Mississippi State University--Employees--Interviews; Mississippi State University--Alumni and alumnae; Mississippi State University--History; Mississippi State University. Cooperative Extension Service; Mississippi State University. Cooperative...
Oral history; Interview with William M. Bost, conducted on July 10, 2002 at Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University. Dr. Bost was born in Ecru, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in 1924 and grew up on a farm. After serving in the...
Walthall Co. (Miss.) | Holmes, B. B.--Family.|Farm life--Mississippi.
B. B. Holmes family farm; multiple views. Farm of 450 acres located three miles south of Tylertown, MS. Walthall Co. agent Ansel Estess and Home Demonstration agent Miss Jane Reese assisted with selection of farm family.
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Smith County (Miss.); Martin, Roy E.--Family.
Roy E. Martin family farm; multiple views. Farm of 390 acres located in Raleigh, MS. Smith Co. Agricultural agent Truitt Bufkin assisted with selection of farm family.
Sunflower Co. (Miss.) ; Baird, George E., Jr.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
George E. Baird, Jr. family farm; multiple views. Farm of 820 acres two and a half miles northwest of Inverness, MS just off highway 49 west. Sunflower Co. Agricultural agent Cecil Black and Assistant county agent Carl Robinson assisted with...
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...
1- The House has taken action to improve the benefits under the Montgomery GI Education Bill. What are the details?; 2- You have tied the program to COLA’s in the future. Will that help the program keep pace?; 3- Though benefits have been...
Widows Benefits. Cost of Living Adjustment. Veterans Legislation. G.I. Bill Benefits. Loan Elegibilty for Reservists. Drug Pricing.
1- As we approach Veterans Day 1992, could you talk a little about Veterans legislation passed in the 102nd Congress. What were some of the highlights?; (He talked about these e subjects: Benefits for widows and dependents; COLA; Increase in GI...
1- The House of Representatives voted last week to reform entitlement spending programs to better monitor the cost of these automatic spending programs, which now make up more than half of the Federal budget, What is the story on this?; 2- Air...
Persian Gulf Illness. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
1- The House passed your legislation this week that provides compensation for Persian Gulf veterans suffering from still undiagnosed illnesses. What are the details on this?; 2- The house also approved legislation to provide a cost of living...
1- This week you were honored at the Old Master’s Breakfast. Can you tell the listeners about this?; 2- Recent estimates have the actual cost of deploying troops in Bosnia peace keeping mission double the $4billion originally estimated for this...
1- Congressman, from the beginning, you have said that our troops should be pulled out of Bosnia as soon as possible. Do you know when that will be?; 2- A report from the General Accounting Office said that the cost of the Bosnia Operation could...
