July 1974 Cover

ON THE COVER: Cover photography by Ron Scott

July 1974

Table of Contents

Features

Why Jack Valenti Still Sleeps Soundly

Beneath the phony outer schmaltz of Jack Valenti one finds the real schmaltz of a true believer.

by Al Reinert

Six West

Staying alive day by day . . . by day.

by Stephen Harrigan

James Helwig is the Heavyweight Champion of Texas

Boxing is the real school of hard knocks. James Helwig, the Texas Heavyweight Champion, hopes he’ll be able to graduate in time.

by Gregory Curtis

Forgotten Places

Four seldom visited areas of Texas prove to be proudly beautiful and almost inaccessible.

by Griffin Smith, Jr

Off, Off Damned Coat

Since our wearables often become unbearable, hereís a bold alternative.

by Griffin Smith, Jr

Columns

Behind the Lines

by William Broyles

Investments

Marginal Utilities

Utilities companies’ long range plans didn’t include a fuel shortage. Now they have shortages of a different kind to worry about.

by The Customer's Man

Film

When All the Laughter Turned to Sap

All these movies have something missing; it didn’t take Sam Spade to find it.

by Katharine Lowry

Politics

The Peter Out Principle

The Texas GOP cranks down for November elections.

by Chase Untermeyer

Dining In

Splendor on the Grass

Cooking over an open fire is no mystic art. And it helps if you start everything in your kitchen at home.

by Linda West Eckhardt

Travel

Among the Ruins

Across Yucatan on pennies a day. An intrepid traveler reports.

by Stephen Harrigan

Reporter

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

by Richard West

Miscellany

Contest

by Paul Burka

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

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