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Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the ongoing conflict in Syria and provides an overview of U.S. policy responses. The rise of the insurgent terrorist group known as the Islamic State (IS, aka the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL/ISIS) and Russia's military intervention on behalf of the Syrian government have reshaped debates over U.S. policy toward the ongoing civil conflict in Syria, now in its fifth year.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Humud, Carla E.; Blanchard, Christopher M. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2017 (open access)

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2017

This report discusses the FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The report makes note of many budgetary resources provided to DHS, but its primary focus is on funding approved by Congress through the appropriations process. It includes an Appendix with definitions of key budget terms used throughout the suite of Congressional Research Service reports on homeland security appropriations. It also directs the reader to other reports providing context for and additional details regarding specific component appropriations and issues engaged through the FY2016 appropriations process.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Painter, William L. & Schwemle, Barbara L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Open Skies Treaty: Issues in the Current Debate (open access)

The Open Skies Treaty: Issues in the Current Debate

This report discuses the Open Skies Treaty that was signed in 1992 and began operation in 2002 between 34 countries in Europe and North America including the U.S. It allows member countries to fly unarmed observation flights with cameras and video capabilities within certain parameters in other member countries territory without air-space restrictions over military installations and activities to increase transparency and help prevent accidental war. Recent noncompliance by Russia in certain areas is also discussed.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies (open access)

Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies

This report consists of a list of about 200 congressional liaison offices intended to help congressional offices in placing telephone calls and addressing correspondence to government agencies. Entries are arranged alphabetically in four sections: legislative branch; judicial branch; executive branch; and agencies, boards, and commissions.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Crane-Hirsch, Audrey Celeste
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration HUBZone Program (open access)

Small Business Administration HUBZone Program

This report discusses the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Empowerment Contracting (HUBZone), program and examines arguments both for and against targeting assistance to geographic areas with specified characteristics as opposed to providing assistance to people or businesses with specified characteristics. It then assesses the arguments both for and against the continuation of the HUBZone program. The report also discusses the HUBZone program's structure and operation, focusing on the definition of HUBZone areas and HUBZone small businesses and the program's performance relative to federal contracting goals. It includes an analysis of the SBA's administration of the program and the SBA's performance measures.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rising Costs and Delays Doom New Nuclear Reactors in South Carolina (open access)

Rising Costs and Delays Doom New Nuclear Reactors in South Carolina

This report discusses the cancellation of building two new nuclear reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsonville, South Carolina due to budget shortfalls, the bankruptcy of the construction company Westinghouse, delays, and rising costs.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Holt, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 159, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 159, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Leonard, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Blevins, Betsy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Semiweekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, national, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Waddell, Reece
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Mathis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Gonzales, Paul
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Enrique Moncada, August 10, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Enrique Moncada, August 10, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Enrique Moncada. Moncada joined the Navy in October of 1944. He served aboard the USS Forrest (DMS-24) minesweeper beginning in December of 1944. He performed regular seaman duties and served as gunner on the 40mm gun. They traveled to Okinawa. They did patrol work, screening with small minesweepers and performed local escort missions. Their ship and crew suffered one kamikaze attack. He provides detail of their endeavors to save the ship. He was discharged in June of 1946, but reenlisted in the Navy in June of 1948 and worked up to Seaman 1st Class. In December of 1950 he served aboard the USS Gloucester (PF-22), a patrol frigate and minesweeper. They traveled to Japan, South Korea, Wonsan, Inchon and Kojo. He was then transferred to the USS Mount Baker (AE-4), an ammunition ship, in February of 1952 as a gunner’s mate. He was discharged in June of 1952.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Moncada, Enrique
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Enrique Moncada, August 10, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Enrique Moncada, August 10, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Enrique Moncada. Moncada joined the Navy in October of 1944. He served aboard the USS Forrest (DMS-24) minesweeper beginning in December of 1944. He performed regular seaman duties and served as gunner on the 40mm gun. They traveled to Okinawa. They did patrol work, screening with small minesweepers and performed local escort missions. Their ship and crew suffered one kamikaze attack. He provides detail of their endeavors to save the ship. He was discharged in June of 1946, but reenlisted in the Navy in June of 1948 and worked up to Seaman 1st Class. In December of 1950 he served aboard the USS Gloucester (PF-22), a patrol frigate and minesweeper. They traveled to Japan, South Korea, Wonsan, Inchon and Kojo. He was then transferred to the USS Mount Baker (AE-4), an ammunition ship, in February of 1952 as a gunner’s mate. He was discharged in June of 1952.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Moncada, Enrique
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 157, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 157, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Updated Understanding of Texas Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Species Presence and Potential Distributions in Texas, Usa (open access)

An Updated Understanding of Texas Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Species Presence and Potential Distributions in Texas, Usa

This article aims to update existing Texas bumble bee presence databases, model statewide species distributions, and identify conservation target areas.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Beckham, Jessica L. & Atkinson, Samuel F.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sanger News (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

Sanger News (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Sanger, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 235, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 235, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Brock, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Transcription: Elicitation of optatives (open access)

Transcription: Elicitation of optatives

Transcription of an elicitation of optatives in Lamkang. The purpose of the elicitation was to investigate optative verb forms. All sentences are of the type "[X] should give a book to [Y]". Recorded from Lamkang speaker Sumshot Khular at UNT.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Whitewright, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Palmer, Kimberly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 242, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 242, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Armstrong, Mark J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 97, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 97, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Goodwin, Jeanne M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History