Salem Church (Oktibbeha County, Miss.); Slavery; African-Americans; Churches; Rice, Augusta H., 1831-1906
List of African-American members of Salem Church in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, 1865. Includes notations beside members who have died and one who is 'deranged.' All members are noted as servants of Augusta Hopkins Rice.
VA Regional Medical Headquarters. VA Hospitals. Capital Gains Tax.
1- You will be in Jackson January 6 to speak at the dedication of the VA Regional Medical Headquarters. What does this facility mean to the veterans in our state?; 2- Veterans hospitals in Virginia and Alabama will be used in a test study to see...
1- A recent Pentagon report shows that Mississippi would be wit hard if large-scale cuts are made to the military budget. What is your reaction to that?; 2- The Army Chief of Staff was in Mississippi this week. He said the U.S. would begin...
Hussein, Saddam. The Recession. 1990 Budget Deal. Domestic and Defense Spending. Soviet Union.
1- This past week marked the one year anniversary of the start of the air war against Saddam Hussein. Looking back on it, what are your impressions of the war effort? Was it the right thing to do?; 2- Congress will reconvene this week and there...
Bush, George H.W. State of the Union Address. Capital Gains Tax Rate. National Prayer Breakfast. The Gulf States Initiative.
1- President Bush delivered his State of the Union Address earlier this week. What were your impressions of the speech?; 2- He mentioned several initiatives to help boost the economy, including a cut in the capital gains tax rate and restoration...
Whitten, Jamie. Veterans Health Care. Defense Spending.
1- There is some talk now about cutting defense spending by more than the 25 percent already planned over five years. What do you think will happen with the military budget in this coming fiscal year?; 2- On January 6, First District Congressman...
National Guard. Veterans Health Care System. Budget Defense Dollars.
1- You are leading the effort to prevent large scale cuts to the strengths of the National Guard and Reserve in FY 1992. What is the status of those efforts?; 2- There has been a proposal made here in Washington to allow non-veterans who are on...
1- Former Mississippi Governor J.P. Coleman died this past weekend. You served with him in State Government. How will he be remembered?; 2- President Bush announced he was drastically reducing our nuclear weapons arsenal and taking our nuclear...
National Guard. 155th Brigade. Department of Veterans Affairs. Meridian, MS.
1- A recent Governmental Accounting Office study was done on the readiness of National Guard combat brigades activated during the Persian Gulf War, including the 155th in Mississippi. The report cited some deficiencies. You have now asked the GAO...
1- President Bush and Secretary Baker have been able to get the Israelis and Arabs to sit down at the conference table in Spain? What do you think will come from the talks?; 2-Secretary of Defense dick Cheney will be coming to Meridian in two...
1- The House of Representatives gave final approval Tuesday to military construction projects in Mississippi totaling $36 million. More than $20 million of that went to projects in the third district. What did they include?; 2- The house voted...
Veterans Affairs. Defense Authorizaton Bill. National Guard. Soviet Union.
1- Your Veterans Affairs Committee took action this week to lower drug costs in veterans hospitals around the country. What is the story behind this issue?; 2- The house will consider the Defense Authorization bill this week. The conference...
