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93rd Congress, First Session, House Resolution 6168 (open access)

93rd Congress, First Session, House Resolution 6168

House resolution number 6168 to amend the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970. This amendments discussed include adding new sections after section 203 to stabilize prices, wages and interest rates.
Date: March 27, 1973
Creator: United States. Congress. House.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aromatics International Manufacturing Company, Inc. Financial Statements, June 30, 1972] (open access)

[Aromatics International Manufacturing Company, Inc. Financial Statements, June 30, 1972]

Report from Aromatics International Manufacturing Company, Inc. documenting their financial statements for period ended June 30, 1972. The report includes their balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and quarterly sales.
Date: June 30, 1972
Creator: Aromatics International Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Business Week Letter, Vol. 4, No. 16, January 17, 1972 (open access)

The Business Week Letter, Vol. 4, No. 16, January 17, 1972

Business newsletter discussing ways to finance and raise money without paying too much in taxes.
Date: January 17, 1972
Creator: The Business Week Letter
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Candy Import Quotas Pass Senate: Sugar Bill Made Worse, August 9, 1971] (open access)

[Candy Import Quotas Pass Senate: Sugar Bill Made Worse, August 9, 1971]

Report from the Committee for a National Trade Policy discussing sugar legislation in the United States and a proposal the Committee sent to Congress. Also discussed is the new import quota on candy, and the Committee lobbies for its removal.
Date: August 9, 1971
Creator: Steinberg, David J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Bitter Lessons] (open access)

[Clipping: Bitter Lessons]

Clipping from Forbes describing the creation of Great Western Sugar Company by William M. White. The writer discusses the negative financial impact of White's ownership and that earnings and profits have declined. White runs another company, Great Western Cities, that has also not performed well financially.
Date: November 15, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Brazoria Boom Buds] (open access)

[Clipping: Brazoria Boom Buds]

Photocopy of a clipping from The Houston Post of an article describing land purchases near Highway 288 in Houston. Construction plans for the highway and Loop 610 are to be completed in the late 1970s. A list of prospective properties and the owners are provided.
Date: September 16, 1973
Creator: Hooper, Carl
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City Human Relations Commission Planning Monthly Meetings] (open access)

[Clipping: City Human Relations Commission Planning Monthly Meetings]

Clipping from The Galveston Daily News describing the planning of and necessity for monthly meetings for the Galveston Human Relations Commission.
Date: August 6, 1971
Creator: The Galveston Daily News
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Commission Hits Police Conduct] (open access)

[Clipping: Commission Hits Police Conduct]

Clipping describing police misconduct and police brutality against minority groups uncovered by the Galveston Human Relations Commission.
Date: November 6, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: First Fortified Sugar Introduced by Local Firm] (open access)

[Clipping: First Fortified Sugar Introduced by Local Firm]

Clipping from The Cincinnati Enquirer describing fortified sugar, a new product. The clipping notes the naturalization of many industries, including food, to cut out harmful preservatives. The fortification of foods by the FDA is discussed. The daily minimum requirements of some vitamins and minerals are listed.
Date: June 27, 1973
Creator: Lambert, Judith
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: First Fortified Sugar Introduced by Local Firm] (open access)

[Clipping: First Fortified Sugar Introduced by Local Firm]

Photocopy of a clipping from The Cincinnati Enquirer describing fortified sugar, a new product. The clipping notes the naturalization of many industries, including food, to cut out harmful preservatives. The fortification of foods by the FDA is discussed. The daily minimum requirements of some vitamins and minerals are listed.
Date: June 27, 1973
Creator: Lambert, Judith
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: GW Sugar purchase sought] (open access)

[Clipping: GW Sugar purchase sought]

Clipping from Rocky Mountain News describing the plans of a sugar farming cooperative to purchase Great Western Sugar. Also discussed are the credentials and investment plans of the new owners.
Date: September 21, 1971
Creator: Margolin, Morton L.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: House Panel OKs Stricter Price Control] (open access)

[Clipping: House Panel OKs Stricter Price Control]

