Gallery September 1977

FEATURES
36 AMERICA'S PROGRAMMED ASSASSINS
By Gary Alexander
There are programmed assassins in the United States waiting to be activated when the decision is made to destroy an American leader who threatens the hidden power groups that dominate this country. Before you doubt, spend some time with the research assembled by Gary Alexander.
40 THE SPEED OF DARK AND OTHER ODDITIES
Humor by Richard Smith
Scientific endeavors in this postEinsteinian age. Read all about it and educate your funny bone.
43 WHAT TURNS YOU ON?
Photography by John Bantin
Life can be an endless source of erotic delight; all you have to do is learn where to look and how to recognize it. Here is your first painless lesson.
48 LAGNIAPPE
Fiction by Davis Grubb.
Two men, close friends: one the town sheriff, the other the town doctor. Between them came murder.
61 INTERVIEW WITH HERMAN KAHN
Called "Dr. Strangelove" by his critics and "superpatriot" by his admirers, Kahn dreams up strategies for corporations and the U.S. Government, including the Defense Department. This interview by Claudia Dreifus is guaranteed to make you lose some sleep.
64 PUNK ROCK
By Meridee Merzer
It's the newest music craze: young savages in black leathers and drainpipe jeans, whose nonmusic is sweeping the country. To be a fan, all you have to do is act mean.
67 JEALOUSY AND POSSESSIVENESS: THE DESTRUCTIVE TRAP
By Rod Phillip
Even the best relationships can be destroyed by two of the most natural emotions: jealousy and possessiveness. If you can understand them, there's a lot you can do to help yourself and your lover. But awareness is the first step—so test yourself for these feelings by using the questionnaire that accompanies the article.
86 PRIVATE LIVES: GOD'S GIFT TO WOMEN
Gil had a problem. Because he was a perfectionist, he was unable to sustain a relationship or to become really involved with any woman. Until he met Marian, and took the cure.
PICTORIALS
51 FAN LETTER
Photographs by Geoff Howes
71 The "GIRL NEXT DOOR" Amateur Erotic Photo Contest
New Entries, plus this month's winner.
92 THE LONGHAIR TYPE
Photographs by Imex
DEPARTMENTS
8 FEEDBACK
Letters from our readers.
19 GALLERY AT LEISURE:
Music by Meridee Merzer Books by Donald Newlove Films by Tom Seligson Sports by Ira Kaufman
27 PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
By Susan Toepfer
83 INSIDE-OUT
A column of personal advice by Peter Frishauf and Katharine Rice.
85 THE OPINIONATED READER
Our readers express their views on the question: It is said a man's worth is measured by the size of his bank account, but a woman's worth is determined by her youth, beauty, and sexuality. How true do you think this is, and is it fair?
102 CAMPUS ROUNDTABLE
Editors of leading college newspapers throughout the country describe their fellow students' attitudes on the following subject: What constitutes status on your campus? Is status getting into medical school, being able to quote 18th-century poets by heart, or driving a new sports car?