Word: texan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...some of the more adaptable elements of pop music--strings, pianos, and complex vocal accompaniments. Such artists have strengthened country music while enriching it with a new diversity, and have opened the way for other minorities. So what might have seemed impossible became inevitable, and finally happened: a rawboned Texan with a tall hat, a gunslinger moustache, and a cigar between his clenched teeth swaggered onto the country stage, and the crackers moved over to make room for Kinky Friedman, the first Jewish country music star...
TRYING TO come to terms with a state as huge and varied as Texas in a single magazine issue seems, at best a difficult undertaking. To a Texan it might appear presumptuous. The editors of the Atlantic Monthly, while lamely acknowledging the futility of the effort have nonetheless attempted to do just that. With the help of a number of natives and a few outsiders, they have produced in their March issue an uneven but absorbing investigation of a state the, despite the national attention it receives, remains little understood...
...reputation as a conservative. Once a firm booster of the aerospace industry and a staunch supporter of the Viet Nam War, he has moderated his stance in recent years by voting against the ssx and opposing additional military aid to South Viet Nam. In an unusual move for a Texan, he has proposed the elimination of the oil depletion allowance for the major oil producers. He insists, however, that the allowance should be continued "for the small, independent producers who drill 80% of the wells in this country" and do not have the resources for exploration of the majors...
...were shot down more because of the autocratic manner in which they have dominated their committees than because of ideology. Hebert, who has represented a New Orleans-area district for 34 years, is a witty but stubborn cold warrior who has rarely challenged Pentagon policy. Poage, a raspy-voiced Texan who was elected to Congress in 1936, has been an advocate of farm subsidies and opponent of liberalizing food-stamp programs. Ohio's Hays, serving his 14th term, highhandedly controlled many congressional fringe benefits, allocating office space and supervising House employees. Patman is the dean of House Democrats...
...Shortage. One reason for the J-school boom is the press's role in Watergate. Says Buck Harvey, 23, editor of the University of Texas' Daily Texan: "Journalism is one of the few professions that require integrity. The pay is small. But that doesn't bother me, because you don't have to put up a facade." Prior to the scandal, the old images of tough muckrakers and dashing foreign correspondents had faded. Now some of the glamour is back. Says Richard Petrow, dean of New York University's program: "When Robert Redford plays...