March 1975

Table of Contents

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Features

Pomp and Circumstance

The private life of a public high school.

H. L. Hunt’s Long Goodbye

The strange legacy of the world’s richest man.

The Only Game in Town

The world’s best Domino player reveals his biggest secret — his identity.

Top Dog of the Oil Patch

There are more than one million possibilities in Dominoes and Everett Scrivner knows every one.

Mike Newlin Has Something on His Mind

One of pro basketball’s smartest players thinks about everything but the game.

The Good Old Days

An old-timer in radio broadcasting remembers some things he’d rather forget.

Tuning In Texas

Five radio announcers who’ll help you make it through the night&mash;or day.

Sampling the Stations

What’s on the dial around the state.

Columns

Behind the Lines

Politics

Off with Their Heads

Is the new Congress out to strip the Texas delegation of its power?

Performance

Putting on Arias

In Texas, the fandom of the opera is surprisingly large.

Dining In

A Taste of Honey

How to avoid sugar at any price.

Investments

Stolid Gold

A funny thing happened on the way to the gold boom.

Film

Doiní the Monster Mashed

The new Frankenstein is a horror movie. Unfortunately, it wasn’t intended to be.

Books

Old Dogs, Old Tricks

Two well-known authors prove that knowing the subject matter doesn’t necessarily guarantee a good book.

Cityview

The Way We Were

Two old Houston buildings stand in the way of what some people call progress.

Reporter

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

Miscellaneous

Contest

Not figuratively speaking.

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

Cheese and crackers.

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