Newsmap. Monday, June 8, 1942 : week of May 29 to June 5

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Cologne and Essen flattened -- Tiny subs find Sydney ready -- the Japanese "save face" -- Army of 4 1/2 million for '42 -- Mexico welcomed into war -- Rommel's forces turned -- Hitler's hangman dies -- Poison gas used in China -- Armies shift in Russia. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show Libyan battle, Dutch Harbor, Axis drives and British attacks at Libyan; Unalaska Is.; Unalaska Bay. Includes photographs: Producing the big seacoast rifles; Red gound defense on the Russian front; Nazis' Focke-Wulf 190 fighter; Yanks saw a motor show put on by Aussies; 4-motored Stirling bombers used over Cologne. Back: Enemy Tanks Are Vulnerable. Includes 10 photographs with descriptive text below each.
Date: June 8, 1942
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico’s 2012 Elections (open access)

Mexico’s 2012 Elections

This report provides an overview of the parties and candidates who competed in the Mexican federal elections with a focus on the presidential contest, recaps the election results, and discusses some potential implications of the elections for U.S.-Mexican security cooperation, North American economic integration, and U.S. energy security.
Date: July 19, 2012
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (open access)

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

This report provides a background of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) financial crisis and the issues for Congress.
Date: July 27, 2012
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress (open access)

The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress

This report discusses the background of the G-20 (an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies) and some of the issues that it has addressed. It includes historic background on the work of the G-20, information about how the group operates, overviews of G-20 summits, major issues that the group is likely to address and the likely effectiveness of the G-20 in the near future. The members of the G-20 include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
Date: March 31, 2011
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clinical Thermometer. (open access)

Clinical Thermometer.

Patent for a new and improved thermometer. This design has "[u]pon the body of the instrument a scale, preferably equivalent to the centigrade . . . in which the zero-sign is placed at the normal temperature of the body, each degree being divided into five or ten parts according to the size of the instrument and reading supernormal and subnormal degrees" (lines 20-26).
Date: June 11, 1889
Creator: Hunstock, Robert H. & Chávez, Emigdio
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
La Iniciativa Fronteriza de la TCEQ (open access)

La Iniciativa Fronteriza de la TCEQ

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) works with local, state, and federal stakeholders to increase cooperation and exchange knowledge, experience, and technology related to the environment. The TCEQ mission is to maximize the efforts to improve the environment of the U.S. Mexico border region.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of political and economic conditions in Mexico, followed by assessments of selected issues of congressional interest in Mexico: security and foreign aid, extraditions, human rights, trade, migration, energy, education, environment, and water issues.
Date: October 2, 2018
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NAFTA and the Preliminary U.S.-Mexico Agreement (open access)

NAFTA and the Preliminary U.S.-Mexico Agreement

This report outlines the key provisions of the agreement between the U.S. and Mexico that is set to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Date: September 19, 2018
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles & Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico’s Political History: From Revolution to Alternation, 1910-2006 (open access)

Mexico’s Political History: From Revolution to Alternation, 1910-2006

This report provides a brief overview of Mexico's political history from 1910 to 2006, with an emphasis on electoral reforms and elections. The report demonstrates that Mexico has evolved from long-term domination by a single party to alternation and effective competition among the three major parties.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Storrs, K. Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (open access)

Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress

This report covers the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and U.S.-Mexico drug trafficking. It also looks at migration, environmental issues, legislation in the 110th Congress, and the relationship between the Bush Administration and Mexico.
Date: December 18, 2008
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.; Cook, Colleen W. & Durand, Alessandra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Power and Water Desalting Plants for Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico: A Preliminary Assessment (open access)

Nuclear Power and Water Desalting Plants for Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico: A Preliminary Assessment

From introduction: Preliminary assessment between the United States, Mexico, and the IAEA on the technical and economic practicability of a dual-purpose nuclear power plant designed to produce fresh water and electricity for the southern border portion of the Colorado River.
Date: September 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2007 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2007

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on undocumented human crossings and hazardous materials crossings.
Date: March 2007
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Pacific Alliance: A Trade Integration Initiative in Latin America (open access)

The Pacific Alliance: A Trade Integration Initiative in Latin America

This report provides an overview of the structure of the Pacific Alliance, events leading up to its creation, and the economic significance of the Member countries.
Date: March 29, 2016
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heroin Production in Mexico and U.S. Policy (open access)

Heroin Production in Mexico and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Mexico's role as an illicit drug suppler to the U.S, specifically focusing on Heroin production and trafficking.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare & Rosen, Liana W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North American Leaders' Summit (open access)

North American Leaders' Summit

This report discusses the North American Leaders' Summits (NALS), a trilateral summit that meets in effort to increase cooperation on broader economic and security issues between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Date: June 16, 2016
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of political and economic conditions in Mexico, followed by assessments of some key issues of congressional interest in Mexico: security and foreign aid, extraditions, human rights, trade, migration, energy, education, and water issues.
Date: March 30, 2016
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 1995 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 1995

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on environmental and infrastructure needs within the states contiguous to Mexico.
Date: October 1995
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2006 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2006

This report was written to fulfill the mission of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, a public advisory committee authorized under Section 6 of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act, 7 USC, Section 5404.
Date: March 2006
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 1998 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 1998

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on the status of Executive Branch and other implementation of prior years' recommendations, as reported by the federal agencies' represented on the Board.
Date: July 1998
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications (open access)

U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications

This report provides an overview of U.S.-Mexico trade and economic trends, the Mexican economy, the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and major trade issues between the United States and Mexico.
Date: November 4, 2016
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2008 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2008

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on the environmental effects of natural disasters that occur along the border.
Date: March 2008
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2001 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2001

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on water resources, air quality, and hazardous materials.
Date: December 2001
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2012 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2012

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on water supply, water quality, and water treatment.
Date: December 2012
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2009 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2009

Report discussing the activities of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Boar regarding pollution prevention and projects to solve environmental problems around the U.S.-Mexico border. It outlines the goals of the agency, describes case studies, and reflects on plans and recommendations for the future.
Date: March 2009
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library