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Life At Ancient Heshbon, Lawrence T. Geraty

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"WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT thing you found?" is the most common question that people ask of an archeologist when he returns from an expedition. The inquirer usually recalls pictures of objects from the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen, or of the Royal Cemetery at Ur, or perhaps even of the Dead Sea scrolls. But if one were to look for museum objects that have intrinsic value apart from their historical context, one certainly would not choose to dig in Palestine, whose peoples throughout history have been relatively poor when compared with the inhabitants of Egypt or Mesopotamia. Furthermore, the more …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1975, Vol. 03, No. 10, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "A Geographical Approach to Residential Construction Cost Structure," by Gary K. Higgs and William H. Cheek.

The single-family residence is generally the largest and most important purchase of any household unit. Those employed in building these residences also constitute a large proportion of the domestic construction industry and the unique emotional status of a home has made the residence construction and related industries one of the principal material economic indicators.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1975, Vol. 03, No. 09, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Education in Nebraska: Fifth Annual Report."

This report represents a compilation of the most recent data made available by governmental and nongovernmental sources. The report contains information on a wide variety of subjects, including school enrollments, student withdrawals, status and plans of high school and university graduates, and degrees conferred by the University of Nebraska System as well as other Omaha Area colleges and universities.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1975, Vol. 03, No. 08, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Omaha Intra-Urban Demographic & Economic Indicators."

North Freeway Corridor Study: Lake Street To Interstate 680, Omaha, Nebraska, Henningson, Durham, And Richardson, Inc.

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This corridor report delineates the feasible alignment alternatives for the North Freeway (Lake Street to Interstate 680) and the Airport Connection (North Freeway to Abbott Drive) in Omaha, Nebraska. In addition to the plan sheets showing the physical alignments, the report also includes detailed analyses of the traffic service, costs, social, economic, and environmental impacts of each freeway alternate as well as a "No Build" alternate.

The Sanitary Improvement District As A Mechanism For Urban Development, Ralph H. Todd, Sherri Rogers, Kwame P. Annor, Murray Frost, David W. Hinton, Paul S. T. Lee, Armin K. Ludwig

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The history of the Sanitary Improvement District (SID) in Nebraska is closely tied to the history of urban development in the Omaha Metropolitan Area. The end of World War II freed the pent-up demand for new dwelling units in Nebraska as well as in the rest of the nation. Omaha's stock of platted lots was rapidly used up in the late 40's and pressures were great for opening up new areas. To meet the demand, new dwellings began to spring up on the fringes of the City, but altogether too many of these were served only by wells and septic …

1975 Revisions To The 1962 Master Plan: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Facilities Planning And Capital Projects, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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1975 revisions to the 1962 Master Plan of the Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo campus. Includes 3 campus maps and 1 legend. Master Plan Enrollment = 15,000 FTE.

Liability For Misleading Statements Under Section 11, Ted J. Fiflis

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No abstract provided.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1974, Vol. 02, No. 09, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Attitudes Toward the Construction of an Urban Expressway: The North Omaha Case."

T he locating and construction of an urban expressway creates conflicts between the need for new and improved routes of access and the need to protect the environmental, social and economic characteristics of parts of the city itself. A new freeway in an urban area inevitably means there will be destruction of homes, disruption of neighborhoods and local patterns of movement, and changes in landscape, noise and traffic levels. Citizen groups often organize to protest these disruptions and changes …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1974, Vol. 02, No. 08, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Omaha Intra-Urban Demographic & Economic Indicators."

Economic Impact Of The University Of Nebraska At Omaha On The Omaha Economy, Ralph H. Todd, Robert F. Blair

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The last few years represent a period of substantial growth for the City of Omaha and the University of Nebraska at Omaha as well. A moment's reflection reveals that the growth of the City and the University are interdependent. The purpose of this study is to provide a basis for understanding some of these relationships--particularly the economic relationships that exist between the campus and the community.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1974, Vol. 02, No. 07, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Omaha-Council Bluffs Tax Border Issue."

Recently governmental administrators and politicians of Omaha have voiced concern over the sales losses that might result because of Iowa's exemption of food purchases from the retail sales tax--a measure which took effect July 1, 1974.¹

Generally, it is felt that a sales tax rate differential between two border cities will influence sales as favorable rate differentials are reduced or unfavorable rate differentials are created or widened. However, the magnitude of the problem will depend on many factors, e.g., location of major shopping facilities, distance, …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1974, Vol. 02, No. 05, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "An Overview of Education in Nebraska and the Omaha Area."

This report presents basic educational data on elementary, secondary, higher and continuing education in Omaha and Nebraska. This report contains information on a variety of subjects within the field of educational statistics including school enrollments, student dropouts, status and plans of high school and University graduates, and degrees conferred by technical colleges and traditional institutions of higher education. The report utilizes data from numerous sources, both governmental and nongovernmental, as indicated in the source note at the end of the appropriate …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1974, Vol. 02, No. 04, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Regional Planning: Omaha in the International Context," by Peter E. Pflaum.

Attitudes, methods, and results of local and regional planning as practiced in Omaha versus Great Britain are discussed in this paper. The article was stimulated by comparisons that were obvious to the author after recently spending three months in England. The principal factors involved in the Omaha-England comparison arc: (1) the organizational and administrative structure of the planning process, (2) the attitudes in the public and private domain towards planning, and (3) the relative costs and benefits of planning.

