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That macho slogan is the centerpiece of an imaginative, aggressive campaign to convince litterbugs that it is anti-Texan to trash. Aimed at "deliberate" litterers, 18-to-34-year-old men who are unmoved by threats or appeals to civic duty, the "Don't Mess" theme has struck a chord with Texans' sense of defiant pride during tough times. Celebrities such as Guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Fabulous Thunderbirds rock group have appeared in radio and TV spots, and the slogan is being proclaimed on bumper stickers, T shirts and even beer-can holders. Best of all, the campaign...
Altogether, Connally and Barnes owe at least $60 million and have been hammered with a score of lawsuits charging nonpayment of loans. "Connally has gone through the same predicament that a lot of Texans are going through," says a fellow Texan and friend, former Democratic Party Chairman Robert Strauss. They "bet too much. They believed the trees were going to grow...
Texas Gemmologist Roy Whetstine discovered the egg-size violet-and-blue rock in a Tupperware bin at an annual gem-and-mineral bazaar in Tucson last February. The amateur who had found the stone wanted $15 for it but readily sold it to the Texan for $10. Said Whetstine: "I was used to handling rocks and saying 'Yeah, that's a keeper' or 'That's no good.' " This one was a keeper...
...Placid Oil Co. and its creditor banks. On the surface, the squabble over corporate bankruptcy seemed mundane. In fact, the rancorous debate was anything but routine. For Placid is not just any oil company. It is the crown jewel of the financial empire built by the legendary Texan H.L. Hunt and ruled today by his beleaguered sons and heirs. Behind the legal posturing was nothing less than a desperate struggle to save the remnants of one of America's most fabled fortunes...
...acknowledges. But after being cast as the Texas politician in LBJ, an NBC-TV movie to air next season, Quaid immersed himself in research that included taped interviews with Lady Bird Johnson, who is played by Patti LuPone. "I came to have this immense respect for the man," fellow Texan Quaid, 35, says now. "I could identify very strongly with his needs, with what he wanted out of life -- a certain level of power, authority. He was relentless." Did the old stand-up routines interfere with his portrayal? "They were sketches," he says. "An artist will do a caricature...