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[Clipping: Training was tough, but 1,102 WASPs made it]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about the women who trained at Avenger Field and upcoming events the WASP will be having in Sweetwater. Another article giving more information about the WASP events is also included.
Date: September 23, 1986
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Help, at Last]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about Senate's decision to finally grant veteran benefits to the WASP.
Date: October 22, 1977
Creator: Grehl, Michael
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Donald Parton Visits in Fulton Recently]

Description: Newspaper clipping with with an item about the upcoming release of "Jackie and Her Girls," a film about Jacqueline Cochran and the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Date: unknown
Creator: Jewell, Ouida
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "A WASP Goes to Washington"]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about Doris Tanner and her meetings with congressional representatives to discuss WASP receiving veteran status.
Date: March 29, 1977
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Men Didn't Have to Prove They Could Fly, But Women Did"]

Description: Photocopy of an article about the death of Marvel Crosson, the sabotage of the Women's Air Derby, how it changed woman aviation history, the Ninety-Nines, female aviators, how they gained popularity, the Powder Puff Derby, female aviation achievments, female astronauts, and how the woman aviators are presently doing.
Date: unknown
Creator: Roberts, David
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: 'Putt-Putt' Flew With WASPs]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about Mary Vanderventer's service with the WASP, Congress' failure to recognize WASP as veterans, Jimmy Carter granting them veteran status, and Vanderventer's current whereabouts.
Date: May 26, 1979
Creator: Robinson, Nancy
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: About Town]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about a phone call Ouida Jewell got from someone about a news story about the WASP seeking veteran benefits from the government, her experience in the WASP program, and a story about Casey Jones.
Date: October 29, 1976
Creator: Jewell, Ouida
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Goldwater Speaks for WASPs"]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about who the WASP were and that, after 30 years, they still have not received veteran benefits.
Date: October 23, 1977
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Queried Why Do You Care?]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about Patricia Hughes' service in the military, the WASP wanting veteran status, and including part of Senator Barry Goldwater's letter to Senator Alan Cranston thanking him for the steps he took towards this goal.
Date: June 23, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "WASPs Take to Air For Patriotic Love"]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about Ann Holiday and Holly Grasso's time with the WASP and how men responded to women participation in the war effort.
Date: October 12, 1984
Creator: Lawrie, Susan
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Bicentennial Planned"]

Description: Newspaper clipping about plans in the City of Sweetwater, including building renovations and events with the high school band. An article about the Cold War is included on the other side.
Date: May 1, 1975
Creator: Boyd, Alice
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Senate Helps WASPS"]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about veteran benefits being granted to former WASP.
Date: October 21, 1977
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about what training at Avenger Field was like for both trainees and instructors and how selective the Army Air Forces were about admitting the women into WASP training.
Date: September 19, 1986
Creator: Redden, Gail
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Pilot instructor had one fear: 'Fire in the air']

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about a time when Margaret Tamplin's plane caught fire in the middle of her flight and brief mention of the upcoming reunion.
Date: September 26, 1986
Creator: Redden, Gail
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Sweetwater gets WASPs back for day]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about a recent visit from the WASP, their achievements, and the unveilling of the Fifinella statue. Other articles are also included on the other side.
Date: June 15, 1976
Creator: Thomas, Les
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: A Visit To The "Night Witches"]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about WASP, Soviet woman pilots, and an anniversary in which they were able to meet.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rybalkina, Natalia
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Those high-flying women]

Description: Newspaper clipping about the WASP, their training, and how they contributed to the war effort.
Date: March 18, 1979
Creator: Keil, Sally
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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