The Pentagon Papers and Related U.S. Press Reports (open access)

The Pentagon Papers and Related U.S. Press Reports

Abstract: A compilation of articles on United States involvement in Vietnam, appearing in New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Sun Times, the St. Louis Dispatch and the Knight News-papers. Also reports on Congressional interest in the U.S. vs. New York Times and Washington Post cases and the Supreme Court Decision.
Date: July 11, 1971
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Bombing of North Vietnam and the October 1968 "Understanding" (open access)

U.S. Bombing of North Vietnam and the October 1968 "Understanding"

This report discusses the "1968 Understanding" between North Vietnam and the United States regarding the cessation of bombing over North Vietnam and the U.S. bombing of North Vietnam in November 1970 which triggered protests and debates over the nature and actual content of the aforementioned "Understanding".
Date: February 4, 1971
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technology Forecasting: Background, Selected Methods, and Bibliography (open access)

Technology Forecasting: Background, Selected Methods, and Bibliography

This report discusses the concept of technology forecasting and various methods to perform the forecasts as well as a bibliography of related resources.
Date: February 24, 1971
Creator: Knezo, Genevieve J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Questions and Answers on Environmental Pollution Related to Livestock Production (open access)

Questions and Answers on Environmental Pollution Related to Livestock Production

This report answers some frequently asked questions regarding pollution caused by animal waste from the raising of livestock.
Date: August 4, 1971
Creator: Hagen, Carl A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Expenditures and the Tax Reform Act of 1969 (open access)

Tax Expenditures and the Tax Reform Act of 1969

This report discusses tax expenditures before and after the tax reform bill of 1969.
Date: August 30, 1971
Creator: Leibowitz, George J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United States Intelligence Community: A Brief Description of Organization and Functions (open access)

The United States Intelligence Community: A Brief Description of Organization and Functions

This report provides an overview of the major organizations in the U.S. intelligence community and their main functions.
Date: November 10, 1971
Creator: Evans, Gary Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Financial Participation in the United Nations System (open access)

United States Financial Participation in the United Nations System

This report discusses the financing structure of the United Nations and the United States's financial participation in the United Nations system
Date: November 16, 1971
Creator: Browne, Marjorie Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
Resolved,That More Stringent Control Should be Imposed Upon Government Agencies Gathering Information About U.S. Citizens: A Preliminary Bibliography on the Intercollegiate Debate Topic, 1971-1972 (open access)

Resolved,That More Stringent Control Should be Imposed Upon Government Agencies Gathering Information About U.S. Citizens: A Preliminary Bibliography on the Intercollegiate Debate Topic, 1971-1972

This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the 1971-1972 Intercollegiate Debate topic of whether there should be more control over government agencies gathering information on U.S. citizens.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Dmyer, Paul E. & Hodges, Ann E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Proposed Health Maintenance Organization Assistance Act of 1971 (open access)

The Proposed Health Maintenance Organization Assistance Act of 1971

This report provides a summary and description of each section of the proposed Health Maintenance Organization Assistance Act of 1971.
Date: April 9, 1971
Creator: Markus, Glen R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Metric System (open access)

The U.S. Metric System

This report provides an overview to the metric system including origins and usage as well as a discussion of the pros and cons of "metrication" in the United States with a history of the movement and related legislation.
Date: April 26, 1971
Creator: Geier, Claire Riley
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States and Soviet Progress in Space: Some New Contrasts (open access)

United States and Soviet Progress in Space: Some New Contrasts

This report discusses the history of the "Space Race" between the United States and the Soviet Union and compares each nations accomplishments and current projects as well as future prospects.
Date: January 12, 1971
Creator: Sheldon, Charles S. III
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of Revenue Act of 1971 as Enacted Into Law (open access)

Summary of Revenue Act of 1971 as Enacted Into Law

This report describes the major provisions of the Revenue Act of 1971.
Date: December 10, 1971
Creator: Leibowitz, George J. & Gravelle, Jane
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Supersonic Transport (open access)

The Supersonic Transport

This report discusses the supersonic transport's development, uses, funding, and potential environmental impacts.
Date: February 26, 1971
Creator: Chatham, George N. & Huddle, Franklin P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Supersonic Transport: A Legislative History (open access)