Copy of a clipping from The Star-News describing amendments to the Economic Stabilization Act. The new bills objectives are listed and mainly concern exports.
Date: April 5, 1973
Creator: Holusha, John
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: How Sweet It Is: Demand for High-Fructose Corn Syrup Far Exceeds Supply] (open access)

[Clipping: How Sweet It Is: Demand for High-Fructose Corn Syrup Far Exceeds Supply]

Clipping from Barron's describing the acquisition of Hubinger Company by H. J. Heinz Company. The sugar prices rose dramatically from 1970-1974. New ways to convert dextrose into fructose are being discovered and sold on the market. It is written that corn syrup producers hold advantages in processing over sugar refiners as they are able to have higher production rates.
Date: December 1, 1975
Creator: Nagdeman, Julian J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Interest in Robertson Distribution Is Sought By Foreign Concern] (open access)

[Clipping: Interest in Robertson Distribution Is Sought By Foreign Concern]

Copy of a clipping from the Wall Street Journal describing the negotiations of a foreign corporation to buy one-third of the outstanding stock of Robertson Distribution Systems, Inc.
Date: September 16, 1975
Creator: Wall Street Journal
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Library Gallery Shows Coastal Growth] (open access)

[Clipping: Library Gallery Shows Coastal Growth]

Clipping from the Galveston Daily News, with four articles, describing available rooms and features at the Rosenberg Library in Galveston, Texas.
Date: August 22, 1972
Creator: The Galveston Daily News
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Library Marks Another Island 'First'] (open access)

[Clipping: New Library Marks Another Island 'First']

Clipping, written by June Angerstein, from the Galveston Daily News describing the opening of the Moody Memorial Wing of the Rosenberg Library with construction and amenity details.
Date: August 22, 1971
Creator: The Galveston Daily News
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Panel Unfavorable To Imperial Request For Waste Increase] (open access)

[Clipping: Panel Unfavorable To Imperial Request For Waste Increase]

Copy of a clipping from the Chronicle describing an unfavorable reaction from a Texas committee regarding waste being dumped into the Brazos River from Imperial Sugar Company.
Date: September 21, 1970
Creator: Heyne, Peter
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Police-Community Meet Scheduled Here Tonight] (open access)

[Clipping: Police-Community Meet Scheduled Here Tonight]

Clipping describing the meeting between the police-community relations group and police officers discussing gripes against the police department.
Date: May 27, 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Police Problems Meet Draws 100] (open access)

[Clipping: Police Problems Meet Draws 100]

Clipping describing the recent police-community relations conference, especially the goals and topics discussed in the congress and the bomb threat that interrupted the conference.
Date: May 3, 1970
Creator: Luthringer, D'Eva
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Police Talk With Accusers Discussed] (open access)

[Clipping: Police Talk With Accusers Discussed]

Clipping describing a meeting of policemen in Galveston City Hall in which discussed police injustices and police brutality.
Date: May 28, 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Private S. A. Bank Subject of History Project] (open access)

[Clipping: Private S. A. Bank Subject of History Project]

Clipping from the San Antonio Light describing a Oral History project at the University of Texas on the Oppenheimer Bank of San Antonio, and an article on the use of highway trust funds.
Date: August 8, 1971
Creator: The San Antonio Light
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Racial Tension Problem Discussed In Workshop] (open access)

[Clipping: Racial Tension Problem Discussed In Workshop]

Clipping from The Galveston Daily News describing the recent community-police relations workshop committee and topics discussed- including the racial tension in Galveston.
Date: May 18, 1970
Creator: Luthringer, D'Eva
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Selective Law Enforcement Militants' Aim--Unverferth"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Selective Law Enforcement Militants' Aim--Unverferth"]

Clipping from the Galveston Daily News by Joel Kirkpatrick discussing a recent police-community relations meeting in Galveston.
Date: May 19, 1970
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Joel
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Sugar Production in Texas Valley Regains Competitive Advantage] (open access)

[Clipping: Sugar Production in Texas Valley Regains Competitive Advantage]

Photocopy of an article discussing sugar production in South Texas in 1975. Minihan discusses the previous decades' history of crop industries leading up to 1975 and how the sugar industry has grown. Sugar farmers have seen large profits and the industry is expected to continue to grow.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Minihan, Michael J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History