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Alert Systems for Missing Adults in Eleven States: Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses the emerging development of nationwide alert systems to recover missing adults, such as those with mental impairment (such as Alzheimer's disease), developmental disabilities, or suicidal tendencies. This report provides an overview of such alert systems in 11 states: Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, and Virginia. This report also provides a discussion of issues for Congress to consider with respect to the federal role, if any, in developing state alert programs for missing adults.
Date:
May 7, 2009
Creator:
Fernandes, Adrienne L. & Colello, Kirsten J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lewis R. Hopkins, January 15, 2004
Interview with Lewis R. Hopkins, a pilot during World War II. He describes growing up on a farm in Georgia, going to college at Berry, and working for Sears, Roebuck, and the Royal Typewriter Company before joining the U. S. Navy. He tells an anecdote about joining the navy so he could go to New York to see the World's Fair, since he had heard the Atlanta Reserve would be making a trip to the Fair. He began flight training in Florida in December 1940, finished the next September, then drove cross-country to San Francisco after the Pearl Harbor attack. He eventually joined the USS Enterprise in April 1942 and saw the B-25 bombers in the Doolittle Raid take off. He was part of Bombing Squadron Six and trained under Commander Best to learn how to do scouting flights, navigation, and dive bombing. He then describes his participation in the Battle of Midway, the hours before take-off, his first view of the Japanese fleet, and his bombing mission. He was later assigned to the USS Hornet and had to fly off to a little island so that planes from the USS Wasp could land on the Hornet after their ship …
Date:
January 15, 2004
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Hopkins, Lewis R.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Boyd K. Miller, January 21, 2003
Interview with Boyd K. Miller, a draftsman and pilot during World War II. He discusses being drafted out of college and working as an artist and draftsman. Since he studied art in college, he worked on diagrams and charts. He then transferred to the Air Corps to become a pilot and trained in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Alabama, New York, Georgia, Florida and Texas.
Date:
January 21, 2003
Creator:
Misenhimer, Richard & Miller, Boyd K.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008
Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business. The interview includes photographs of Mr. Avery, on pages 35-41.
Date:
August 14, 2008
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mary Margaret Hall Doyen, February 27, 2000
Interview with Mary Margaret Hall Doyen, who was born in the Philippines and moved to Kerrville, Texas when she was 9. Mrs. Doyen details the reasons her family moved to the Philippines, and then to Kerrville. Within the interview, she also talks about her family history (including her Cherokee Indian heritage), the flood of 1932, her grandparent's jewelry store, Self's Jewelry, her schooling in Kerrville, meeting her husband, Glen Doyen, during World War II, and her various occupations throughout her life. Mrs. Doyen says she possesses many photos of Kerrville because of her and her mother's work as photography developers.
Date:
February 27, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Doyen, Mary Margaret Hall & Doyen, Glen
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John David Burgess, April 28, 2002
Interview with John David Burgess, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in Vietnam as a helicopter crew chief with the 196th Infantry Brigade from Baytown, Texas. Burgess describes his experiences during the war and what a typical day was like while in Vietnam. He also speaks about an incident where the plane he was flying was shot down by enemy fire.
Date:
March 16, 2003
Creator:
Eakin, Elizabeth & Burgess, John David
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gene Buehring, April 29, 2001
Interview with Gene Buehring, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in Vietnam and was wounded in action. Buehring describes what every day life was like in the service and his experiences upon returning home. He also talks about meeting Bob Hope and the two times he was injured on duty.
Date:
April 15, 2003
Creator:
Reitmeier, Sara & Buehring, Gene
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gene Buehring, April 29, 2001
Interview with Gene Buehring, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in Vietnam and was wounded in action. Buehring describes what every day life was like in the service and his experiences upon returning home. He also talks about meeting Bob Hope and the two times he was injured on duty.
Date:
April 29, 2001
Creator:
Reitmeier, Sara & Buehring, Gene
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John David Burgess, April 28, 2002
Interview with John David Burgess, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in Vietnam as a helicopter crew chief with the 196th Infantry Brigade from Baytown, Texas. Burgess describes his experiences during the war and what a typical day was like while in Vietnam. He also speaks about an incident where the plane he was flying was shot down by enemy fire.
Date:
April 28, 2002
Creator:
Eakin, Elizabeth & Burgess, John David
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Former WASP flies into Fort Stewart to donate uniform and propeller]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Helen Snapp donating her uniform and a propeller to the Fort Stewart Museum and her experiences from serving in the military as a WASP.
Date:
March 10, 2001
Creator:
Phillips, Noelle
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, Volume 3, Number 10, November/December 2002
Monthly newsletter published for employees of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
November 2002
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, Volume 4, Number 5, September/October 2003
Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
September 2003
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics (Firm)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, Volume 4, Number 3, May/June 2003
Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
May 2003
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics (Firm)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, Volume 6, Number 3, July/August 2004
Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
July 2004
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, March/April 2004, Special Ethics Supplement
Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the General Dynamics Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
March 2004
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, January 2003, Special Edition
Special issue of a bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Division providing a summary update, month-by-month, of work conducted during calendar year 2002.
Date:
January 2003
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, Special Edition National Engineers Week 2003
Special issue of a bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Division containing news and advertising events for National Engineers Week.
Date:
February 2003
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, Special Edition, May 2003
Special issue of a bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Division highlighting honorees who received Aero Star Awards.
Date:
May 2003
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, Special Edition National Engineers Week 2004
Special issue of a bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Division containing news and advertising events for National Engineers Week.
Date:
February 2004
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, Volume 4 , Number 1, January/February 2003
Monthly newsletter published for employees of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
January 2003
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, Volume 4, Number 2, March/April 2003
Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
March 2003
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, Volume 4, Number 4, July/August 2003
Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
July 2003
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics (Firm)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, Volume 5, Number 1, January/February 2004
Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of Lockheed Martin Co. containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
January 2004
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics (Firm)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeronautics Star, Volume 5, Number 2, March/April 2004
Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
March 2004
Creator:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics (Firm)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History