Gallery December 1978

ARTICLES AND FEATURES 31 INTERVIEW: PETER FALK One of the world's most popular and engaging actors talks about his life as a performer, what's in store for him personally and professionally, and why he still lives in a one-bedroom apartment. 39 THE GALLERY RATE-YOUR-DATE ADDRESS BOOK At last, the modern man has help in keeping track of the women in his life. 59 GASOHOL: THE CLEAN FUEL THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT An investigative report by Samuel L. Blumenfeld Here are the facts behind the cover-up of a new substitute for gasoline that has already been marketed in limited areas. Who's trying to keep word of it from reaching the American public? 70 COUPLES COUNSELING: A NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT YOUR RELATIONSHIP By Susan Merlino and Merle Molofsky In this form of counseling, you go together with your mate and find out how both of you are contributing to the nonhappiness of your relationship. 73 SWAP MEET Cartoon Pictorial by Don Orehek 88 THE WATER CRISIS: WILL THERE BE A DROP TO DRINK? An investigative report by Karl Hess Here's an alarming report on just how close America is to depleting its supply of usable water. Pollution, misuse, and overuse have brought us close to the brink of a critical shortage. 91 THE GIFT GALLERY Gifts you can buy for everyone—from a hard-to-please business associate to your partner in sensual adventure. 100 THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF OSWALDO Fiction by Gerault Rotondo An undersized TV repairman ventures into an unknown world—and an unknown woman—and discovers his own unknown self. 103 PRIVATE LIVES: LOVING THE DANGER OF LOVE The true story of a woman whose greatest sexual thrill came when she was most in danger of being caught. 123 AN OUT-OF-SITE PROPOSAL FOR A FOOTBALL STADIUM THAT WON'T MAKE ANYBODY MAD PICTORIALS 64 MARILYN AT MONTAUK Photographs by Siwer Ohlsson 75 THE "GIRL NEXT DOOR" Amateur Erotic Photo Contest 79 SPECIAL GIANT PULL-OUT CENTERFOLD OF THIS MONTH'S "GIRL NEXT DOOR" 96 SHUTTER SHY Photographs by Siwer Ohlsson 111 CRITICS' CHOICE Photographs by Peter Flodqvist 131 TETRA Created by Malcolm McNeill Part III. The woman is returned to her captors in this science fiction adventure series. DEPARTMENTS 8 FEEDBACK Letters from our readers. 19 PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS By Susan Toepfer 23 GALLERY AT LEISURE Sports by Bernard Kirsch Music by Meridee Merzer Screen by Tom Seligson Books by Donald Newlove 38 ENVIRONMENTAL ALERT Environmental trouble-spot update. 108 INSIDE-OUT Advice by Peter Frishauf and Katharine Rice 138 FACE TO FACE: JANOS PETER Willem Oltmans in a discussion with the chairman of the Hungarian Parliament.