While …

Development Of The Rio Grande Compact, Raymond A. Hill

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Thirty-six years have elapsed since the Rio Grande Compact of 1938, N.M.S.A. Section 75-34-3 (Repl. 1968), was entered into by Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, and approved by the United States of America. Administration of the Compact since then has been the responsibility of many different persons, few of whom had personal knowledge of the circumstances of the negotiation of this Compact. Consequently, there has been a growing tendency towards interpretation of some of the provisions of the Rio Grande Compact in a manner contrary to the intent of those who participated in its negotiation.

Mr. Hill has intimately connected …

What Is An Airlifter?, Tim Brady

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This article describes the components that make up the Tactical Air Command flight crew, from loadmaster, to flight engineer, to navigator, to copilot, and lastly, to pilot. All together, the crew work in coordination to deliver the goods or the troops. This article was Dr. Brady's last as editor of TAC Attack. Under his two-year leadership, the safety message continued to be heard.

Between Pyosis And Pyralidan, Tim Brady

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Some history of the military air base, Pyote (Texas), and its mission after World War II to store and preserve surplus military aircraft. Two famous airplanes were stored there: the Enola Gay, the B-29 used to drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and the Swoose, the sole surviving B-17D from the Pacific theater during World War II. Both aircraft are now housed at the Smithsonian.

The Spin--An Accident Analysis, Tim Brady

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An analysis of an accident involving a C-130 Hercules is described. C-130s do spin and the outcome is normally fatal to aircrew members.

The Alligators Will Get You, If You Don't Watch Out!, Tim Brady

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This article relates which tools can help pilots prepare to land at unknown airports.

Wheels Are Square, Tim Brady

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This article discusses the possibilities to extend battlefield support using aircraft equipped with air cushion landing systems (ACLS). The ACLS are less costly than traditional landing systems but provide some new flying skills, like how to move the aircraft after the air cushion has been deflated.

News Of Bygone Days, 17 February 1973, Author Unknown

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No abstract provided.

Gear-Up Landings, Or...Let It All Hang Out, Tim Brady

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Gear-up landings, or belly landings, continue to plague civilian, military and commercial aviation. A study has begun on a new effective device to warn pilots if the landing gear is not deployed correctly before landing.

Occupational Estimates And Projections Of The Omaha Smsa, David W. Hinton

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Local and regional planners have long recognized the need for detailed information on past, present, and projected occupational needs. Ideally, data on: (I) the number of workers employed, (2) their years of job experience, (3) their years and type of job training, (4) the number of workers to retire in the near future, (5) the number of new workers needed due to expected expansion, and (6) the salary levels of the various occupations for each firm and industry in the local economy should be available to describe occupational patterns. Such information would also provide a sound framework for projecting changes …

A Study Of Needs And Opinions Regarding A Proposed Downtown Educational Center, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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The basic purpose for the study was to ascertain the need for continuing adult education within the Omaha community. The research focused on the perceived needs and attitudes toward a Downtown Education Center of four different target groups.

Heshbon Expedition: The Second Campaign At Tell Hesban, Roger S. Boraas, Siegfried H. Horn

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The first campaign at Tell Hesban was carried out in 1968,' and the second season was planned for the summer of 1970. The outbreak of the first phase of the Jordanian civil war in June of that year, however, forced a cancellation of the expedition, although some staff members, including the director, were already in Amman and most others were en route to Jordan. ' Rescheduled for the next summer, the second campaign was successfully conducted from July 5 to August 20, 1971. I Heshbon's history from literary sources,2 and a description of , Tell Hesban and its geographical location3 …

The Four Horsemen, Tim Brady

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From 1956 until 1960, the Air Force's Tactical Air Command (TAC) fielded a team of four C-130 Hercules pilots to perform as an aerial demonstration team. The shows thrilled audiences around the United States and the pilots, known as the Four Horsemen, showed the power and maneuverability of the huge airlifters also known as troop carriers. The aircraft used in the demonstrations were taken from the inventory of whatever air base was closest to the show.

On A Wing And A Strap, Tim Brady

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In 1958, as part of Operation Jingle Bells, a Hercules C-130, ferrying cargo and personnel to the United States from the Far East, encountered weather and abbreviated their flight into Langley. Little Rock Air Force Base was chosen as the alternative landing site. Getting the C-130 down onto the ground proved to be challenging when the controls for the trim system did not operate correctly. Through sweat and ingenuity, the crew got the bird landed and the personnel in the back applauded their efforts. The personnel and cargo were used as ballast to change the center of gravity. After that …

Nuclear Gamma Rays From 7li In The Galactic Cosmic Radiation, G J. Fishman, Donald D. Clayton

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The observation of a y-ray line feature from the direction of the galactic center by Johnson, Harnden, and Haymes is interpreted as the 478-keV nuclear de-excitation of low-energy 7Li cosmic rays as they inelastically scatter from the interstellar gas. The prediction of an associated line at 432 keV is proposed as a definitive test of this idea.

The Airlift Instructor School, Tim Brady

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The development of the Airlift Instructor School at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, is discussed. This article details the school's philosophy, programs and courses. Standardization in training means a better safety posture.

World War I And Beyond, Tim Brady

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Traces the beginnings of military aircraft in the United States, from the Wright Brothers in 1907 to the expansion of the U.S. Air Corps in 1938.