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Photograph of Captain Petty. From San Marcos Record: "Captain Floyd Petty was a contestant on the game show "Price Is Right Game" in mid-January of 1959. Captain Petty was a winner of an $11,200 home in Florida. The photo of Captain Petty was only the second time the San Marcos Record took a picture of an event as it occurred on live television for publication in its newspaper." From February 5, 1959 issue.

Photograph of the remnants of a crashed airplane.

Photograph of the remnants of a crashed airplane with cows at the crash site.

Photograph of the remnants of a crashed airplane.

Photograph of the remnants of a crashed airplane.

Photograph of the remnants of a crashed airplane with cows in the background.

William Liddle talks about local politics in Hays County in the 1960s and 1970s, especially the involvement and sentiments of certain voting groups such as Democrats, the Mexican-American community, and the Black community. He relates controversial school board elections. He discusses issues of academic freedom that certain professors encountered, including Bill Emery, as well as the McCrocklin Case.

Cover story on Chris Holzhaus