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[Clipping: W.A.S.P. sisters in the sky] (open access)

[Clipping: W.A.S.P. sisters in the sky]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP experiences serving in WWII. On the back of the clipping, there are advertisements for a television and gift certificates, as well as an article about lambada dancing.
Date: March 17, 1990
Creator: McDaniel, Niki Frances
System: The Portal to Texas History
Discrimination story condemned (open access)

Discrimination story condemned

Newspaper clipping of article "Discrimination Story Condemned," written by J. H. Plenn, Staff Writer of San Antonio Express newspaper, dated March 13, 1951. Review of article published in March 27, 1951, issue of Look Magazine entitled "City Wilderness." The article was based on a study of living conditions among persons of Mexican descent in Texas.
Date: March 13, 1951
Creator: Plenn, J. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Potential WASPs] (open access)

[Clipping: Potential WASPs]

Newspaper clipping containing a photograph of six female employees of Kelly Field standing in front of an airplane. The photograph's caption notes that five of the women have applied to join the WASP. The masthead for "The Flying Times" and an article about blood plasma transfusions are included on the back of the clipping.
Date: March 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Five Girls Here Seek Wasp Membership] (open access)

[Clipping: Five Girls Here Seek Wasp Membership]

Newspaper clipping of an article about five Kelly Field employees who applied to join the WASP. The article features brief profiles of each woman that include her age, address, occupation, and flight experience. On the back of the clippings are articles and photographs related to WWII and Kelly Field.
Date: March 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2] (open access)

[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2]

Newspaper clippings of the second page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. Civil rights leaders in Texas urged the National Football League to boycott Texas when Houston was being considered as the location of the Super Bowl for 1995. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas, state senator Frank Tejada, and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Garcia, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl] (open access)

[Clipping: Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl]

Newspaper clipping of the article "Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl" in the San Antonio Light. The article discusses the plans of Mario Salas to request the National Football League boycott Texas as a potential Super Bowl location if the state does not make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official holiday.
Date: March 28, 1991
Creator: Chapin, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1] (open access)

[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1]

Newspaper clipping of the first page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott by the National Football League to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday, and there is a photo of Mario Marcel Salas in front of a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Garcia, James E. & Kennedy, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for Anne Geise Herff] (open access)

[Obituary for Anne Geise Herff]

Newspaper clipping of the obituary for Anne Geise Herff (April 4, 1942 - February 29, 2012), describing activities during her life and various family members, along with information about services to be held March 4 and 5, 2012.
Date: March 4, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History