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The War Powers Resolution: A Decade of Experience (open access)

The War Powers Resolution: A Decade of Experience

"This report analyzes the provisions of the [War Powers] Resolution and a decade of experience with it" (p. ii).
Date: February 6, 1984
Creator: Collier, Ellen C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ethylene Dibromide: Regulatory Background (open access)

Ethylene Dibromide: Regulatory Background

Much attention has recently been focused on the chemical ethylene dibromide (EDB). This chemical has been widely used in leaded gasoline, and has also been used to treat grains, citrus and other crops. It has been found in foods and in groundwater. This paper examines the possible health effects of exposure to EDB, as well as its regulation. The possible health effects and regulation of various chemical and physical alternatives to EDB are also examined. This paper concludes with some policy considerations pertinent to EDB.
Date: February 8, 1984
Creator: Aidala, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ethylene Dibromide: History, Health Effects, and Policy Questions (open access)

Ethylene Dibromide: History, Health Effects, and Policy Questions

Much attention has recently been focused on the chemical ethylene dibromide (EDB). This chemical has been widely used in leaded gasoline, and has also been used to treat grains, citrus and other crops. It has been found in foods and in groundwater. This paper examines the possible health effects of exposure to EDB, as well as its regulation. The possible health effects and regulation of various chemical and physical alternatives to EDB are also examined. This paper concludes with some policy considerations pertinent to EDB.
Date: May 3, 1984
Creator: Simpson, Michael M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aspartame: An Artificial Sweetener (open access)

Aspartame: An Artificial Sweetener

Since 1973 when the Food and Drug Administration first approved the artificial sweetener, aspartame, for use in food products, some researchers have raised questions about possible health effects associated with its consumption. This paper provides an overview of the regulatory history and possible health problems associated with the use of aspartame.
Date: March 23, 1984
Creator: Porter, Donna V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposals to Reform Our Presidential Electoral System: A Survey of the Historical Background and Development of the Electoral College, and a Compilation of Proposals to Reform It,  With Pro and Con Analyses (open access)

Proposals to Reform Our Presidential Electoral System: A Survey of the Historical Background and Development of the Electoral College, and a Compilation of Proposals to Reform It, With Pro and Con Analyses

"This report discusses the present method of electing the President by the Electoral College . . . [and] the various state laws relating to the nomination and election of Presidential electors" (p. iii).
Date: August 1, 1984
Creator: Durbin, Thomas M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Glossary of Selected Telecommunications Terms (open access)

A Glossary of Selected Telecommunications Terms

The following glossary provides short definitions and descriptions of selected telecommunications terminology, agencies, and organizations, as well as a listing of key laws and Federal Communications Commission regulations and decisions.
Date: January 1, 1984
Creator: Bortnick, Jane; Gilroy, Angele A. & Siddall, David
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ethylene Dibromide (open access)

Ethylene Dibromide

Much attention has recently been focused on the chemical ethylene dibromide (EDB). This chemical has been widely used in leaded gasoline, and has also been used to treat grains, citrus and other crops. It has been found in foods and in groundwater. This paper examines the possible health effects of exposure to EDB, as well as its regulation. The possible health effects and regulation of various chemical and physical alternatives to EDB are also examined. This paper concludes with some policy considerations pertinent to EDB.
Date: February 15, 1984
Creator: Simpson, Michael M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collin Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 1, Janurary-March 1984 (open access)

Collin Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 1, Janurary-March 1984

Quarterly publication containing "notification of upcoming events, timely material from local societies, general research information, material availability from area libraries, spotlighting members, and other news."
Date: 1984
Creator: Collin County Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collin Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 2, June 1984 (open access)

Collin Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 2, June 1984

Quarterly publication containing "notification of upcoming events, timely material from local societies, general research information, material availability from area libraries, spotlighting members, and other news."
Date: 1984
Creator: Collin County Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collin Chronicles, Volume 5, Number 1, September 1984 (open access)

Collin Chronicles, Volume 5, Number 1, September 1984

Quarterly publication containing "notification of upcoming events, timely material from local societies, general research information, material availability from area libraries, spotlighting members, and other news."
Date: 1984
Creator: Collin County Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collin Chronicles, Volume 5, Number 2, December 1984 (open access)

Collin Chronicles, Volume 5, Number 2, December 1984

Quarterly publication containing "notification of upcoming events, timely material from local societies, general research information, material availability from area libraries, spotlighting members, and other news."
Date: 1984
Creator: Collin County Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1984-1998] (open access)

