Investor advised not to panic on bonds amid rate shifts
Sam Shulsky advises a reader who bought Commonwealth Edison 7s and NY Telephone 7s that their top-quality bonds will continue delivering about 7% income. The broker hype to sell for tax exempts is questioned, and the writer notes the caller’s continued income and tax position justify holding. The reader asks about class A utility shares with dividends paid as additional shares.
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Investment Q and A: Dividends Bonds Taxes and Insurance
A reader column reviews strategies for cash dividend options versus stock dividends, taxation of capital gains, and alternatives like preferred stock and bonds. It covers inheritance gains, declining balance life insurance, no load funds, and NH bond interest taxation in a concise, period-voice advice format.
Owner Bitten By Pet Cobra in Louisville
James Ochler, 24, owner of multiple snakes, was bitten on the thumb by a cobra while peeling scales from its head. He received anti venom serum and was reported doing fine Monday by police.
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For Better Health Scar Tissue Joining with Organ Is an Adhesion
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Waldemar von Zedtwitz Plays Bridgette at Cavendish Club
At 75 Waldemar von Zedtwitz takes up Bridgette, playing East against three no trump in New York. He spends time counting points and executes a nine of spades over dummy’s six, aiming to draw diamonds and access spades. The move pressures South’s spades and leads to successful defense.
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Unclear fragmentary chess note with scattered words
Fragmentary OCR text lacks coherent events or entities. It mentions a question about what to do next and a term about trump, but no identifiable people, places, dates, or organizations to anchor a factual summary.
ASH to ask queen to withdraw royal tobacco warrant
Action on Smoking and Health plans to appeal to the queen to revoke the royal warrant held by Benson and Hedges, claiming the mark could imply royal endorsement of smoking. Dr John Dunwoody of ASH says the warrant on cigarette packs may be misread as approval. Betsy Rutter previews the Happy Puppeteers production of Where the Wild Things Are on TALK OF THE TOWN.
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