ARTICLES AND FEATURES
31 THE MOST CORRUPT AGENCIES IN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT Investigative report by
Sheila Hershow
Each year, 44.3 billion taxpayer's dollars are lost by the government because
of theft, embezzlement, forgotten debts, and other rip-offs by federal workers.
If that angers you enough to want our government cleaned up, sign the attached
petition.
37 SHOULD YOU LOVE A WOMAN OLDER THAN YOU? By Janie Filstrup
Can love bridge the generation gap in a spring/fall relationship? Here's a guide
to handling the more mature, older woman in your love life.
46 THE SUPERDOCTORS By William Hoffman
A look at some of the giants of American medicine—men and women whose
innovative techniques, daring, and surgical skills make TV's doctor-heroes seem
anemic.
50 SHARK HUNT Fiction by Daniel Charles Ross
There was no escaping the bloody memory of his friend's watery death.
66 INTERVIEW: RICHARD SMITH
Who would show his love for a woman by giving her wooden hangers instead of
wire ones? Find out in this interview with one of America's most inventive humorists
and author of the best-seller, The Dieter's Guide to Weight Loss During Sex.
76 DOES YOUR VOTE COUNT? Humor by John Wesley Stewart
Never thought that one ill-timed moment of lust could change the course of a
presidential election, did you?
87 PRIVATE LIVES: EROTIC INTERLUDE
He had the best of both worlds. In New York he was loved for his mind in Florida
he was loved for his body
106 GREAT JUMPIN' JEANS! By Barbara McGinniss
Jeans are no longer just for collegians. Be in the height of fashion in this
season's cords and jeans.
109 THE MOST POWER-FULL MAN IN HISTORY By Robert Angus
Have the power of a king in your own castle with this home entertainment equipment.
PICTORIALS
40 FOCUS ON LESLIE TURTLE
Fourth in a series on top photographers, how they began, and a portfolio of
their best nude works.
53 THE "GIRL NEXT DOOR"
Amateur Erotic Photo Contest
57 SPECIAL GIANT PULL-OUT CENTERFOLD OF THIS MONTH'S "GIRL NEXT DOOR"
WINNER
70 SKI HIGH
Photographs by Siwer Ohlsson
80 THE ONE WHO (ALMOST) GOT AWAY
Photographs by Alex Edwards
DEPARTMENTS
8 FEEDBACK
Letters from our readers.
19 PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS
By Susan Toepfer
23 GALLERY'S YOU SECTION
Your Career Success by Mel Shestack
Your Personal Lifestyle by J. Nebraska Gifford
Your Body and Hers by Peter Frishauf and Katharine Rice
You and Your Money by Fred Weinberg
Your Leisure Hours:
Music by Meridee Merzer
Screen by Tom Seligson
Books by Donald Newlove
92 ENVIRONMENTAL ALERT
Environmental trouble-spot update. By Jane Bayer
114 FACE TO FACE: ANATOLY P. ALEXANDROV
Willem Oltmans in a discussion with the president of the USSR Academy of Sciences.