Oui May 1982

58 ADMIRAL RICKOVER REGRETS: The father of America's nuclear navy rakes over the defense establishment, laments its corruption and near- uselessness, and describes his own role in a national tragedy. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy. 34 ALWAYS ALLIE She blew back to the Windy City after a hot and sweet Sicilian sojourn, and found there's no place like home—or the men in it. 24 HEALTH RIOT! Health spas, gyms and racquet ball courts are the best place to score, according to these young Californians. It's Nautilus but nice. Photography and text by Ed Rasen. 50 THE SEVENTH GAME Johnny Longboat's arm is gone, his career is going. It's his last World Series, but he has one more game to make his mark on history. Roger Kahn, author of The Boys of Summer, burns another one in. Illustrations by Peter Catalanotto. 72 PAT COOPER The Vegas Avenger stalks celebrities with a single acid tongue and when Cooper lets fly all the "stars" go on the run. Interview by Steve Rossi. Illustration by Anthony Schiano. 30 CHARLIE DANIELS: THE AMERICAN DREAM The Carolina country music star has a deep and abiding faith in America, but not quite all of its citizens. Interview by Dolly Carlisle. 40 THE CASTING COUCH: ITALIAN STYLE The movie extras of Rome are a sideshow unto themselves—beautiful, unscrupled, sordid, sometimes sad and often insane. For the casting director, each day was a descent into a comical Hell. FEATURES 9 ANTHONY SCADUTO: Why the Mafia is falling apart 10 ALEXANDER COCKBURN: A murderously definitive list of missiles: theirs and ours 12 JAMES DALE DAVIDSON: Government: Closed for the day 75 ROCK & ROLL CONFESSIONS: Looking for a piece with Carmine Appice. By Mikael Kirke. 109 THE PIG PAPERS: Miseries of American malehood — outlived & unloved. By Todd McMullen. DEPARTMENTS AND OUI GIRLS 4 LETTERS Shameless love — from our readers 17 OUI VIEWS The best of May: In film, records, television and books 88 CLOTHES In search of a shirt without an alligator. By Jack Hyde. 92 HI-FI Speak softly and carry a small tape. 53 ENCORE EKKORE OUI know what you need from this little French-Swede 62 FOREIGN FILM GIRL Rowan Moore: Always wanting more 81 JOYSTICK: OUI sees the electronic future, and it's already here. By Ed Rosenfeld 43 COVERGIRL NANCY TRAYLOR: HEE-HAW'S FARMER'S DAUGHTER The latest addition to an all-jug repertory company, this hillbilly sex bomb's cutesy curves caught the eye of a movie producer when she was a tender 15 year-old. Since then it has been uphill. Nancy reveals all to Bob Crane. Photos by Dick Zimmerman.