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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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Bob Jr. Barton oral history interview

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Robert Barton describes his early life and education in the Buda and Kyle areas, specifically recalling how his cattle-driving family came to settle in Texas, attending Buda High School, and graduating from Southwest Texas State Teachers College after serving in the military during the Korean War. He discusses buying, running, and selling the Kyle News newspaper, as well as operating the Colloquium Bookstore. He speaks about the changes San Marcos and Texas politics have gone through over time, including his work with the Hays County Democratic Party. He shares his thoughts about LBJ and discusses his own run for the Texas Legislature.