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[Agenda of Impeachment Hearing - 1977-09-24] (open access)

[Agenda of Impeachment Hearing - 1977-09-24]

Agenda for Impeachment Hearing held in Los Angeles, California, on September 24, 1977. John J. Herrera, LULAC National Legal Advisor will present the charges.
Date: September 24, 1977
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron Mendoza. Mendoza joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended torpedo school and was assigned to an aircraft torpedo lab at Kaneohe Naval Air Station. There he filled warheads with air so the torpedo could be retrieved after test fires. Torpedoes that passed quality control would then be filled with explosive warheads and loaded into underground silos. After 14 months, his unit was dispersed. Mendoza was in Great Lakes awaiting further orders when the war ended. He was discharged in December 1945 and worked as a civilian employee at Kelly Air Force Base, retiring with a GS-12 ranking. He then worked as a salesman for Control Data, selling supercomputers to the likes of NASA and Texaco. He emphasizes the importance of staying active in retirement, and at the age of 88 he ranked number one nationally in Wii bowling.
Date: September 7, 2012
Creator: Mendoza, Aaron
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Hiegel, September 18, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Hiegel, September 18, 2005

Transcript of an oral interview with Al Heigel. When Heigel finished high school in June, 1944, he joined the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas and went for boot training at San Diego. He was assigned as a radar operator and reported aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) at Pearl Harbor. Heigel describes the light carrier and its construction and features. He also speaks of the time the Independence was hit by a torpedo off Tarawa in 1943. Heigel then describes events off Okinawa: watching the USS Franklin (CV-13) being bombed off Okinawa; locating and shooting down kamikazes; describing battle stations; aircraft water landings; being in a typhoon, etc. After the war ended, the Independence served as a troop transport taking GIs back home to the US. He describes bunks in the hangar deck and arriving in Portland, Oregon. As the Independence was being prepared for the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, Heigel got off becuase he had the requisite amount of points allowing him to be discharged. He then entered the lumber business, married and raised family.
Date: September 18, 2005
Creator: Heigel, Al
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. James Austin] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. James Austin]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. James Austin, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: "Portrait Head".
Date: September 1934
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mrs. Jean Archbold] (open access)

[Client Card: Mrs. Jean Archbold]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. Jean Archbold, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. The item included in this order is a "Head of Paul Revere."
Date: September 1961
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Architectual and Mechanical Products, Co.] (open access)

[Client Card: Architectual and Mechanical Products, Co.]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for the Architectural and Mechanical Products Co., including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: Angel Moroni (aluminum cast statue).
Date: September 1954
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Democratic National Telethon] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Democratic National Telethon]

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan for the Democratic National Telethon in Los Angeles, California, telling the story of her journey from humble beginnings to a member of the United States Congress.
Date: September 15, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History