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Tennessee Williams in Houston the TEXAS Tennessee Williams in Houston THE TEXAS A JOURNAL OF FREE VOICES server INS ltittlY/.11111111•• The Governor's Reservations in El Paso By Karen Olsson 0 THIS ISSUE FEATURE In Search of the ligua by Karen Olsson 8 Texas was never much interested in the welfare of the El Paso Indians, until they started to horn in on the state's gambling monopoly. Farewell to Barry G. by Nate Blakeslee 13 The memory of Barry Goldwater was not much in evidence at the Texas G.O.P. convention, and the R's may be guilty of rank ingratitude. DEPARTMENTS BOOKS AND THE CULTURE Dialogue 2 Truth to the Point 25 VOLUME 90, NO. 13 Poetry by Sue Dwyer & Editorial A JOURNAL OF FREE VOICES The Death Penalty on Trial 4 Lois Marie Harrod We will serve no group or party but will hew hard to the truth as we find it and the right as we see it. We are by Louis Dubose lennessee in Houston 26 dedicated to the whole truth, to human values above all interests, to the rights of human-kind as the foundation Dateline Texas Theatre Review by Michael King of democracy: we will take orders from none but our own conscience, and never will we overlook or misrep- One Night in Jasper 5 Stealing Home 28 resent the truth to serve the interests of the powerful or cater to the ignoble in the human spirit. by Susan Lee Solar Book Review by Lisa Tozzi Writers are responsible for their own work, but not for anything they have not themselves written, and in Political Intelligence 16 Afterword 30 publishing them we do not necessarily imply that we American the Beautiful agree with them, because this is a journal of free voices. Las Americas 18 by Michael Erard SINCE 1954 Bank-robbing Bankers Founding Editor: Ronnie Dugger by John Ross Back Page 32 Publisher: Geoff Rips James Galbraith 20 An Epistle from the Southern Editors: Louis Dubose, Michael King Baptist Convention Assistant Editor: Mimi Bardagjy Global Warning Associate Editor: Karen Olsson Jim Hightower 21 Cover art by Valerie Fowler Poetry Editor: Naomi Shihab Nye Production: Harrison Saunders Travel Scams, Merger Scams Business Manager: Jeff Mandell & Scanning Scams Staff Writer: Nate Blakeslee Molly Ivins 22 Development Director: Nancy Williams Editorial Intern: Justin Burchard Tobacco's Death Ride & G.O.P. Pranks Contributing Writers: Bill Adler, Barbara Belejack, Robert Bryce, Brett Campbell, Lars Eighner, James K. Galbraith, Dagoberto Gilb, James Harrington, Jim High- tower, Molly Ivins, Paul Jennings, Steven G. Kellman, DIALOGUE / Jeff Mandell, Bryce Milligan, Char Miller, Debbie Nathan, John Ross, Brad Tyer. HARD CHOICE any circumstances, to provide institutional Staff Photographer: Alan Pogue The Observer is at the height of its glory. suicide. For those prisoners who are truly Contributing Photographers: Vic Hinterlang, Patricia Moore. About "A Long Journey" by Michael incorrigible, effective and humane prison Contributing Artists: Eric Avery, Tom Ballenger, King (June 5): I face a dilemma about the reform is the only permanent solution. Richard Bartholomew, Jeff Danziger, Beth Epstein, Valerie Fowler, Kevin Kreneck, Michael Krone, Ben death penalty. A life in prison is more hor- Sargent, Gail Woods. rible than death. Would Michael. King live NOT DISPOSABLE Editorial Advisory Board: David Anderson, Austin; Thanks to Karen Olsson and the Observer Elroy Bode, El Paso; Chandler Davidson, Houston; with the idea that if the defendant re- Dave Denison, Arlington, Mass.; Bob Eckhardt, Austin; quested death it could be given? • for the report on I.B.P. ("Chain of Casual- Sissy Farenthold, Houston; John Kenneth Galbraith, ties," May 22). The future of Texas scares Cambridge, Mass.; Lawrence Goodwyn, Durham, N.C.; Otto B. Mullinax Molly Ivins, Austin; Larry L. King, Washington, D.C.; Dallas me. Who will end up taking care of these Maury Maverick, Jr., San Antonio; Willie Morris, Jack- disabled people? Will it be the taxpayers? son, Miss.; Kaye Northcott, Fort Worth; James Presley, Texarkana; Susan Reid, Austin; A.R. (Babe) Schwartz, Michael King replies: Frank Apple thinks nothing of two young Galveston; Fred Schmidt, Fredericksburg. 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