U S Rubber Quest Through Guayule History and Policy Shifts
The article traces guayule rubber from early 20th century Mexican and American ventures to the 1940s emergency program under Eisenhower, then the shift to synthetic rubber. It notes the National Academy of Sciences urging renewed research to revive guayule, citing demand growth and oil scarcity, while highlighting need for plant genetics and production tech improvements.
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Santada Pot
National Academy of Sciences
Mexico
Texas
U.S
Bernard Baruch
John D. Rockefeller
U.S. War Department
British
Malaya
Malaysia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Japan
Southeast Asia
Congress
World Bank
Academy
Murdered James Kocian remembered in Moulton service
Funeral services with full military honors were held for James Henry Kocian on Friday May 5th at 10:00 A.M. in Moulton at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. The funeral included an American Legion honor guard and a second Airborne unit procession, with Taps by Michael Mayer. James, born August 28, 1952 in Moulton, served in the Air Force and National Guard, married Theresa Fike in 1973, and left behind a wife and two children. He had lived in Moulton, Columbus, Houston, and Hallettsville before moving to Hallettsville about six months ago where he worked at Voskamp Motors as assistant foreman. He was a member of the American Legion Post 201 in Shiner and Sacred Heart Church. He is survived by his wife, children, parents, grandparents, siblings, and many nieces and nephews.
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James Henry Kocian
Moulton
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Smith Funeral Home
American Legion
Robert Schmidt
Alois J. Markovsky
Marcus Valenta
E. B. Kolodzie
Stanley Petry
Benton Thurmond
SPT Company
Second Airborne Bn. 143Rd Inf
Michael Mayer
Leroy Kremling
Byron Pope
Bobby Cliffe
George Mayer Jr
Gene Chumchal
Raymond Kocian Jr
Robert Fikac
National Guard
James
Dennis Fishbeck
Henry
Bessie Fikac Kocian
Texas
St. Joseph's Catholic School
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Illinois
Columbus
Camp May
Theresa Fiie
Shiner
Matthew James
Charlotte Renee
Houston
Hallettsville
Voskamp Motors
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Henry Kocian
Charles
Mary) Kocian
Ludmilla) Fikac
Dennis
Allen
Harvey
Victoria
Paul
Mary) Machalec
Lillian) Manning
Schulenburg
Vera Kocian
A. J
Alice) Kallus
Darryl
Anita) Miller
Caldwell
Washington Budget Clash Over Social Security Funding
A Washington observer criticizes Ways and Means for funding Social Security with general revenues, warning of a projected 60 billion dollar deficit and long-term inflation. They argue deficit financing hurts budget balance and the program’s stability, noting a 7.5 billion dollar transfer to the Social Security Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. The piece contrasts tax cuts with the cost of Social Security.
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Ways and Means
General Revenue Fund
Social Security
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H. W. Woytek
Shiner Hospital
Yoakum
JP Court
Palacios
Highway Patrol
Trinity Rest Home
Stevens Convalescent Center
Halletsville
Sublime
Shiner Ambulance
Gonzales
U.S. 77 South
Austin
Lavaca Medical Center
JP Hinch
Komensky
Capias
Business Place
Lavaca
Cance
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Soners
Sweet Home Cemetery
Samuel
Washington Report
J. J. Pickle
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