Fighters from all over Texas slug it out in the Golden Gloves; for most, that’s the only gold they’ll ever see.
June 1978

Features
A lifelong aversion to sleek steel high rises and modern fads has made O’Neil Ford the grand old maverick of Texas architecture.
Wearing black robes, he swept into power and now rules from an office he will hold for life.
Forget the San Jacinto Monument and the Alamo. Here are trails that will lead you to Lee Harvey Oswald’s can opener, tranquil country cemeteries, the world’s largest jackrabbit, peanut butter pie, and even more.
Columns
If you think lamb korma is a wooly creature with good vibes, you’ve got a lot to learn about Indian food.
Miscellany
Reporter
Taking on the Shah of Iran in Beeville; trying to save an eaglet in Waco; juggling sex in Galveston; flipping the switch on nuclear power; and fighting panjic at monstrous DFW Airport.