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The 13th Congressional District in Transition: a Preliminary Analysis of Representation (open access)

The 13th Congressional District in Transition: a Preliminary Analysis of Representation

The relationship between the representative and the reapportioned district is the central feature of the present study as it attempts to assess selected facets of the 13th Congressional District in transition.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Bryant, Stephen N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Administrative and Judicial Evolution of the Occupational Disease Concept in Workmen's Compensation Legislation (open access)

Administrative and Judicial Evolution of the Occupational Disease Concept in Workmen's Compensation Legislation

The purpose of this study is to examine the theory of workmen's compensation, tracing its historical development and showing how the law evolved in the United States. Pertinent statutes and administrative and judicial decisions will be given to the evolution of the theory of compensable occupational diseases. Following an analysis of the occupational disease concept and the significance of this concept in modifying the basic theory, an effort will be made to evaluate the effect of this concept upon the meaning of the laws.
Date: August 1962
Creator: Hyde, Peter D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Administrative Reorganization in the Southwest Region of the Federal Aviation Agency (open access)

Administrative Reorganization in the Southwest Region of the Federal Aviation Agency

The purpose of this study is to examine an example of administrative reorganization which can provide useful information to those interested in the continuing process of administrative reorganization.
Date: January 1965
Creator: Vance, Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Albert Camus: Perspectives on the Nature of Political Revolt (open access)

Albert Camus: Perspectives on the Nature of Political Revolt

The scope and purpose of this thesis is an evaluation of Camus' literary and philosophical works and their implication to the concept of political revolt. His examination of the origins and effects of modern political revolutions provided insight to the nature of the twentieth century totalitarianism. His ideas also helped to explain the modern emergence of "irrational" terror and political oppression.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Conner, Jett Burnett
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Certain Aspects of International Narcotics Law Enforcement 1949-1959 (open access)

An Analysis of Certain Aspects of International Narcotics Law Enforcement 1949-1959

This thesis is an analysis of aspects of international narcotics law enforcement from 1949-1959.
Date: August 1960
Creator: Dickson, James Galen
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Senior High School Government Courses in the Public Schools of Texas (open access)

An Analysis of Senior High School Government Courses in the Public Schools of Texas

To provide a better understanding of civil government as taught in the public senior high schools of Texas, this study investigates the scope of subject matter now included in the course, the method of presentation of the students, and suggests possible improvement toward solution.
Date: June 1962
Creator: Holman, Dorothy Jane Riggs
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Political Career of Carl Schurz, 1868-1888 (open access)

An Analysis of the Political Career of Carl Schurz, 1868-1888

Carl Schurz, appearing on the American political stage during a period of great change, felt the influence of human events as he formulated his political thinking. He also was affected by his German birth, education, and revolutionary activity before his immigration to the United States. Indeed, it appears that much of his political thought was reaction to existing circumstances or events rather than pure contemplative thinking.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Palmer, Edwin D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Attitudes of Non-Elective City Administrators toward their Publics: a Study of Cases in Two Cities (open access)

The Attitudes of Non-Elective City Administrators toward their Publics: a Study of Cases in Two Cities

This essay explores the question of what role does the public play in the operations of government, especially considering the bureaucracy of a democratic government.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Marshall, Ray Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Berlin Crisis of 1948 : A Theoretical Model of a Crisis Situation (open access)

The Berlin Crisis of 1948 : A Theoretical Model of a Crisis Situation

This study views the deeper reasons for acute crises between national systems or blocs of national systems as a function of major changes within the larger international structure. It seeks to construct eclectically a systematic and analytic model of acute international crises showing their occurrence between the balance of power and bipolar structures of the international system.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Martin, Joseph David
System: The UNT Digital Library
Black Versus Black: Division Within a Judge (open access)

Black Versus Black: Division Within a Judge

This thesis attempts to answer the following questions: (1) has Hugo Black abandoned his philosophy of the "absoluteness" of the First Amendment which has long been his basis of decision-making in problems involving the First Amendment, and (2) has he ceased to maintain his strong position for individual liberties?
Date: January 1968
Creator: Atterbury, Joan B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Characteristics of Texas' 1964 National Political Convention Delegations (open access)

