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Oral History Interview with Gayle Reaves-King, April 4, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gayle Reaves-King, April 4, 2012

Interview with Gayle Reaves-King,a journalist in Fort Worth, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, family life, and her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Ayers, Cesta & Reaves-King, Gayle
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Richard K. Bentley, October 5, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard K. Bentley, October 5, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard K. Bentley. Bentley finished high school in Oklahoma nad joined the Navy in October, 1942. After boot camp, Bentley served with a Marine communications unit in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea before being assigned aboard the USS Kula Gulf (CVE-108).
Date: October 5, 2012
Creator: Bentley, Richard K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ernie Bowdre, September 5, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ernie Bowdre, September 5, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ernie Bowdre. Bowdre joined the Navy in mid-1943. He served as a Storekeeper aboard a liberty ship and traveled to Noumea, New Caledonia and Guadalcanal. He was then assigned to USS President Jackson (APA-18). In 1943, they participated in the Bougainville Campaign, transporting troops from island to island. They landed troops in the reinforcement landing at Lingayen Gulf and Iwo Jima. Bowdre recalls the ship being hit by enemy fire at Iwo. In June of 1945, they completed two round-trips to Manila before the cessation of hostilities. Bowdre returned to the US and received his discharge in March of 1946.
Date: September 5, 2012
Creator: Bowdre, Ernie
System: The Portal to Texas History
"In Case of Sudden Death, Burn This": The Simon Bucharoff Collection at the University of North Texas Music Library [Presentation Notes] (open access)

"In Case of Sudden Death, Burn This": The Simon Bucharoff Collection at the University of North Texas Music Library [Presentation Notes]

Notes accompanying a presentation for the 2012 Texas Music Library Association (TMLA) Annual Meeting. The notes and presentation discuss the Simon Bucharoff collection at the University of North Texas (UNT) music library.
Date: October 5, 2012
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library
Long-Term Colloid Mobilization And Colloid-Facilitated Transport Of Radionuclides In A Semi-Arid Vadose Zone (open access)

Long-Term Colloid Mobilization And Colloid-Facilitated Transport Of Radionuclides In A Semi-Arid Vadose Zone

The main purpose of this project was to improve the fundamental mechanistic understanding and quantification of long-term colloid mobilization and colloid-facilitated transport of radionuclides in the vadose zone, with special emphasis on the semi-arid Hanford site. While we focused some of the experiments on hydrogeological and geochemical conditions of the Hanford site, many of our results apply to colloid and colloid-facilitated transport in general. Specific objectives were (1) to determine the mechanisms of colloid mobilization and colloid-facilitated radionuclide transport in undisturbed Hanford sediments under unsaturated flow, (2) to quantify in situ colloid mobilization and colloid-facilitated radionuclide transport from Hanford sediments under field conditions, and (3) to develop a field-scale conceptual and numerical model for colloid mobilization and transport at the Hanford vadose zone, and use that model to predict long-term colloid and colloid- facilitated radionuclide transport. To achieve these goals and objectives, we have used a combination of experimental, theoretical, and numerical methods at different spatial scales, ranging from microscopic investigations of single particle attachment and detachment to larger-scale field experiments using outdoor lysimeters at the Hanford site. Microscopic and single particle investigations provided fundamental insight into mechanisms of colloid interactions with the air-water interface. We could show that a …
Date: November 5, 2012
Creator: Flury, Markus; Harsh, James B; Zhang, Fred; Gee, Glendon W; Mattson, Earl D & Lichtner, Peter C
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Rena Pederson, April 5, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rena Pederson, April 5, 2012

Interview with Rena Pederson, a former journalist in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers, the books she has written, and her work in communications and public affairs.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Harding, Anne; Dann, Lori & Pederson, Rena
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank C. Litters, Jr., June 5, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank C. Litters, Jr., June 5, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank C. Litters, Jr. Litters was attending Texas A&M (class of 1943) when the war started. His class was graduated early so they could begin active military service. He was commissioned and attached to an anti-aircraft artillery unit. In December, 1943, he shipped out for the Pacific. In January, 1944 his unit, the 208th Anti-aircraft Artillery battalion, arrived at New Guinea. Litters eventually got so sick with malaria and dengue fever, and with a severe knee injury, he was shipped back to the US in May, 1945. Litters was discharged and began teaching at Texas A&M University before beginning to ranch. He also tells a ashort story about being a Distinguished Alumni from Texas A&M and talking to former President George HW Bush.
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: Litters, Frank C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thanksgiving travel information for DART and TRE (open access)

Thanksgiving travel information for DART and TRE

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Date: November 5, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Mark & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Police a txt away (open access)

DART Police a txt away

News release about the DART Police's new texting tool.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area transit agencies enticing commuters to "Dump the Pump" this month (open access)

