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Action Magazine, July 1979

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Cover story on Willie Nelson picnic.
Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Alicia Alonso, Mike Ayala, John Berryman, Clay Blaker, Chenin Blanc, Don Bowman, Paul Brea, Cooder Browne, Gooder Browne, Metz Castleberry, Charlie Daniels, John Dingler, Jay Dominguez, Buster Doss, Judy Garland, Efrain Gutierrez, Chris Holzhaus, Brenda Lee, Joe Martinez, Elizabeth McLlhaney, Ruben Mendoza, Augie Meyers, Mickey Newberry, Olly Otten, Johnny Roberts, Lyndon Roth, Leon Russell, Cabernet Sauvignon, Lonnie Shorr, Reynaldo Smith, John Thomas, T. Gosney Thornton, Ernest Tubb, Canto Vital, Plugger Wyld.

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Wilford Swinney oral history interview

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Captain Wilford Swinney talks about his upbringing and how he began working for the Austin Police Department. He shares some of his past experiences as an officer, recapping his responsibilities and past duties. Captain Swinney outlines the changes he has seen in the department's organization and resources over the years, especially as related to Austin's growth. Discussed topics include gang activity, the Ut-Austin shooting in 1966, changing uniforms and police cars, and women working in the police force.

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Interview with Raymond Nelson

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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.