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Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy in Brief (open access)

Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy in Brief

This report provides an overview of current political and military dynamics, with a focus on the Trump Administration's new strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia, the U.S.-led coalition and Afghan military operations, and recent political developments, including prospects for peace talks and elections.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Thomas, Clayton
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Bar Bouncer Equivalent for Planes in Flight (open access)

A Bar Bouncer Equivalent for Planes in Flight

This report discusses the decisions of two U.S. Appeals Courts regarding the cases of "U.S. v. Lynch" and "U.S. v. Petras" which both concerned passenger misconduct toward flight attendants.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 215, Ed. 1 Monday, March 5, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 215, Ed. 1 Monday, March 5, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) and Selected Policy Issues (open access)

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) and Selected Policy Issues

This report discusses the provisions of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) and some related policy issues.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Perkins, David W.; Getter, Darryl E.; Labonte, Marc & Weiss, N. Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flood Resilience Building in Thailand: Assessing Progress and the Effect of Leadership (open access)

Flood Resilience Building in Thailand: Assessing Progress and the Effect of Leadership

This article uses the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 10 Essentials for Making Cities Resilient as guidelines to assess the progress of flood resilience building in Thailand.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Khunwishit, Somporn; Choosuk, Chanisada & Webb, Gary
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guns, Excise Taxes, Wildlife Restoration, and the National Firearms Act (open access)

Guns, Excise Taxes, Wildlife Restoration, and the National Firearms Act

This report discusses excise taxes collected on firearms which are used to fund wildlife restoration and legislative proposals to adjust the tax system on firearms.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Crafton, R. Eliot; Gravelle, Jane G. & Krouse, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Trade and Finance: Overview and Issues for the 115th Congress (open access)

International Trade and Finance: Overview and Issues for the 115th Congress

This report discusses major topics of interest and debate in the 115th Congress related to trade and finance.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Irace, Mary A. & Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: In Brief (open access)

Iraq: In Brief

This report discusses Iraq's political and governmental structure, economy, humanitarian issues, military operations, and relations with the U.S.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint-Resolution Seeks to End U.S. Support for Saudi-led Coalition Military Operations in Yemen (open access)

Joint-Resolution Seeks to End U.S. Support for Saudi-led Coalition Military Operations in Yemen

This report discusses Senate Joint Resolution 54 which directs the President to remove U.S. forces from "hostilities in or affecting" Yemen (except for those U.S. forces engaged in counterterrorism operations directed at al Qaeda or associated forces). It provides a brief overview of U.S. involvement in Yemen both militarily and diplomatically through advisement of Saudi Arabia on reducing civilian casulaties and refueling of Saudi planes used in airstrikes.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.; Sharp, Jeremy M. & Weed, Matthew C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Material Support for Terrorism is Not Always an "Act of International Terrorism," Second Circuit Holds (open access)

Material Support for Terrorism is Not Always an "Act of International Terrorism," Second Circuit Holds

This report discusses the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the case of "Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC".
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Mulligan, Stephen P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Herbert Cavness, March 5, 2018 transcript

Oral History Interview with Herbert Cavness, March 5, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Herbert Cavness. Cavness was born in Mason County, Texas in 1924. He quit high school in his junior year and joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. After completing basic training at Wichita Falls, Texas he was sent to Las Vegas, Nevada for training in aerial gunnery. He then went to Sioux City, Iowa for additional training and assignment to an air group. He recalls the loss of air crews during training mission. In early 1943 he boarded the RMS Aquitania and sailed to England. Arriving at Sudbury, he was assigned to the 486th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force as a waist gunner on a B-17 bomber. He vividly describes his various actions and observations during various missions. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1945.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Cavness, Herbert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Herbert Cavness, March 5, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Herbert Cavness, March 5, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Herbert Cavness. Cavness was born in Mason County, Texas in 1924. He quit high school in his junior year and joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. After completing basic training at Wichita Falls, Texas he was sent to Las Vegas, Nevada for training in aerial gunnery. He then went to Sioux City, Iowa for additional training and assignment to an air group. He recalls the loss of air crews during training mission. In early 1943 he boarded the RMS Aquitania and sailed to England. Arriving at Sudbury, he was assigned to the 486th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force as a waist gunner on a B-17 bomber. He vividly describes his various actions and observations during various missions. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1945.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Cavness, Herbert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 13, Ed. 1 Monday, March 5, 2018 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 13, Ed. 1 Monday, March 5, 2018

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tax-Preferred College Savings Plans: An Introduction to 529 Plans (open access)

Tax-Preferred College Savings Plans: An Introduction to 529 Plans

This report provides an introduction to 529 college savings plans and examines the specific tax advantages of these plans.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
TXSSAR, Arlington Chapter 7 Treasurer's Report, March 5, 2018 (open access)

TXSSAR, Arlington Chapter 7 Treasurer's Report, March 5, 2018

TXSSAR, Arlington Chapter 7, treasurer's income report for March 2018. The report was written by TXSSAR, Arlington Chapter 7 Treasurer Dennis Walton.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library