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Title: Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard
Date: 1400-1450
Summary: Commentary on Peter Lombard’s Sentences, with the Abridgement of the Sentences.

Title: Superfund: Editorial commentary
Date: 1986
Summary: This Editorial commentary presents selected editorials on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, which authorized a five-year Superfund. The editorials, which present recent views from over 25 states, are arranged in chronological order. Most discuss reauthorization of Superfund; both the House of Representatives and the Senate and passed bills, but the bills differ considerably. An information sheet giving key dates and facts about Superfund precedes the editorials.

Title: Welfare reform/workfare: Editorial commentary
Date: 1986
Summary: This Editorial Commentary provides a sampling of opinions on ways to reform the Nation's welfare system, including comments on proposed changes to Federal regulations and on State workfare experience. It is arranged in two sections: the first contains a list of States having workfare programs, and the second includes editorials on the topic selected from regional newspapers throughout the United States. The editorial section is arranged in reverse chronological order.

Title: Carta executoria de hidalguía dada a pedimiento de doña Guiomar de Alarcón Ulloa vezina de Jaén
Date: 1593

Title: Compilation of selected laws relating to the National Security Council,: arms transfers, intelligence activities, aid to the Contras, and appropriations laws and principles
Date: 1986
Summary: Recent allegations of wrongdoing in the course of arms transfers and the funneling of funds to support Contra forces in Nicaragua have raised questions regarding restrictions on such activities found in federal law. This report consists of a compilation of some of the laws which may have relevance to on-going investigations. The inclusion or exclusion of specific provisions is in no way intended to reflect a judgment as to their applicability to actual events.

Title: Federal assistance for elementary and secondary education: Background information on selected programs likely to be considered for reauthorization by the 100th Congress
Date: 1987
Summary: The authorizations of appropriations for several of the largest Federal programs of aid to elementary and secondary education expire during the 100th Congress. This report provides background information--including legislative and funding histories, evaluation findings, participation trends, allocation formulas, and references--for each of these elementary and secondary education programs being considered for reauthorization.

Title: Gramm-Rudman-Hollings legislation: Editorial commentary
Date: 1985
Summary: Balanced Budget and Deficit Reduction Act (commonly known as Gramm-Rudman) calls for a balanced Federal budget by 1991. This Editorial Commentary looks at how Federal spending reductions may be achieved. It also includes comments on how the process for providing automatic budget reductions will effect the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches in the years when Congress cannot agree. The Editorial Commentary is divided into two sections. The first contains newspaper articles focusing on the passage of Gramm-Rudman and its impact. The second includes editorials selected from the editorial collection maintained by Library Services Division. Both sections are arranged in reverse chronological order.

Title: Acid rain: Editorial commentary
Date: 1986
Summary: This Editorial Commentary focuses on national concerns with acid rain. It also contains materials on the recent joint report of the Special Envoys on Acid Rain -- Drew Lewis representing the United States and William Davis, Canada. It includes an overview article and selected newspaper editorials from U.S. regional newspapers. It covers the period from September 1, 1985 through January 18, 1986.

Title: The homeless: Editorial commentary
Date: 1986
Summary: Homelessness is sometimes the condition of the deinstitutionalized mentally ill, the aged, the voluntarily idle and the temporarily unemployed; and of runaway youth, destitute families, drug addicts, street beggars and alcoholics - in urban and rural areas. There appears to be no single set of characteristics shared by the homeless except being poor without housing, and often lacking food and medical care as well. This Editorial Commentary looks at the "problems" of the homeless and those who search for remedies using selected editorials. It also covers actions taken by local and State governments to address the problems. The Editorial Commentary includes an introductory section of newspaper articles on the homeless. It is divided into sections - one focusing on the problem; the other on actions that have been taken to deal with the problem. Both sections are arranged in reverse chronological order. The editorials were selected from the editorial collection maintained by the Library Services Division.

Title: Household accounting document.
Date: 1503
Summary: Alcala de Henares, Spain. Isabel I, Queen of Spain. Document on paper, in Spanish, signed "Yo la Reyna." Alcalá de Henares, 12 July 1503. Folio (29.3 cm). On the first two and a half pages the queen orders Sancho de Paredes, her chamberlain, to turn a large number of things over to Juan de Tabira, her under-chamberlain. The items to be given are listed: woolens and linens, including hangings and bedding linens, all itemized and minutely described. The top half of the last page is a receipt signed by Tabira. The document has the usual slash of cancellation (visible above) indicating that it has been entered into the account books.

Title: The homeless: Editorial commentary
Date: 1986
Summary: Homelessness is sometimes the condition of the deinstitutionalized mentally ill, the aged, the voluntarily idle, and the temporarily unemployed; and of runaway youth, destitute families, drug addicts, street beggars and alcoholics--in urban and rural areas. There appears to be no single set of characteristics shared by the homeless except being poor and without housing, and often lacking food and medical care as well. This Editorial Commentary looks at the "problems" of the homeless and those who search for remedies using selected editorials. It also covers actions taken by local and State governments to address the problems. The Editorial Commentary includes an introductory section of newspaper articles on the homeless. It is divided into sections - one focusing on the problem; the other on actions that have been taken to deal with the problem. Both sections are arranged in reverse chronological order. The editorials were selected from the editorial collection maintained by the Library Services Division.