Playboy June 1976

COVER STORY Our Playmate of the Year cover was shot by Japanese lensman Ohta, whose fashion photographs appeared in PLAYBOY last January. Ohta had never dealt with a Playmate before. "I was frightened at first," he says. "I expected Lillian to be pampered. But she turned out to be an extremely professional model." We could have told him that. 3 PLAYBILL 11 DEAR PLAYBOY 21 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 24 SPORTS At the Over-the-Line World Championship, the name's the thing. 28 MUSIC National Lampoon, Burning Spear and the latest from Barbra. 32 MOVIES Watergate, W. C. Fields, kids' baseball and Robin Hood for adults. 40 BOOKS Bernstein and Woodward's long-awaited new book on Nixon's last days. 42 LOST IN THE STARS RICHARD RHODES If extraterrestrials get our message, their only response may be "Huh?" 43 THE SAFETY FETISHISTS CRAIG KARPEL This year s new safety standards may well be the death of us all. 45 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 51 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 69 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: SARA JANE MOORE—candid conversation Once a mild-mannered suburban housewife/accountant, Sally Moore reveals the real reason she attempted to assassinate President Ford. 88 JENNY AND THE BALL-TURRET GUNNER—fiction JOHN IRVING A nurse discovers how to have an—almost—immaculate conception. 92 CAUTION: WOMEN AT WORK!—pictorial Thanks to fern lib, you find ladies doing macho things these days—like working oil wells and operating jackhammers. Ah, but there is a difference! 98 THE GREAT WHALE BATTLE—article JACK RICHARDSON Our author joins a crew of ecologists out to get between the Russians and the endangered whale. The Russkies, as it turns out, have no sense of humor. 103 55 BE DAMNED!—article BROCK YATES Nobody s paying much attention to that ridiculous speed limit, least of all our author, who tells how to get around it. 104 THE WHOLE HERO-DRIVER'S CATALOG—merchandise The latest in driving gear to make the open road a joy. 106 WORLD'S FASTEST CARNIVAL RIDE—sports DAN GERBER A former race driver provides an inside account of the ritual of Indy. 178 LIFE AMONG THE ALSO-RANS—personality ...WILLIAM NEELY Dick Simon is not your typical Indy leadfoot. He wouldn't mind winning, but, for him, that's not the name of the game. 109 VODKA!—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG The drink of the Cossacks may turn out to be the only reason for detente. 110 DEBBIE'S DREAM—playboy's playmate of the month Ever since she was 14, Debra Peterson has wanted to be a Playmate—that's what we call manifest destiny. 120 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 122 PRIVATE EYES—modern living Everything you always wanted to know about telescopes, like how to get a clearer view of that redhead on the 37th floor of the building next door. 125 SEX FOR YOUR HEALTH—article .... EDWARD M. & JEREMY BRECHER Need a good come-on gimmick? Here it is. Medical evidence proves that doing it will keep you young, active and alive, among other things. 126 PLAYBOY'S HISTORY OF ASSASSINATION—article .. JAMES McKINLEY The death of Malcolm X may have been a gangland hit, but the killing of Martin Luther King, Jr., remains the most suspicious of them all. 132 PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR—pictorial The envelope, please. And lo, August Playmate Lillian Muller leads all the rest. 145 PRETTY KATE OF WINDSOR and TENEMENT TO LET!—ribald classics 147 PLAYBOY'S GIFTS FOR DADS AND GRADS—merchandise A contemporary treasure-trove for men of achievement. 150 AND A PICTURE TUBE SHALL LEAD THEM—article ..JOHN LEONARD The former editor of the New York Times Book Review takes a witty look at the one-eyed monster and concludes that television is the only thing holding this nation together. 153 JUST ADD WATER—attire DAVID PLATT As far as today's swimwear goes, a little goes a long way 157 IS THERE LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?—article RALPH KEYES Everyone goes through it, everyone gets traumatized one way or the other. Even the famous, whose high school experiences (and yearbook mug shots) are featured in this nostalgic walk down memory lane. 159 THE HONEYMOON IS OVER—humor JOHN DEMPSEY A cartoonists-eye view of marriage's rocky road. 188 THINK TANK Quick hits on video-disc technology, a weird Navy project, research into the chemical transfer of learning and mineral shortages. 206 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI