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March 1974

Table of Contents

Features

The Federal prison in Fort Worth is unique in more ways than one.

A rodeo is an anachronism, like javelin throwing: but its bumps, bruises, and brawls are real.

Leaving Cheyenne, which may be Larry McMurtry’s best novel, is made into a miserable movie. This is how it happened.

Columns

Film

Lots of spooky movies this month as a new reviewer takes the wheel.

Books

Our reviewer, whose capacity for punishment is apparently boundless, reports on ten best-selling paperback books.

Investments

In the past people have made a pretty penny from initial offerings. No more.

Performance

After an aggressive ad campaign, attendance was up at the Houston Ballet; the performances were also up... and down.

Dining In

You know about Tex-Mex cooking, but what about German-Tex? Its beauty lies in the stomach of the engulfer.

Options

This answers every question about getting married outdoors buy why.

Miscellany

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