Gallery December 1977

FEATURES
30 INTERVIEW: HAL NEEDHAM
He spends his working hours almost constantly in physical danger. He's out to break the world's land-speed record;. and, on top of all that, he is an onscreen "double" for his close buddy, Burt Reynolds.
36 WEATHER SHOCK By Lowell Ponte
Everybody talks about the weather. Now it may be too late to do anything about it. Hot spells in Alaska, snow in Miami, most severe droughts, floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes in recorded history: has the weather gone crazy, or have the Pentagon and the Kremlin discovered the ultimate weapon?
46 THE INTERNATIONAL POWER BROKERS WHO HAVE JIMMY CARTER IN THEIR POCKET By David Wemple
What if we told you—and then proved —that there is a group of superpowerful men from the industrialized Western nations and Japan who, through a network of common financial interests and political beliefs, actually have the power to handpick our President and his chief assistants! Don't doubt it.
56 SEX AFTER SPLITTING UP By Leslie Morgan
That's a question many young couples are facing these days. The answer depends on how well you and she understand the traps and pitfalls, as well as the obvious benefits.
69 SEX AND MUSIC By Dave Street
Is it true what they say about the sex lives of rock stars? It's even better than what they say, thanks to the wild scenes that are almost impossible to avoid in the newest rock clubs.
73 INTERVIEW WITH GENE SIMMONS OF KISS
78 GALLERY'S HOLIDAY PARTY-CRASHING GUIDE Humor by Richard Smith
It's getting to be the time of year for planning how to make the most of those fun-filled, drink-filled, sex-filled parties that individuals and companies throw to mark the holiday eve. Here are some hilarious ideas on how to use your wit to get in without an invitation.
96 MISSING PERSONS Fiction by Philip Cioffari
He was a private eye looking for a beautiful girl called Angel. He found her in the Colorado hills and found some part of himself, as well. Unfortunately.
99 PRIVATE LIVES: TRACKS IN THE SNOW
One man's true story of a ski vacation, hotter than he expected.

PICTORIALS
41 GALLERY'S OWN HOLIDAY WRAP-UP
Photographs by Schild/Obremski
53 SEX CHANGE Cartoon Feature
59 THE LEO LAIR
Photographs by Loren
83 The "GIRL NEXT DOOR" Amateur Erotic Photo Contest
94 BONUS LIFE-SIZE 1978 CALENDAR POSTER OF THE GIRL NEXT DOOR 1977 WINNER: How to get yours.
107 THE LOST CATCH Photographs by Siwer Ohlsson

DEPARTMENTS
10 FEEDBACK
Letters from our readers.
20 GALLERY AT LEISURE
Music by Meridee Merzer
Books by Donald Newlove
Films by Tom Seligson
27 PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS By Susan Toepfer
104 INSIDE-OUT
A column of personal advice by Peter Frishauf and Katharine Rice.
120 CAMPUS ROUNDTABLE
Editors of leading college newspapers throughout the country describe their fellow students' attitudes on the following subject:Has decriminalized marijuana changed student life?