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[News Script: Puerto Ricans]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the three winners of the "Most Typical Puerto Rican Teenager" contest stopping in Fort Worth on their 6-week tour of the United States.
Date: May 3, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Business Card for John L. Truslow]

Description: Business card, undated, for JNO. L. Truslow, Ticket Agent, of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The opposite side of the card has a table of distances form Memphis to select destinations.
Date: 18XX
Creator: Truslow, J. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Gender Wage Gap and Pay Equity: Is Comparable Worth the Next Step?

Description: This report examines the trend in the male-female wage gap and the explanations offered for its existence. Remedies proposed for the gender wage gap's amelioration are addressed, with an in-depth focus on the comparable worth approach to achieving "pay equity" or "fair pay" between women and men.
Date: April 21, 2003
Creator: Levine, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Columbia River Treaty Review

Description: This report provides a brief overview of the Columbia River Treaty review. It includes background on the history of the basin and consideration of the treaty, as well as a brief summary of studies and analyses of the Columbia River Treaty review process to date.
Date: May 1, 2015
Creator: Stern, Charles V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Tax Policy: History and Current Issues

Description: This report discusses the history, current posture, and outlook for federal energy tax policy. It also discusses current energy tax proposals and major energy tax provisions enacted in the 109th Congress.
Date: July 25, 2008
Creator: Lazzari, Salvatore
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Statutes: What They Are and Where to Find Them

Description: This report provides a brief overview of federal statutes and where to find them, both in print and on the internet. When Congress passes a law, it may amend or repeal earlier enactments or it may write on a clean slate. After providing an overview on the basics of federal statutes, this report gives guidance on where federal statutes, in their various forms, may be located on the Internet.
Date: December 27, 2007
Creator: Foley, Cassandra L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nepal: Political Developments and Bilateral Relations with the United States

Description: This report concerns the political developments and bilateral relations of Nepal with the United States. Nepal has been described as a yam between two boulders. Nepal's geopolitical status as a small, landlocked buffer state situated between two Asian giants - India and China - has severely constrained its foreign policy and trade options. Although Nepal has sought to maintain friendly relations with both neighbors, its cultural, linguistic, religious and economic ties with India historically h… more
Date: October 23, 2008
Creator: Vaughn, Bruce
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Renewable Electricity: How Does Wind Generation Impact Competitive Power Markets?

Description: This report analyzes the impacts of wind generation on competitive power markets, including financial and economic impacts on electric power generators. Overall, the report aims to provide context for several electricity market concepts that are relevant to understanding the economic effects of wind power generation.
Date: November 7, 2012
Creator: Brown, Phillip
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Tsunami Programs: A Brief Overview

Description: This report gives a brief overview of US Tsunami Programs such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) which supports three main categories of activities namely; 1) Warning, such as activities of the Tsunami Warning Center and DART network. 2) mitigation and 3) research.
Date: March 11, 2011
Creator: Folger, Peter
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court

Description: This report outlines the main objections the United States has raised with respect to the International Criminal Court and analyzes the American Service member Protection Act (ASPA), enacted to regulate the US cooperation with the ICC
Date: June 14, 2006
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The United States as a Net Debtor Nation: Overview of the International Investment Position

Description: This report outlines concerns about the US net international investment position because of the role foreign investors are playing in US capital markets and the potential for large outflows of income and services payments. Some observers also argue that the US reliance on foreign capital inflows leaves the economy vulnerable to financial crises.
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement

Description: This report examines the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement which was originally intended to be part of a broader U.S.-Andean free trade agreement (FTA), but after negotiators failed to reach agreement, Peru and the U.S. decided to move forward on a bilateral basis. The PTPA is a comprehensive trade agreement that, if ratified, would eliminate tariffs and other barriers in goods and services trade between two countries. The labor provisions may be among the more controversial of the agreement.
Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Paper of postal issues]

Description: Photograph of a paper of United States regular postal issues 1954-1955. On the paper there are three rows of postage stamps with the faces of historical figures on them. On the middle of the paper a group of marbles sit, partially obscuring the third row of stamps. There are two holes punched on the left side of the paper.
Date: January 19, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Students]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a group of students called The Ambassadors For Friendship travelling around the country.
Date: June 24, 1962
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Weatherman on television]

Description: Photograph of a weatherman on a television screen. He is standing in front of a weather map of the United States. The reporter is wearing a business suit with a United States flag pin. The image is used to help survey the popularity of newscasters.
Date: August 1, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Mack's news coverage on a map]

Description: Photograph of a map of the United States and Canada in a frame. It shows Bill Mack's news coverage with blue and red tacks. Two small wood blocks are in front of the map.
Date: December 21, 1971
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ron Godbey wearing a cap and gown]

Description: Photograph of Ron Godbey wearing a graduation cap and gown. He is using a pointer to point at a United States weather map behind him. He is looking at an unknown matter outside of the frame of the photograph.
Date: May 24, 1971
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Mack's news coverage]

Description: Photograph of a map of the United States in a frame. It shows Bill Mack's news coverage in the United States and Canada with tacks. Two small wood blocks are in front of the map.
Date: December 21, 1971
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ron Godby with a weather map]

Description: Photograph of Ron Godby in front of a weather map for the United States. He is holding a pointer and pointing it towards the New England region of the country. He is wearing a business suit.
Date: September 21, 1971
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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