Characteristics of Texas' 1964 National Political Convention Delegations

"It is the purpose of this study is to examine these characteristics of the delegates from Texas to the 1964 Democratic and Republican national nominating conventions, as well as to compare and contrast their characteristics. It is a basic assumption of this study that the characteristics of national convention delegates are important in the determination of the character of the convention as an institution."-- leaf 2.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Cole, Richard L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The City of Denton Computer Installation: A Study of Conversion in a Medium-Sized Municipality (open access)

The City of Denton Computer Installation: A Study of Conversion in a Medium-Sized Municipality

It will be the purpose of this thesis to describe and analyze the events and factors which shaped installation of the first electronic data processing system acquired by the City of Denton, Texas--a "medium-sized" municpal organization operating under the council-manager plan. Because the environment may have some degree of effect upon such an effort within the public sector, a certain amount of space will be given over to description of the community as a geographic location, as an aggregation of people engaged in varied activities, and, by implication, as a background for the operation of a municipal government.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Joyce, John W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Improvement and Code Enforcement in Fort Worth, Texas, 1961-1966 (open access)

Community Improvement and Code Enforcement in Fort Worth, Texas, 1961-1966

"The purpose of this study is to outline and analyze the efforts of the City of Fort Worth in the area of community improvement through code enforcement in the years 1961-1965. It is hoped that this study will enable those in the field of municipal government or other related fields to gain a better understanding of the need for community improvement through code enforcement and a better knowledge of methods to implement such a program."--leaf 1.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Liverman, Ralph L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Community Junior College: A Study of the Dallas County Junior College (open access)

The Community Junior College: A Study of the Dallas County Junior College

"The thesis is concerned with the intricacies and problems of community leadership in a metropolitan environment, and the work with a state governing agency that oversees all work done within its jurisdiction...The thesis consists of the history and function of the junior college movement in the United States, the history of Dallas County Junior College from the time it was just an idea up to March 15, 1966, and brief statement of the future course of this vast undertaking." -- leaf 1
Date: August 1966
Creator: Altick, Frank J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comprehensive Health Planning (open access)

Comprehensive Health Planning

The purpose of this study is to conduct an examination of the concept of comprehensive health planning the type of which is mandatory if society is ever to realize comprehensive health services for the multitude of people in that society.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Hopkins, Robert M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Legislation as a Remedy to Prevent Communist Influence of Labor Unions and Union Officials (open access)

Congressional Legislation as a Remedy to Prevent Communist Influence of Labor Unions and Union Officials

The United States and other nations of the free world are presently engaged in a life and death struggle. This conflict is between democracy and Communism--freedom versus slavery. In the classical definition of war, opponents and battlefields were readily defined, but in this "Cold War" conventional arms are only a part of the over-all battle plan. The persistent effort of the Communists to infiltrate and dominate the American labor movement is one of these battlefields. Domination and control of labor unions has been a primary goal of the Communist Party in the United States. In recent years, the power of organized labor has demonstrated its strength throughout our national economy. Labor organizations have the power to create, in this country, a state of national emergency. The problem is how this power can be controlled and protected for the American worker.
Date: January 1963
Creator: Doss, Cecil B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Transportation Study: A Case Study in Intergovernmental Relations (open access)

The Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Transportation Study: A Case Study in Intergovernmental Relations

This thesis studies and explores the history of the highway system in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Various laws enacted to establish an effective transportation system are discussed including the different government agencies affected and their relations.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Kadri, Shoukat A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Dallas Transit Company: Transition from Private to Public Ownership (open access)

The Dallas Transit Company: Transition from Private to Public Ownership

Dallas, Texas, faces transportation problems common to all metropolitan areas. This thesis will examine the effort of the City of Dallas to find a solution to a particular transportation problem, that of public transit. Events leading to the city's purchase of a privately owned transit company and problems encountered during the year after the purchase will be primarily considered in this thesis. The basic methodology consisted of interviews with persons directly connected with the transit operation, including city administrators, City Council members, and transit board members. A newspaper reporter, closely associated with the problem from beginning to end, gave an objective, eye-witness account of the situation. Additionally, newspaper accounts of the transition from private to public transit ownership provided a useful chronology, and letters and public documents supplied other information. City leaders realized that a good transit system was a vital part of a balanced Metropolitan program of transportation. Because the privately owned transit company was not providing adequate bus service, the city found it desirable to assume public ownership of the transit operation through purchase of the Dallas Transit Company in January, 1964.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Duke, Jimmy D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Equal Representation and State Legislative Apportionment: a Study of the Political Impact of the Legislative Reapportionment Decisions (open access)