Area transit agencies enticing commuters to "Dump the Pump" this month

News release about DART's, the T's, and the DCTA's participation in the APTA's "Dump the Pump" campaign to get more people to switch from single occupant vehicles to public transportation. Part of the campaign involves offering a free week pass to non-transit users in exchange for a gasoline receipt.
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Morgan; Ball, Mark; Leggett, Dee & Hunter, Joan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ray William Rouch, September 5, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ray William Rouch, September 5, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy William Rouch. Born in 1924, he joined the Marine Corps in July, 1942. He describes boot camp in San Diego, California. He was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division. He describes the conditions on board ship en route to Camp Pakarariki, New Zealand. The Division was transported to Guadalcanal in January 1943. He talks about the deplorable living conditions on Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Tenaru River. He describes landing as part of the second wave on Tarawa and how the fighting was up close and personal. He explains how the BAR squads were used and reorganized following Guadalcanal and Tarawa. He also shares a story of the LCTs and LSTs being sunk off of Hawaii during night maneuvers before leaving for Saipan. He then describes the street fighting and banzai charges the 2nd Marine Division endured on Saipan during the Battles of Garapan and Charan Kanoa. He shares an anecdote of being injured on Tinian and his family being informed when in fact it was another Rouch who was injured during the battle. Following his discharge from the Marine Corps in July of 1946, he …
Date: September 5, 2012
Creator: Rouch, Ray William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Howard B. "Jeep" Stebelton, October 5, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Howard B. "Jeep" Stebelton, October 5, 2012

Transcript of an oral interview with Howard B. “Jeep” Stebelton. Born in 1922, he was drafted into the Army Air Force in January, 1943. He was trained in airplane mechanics and aerial engineering. He describes aerial gunnery training at Kingman Army Airfield, Arizona. In the summer of 1944, he was sent to England and assigned to the 91st Bombardment Group, 324th Bomb Squadron. As top turret gunner, he went on missions to bomb targets in Germany, including a railroad yard in Hamm and an engine factory in Frankfurt. He describes a mission to bomb a synthetic oil refinery in Merseburg on which the plane sustained major damage, but was able to return to the base. One mission involved aiding General Patton by bombing German pillboxes in Metz, France. He describes his typical day. He recounts an instance in which he manually cranked open the bomb bay doors. He flew eighteen of his thirty-five missions in a plane named Mih Ideal. He flew his last mission in March, 1945. He was discharged in September, 1945.
Date: October 5, 2012
Creator: Stebelton, Howard B. "Jeep"
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Pitt House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Pitt House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Pitt House, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: October 5, 2012
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0972 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0972

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of an employer to ban the transport and storage of handguns by concealed handgun license holders in locked private vehicles on employee parking lots (RQ-I061-GA).
Date: November 5, 2012
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0973 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0973

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a taxing authority may impose, and a county is obligated to pay, penalties and interest on ad valorem taxes imposed on real property purchased by a county for the year of sale that have remained unpaid (RQ-I063-GA).
Date: November 5, 2012
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: The Dallas Way, June 5, 2012] (open access)

[Minutes: The Dallas Way, June 5, 2012]

Minutes for the June 5, 2012 meeting of the Dallas Way including a list of reports and project updates.
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: The Dallas Way
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes: The Dallas Way, June 5, 2012] (open access)

[Minutes: The Dallas Way, June 5, 2012]

Minutes for the June 5th meeting of the Dallas Way listing the topics of discussion for the meeting and the treasury report.
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: The Dallas Way
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid and CHIP: Considerations for Express Lane Eligibility (open access)

Medicaid and CHIP: Considerations for Express Lane Eligibility

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Four key considerations related to ELE's availability beyond 2013 include (1) the potential for administrative savings; (2) effects on enrollment of eligible, but not enrolled, children; (3) states' level of interest in using ELE particularly for implementing PPACA; and (4) uncertainty regarding the potential for erroneous excess payments for children enrolled through ELE."
Date: December 5, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
State and Local Governments' Fiscal Outlook: April 2012 Update (open access)

State and Local Governments' Fiscal Outlook: April 2012 Update

Other written product issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The state and local government sector continues to face near-term and long-term fiscal challenges that grow over time. The fiscal challenges confronting the state and local sector add to the nation’s overall fiscal challenges. The fiscal situation of the state and local government sector has improved in the past year as the sector’s tax receipts have slowly increased in conjunction with the economic recovery. Nonetheless, total tax receipts have only recently returned to the prerecession levels of 2007 and the sector still faces a gap between revenue and spending. The sector faces long-term fiscal challenges that grow over time. The fiscal position of the sector will steadily decline through 2060 absent any policy changes."
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Update on Program Performance (open access)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Update on Program Performance

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The federal-state TANF partnership makes significant resources available to address poverty in the lives of families with children. With these resources, TANF has provided a basic safety net to many families and helped many parents step into jobs. At the same time, there are questions about the strength and breadth of the TANF safety net. Many eligible families—some of whom have very low incomes—are not receiving TANF cash assistance. Regarding TANF as a welfare-to-work program, the emphasis on work participation rates as a measure of state program performance has helped change the culture of state welfare programs to focus on moving families into employment. However, features of the work participation rates as currently implemented undercut their effectiveness as a way to encourage states to engage parents, including those difficult to serve, and help them achieve self-sufficiency. Finally, states have used TANF funds to support a variety of programs other than cash assistance as allowed by law. Yet, we do not know enough about this spending or whether this flexibility is resulting in the most efficient and effective use of funds at this time."
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Warren Vickers, October 5, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Warren Vickers, October 5, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Warren Vickers. Vickers was born in 1923. He joined the Army in 1942, and served as a rifleman and a scout with the 36th Infantry Division. The Division landed in North Africa on 13 April 1943. They participated in operations in Italy, the south of France and Germany. Vickers was discharged around late 1945.
Date: October 5, 2012
Creator: Vickers, Warren
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Genny Kercheville, June 5 2012 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Genny Kercheville, June 5 2012

Transcript of an interview with Genny Kercheville, a rancher.
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Pete Kaufman, June 5 2012 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Pete Kaufman, June 5 2012

Transcript of an interview with Pete Kaufman, a farmer.
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History