December 1973
December 1973
Table of Contents
Features
Hit Man!He has a gun, will travel, and will kill—for a price. Why Dallas?When John Neely Bryan built his cabin he didn't know what would happen to Big D as it grew, or why it would happen. A. C. Greene searches through old photographs and records to give us the answer. |
Border Towns: What to Do and Where to Do ItOur travel guide, in search of the perfect taco, wanders along the 1248 mile border between Texas and Mexico. He wines, dines, and occasionally sightsees. Airport!Dallas and Fort Worth boosters may have pushed their cities into the 21st century when they opened the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport this September. The Wizards of OddsIn Texas the bookies go where the action is and in Texas the action is with football. |
Columns
CitywiseUnsafe at Any AgeThe toys your children play with might make them one of the 19,000 dead or 40,000 crippled by playthings this year. |
PerformanceOpera Goes PublicThe path to haute culture in Texas is regularly trodden by opera buffs in four cities. Although no La Scalia or Bayreuth, the opera companies of Texas are offering some unique and innovative productions. FilmSome Things Old, Some Things NewTurffaut does it again, Polanski leaves a lot to be desired, and Losey wins and loses at the same time. InvestmentsThe Gold BugsWhen inflation hits the international scene the gnomes of Zurich and the goldbugs start racing for the ingots. But how smart an investment is gold these days? |
Miscellaneous
How well do you know what is going on in Texas politics? (Wed Dec 3 at 11:31 AM)
Not a Bad Consolation Prize (Wed Dec 3 at 1:49 PM)
Rick Riordan on Texas Monthly Talks (Mon Dec 1 at 6:43 PM)
