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Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014 (open access)

Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Weekly student newspaper from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas that includes news and information of interest to the college community along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins (open access)

House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins

This report covers the period from the House's early organization meetings through the spring district work period, which normally occurs in March or April.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Schneider, Judy & Koempel, Michael L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights (open access)

Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights

This report discusses the state of Iraqi politics, governance, and human rights, including the worsening relations between local Sunni and Shiite populations.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2014 (open access)

Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2014

The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the nation's highest award for military valor. It is presented by the President in the name of Congress and is often called the Congressional Medal of Honor. Since its first presentation in 1863, close to 3,500 MOHs have been awarded. In 1973, the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs issued a committee print, Vietnam Era Medal of Honor Recipients 1964-72, followed by the committee print, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1978, in 1979. Both committee prints list recipients and provide the full text of the citation, which describes the actions that resulted in the awarding of the medal. This report covers additions and changes to the list of recipients of the medal since the release of the committee print.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Leland, Anne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 100, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 100, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Buchanan, Blayklee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Roger Ashenbrenner, October 29, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Roger Ashenbrenner, October 29, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roger A. Ashenbrenner. Ashenbrenner was born 7 June 1922 in Washington D.C. He enlisted in the Navy 15 August 1942. He went to boot camp in Newport, Rhode Island. After brief periods as an armed guard at the Naval War College, amphibious training at Little Creek, Virginia, and a trip to Brooklyn, New York to man a new destroyer, he was finally sent to the merchant ship Mormac Swan as a member of the Navy Armed Guard. Their duty was to man the 3" gun mounted on the bow of the ship. After one trip across the Atlantic, Ashenbrenner was assigned to the Henry A. Wiley (DM-29). In November 1944, the Wiley escorted the battleships Missouri (BB-63), Texas (BB-35), and Arkansas (BB-33), and two escort carriers from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Arriving at Pearl Harbor, she then escorted the New York (BB-34) to join the covering force for the invasion of Iwo Jima. While there, Ashenbrenner witnessed both the original flag raising on Mt. Suribachi and the second raising immortalized by Joe Rosenthal. Once Iwo Jima was secured, the Wiley went to Okinawa to sweep mines. Subsequently …
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Ashenbrenner, Roger A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Roger Ashenbrenner, October 29, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Roger Ashenbrenner, October 29, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roger A. Ashenbrenner. Ashenbrenner was born 7 June 1922 in Washington D.C. He enlisted in the Navy 15 August 1942. He went to boot camp in Newport, Rhode Island. After brief periods as an armed guard at the Naval War College, amphibious training at Little Creek, Virginia, and a trip to Brooklyn, New York to man a new destroyer, he was finally sent to the merchant ship Mormac Swan as a member of the Navy Armed Guard. Their duty was to man the 3" gun mounted on the bow of the ship. After one trip across the Atlantic, Ashenbrenner was assigned to the Henry A. Wiley (DM-29). In November 1944, the Wiley escorted the battleships Missouri (BB-63), Texas (BB-35), and Arkansas (BB-33), and two escort carriers from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Arriving at Pearl Harbor, she then escorted the New York (BB-34) to join the covering force for the invasion of Iwo Jima. While there, Ashenbrenner witnessed both the original flag raising on Mt. Suribachi and the second raising immortalized by Joe Rosenthal. Once Iwo Jima was secured, the Wiley went to Okinawa to sweep mines. Subsequently …
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Ashenbrenner, Roger A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Permanent Legal Immigration to the United States: Policy Overview (open access)

Permanent Legal Immigration to the United States: Policy Overview

This report provides an overview of the current state of legal immigration policy in the U.S. In FY2013, just under 1 million aliens became U.S. legal permanent residents (LPRs).
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Kandel, William A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Port Lavaca Wave (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014 (open access)

The Port Lavaca Wave (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Semiweekly newspaper from Port Lavaca, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: French, Tania
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 100, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 100, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Brock, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Social Security: Cost-of-Living Adjustments (open access)

Social Security: Cost-of-Living Adjustments

To compensate for the effects of inflation, Social Security recipients usually receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Benefits will be increased by 1.7% in 2015, following an increase of 1.5% in 2014. This report discusses how the COLA is determined.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Sidor, Gary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices (open access)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices

Sheet from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) listing contact information for each of the 16 Texas regional offices as well as the watermasters. The back includes a map showing the counties included in each of the corresponding regions.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S. and International Health Responses to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (open access)

U.S. and International Health Responses to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

In March 2014, an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak was reported in Guinea, West Africa. The outbreak is the first in West Africa and has caused an unprecedented number of cases and deaths. The outbreak is continuing to spread in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia (the "affected countries"); it has been contained in Nigeria and Senegal, and has been detected in Mali. As of October 22, 2014, more than 10,000 people have contracted EVD, more than half of whom have died. This report focuses on the health impacts of the outbreak and discusses U.S. and international responses to those health challenges.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Zavodny, Melanie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 119, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 29, 2014 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 119, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 29, 2014

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 29, 2014
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, November 29, 2014 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, November 29, 2014

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 96, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 29, 2014 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 96, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 29, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 29, 2014
Creator: Parker, Vic
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Port Lavaca Wave (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 29, 2014 (open access)

The Port Lavaca Wave (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 29, 2014

Semiweekly newspaper from Port Lavaca, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 29, 2014
Creator: French, Tania
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund: Programs and Policy Issues (open access)

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund: Programs and Policy Issues

This report begins by describing the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund's (Fund's) history, current appropriations, and each of its programs. The next section of the report analyzes four policy considerations of congressional interest, regarding the Fund and the effective use of federal resources to promote economic development. Lastly, this report examines the Fund's programs and management to see if they represent an effective and efficient government effort to promote economic development in low-income and distressed communities.
Date: December 29, 2014
Creator: Lowry, Sean
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contract Types: Legal Overview (open access)

Contract Types: Legal Overview

This report provides an overview of the various contract types (e.g., fixed-price, cost-reimbursement) used in federal procurement and the legal requirements and issues pertaining to each. The types of contracts used by federal agencies have long been of interest to Congress and the executive branch, as they have sought to ensure that the most appropriate type of contract is used to acquire particular supplies or services.
Date: December 29, 2014
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress (open access)

Cuba: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress

This report is divided into three major sections analyzing Cuba's political and economic situation, U.S. policy toward Cuba, and selected issues in U.S.-Cuban relations.
Date: December 29, 2014
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 149, Ed. 1 Monday, December 29, 2014 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 149, Ed. 1 Monday, December 29, 2014

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2014
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (open access)

Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data

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Date: December 29, 2014
Creator: Vincent, Carol Hardy; Hanson, Laura A. & Bjelopera, Jerome P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library