Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Washington State University
Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special
Collections
New Holland Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
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Collection Number:
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Cage 640
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Creator:
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Otto Amen
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Title:
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Otto
Amen Papers
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Dates:
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1973-1983 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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8
containers.
9 linear feet of shelf
space.
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English
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Summary:
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Includes subject files, constituent
correspondence, and various reports and enclosures.
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Biographical Note
Mr. Otto Amen served as Washington State Representative from the 9th
District for eight terms from 1967 to 1983. He was the Speaker Pro Tempore and
a member of the committees of Agriculture, Rules, and Appropriations--General
Government, as well as the Special Appropriations Subcommittee on General
Government. He was the chairman of the Special Committee of Legislative Budget.
He was educated at Washington State University in pharmacy, and then became a
farmer by occupation. He was a resident of Ritzville, Washington, and actively
involved in community activities. He was an active member of the Grange, the
Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Wheat Growers
Association.
Arrangement
The legislative papers of Otto Amen at the Libraries of Washington
State University in 1985 consist of subject files, constituent correspondence,
and various reports and enclosures. The majority of the documents are from
Amen's final two terms in the Legislature, during the years 1979 - 1983. The
papers are filed in the original order in which they were received. The papers
are divided into three series according to time periods: 1. before 1979
(folders 1-80); 2. 1979 to 1981 (folders 81-196); 3. 1981 to 1983 (folders
197-360). Each of the series is further divided according to the topics. Papers
before 1979 are divided into three subseries: Miscellaneous; Appropriations,
and House Bills. Papers from 1979 to 1981 are divided into four subseries:
Correspondence (arranged according to places of the correspondents first and
then according to topics discussed); Bills sponsored by Otto Amen;
Miscellaneous; Appropriation. Papers from 1981 to 1983 are divided in three
subseries: Correspondence; Bills sponsored and Miscellaneous.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Papers of Otto Amen of Ritzville, Washington, former Member of the
Washington State Legislature, were donated to the Washington State University
Libraries in 1985 by Mr. Amen (Accession no. MS85-41).
Processing Note The papers were processed in summer 1996 by Baodi Zhou.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Amen, Otto. --Archives (creator) |
| Washington (State). Legislature. House of Representatives
--History--Archival resources |
| Washington (State), Eastern--Politics and government --
20th century--Archives |
| Agriculture and
politics--Washington (State)--20th century--Archives |
| Law --
Interpretation and construction--Washington (State)--Archives |
| Legislation --
Washington (State)--20th century--Archives |
| Statutes --
Washington (State)--Archives |
| Legislators --
Washington (State)--Archives |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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1:
Legislative Files
, 1973-1979
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Container(s)
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Description
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1.1:
Subject Files
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Agriculture
, 1977-1978
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Agriculture
Appropriations , 1977-1979
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Agricultural
Committee , 1977-1978
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Agriculture -
Commissioned Merchants , 1975-1977
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Agriculture - SHB
1219 (corporate agriculture) , 1977
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Agriculture -
Hazardous Substances Act , 1977
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Agriculture -
Irrigation Legislation , 1967-1977
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Alcoholism
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Anti-Corporate
Farming Information , 1974-1977
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Corporate Framing
Legislation , 1973-1977
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Death with
Dignity Information , 1975-1976
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Drought of 1977
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Education
Initiative #53, B.A.S.I.C. , 1976
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Elected Officials
, 1976-1977
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Evergreen State
College, Leaves , 1972-1977
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Facilities
Committee (House) , 1976
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Fertilizer Lien
Law , 1976
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Illegal Aliens,
HB96 , 1977
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Income Tax
Legislation (1) , 1973-1975
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Income Tax
Legislation (2) , 1977
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Inheritance Tax
, 1976
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Initiative 59,
Agriculture , 1976-1977
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Initiative 59-
Alternatives , 1977
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Interagency for
Outdoor Recreation , 1976
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Labor and
Employment Securities , 1976-1979
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Labor Relations
, 1975-1977
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Long Term
Drought, Subcommittee on , 1977
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Market Promotion,
Subcommittee on , 1977-1978
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Medicine, Drugs,
Abortion , 1974-1977
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Mental Health,
Whitman County Administrative Board , 1977
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Miscellaneous
(correspondence) , 1977
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Natural
Resources, Pollution , 1966, 1973
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Newspaper
Clippings , 1977
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OSHA
(Occupational Safety and Health Act) and WISHA (Washington Industrial Safety
and Health Act) , 1974-1974
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Page Application
and Letters , 1969-1977
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Pensions
, 1976
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Personnel
, 1976-1977
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Port Districts
, 1977
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Public Utility
Districts , 1966-1970
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Pullman By-pass
, 1975
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Roll Call
Transcripts , 1977
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Salary Survey
, 1976, 1978
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Sales Tax
Information , 1977
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Shoreline
Legislation , 1971-1974
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State Salaries
, 1976-1976
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Sunset Committee
, 1977
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Washington
Warehouse Act, HB 1131 (Rep. Clayton) , 1977
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Water Pollution
Control, Agriculture , 1975-1976
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Water resource
Act, HB 1447 & SB 3081 , 1975-1976
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Welfare-Social
& Health service , 1976-1977
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1.2:
Appropriations
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Appropriation
, 1975-1978
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Budget
, 1977-1979
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Budget and
Accounting Act , 1977
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Education,
K-12, (questionnaire) , 1976-1977
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Employment
Relations , 1977
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Revenue
, 1973-1979
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State Agencies,