Equal Representation and State Legislative Apportionment: a Study of the Political Impact of the Legislative Reapportionment Decisions

This study is concerned with the political impact of the Supreme Court's decisions concerning state legislative apportionment. First, an attempt is made to describe the political environment in which they were made, with special reference to the existing bases of representation in the states and the political reaction to the decisions. Secondly, the study traces the major issues relating to judicial enforcement of the apportionment standards enunciated by the Supreme Court and the modification and development of those standards that followed the initial decisions. Finally, the extent to which reapportionment has been successfully enforced by the courts may suggest some tentative conclusions about the viability and utility of the equal population doctrine as a constitutional standard, as well as some of the possible political consequences of enforcement of that standard.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Clark, Robert B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evidence and Military Law Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (open access)

Evidence and Military Law Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice

The purpose of this study is to analyze certain major reforms in the Code in an effort to determine whether or not the "status quo" has been change. These reforms are: (1) henceforth all military legal proceedings are to be governed by a single Code equally applicable to all the services; (2) all military judicial proceedings are to be governed as near as practicable by the rules of civil procedure and evidence observed in the criminal proceedings of the United States district courts; (3) all persons charged with an offense are to have competent legal counsel at all stages of pretrial and trial proceedings; (4) all persons subject to the Code are assured that they shall not be subject to compulsory self-incrimination; (5) all who are subject to the Code are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and (6) all are guaranteed an automatic and mandatory review (under certain conditions) of their trials.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Lewis, James N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Independent Regulatory Commissions: Some Recent Criticisms and Recommendations (open access)

The Federal Independent Regulatory Commissions: Some Recent Criticisms and Recommendations

It is the purpose of this thesis to point out areas of failure and weaknesses in the Federal independent regulatory commissions, and recommendations for improvement, as seen by Louis J. Hector, James M. Landis, Emmette S. Redford, Bernard Schwartz and the Special Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight. A secondary purpose of the study is to present action taken by Congress and President Kennedy in response to recent criticisms of the commissions. The scope of the thesis is limited to the major problems of policy-making, personnel matters, and efficiency of the major independent regulatory commissions. The material presented in the thesis covers five chapters. Chapter I includes a general introductory statement, the purpose and scope of the study, and the method of organization. Chapter II is a presentation of the criticisms and recommendations of Hector, Redford, and Landis in respect to the problems of policy-making and coordination faced by the independent commissions. Chapter III examines the problems of commission personnel in respect to qualifications, turnover, and ethical conduct. Chapter IV concerns the efficiency of the independent commissions, showing examples of delay and incompetence in the performance of the functions of the CAB, the FPC, and other commissions. Criticisms and recommendations include those …
Date: August 1964
Creator: Marsh, Fred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federalism's Expanding Dimensions: a Case Study of Decision-Making of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport (open access)

Federalism's Expanding Dimensions: a Case Study of Decision-Making of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport

"This paper analyzes the decision making processes in the federal system through a case study, that of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport controversy, and reveals the role of the many governments and interest groups involved. ...In this study the background of conflict is reviewed, after which the CAB [Civil Aeronautics Board] decision, accomplishments and problems are discussed. The presentation will reflect the cooperative role of all governments in the federal system, plus pressure groups that contribute to decision-making in the federal system."-- leaves 2,13.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Burlage, George Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fourth Freedom (open access)

Fourth Freedom

It is the purpose of this paper to show that the Post Office must be a service and not a business. It will be shown that the Post Office Department is gradually changing from a service to a business.
Date: June 1963
Creator: Luce, Joe Patterson
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Goals of the Peace Corps (open access)

The Goals of the Peace Corps

Agencies such as the Peace Corps are by nature benevolent, which means they are devised for the expressed purpose of granting aid to other persons. In this case, the avowed purpose is aid for the underdeveloped nations of the world. However, politicians lodged in governmental authority are not humanistic solely for the sake of helping others; there are political aims to be gained. What these aims are and how they affect the operation of a youth corps for peace is a major concern of this thesis.
Date: January 1966
Creator: Thompson, Christine E.
System: The UNT Digital Library