Speculators Learn About Sugar Substitutes and Oil Link
A compact opinion notes rising sugar prices may ease for consumers if wholesale cuts occur. It argues substitutes like saccharin and aspartame rise in prominence, and recalls historical shifts from oil and coal derivatives to synthetic plastics, urging readers to see price trends as part of a broader commodity cycle with Arab and German dynamics.
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U. S. Food and Drug Administration
U. S
Dutch East Indies
Malaysia
John Hill
Hill
Jefferson County
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Cameron Headlines Preview 1974 Busy Year for Cameron
A recap from Herald issues highlights Cameron and Milam County events in 1974. A new county jail with radio upgrades awaits opening. cattle prices fell as a Milam association lobbied Washington. Cameron opened a mall praised by Rep Poage. oil activity increased with a 43-well schedule and Shell Oil leasing lignite land. The Community Development Agency formed to manage $492 000 in federal funds for six years. Drainage and paving work followed a five inch rain. Cameron prepares for 1975.
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Cameron
Herald
Cattlemen’s Association
Milam
Washington
Texas
Cong. W. R. Poage
Band Con
Earth
Shell Oil
Community Development Agency
Reader notes on gold price confusion and inflation hedge
A reader questions gold as an inflation hedge noting the jump from 35 to 200 dollars an ounce and a possible Fort Knox stockpile. He mocks the idea of selling gold for profit due to tax, and contrasts it with cattle investment and government motives.
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U. S
Fort Knox
Washington
J. A
Texas 1975 session leaders seek reforms and budget changes
In Austin the 1975 legislature prepares for action with Rep. Bill Clayton set to become House Speaker January 14 and Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby leading the Senate. They debate constitutional revision and a state utilities regulatory board while addressing school finance reform and other policy priorities.
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Rep
Bill Clayton
Springlake
House
Senate
Bill Hobby
Clayton
Hobby
Don Adams
Jasper
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Congress
Jim Wallace
John Traeger
Utilities Regulatory Commission
Lhe State Board of Insurance
Joe Christie
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East First Street
Frank M. Luecke
The
Cameron Herald
Atexas
Herald Classifieds
Alice
Miide Asto
Copley News ServIce
Dateline Austin
Texas Industrial Commission
TIC
Jim Harwell
Harwell
Houston Independent School District
City of Houston
State Department of Health
U.S
Baron Reuter
Aachen
Brussels
Reuters
London
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