Miscellaneous , 1976-1979
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Budget - Evans
Proposal , 1977-1979
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Department,
Social and Health Services , 1971-1977
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Education,,
Budget , 1977-1979
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Higher Education
- Budget , 1977
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Supplemental
Budget , 1975-1977
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University of
Washington - appropriation , 1977
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Washington State
University - Agricultural Research Center - Budget Needs , 1975
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Washington State
University - appropriation , 1972-1977
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Washington State
University, Budget , 1977-1979
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1.3:
House Bills
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HB 129 - Fiscal
Impact of Legislation , 1977
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HB 136 -
Agriculture Repeals , 1976-1977
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HB 137 - Traffic
Safety , 1977
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HB 139, 141, 144
, 1977
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HB 231 - Reports,
Agencies & Officials , 1977
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HB 233 - Reports,
Control Bill
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HB 281 -
Educational Service Districts , 1976-1977
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HB 406 - Minor
Political Parties , 1976-1977
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HB 602 - Salary
Surveys , 1976-1977
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HB 603 - Merit
System Administration , 1977
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HB 678 -
Livestock Theft , 1977
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HB 844 - County
Library Districts , 1976-1977
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HB 936
, 1977
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House Joint
Memorial 9 - Livestock Insurance Corp , 1977
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2:
Legislative files
, 1979-1981
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Container(s)
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Description
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2.1:
Correspondence
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Hatton and
Cunningham, Adam County , 1979-1980
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Lind, Adams
County , 1979-1980
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Benge, Adams
County , 1979
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Othello, Adams
County , 1978-1980
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Ritzville, Adams
County (1) , 1979-1980
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Ritzville, Adams
County (2) , 1979-1980
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Washtucna, Adams
County , 1978-1980
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Asotin &
Anatone, Asotin County , 1979-1980
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Clarkston, Asotin
County , 1979-1980
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Dayton, Columbia
County , 1979-1980
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Pomeroy, Garfield
County , 1979-1980
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Warden, Grant
County , 1977, 1979-1980
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Colfax, Whitman
County , 1978-1980
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Endicott &
Winona, Whitman County , 1979-1980
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Lacrosse, Whitman
County , 1979-1980
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Lamont, Whitman
County , 1979-1980
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Palouse, Whitman
County , 1979-1980
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Pullman, Whitman
County (1) , 1979-1980
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Pullman, Whitman
County (2) , 1979-1980
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Pullman, Whitman
county (3) , 1979-1980
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St. John, Whitman
County , 1979-1980
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Miscellaneous,
Whitman County , 1978-1980
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Miscellaneous
Letters, (MTST) , 1979
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Out of District
, 1979-1980
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2.2:
House Bills
Sponsored
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HB 351 - Ag.
Commodity Wheat Assessment , 1979
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HB 959 - Minor
Public Office, Disclosure , 1979
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HB 1205 - Snake
River Legislation , 1979-1980
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HB 1205 - Snake
River, Scenic River , 1973, 1979
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HB 1444 - Low
Income Utility Fees , 1980
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HB 1596 - City
Programs, Agriculture, Lands , 1979-1980
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HB 1784 - Bond
Pay, Irrigation district , 1980
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HB
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2.3:
Subject files
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Agriculture and
Blood Bank , 1979-1980
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Agriculture
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Agricultural
Compact , 1979
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Allen Land
Ownership , 1978-1979
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Commercial Feed
Act , 1978
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Crop Lien, HB
45 , 1979
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Gasohol
Information , 1976, 1978
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Irrigation
advisory Committee , 1979
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Marketing, HB
46 , 1979
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Miscellaneous
Information , 1975-1977
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Omnibus Bill
, 1978
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Pesticide
Application Act , 1978
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Pesticide
Control Act , 1978-1979
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Proposed
Legislation , 1979
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Wheat Growers,
Washington association , 1979
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Association of
Washington Business , 1980
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Attorney General
, 1980
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Children and
Families, Legislation Affecting , 1979-1980
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Correctional
Institutions , 1979-1980
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Day Care
Expenditure , 1980
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Energy
, 1973-1980
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Full Time
Equivalent Staff in State Government , 1980
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GOPinion Pull
, 1979
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GOPinion Pull
, 1980
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Handicapped
Legislation , 1980
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Housing Finance
Commission, State, HB 20 , 1979
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Human Resource -
General Information , 1977-1980
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Inheritance Tax
Information , 1979
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Insurance and
Compensation, Industrial Insurance, Workmen's
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Compensation
, 1971-1977
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Insurance and
Compensation, Unemployment Compensation , 1972-1977
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Insurance and
Compensation , 1977-1979
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Interagency
Committee for Outdoor Recreation , 1979
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Judiciary
, 1965, 1980
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Juvenile and
Families in Conflict, ESSB 1768 , 1979
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Library, Ninth
District , 1981
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Local Projects
, 1968, 1975-1979
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"Outlook"
, 1979
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"Outlook"
, 1980
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Pages
, 1977-1980
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Pension
Information , 1980
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Pension Reform
Information , 1978-1980
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