This report discusses the emerging development of nationwide alert systems to recover missing adults, such as those with mental impairment (such as Alzheimer's disease), developmental disabilities, or suicidal tendencies. This report provides an overview of such alert systems in 11 states: Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, and Virginia. This report also provides a discussion of issues for Congress to consider with respect to the federal role, if any, in developing state alert programs for missing adults.

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of waste in oil and gas fields in the mid-continent area. As stated in the introduction, this report "describes the general amounts and kinds of waste, and attempts to show the importance of conserving these natural resources" (p. 5). This paper includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.

Patent for a clothes pounder. Illustration included.

Patent for a churn that can produce butter in very short period of time with minimal effort.

Patent for "improvements in automatic fuse plugs" (lines 12-12). These are "adapted to be successively engaged by a swinging contact arm" (lines 16-17).

Patent for an improved post-hole digger/auger with multiple blades that cut in a spiral pattern and has the blades adjust and lock on the base. The blade shanks form a cage and keeps dirt from clogging the blades.

Patent for a new and useful garbage burning furnace that burns garbage efficiently in a combustion chamber. Illustrations are included.

Report documenting results of analysis for airborne gamma radiation and total magnetic field survey for the Perryton National Topographic Map Sheet (NJ 14-10). It includes data calculations and profiled data readings with a general description of the area and corresponding data readings. -- check/adjust details

This report is one part of the second volume containing data on quadrangles of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. This volume contains the detailed geologic summary, interpretation report, standard deviation maps, pseudo-contour maps, interpretation map, flight line and geologic base map, individual corrected profiles, computer map unit histograms and statistical tables for the Texarkana quadrangle.

Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Texarkana Quadrangle in the northeast Texas area.

Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Texarkana Quadrangle in the northeast Texas area.

Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Perryton quadrangle in Texas and Oklahoma.

Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Perryton quadrangle in Texas and Oklahoma.

Report of the Red River Compact Commission describing approved budgets, activities, and collected data during fiscal years 1991 and 1992.

Report of the Red River Compact Commission describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 1992.

Report of the Red River Compact Commission describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 1988.

Report of the Red River Compact Commission describing the approved budgets, audits, and rules and regulations during fiscal year 1991.

Report of the Red River Compact Commission describing the approved budgets, audits, and rules and regulations during fiscal year 1993.