D Magazine June 1979
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Lords of an Underground Empire
The Old Plantation is the hottest bar in town. But only after surviving arson, harassment, and sabotage.
By David Bauer
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CITY Pro and Condo
The city thinks the wave of condominium conversion is great. But some tenants view it with alarm.
By
Mitch Lobrovich
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CONSUMER Doing Your Homework
A little preventive maintenance can save you a lot of money on major home repairs.
By
RON FOX
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DINING Sole on Ice
How to buy good seafood when there’s not an ocean in sight.
By
Charles Allan
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FAMILIES Village Idiocy
Every weekend, hundreds of kids assemble for an inexplicable ritual known as the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
By
Jo Brans
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James Bond Has Everybody Fooled
Including his friends, his creditors, the Dallas school board, the taxpayers – and maybe himself.
By
Leonard Reed
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THE ARTS Film Flams
The USA Film Festival has lasted a decade. It hasn’t grown up yet.
By
David Dillon
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The Closed World of Adults Who Can’t Read
There are 80,000 people in Dallas who can’t decipher a street sign or a soup can. Lots of them have high school diplomas.
By
Amy Cunningham
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WINE Goodbye, Good Buy
Fine wine has never been more expensive. Here’s why – and what you’re going to have to do about it.
By
ELMER RAY SPURR
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WINNING & LOSING THE AUSTIN POWER GAME
ven though he is standing in the shadows of a South Austin beer joint, Billy Wayne Clay-ton’s gold-covered teeth are glimmering, casting a reflec-tion that seems as bright as a sunrise. The searchlight effect of Clayton’s dental work is due not so much to the number of gold-capped teeth he has, but to the way he displays them. Tonight, Billy Clayton is smiling a lot. “Oh yes, Dallas,” he says as we are in-troduced. “Real nice town. Glad you came down to see us.”
By
Rowland Stiteler
