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[Clipping: Senate] (open access)

[Clipping: Senate]

Newspaper clipping of a message from Senator Barry Goldwater to President Jimmy Carter about why the WASPs should be considered veterans.
Date: May 25, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Senate, Page 3] (open access)

[Clipping: Senate, Page 3]

Newspaper clipping about excerpt from an article titled "Senate". Senator Barry Goldwater explains why the WASPs should be considered veterans to President Jimmy Carter.
Date: May 25, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "They Flew, Too"] (open access)

[Clipping: "They Flew, Too"]

Copy of the May 25, 1977 issue of The Gazette. An article of the WASP, who they were, what they did, Helen Snapp's service with them, and their efforts to gain veteran status is included. Articles about city government, summer jobs for youth, nutrition, cooking, and sports are also provided in this issue.
Date: May 25, 1977
Creator: Remington, Eileen
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: UTD Leaders Had Secret Pension Fund] (open access)

[Clipping: UTD Leaders Had Secret Pension Fund]

"Section B" of the May 2003 issue of Metro Miami. Article about UTD leadership taking from secret reserve funds, child abuse, WASPs acquiring their veteran status, and more are included.
Date: May 25, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Plaque Donated to City/County Museum] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Plaque Donated to City/County Museum]

Newspaper clipping about a WASP group donating a plaque they had made with the names of six Women Airforce Service Pilots who died in service to the Pioneer City-County Museum.
Date: May 25, 1993
Creator: Whiddon, Leigh Ann
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Women Fliers Seek Veteran Status"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Women Fliers Seek Veteran Status"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about how the WASP fought for their veteran status and Jean McCart's experience in aviation.
Date: May 25, 1977
Creator: Liddick, Betty
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Paul A. Hill] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Paul A. Hill]

Envelope from the United States Air Force addressed to Captain Paul A. Hill.
Date: May 25, 1961
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flying: Air Traffic Rules (open access)

Flying: Air Traffic Rules

Military text describing the rules of air traffic and instrument flight.
Date: May 25, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flying: Air Traffic Rules (open access)

Flying: Air Traffic Rules

Military text describing the rules of air traffic and instrument flight.
Date: May 25, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flying Beauty Keeps Shine] (open access)

[Flying Beauty Keeps Shine]

Online article printed from Abilene Reporter-News about a plane from the WASP training years, a 1944 Fairchild PT-19A, that still runs and is taken care of by Bill Johnson.
Date: May 25, 2012
Creator: Kendall-Ball, Greg
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Variety of Coolers] (open access)

[Invoice for a Variety of Coolers]

Invoice for items sold to Plosser-Prince Air Academy by the International Harvester Company, including four varieties of walk in coolers.
Date: May 25, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 25, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing having issues flying across the country due to bad weather.
Date: May 25, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 25, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 25, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing Red Cross assignments and preparing to leave Hawaii, a party, uniforms and laundry, and luggage. Written on USO stationary.
Date: May 25, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Opening Statement Senator Alan Cranston, Chairman Committee on Veterans' Affairs (open access)

Opening Statement Senator Alan Cranston, Chairman Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Opening statement given by Senator Cranston at the U. S. Senate Hearing on senate bills #247, #1414, and #129, each aimed at granting veterans' benefits to the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: May 25, 1977
Creator: Cranston, Alan
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 50, Extracts 7-12] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 50, Extracts 7-12]

Special orders listing station assignments and reporting duties for several male pilots and Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: May 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Force Base (5th Ferrying Group)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History