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Published weekly during the school year by the Students of the Southwest Texas Normal. Also contains local advertisements.

Max Winkler talks about how he got started in the CIA, primarily through working on a program dedicated to eradicating the spread of foot and mouth disease in Mexico in the 1940s and 1950s. Mr. Winkler describes his adventures and exploits, spending much of the interview discussing his role in training Cuban nationals to overthrow Castro during the disastrous Bay of Pigs in Cuba in the early 1960s. He details how Fidel Castro took control of Cuba and instituted communism, due in large part to Hugo Chavez, whom Mr. Winkler interviewed. Along with describing the trainees, Winkler recalls how the CIA treated number of imprisoned defectors. Mr. Winkler also shares how the U.S. worked with President Ydigoras of Guatemala during this period. Eventually, Mr. Winkler and his wife (also a CIA agent) left the Foreign Service and moved to New Braunfels. Mr. Winkler administered LBJ's Head Start Program in Central Texas, the first in the U.S., before becoming principal of Seele Elementary.

Memorial program for Branch Davidians on anniversary of fire, April 19, 1995. News of Oklahoma City bombing is periodically brought to attendees' attention by Ron Engleman. Speakers include Ron Engleman, Jack Zimmerman, Sarah Bain, and James Pate. Label reads "95 Memorial Lucas." Part 1 of 2; original on VHS tape.

Memorial program for Branch Davidians on anniversary of fire, April 19, 1995. News of Oklahoma City bombing is periodically brought to attendees' attention by Ron Engleman. Speakers include Dick J. Reavis, Pam Hawkins, Gordon Novel, Ramsey Clark, David Thibodeau, Clive Doyle, and Bonnie Haldeman. Label reads "95 Memorial Lucas." Part 2 of 2; original on VHS tape.

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Clive Doyle speaking at 1995 memorial service - reading names of Branch Davidian victims and circumstances of their death during the placing of white crosses in memory of them. Label reads, "Memorial Service at Mt. Carmel 2nd Anniversary of The Waco Tragedy Waco, Texas. April 19, 1995 Tape 3 of 3."

Dick Reavis speaking at 1995 Mount Carmel memorial, April 19, 1995. Label reads "Memorial Service at Mt. Carmel 2nd Anniversary of The Waco Tragedy Waco, Texas. April 19, 1995 Tape 1 of 3."