Montgomery Co. (Miss.) ; Branch, Sidney (Sid)--Family. ; Mississippi State University--Alumni and alumnae.;farm life--Mississippi.
Sidney (Sid) Branch family farm; multiple views. Farm of 420 acres just east of Winona. Sidney Branch is MSU alumnus. Montgomery Co. agent John Killebrew and Home Demonstration agent Miss Flossie Tate assisted with selection farm family.
1- Three Mississippi Air National Guard and Air Force reserve units were involved with military operations in Haiti and one unit still has personnel on active duty. What are the details on this?; 2- It was announced this week that Health Care...
102nd Congress. National Guard. Veterans Legislation. Highway Funding Bill. Higher Education Reauthorization Act. Counter-Drug Law Enforcement School.
1- The 102nd Congress adjourned last week. What is your assessment of its overall performance there past two years?; (He discussed these topics as plusses: Preserving National Guard and Reserve strength levels: veterans legislation: passage of a...
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...
Conaway, John. National Guard. Defense Spending. Natural Disasters.
Speaking to Lt General John Conway, Head of the National Guard Bureau; 1- With the reduction in defense spending, the National Guard is going to talk on a greater role in the total force. What do you see in the future for our citizen soldiers?; 2-...
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...
Conaway, John. National Guard. New Avenger Missile System. Gulf States Initiative. Counter-Drug Program.
Speaking to Lt General John Conway, Head of the National Guard Bureau ; 1- In Mississippi, we were proud to have one of our National Guard units selected to man the new Avenger missile system. Could you talk about your decision to bring this...
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...
102nd Congress. Bush, George H.W. Homeless Veterans. Veterans Legislation. National Guard. Campaign Finance Reform. Line Item Veto.
1- One of the last bills for the 102nd Congress President Bush signed into law was one to improve benefits for the nation’s homeless veterans. How would you characterize this year in Congress with relation to veterans legislation?; 2- Another...
Whitten, Jamie L. Veterans Affairs. Defense Authorization Bill. National Guard.
1- House and Senate negotiators have worked out an agreement on Defense Authorization Bill that will protect most National Guard and Reserve units from major cuts in FY1992 and 1993. You were on that conference committee. What do you think of the...
National Guard. Defense Spending. Voluntary School Prayer.
1- The Defense Department last week released a list of National Guard and Reserve units that would be deactivated around the country, but you said this was old news. What is the story on this?; 2- Mississippi was fortunate that the cuts for this...
1- The Air Force made a big announcement last week in Washington that will affect the Mississippi National Guard in Rankin county. What is the story on this?; 2- What is the significance of the switch from C141s to the C-17? Will it secure the...
Persian Gulf War. National Guard. Department of Veterans Affairs. Campaign Reform. Defense Spending. Clinton, Bill. Gore, Al.
1- After serving in the Persian Gulf War, several members of the National Guard unit in Waynesboro have had babies born with physical ailments. You have been working with the Department of Veterans affairs to full investigate this question. What...
1- The announcement last week that new C-17 Airlifter were coming to the Air National Guard unit in Rankin County, coupled with the recent mission changes for the Air Guard unit in Meridian and the Army National Guard in east central Mississippi,...
Somalia. Cheney, Dick. National Guard. Veterans Affairs Committee. 103rd Congress.
1- American troops have been in Somalia for a couple of weeks now, helping get food and medicine to those in need. There have been scattered shooting incidents, but no major battles. What is your impression of the operation so far?; 2- You have...
National Guard. State Legislature. Camp Shelby. Census. Congressional Districts.
1- The State Legislature is expected to soon consider a plan to realign Mississippi’s five Congressional districts to conform to the 1990 census. What is your feeling about the way the lines have been drawn?; 2- The environmental impact study...
1- Two National Guard units in Mississippi have been mobilized for duty in support of the U.S. Peacekeeping mission to Bosnia. What are the details on this?; 2- Are these the only two Mississippi units affected?; 3- As this is being taped, the...
Inman, Bobby. CIA. Aspin, Les. National Guard. Prayer in Schools.
1-Retired Admiral and Deputy CIA Director Bobby Inman has been named Defense Secretary to replace Leas Aspin. What should be his top priority after confirmation?; 2- Just prior to Aspin’s resignation, a restructuring plan for the National Guard...
1- The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis will be commissioned in Norfolk, VA, this weekend. You will be there. What does this mean for the nation and for the state of Mississippi?; 2- Two Mississippi National Guard units could be among those...
