Disillusioned with Brokers and Retirement Planning
Sam Shulsky answers readers questions on broker reliability and tips, the limitations of brokers, and the danger of hot tips. He advises switching brokers for peace of mind, assesses retirement timing for bonds versus equities, and suggests focusing on growth for an 18 year horizon while welcoming reader mail.
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Court faces decision on twin kidney donation
In Bridgeport Connecticut a judge will decide if Mr and Mrs Hart can authorize their 37 year old twin daughters Margaret and Catherine to donate a kidney. Catherine needs a transplant and doctors say she could die without it. The parents seek a court ruling to make consent legally binding while doctors say Margaret cannot consent as she is a minor.
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Trumbull
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Yale-New Haven Hospital
House Ways and Means Vote Lifts Debt Limit to 125 Billion
Thirty years ago the House Ways and Means Committee approved raising the statutory national debt ceiling from 65 billion to a record 125 billion. The action signals a major fiscal policy shift and prepares for broader congressional debates on borrowing.
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Ways and Means
Giant Step Seen in Auto Savings Act
A high profile US Senate bill aims to slash auto repair costs by mandating sturdier cars and DOT rules to cut collision costs. The measure, sponsored by Senators Magnuson and Hart, seeks 90 percent federal support for diagnostic projects, odometer tamper clampdown, and potential nationwide safety and inspection standards.
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White House
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Armed Forces 5 Enter Service and Radeke Wins Wings
Five youths enlist in the armed forces with sendings to Lackland AFB and San Diego for air force and marine training. Second Lt. Thomas J. Radeke earns silver wings after graduating from air force navigator school at Mather AFB. Promotions and discharges include Lance Corporal Fred Pfeifer in Hawaii and Sgt. Kenneth Lekin, discharged after four years, including Vietnam service.
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Lackland Afb
Texas
Air Force
Ricky J. Davis
Newhall
Thomas D. Hauskins
Marion
Thomas J. Radeke
Wallace F. Radeke
Marengo
Mather Afb
Calif
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Lumir Pfeifer
Eleventh Street
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Hawaii
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Harry P. Lekin
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Vietnam
Nine Die in India Bus and Air Force Truck Crash Near Palam
Nine persons were killed and 20 injured when a passenger bus collided head on with an Indian air force truck near Delhi Palam airport. Police said the accident happened Monday, prompting a large crash response.
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New Delhi
Indian Air Force
Delhi
Palam
Pioneer 10 completes two maneuvers toward Jupiter flyby
Pasadena AP reports Pioneer 10 has finished two engine firings as it nears a planned Tuesday course change to determine if the spacecraft will execute the Jupiter flyby as scheduled.
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Pasadena
Jupiter
Transport Assn Warns Against More Hijackings
In Geneva the International Air Transport Association told its 120 member airlines that further hijackings may occur after last month’s Luft hansa attack to Aden. A spokesman said warnings were distributed through a security committee. Lufthansa paid a $5 million ransom for the airliner.
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Geneva
International Air Transport Assn
Lufthansa
Aden
Girl Skater Hurt In Oelwein Roller Incident
Sharon Miller. 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Miller of rural Oelwein, was hospitalized with a broken wrist Sunday after a fall at a roller rink in town.
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Oelwein
Sharon Miller
Joseph Miller
3000 Trucks Coded To Foil Hijackers
New York AP reports over three thousand trucks now carry four-foot roof codes to aid hijack prevention. If a run is thirty minutes late, police are alerted to route, cargo value, and nature, enabling helicopter tracking and coordinated pursuit once the truck is located.
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