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Cover story on Ben Dorsey.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Jubal Clark, John T. Floore, Bong Soo Han, Sam Houston, Harry Jersig, Augie Meyer, Jack Mikulenka, Willie Nelson, Olly Otten, San Pedro, Ray Price, Charlie Pride, T. Gosney Thornton, Kenneth Threadgill, Jerry Waddell, Duke Wayne, John Wayne, Peter Yarrow.

Gerald Skidmore talks about how he came to Killeen and started working for the Killeen Daily Herald. He reflects on the town's growth and relationship to Fort Hood, as well as the relationship between the newspaper and the army base. He specifies how major military events, like the Cuban Missle Crisis and the Vietnam War, affected Killeen.

Everette Swinney talks about his upbringing in Ohio and higher education in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and finally at UT-Austin. Along with describing his family and participation in academic societies, Dr. Swinney discusses his writings on the 14th and 15th Amendments. He recalls his teaching experiences in the history department (specifically as chairman) and his recent interest in developing software and teaching computer courses. He reflects on how student life has changed from the 1960s to the 1980s, noting the impacts of the principle of in loco parentis, student activism, computers, and the General Studies Program.

Fannie Mae Logan, retired employee at Gonzales, talks about how she ended up working at GVEC and the experiences she had there.

Typescript by Livingstone Fagan, titled "Mt. Carmel: The Unseen Reality," with cover letter to Dick Reavis, dated August 23 (no year).