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[Clipping: "Memorial Reunion For WASP is Now Underway"]

Copy of Sweetwater Reporter's June 1972 issue. Four WASP related articles on front page and detailed in paper Titles are: "WASP's is Now Underway" , What Did WASP's Find Here Today", " Miss Cochran Known for Her Flying" and "Mrs. Young is leader of Order of Fifinella.

Date: June 23, 1972

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Reyes says LULAC request to halt Torres trial was misunderstanding

Clipping of article, "Reyes says LULAC request to halt Torres trial was misunderstanding," by Tom Moran, published in the Houston Chronicle on September 10, 1977.

Date: September 10, 1977

Creator: Moran, Tom

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

"Oh, my God, they've really thrown him in"

Clipping of an article, "Oh, my God, they've really thrown him in" by Gary Taylor, published in The Houston Post on September 16, 1977. The article covers hearings regarding accusations that Houston policemen beat Joe Torres and pushed him into Buffalo Bayou. The document includes the front page story as well as the continuation on page 19A.

Date: September 16, 1977

Creator: Taylor, Gary

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Houston Chronicle Section 1, Page 4, July 19, 1976]

Newspaper clipping with two photos of Barbara Jordan, one before her weight loss and the other one after. The photo on the right shows her in September 1975 and the one on the left shows her in 1976 at the Democratic National Convention.

Date: July 19, 1976

Creator: Houston Chronicle

Partner: Texas Southern University

[Clipping: King State Dependent On South Parkers]

Clipping describing the opening of King State Bank in Houston, Texas, the first biracial chartered bank in Texas. The clipping includes information about the bank and community commentary. Part of another story is on the back describing Kendleton, Texas.

Date: August 9, 1975

Location: 29.674098 -95.336041

Partner: Texas Southern University

[Clipping: The Town that Sugar Built]

Clipping, written by Anne Pashkoff, from the Houston Chronicle describing the history of Sugar Land, Texas, and the Imperial Sugar Company.

Date: September 15, 1971

Creator: The Houston Chronicle

Partner: Rosenberg Library

300 attend appreciation dinner for Judge Duncan

Brief newspaper article describing a dinner held in honor of Judge Jimmie Duncan, including some notable attendees, including E. A. "Squatty" Lyons and District Attorney Carol Vance.

Date: August 7, 1975

Creator: Houston Chronicle

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Texas accomplice law could resurface when Derese testifies in trial

Newspaper clipping containing an article from a 1977 issue of the Houston Post discussing a trial in which Paula Cantrell Derese will testify against Vernon E. McManus regarding a capital murder case. It also gives background about previous instances of the relevant Texas law regarding court appearances by persons implicated in crimes. The reverse side of the clipping includes an article about a highway to be built in Louisiana using clam shells and an advertisement for The Houston Post.

Date: January 30, 1977

Creator: Flynn, George

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

My point of view

Biographical newspaper article about John J. Herrera's work fighting discrimination against Mexican-Americans titled "My Point of View," written by Lauro Cruz. This article highlights Herrera's work as a leader in the Mexican-American community fighting for equal rights and educating members of the community about their rights.

Date: April 18, 1975

Creator: Cruz, Lauro

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Espejo: John J. Herrera remembers when

Biographical article about John J. Herrera in the Houston Post titled, "John J. Herrera remembers when," under the "Espejo" section, written by Richard Vara, a Post Reporter. This article begins with a few specific injustices Herrera worked to rectify. "Herrera remembers clearly when employment offices displayed signs declaring, 'Mexicans need not apply.' Or when there were three sets of restrooms for whites, blacks, and browns."

Date: August 22, 1976

Creator: Vara, Richard

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Editor viewpoints: Needville is living in the past

Letter to the editor in response to a story about a discriminatory sign posted at a business in Needville, Texas. John J. Herrera recounts his experiences with discrimination and the exclusion of Mexican Americans in Houston and around the state.

Date: May 31, 1974

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Editor viewpoints: 'Chicano' Is a part of the idiom

Letter from John J. Herrera to the Houston Chronicle in response to Mrs. Marta Daumas' letter published on August 9th criticizing the use of the word "Chicano". Herrera explains that this word, once part of the Mexican American slang, has now become an American language idiom. He and other Mexican-Americans, unlike Mexicans from Mexico, appreciate the appellation as a source of pride and recognition of their Mexican ancestry.

Date: August 23, 1973

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library