The Supersonic Transport: A Legislative History

This report outlines the legislative history of bills from 1961 to 1971 supporting supersonic transport and aircraft research which culminated in the termination of federal spending on supersonic transport in May of 1971.
Date: May 26, 1971
Creator: Segal, Migdon
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Policy and Pollution: Activities of the 91st Congress (open access)

Tax Policy and Pollution: Activities of the 91st Congress

This report discusses the Tax Reform Act of 1969 and the tax on lead additives to gasoline and its effect on pollution levels.
Date: January 4, 1971
Creator: Boswell, Elizabeth M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Developments in the Area of Religious Activities in Public Schools and Other Public Places (open access)

Recent Developments in the Area of Religious Activities in Public Schools and Other Public Places

This report discusses legislation and court rulings governing religious activity in public schools and other public property and discusses recent changes to policy in a variety of court cases.
Date: November 9, 1971
Creator: Danner, Herbert A. & Paris, David H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United States Congress: Selected References, 1965 to April 1971 (open access)

The United States Congress: Selected References, 1965 to April 1971

This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the United States Congress which were published between 1965 and April 1971.
Date: May 10, 1971
Creator: Loo, Shirley & Sittig, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Undeclared War and the Right of the Serviceman to Refuse Service Abroad: The Massachusetts Law and Further Judicial Development (open access)

Undeclared War and the Right of the Serviceman to Refuse Service Abroad: The Massachusetts Law and Further Judicial Development

This report discusses the rights of service-members to refuse service abroad if the foreign service was in an undeclared war. The lawsuit of the State of Massachusetts which was brought against the federal government after the passage of a law in Massachusetts giving service-members this right is discussed as well as various other judicial decisions made in lower courts regarding the issue.
Date: December 1, 1971
Creator: Killian, Johnny H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United States Flag: Pertinent Statutes and Regulations and Selected Questions and Answers Regarding Proper Display of the Flag (Federal Flag Code): Recent Judicial Actions (open access)

The United States Flag: Pertinent Statutes and Regulations and Selected Questions and Answers Regarding Proper Display of the Flag (Federal Flag Code): Recent Judicial Actions

This report discusses the U.S. flag code and recent judicial decisions related to the desecration of the flag.
Date: February 3, 1971
Creator: Hutton, E. Jeremy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Supersonic Transport (open access)

The Supersonic Transport

This report discusses supersonic aircraft and their potential use in commercial aviation. It discusses various concerns related to costs, environmental impacts, technology, and acceptance of the technology by the general population. This report was originally published as a Library of Congress multilith and then as chapter three of the April 15, 1971, version of the Technical Information for Congress guide.
Date: May 18, 1971
Creator: Chatham, George N. & Huddle, Franklin P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Problems of Welfare Reform (open access)

Problems of Welfare Reform

This report discusses some major practical problems in welfare reform including national payment levels, fiscal relief to the states, economic effect of welfare on recipients, incentives to work, coverage, and the responsiveness of the system to emergency needs.
Date: August 4, 1971
Creator: Arner, Frederick B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Districting: The Constitutional Standard in the Decade of the 7'0s (open access)

Congressional Districting: The Constitutional Standard in the Decade of the 7'0s

This report reviews the development of Congressional districting precedents and analyzes the constitutional standards in effect at the time of creation, along with future developments in gerrymandering and population equality.
Date: January 20, 1971
Creator: Killian, Johnny H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The March 1971 Social Security Benefit Increase (open access)

The March 1971 Social Security Benefit Increase

This report outlines the amendment H.R. 4690 that provides a general social security benefit increase by 10%.
Date: March 22, 1971
Creator: Crowley, Francis J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Setting Emergency Labor Disputes: Proposals in the 92nd Congress and Their Background (open access)

Setting Emergency Labor Disputes: Proposals in the 92nd Congress and Their Background

This report traces events and proposals around the time of creation that relate to the settlement of emergency labor disputes.
Date: November 11, 1971
Creator: Fulton, Joseph H.
System: The UNT Digital Library