Interest Rate Charges Understandable By Sylvia Porter
Sylvia Porter explains the Truth in Lending law aims to clarify the true cost of credit. The piece defines APR and finance charges, contrasts add-on vs discount methods, and shows how monthly rates translate to annual percentages for loans and revolving accounts. It uses examples of $1200, $100, and $500 to illustrate how repayment terms affect actual interest.
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New York
Sylvia Porter
Doubleday & ‘O
Ine
Iowa and Midwest Corn and Soybean Outlook Report Summary
The report details crop conditions across states with Iowa leading. Corn conditions listed as poor 14 percent, fair 61 and good 25. Nebraska west of the Mississippi described as pretty fair. Soybeans show poor 9 percent, fair 53, good 37 and excellent 1. Blooming and pod setting percentages are noted for soybeans. Crop yield projections discuss potential 2.2 billion bushel U.S. corn crop, with current surplus expectations and market implications. Goeppinger cites rainfall optimism and regional differences in corn yields.
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Growing Condition
Iowa
Goneppinger
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Goeppinger
Hingis
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Towa
Man Faces 4 Charges After High Speed Chase
Steven Charles Wilson, 23, of 1802 Central drive SW, faced four traffic counts after a stop sign violation sparked a pursuit reaching 85 mph. The incident began near Edgewood road and F avenue NW, with police pursuing onto Johnson avenue NW and Highway 30 before vanishing near Cedar Terrace trailer court. A second rider sighting led to Wilson’s eventual arrest at his residence. Photographer Shelly Grossman dies in Switzerland after a massive coronary thrombosis at 47.
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Steven Charles Wilson
Central Drive
Edgewood Road
F Avenue NW
Wilson
Edgewood Road NW
Johnson Avenue NW
Johnson Avenue
West Post Road
Highway 30
Cedar ‘Terrace
Santa FE
N.M
Shelly Grossman
Switzerland
Squeeze play concept in bridge by Oswald and Jacoby
The column explains that a squeeze requires two suits with high card winners and potential low card tricks. It notes that counting a hand may turn a lone low card into a winning card and begins with East leading a heartless defense by cashing no hearts.
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East
Bridge Card Brief Plays Described With Doubtful Double
A fragmented bridge bidding scene shows West vulnerable while North and East respond. The double by South is discussed as a possible misstep, with an opening lead noted and the subsequent pass sequence reflecting a cautious, complex auction.
Author Will Adapt Hud for Television Movie
LOS ANGELES AP Larry McMurtry who wrote Horsemen Pass By, the basis for Hud, will adapt a 90 minute TV movie of Hud for NBC. The project aims to pilot a possible series, reflecting McMurtry’s prior screen work on The Last Picture Show. John Huston is 69 years old.
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Los Angeles
Larry McMurtry
McMurtry
NBC
Opening Two Spades With AQIVTE VAZZ
An Alabama player questions weak two bids with 7 11 high cards and a six card suit. The hand AQIVTE VAZZ 84495 is argued to be too strong for a weak two bid and should open one spade. South holds ace and natural life-suit threats through a potential club squeeze.
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Alabama
Aqivte Vazz
South
East
Batman Named Honorary Mayor in Pacific Palisades
Actor Adam West who played Batman on television was named honorary mayor of Pacific Palisades by the neighborhood Chamber of Commerce. West’s supposed constituents include former Gov. Ronald Reagan and other actor-politicians.
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Los Angeles
Uply
Adam West
Batman
Pacific Palisadoes
Oceanside
Neighborhood Chamber of Commerce
West
Ronald Reagan
Parade fee set for politicians in Marlboro parade
Marlboro Massachusetts parade organizers plan to charge out of town politicians a fee to march in the Labor Day parade, likely raising between 50 and 100 dollars to cover the cost of a marching band. Officials say politicians may think twice before joining.
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Marlboro, Mass
Marlboro
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