[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1984-1998]

The Old Settlers Association minutes 1984-1998, includes minutes, accounts, correspondence, plats and a draft plan for improvements at Old Settlers Park.
Date: 1984/1998
Creator: Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
EDB and the Agriculture Community: A Background Discussion (open access)

EDB and the Agriculture Community: A Background Discussion

EDB is being removed from major agricultural uses because of concerns about possible adverse effects on human health. Regulatory actions to remove EDB from the food system will have impacts on the agricultural community. Uses of EDB in agriculture, regulatory actions to remove EDB from the food system quickly, and possible impacts of those regulatory actions on domestic and international markets are discussed.
Date: March 19, 1984
Creator: Zinn, Jeffrey A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA Recording Schedule, 1984-1990 (open access)

Music USA Recording Schedule, 1984-1990

Music USA recording schedule for May 27, 1984 through January 27, 1990 (10741 - 12812).
Date: 1984/1990
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Curtis Rutledge

Photograph of a man in a hat and glasses. Photograph of Curtis Rutledge, a Mason in Van Horn, TX.
Date: 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Child Support Enforcement (open access)

Child Support Enforcement

During the first session of the 98th Congress, the House passed H.R. 4325, 422-0. This measure requires States to adopt several methods of enforcing overdue child support obligations, including mandatory wage withholding; requires States to permit establishment of paternity until a child's 18th birthday; alters the incentive payment formula for child support collections; and extends the formula to collections made on behalf of non-AFDC children. The report includes background and policy analysis.
Date: September 13, 1984
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Why U.S. Agricultural Exports Have Declined in the 1980s (open access)

Why U.S. Agricultural Exports Have Declined in the 1980s

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Date: October 29, 1984
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heroin: Legalization for Medical Use (open access)

Heroin: Legalization for Medical Use

This report discusses the limited legalization of diacetylmorphine (heroin) for use in the medical treatment of intractable pain. The report attempts to present pros and cons on the issue as well as information on pending legislation. The report also provides a comparison of heroin's analgesic qualities to those of currently available and equivalent pharmaceutical alternatives.
Date: March 14, 1984
Creator: Randall, Blanchard, IV
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Minimum Drinking Age: Provisions and Analysis (open access)

National Minimum Drinking Age: Provisions and Analysis

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Date: October 29, 1984
Creator: Lipford, William A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summaries of Federal Environmental Laws Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (open access)

Summaries of Federal Environmental Laws Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency

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Date: March 1, 1984
Creator: Library of Congress. Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chronology and Brief Description of Federal Food Assistance Legislation, 1935-1983 (open access)

Chronology and Brief Description of Federal Food Assistance Legislation, 1935-1983

Since 1935 when Congress first approved the donation of agricultural surplus commodities to low-income populations and school lunch programs, some 57 laws have been passed creating and revising Federal food assistance programs. This report is a chronology of these laws. It briefly describes the major provisions which have led to the network of Federal food assistance programs we know today-- the food stamp program, school lunch and breakfast programs, summer food and child care food programs, special and commodity supplemental food programs for women, infants and children (WICa nd CSFP), elderly nutrition programs, and commodity donation programs.
Date: June 25, 1984
Creator: Jones, Jean Yavis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement: Selected References (open access)

Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement: Selected References

This report is a compilation of selected articles, books, and executive agency and congressional publications on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, primarily to health facilities and physicians.
Date: August 1, 1984
Creator: Shirley-Reynolds, Saundra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Homeless: Overview of the Problem and the Federal Response (open access)

The Homeless: Overview of the Problem and the Federal Response

This report discusses the problem of homelessness in the U.S. and the resulting policy response. Unlike the skid row "derelicts" who comprised the typical homeless population of the 1960s, today's street people represent many diverse groups including: the mentally ill, evicted families, the aged, alcoholics, drug addicts, abused spouses, abused young people, and cast-off children.
Date: September 14, 1984
Creator: Spar, Karen & Austin, Monique C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Finance and Adjustment: The International Debt Crisis, 1982-84 (open access)

Finance and Adjustment: The International Debt Crisis, 1982-84

This report provides an overview of the international debt problem which has significantly disturbed the international economic environment of the 1980s. It describes the characteristics of the less developed country (LDC) debt and discusses the role of major participants in the debt crisis. The study shows how the role of the participants has evolved during the crisis. Lastly, some of the issues arising from the debt crisis are discussed.
Date: September 17, 1984
Creator: Wertman, Patricia A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library