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Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling

Description: This report covers the dispute between the U.S with its neighbors, Canada and Mexico, who say that the recent country-of-origin labeling (COOL) system implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is unfair and does not meet its original objectives. This dispute was brought before the WTO dispute panel and found to be valid. The report ends with a discussion of options for the U.S. in regards to modifying COOL to follow WTO rulings.
Date: January 28, 2014
Creator: Jurenas, Remy & Greene, Joel L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dust from Africa Leads to Large Toxic Algae Blooms in Gulf of Mexico, Study Finds. [Press release].

Description: This press release summarizes the findings of a new study. Saharan dust clouds travel thousands of miles and fertilize the water off the West Florida coast with iron, which kicks off blooms of toxic algae. The research was partially funded by a NASA grant as part of ECOHAB: Florida (Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms), a multi-disciplinary research project designed to study harmful algae.
Date: August 28, 2001
Creator: NASA News
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections

Description: This fact sheet tracks the current heads of government in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It provides the dates of the last and next elections for the head of government and the national independence date for each country.
Date: January 28, 2010
Creator: Gomez-Granger, Julissa & Sullivan, Mark P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mexico's Oil and Gas Sector: Background, Reform Efforts, and Implications for the United States

Description: This report provides an overview of Pemex and the content and prospects for Mexico's energy reforms. It then examines the U.S.-Mexico energy relationship through the lenses of trade and energy cooperation. It concludes by suggesting oversight issues for Congress related to what the enactment of energy reform might portend for Mexico's economic development, the U.S. energy matrix, and bilateral or North American energy cooperation.
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare & Ratner, Michael
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NAFTA and Motor Vehicle Trade

Description: This report discusses the development of U.S. motor vehicle production under the North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) and analyzes the North American motor vehicle market, including production, plant locations, and continental trade patterns. It summarizes the motor vehicle rules of origin in NAFTA and compares them with similar requirements in other trade agreements, and examines how the potential changes in NAFTA might affect the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts industries in the United… more
Date: July 28, 2017
Creator: Canis, Bill; Villarreal, M. Angeles & Jones, Vivian C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NAFTA at 20: Overview and Trade Effects

Description: This report provides andoverview of North American Free Trade Agreement provisions and discusses trade trends and economic effects, as well other issues for Congress.
Date: April 28, 2014
Creator: Villarreal, M. A. & Fergusson, Ian F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Customs chief murdered]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the fatal shooting of Lauro Izaguirre, the Chief of Customs.
Date: March 28, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Earthquake]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an earthquake which hit parks of Mexico killing two persons and injuring sixteen in the town of Puebla.
Date: August 28, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Earthquake]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a death toll in earthquake that rocked central Mexico now stands at nearly five hundred, more than one thousand are injured.
Date: 1973-08-28T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Kidnaps]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the U. S government which is not expected to meet a 500 thousand dollar ransom demand for an American commercial attaché who disappeared in northern Mexico.
Date: March 28, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Mexican shooting]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a shooting investigation.
Date: February 28, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Mexico]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about American officials in Mexico who are not discussing the details of the kidnaping of an American commercial attaché.
Date: March 28, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Mexico quake]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about death toll from devastating earthquake which is nearing the 500 mark.
Date: August 28, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Missing Boat]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the coast guard who says that a 48-foot Ketch carrying six or seven persons was overdue in Key West, Florida on a trip from Corpus Christi.
Date: February 28, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: News]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of fires which broke out in Mexico City as a strong earthquake shook the area. A government armored column which was smashed through insurgent positions on highway. A gunman who is still holding four persons hostage in a Stockholm Bank Vault. Investigation which is continuing into explosion of the letter bomb at the British Embassy.
Date: August 28, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Offshore oil leases]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about major oil company's which begin bidding on some one million acres of submerged oil leases in the gulf of Mexico.
Date: May 28, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Shrimp industry]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an official of the multi million dollar shrimping industry in South Texas who warns that any expansion of Mexico' s territorial waters could spell disaster and drive Texas shrimpers out of business.
Date: June 28, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Simmons]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 28, 1969, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Tijuana]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: August 28, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: zte]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Texas shrimpers who said that Mexican plans to take over 200 miles of fishing grounds which could be disastrous to fishermen along the lower state coast.
Date: June 28, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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