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Action Magazine, April 1977

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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.

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Ralph Houston oral history interview

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Dr. Houston talks about growing up in Denton County, attending college at UNT and teaching in Big Spring, Texas. He discusses studying for his PhD at UT-Austin and being recruited by Deacon Wright to teach at SWTSTC in the 1930s. He describes campus, the English department and its staff, and his experiences as a professor, head of the English department, and Dean of Liberal and Fine Arts during his time at the university (1937-1970). He also relates stories about Dr. McCrocklin and the university's participation in the AAUP and other academic organizations.