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Cover story on Johnny Rodriguez Telethon (with Willie Nelson).

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Toby Beau, Gatemouth Brown, Frenchie Burke, Johnny Bush, Carol Cannon, Marshall Chapman, Lila Cockrell, David Allan Coe, Greg Cox, Jerry Cronkhite, Hondo Crouch, Tony Dale, Sean Delaney, Curt Eddy, Joe Ely, Steve Fromholz, Manny Gammage, Larry Gatlin, Bee Gees, Carroll Gilley, Allen Grimm, Alex Harvey, Jerry Jeff, Ray Liberto, Tom Liberto, Ted Maxymof, Augie Meyers, Tom O'Conner, Dolly Parton, San Pedro, Wildman Ray, Jan Reid, Frank Rodarte, Ron Rose, Mike Stewart, Rex Tackett, Marshall Tucker, Robert Keith Wallace, Chill Wills, Mahesh Yogi, Steve Zipper.

Gus and Betty Dressen discuss their German family heritage and growing up near Uhland, Texas. Along with describing what it was like to grow up on a farm, the couple share the responsibilities that come with that kind of lifestyle, such as taking care of animals, growing corn and sugar cane, and other aspects including having a blacksmith shop. They also talk about how life back then is different from now, such as paved roads, cars, electricity, and going into town.

From 1999-2001, NASA partnered with History students at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State) to conduct interviews with former employees who lived in the Central Texas area. Interviewees include managers, engineers, technicians, doctors, astronauts, and other employees of NASA and aerospace contractors who served in key roles during the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Shuttle programs.

Cover story on Al Dean, Frank Pugliese