| Special Interest | |
| 23 | Wiley Post/will Rogers Air Crash: Fifty Years Later What Really Happened / By Jimmy Mattern As Told To Dorothy Mattern |
| 27 | Living Free: Emily Jo Beard's Idyllwild-retreat Alternative To The Animal Shelter / By Tom Kirby |
| 29 | Desert Circus: After A Three-year Hiatus, The Circus Is Back In Town / By Carolyn Patten |
| 31 | The City Beat In The Heat: Our Lois Lane Pounds The Pavement For A Hot Story / By Jan Curran |
| Regular Features | |
| 10 | Editor's Note: How Hot Is It? / By W.h. Bowart |
| 14 | Comment: High And Low Notes |
| 17 | Psl Informant: Waterparks To Make A Splash And More |
| 20 | Closeups: Physician Save My Car! Plus More |
| 22 | Gallery Scene: The Art Of August |
| 33 | Wardrobe: Fall Features / By Maggi Miller & Teke |
| 34 | Palm Springs Life's Desert Guide: August Activities / By Donna Curran |
| 73 | Bodytalk: Dieter's Almanac Salad Days Are Here Again / By Theodore Berland |
| 75 | Around Town: The Year Of Barbara Sinatra / By Pamela Bieri |
| 95 | Shoppers Bazaar: Special-interest Items |
| 96 | Starstruck: You're In The Spotlight Now. Leo Plus 11 / By A. Kalid Rah |
ABOUT THE COVER: We're talking heatwave. Fashion photographer Teke captures Mr. Los Angeles Body Builder 1984 Matt Bitetti, a 1985 Mr. U.S.A. contender, in a Savage bikini from Bikini by Bernie, Palm Springs. Her models wear (from left), an Eeni Meeni maillot from Perfect Fit of Palm Springs and a bikini-look maillot from Double Exposure, available at 4 Seasons Swimwear, Palm Desert. Patio umbrellas from Santa Barbara Designs.