Can You Up House Payments
A Long Island home owner asks if extra monthly payments can cut mortgage time. The article explains prepayment rules, penalties, and benefits, noting FHA and VA loans forbid penalties while others may allow limited charges. It outlines calculating impact, required bank approval, record-keeping, and potential downsides like inflation and opportunity cost.
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New York
Long Island
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
New York State
Federal Savings and Loan Associations
Spe
Bank of Savings and Loan Association
Dear Abby column letters and advice snippets
A collection of Dear Abby exchanges. A reader thanks Abby for reunion notes, another asks about naming and cultural meanings, a mother-daughter note about Christmas gifts, and advice on grandchildren manners. A nine-year-old seeks a horse and Abby suggests saving or a loan with repayment plan.
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Barby
Sonny
Abby
Hurt
Three Categories of Meat and Poultry Food Additives
The article explains three additive categories for meat and poultry. Flavoring components add taste. nutritional extenders like whey powder bind ingredients and boost nutrition. and those affecting physical properties such as gums cures phosphates and antioxidants. USDA approves all additives and ensures safety and proper labeling.
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Food and Drug Administration
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Arsenic Levels in California Wine Declared Not Toxic
California health officials tested 20 wines to counter claims of dangerous arsenic. Lab head Joseph Thom noted the highest at 116 parts per billion in a pink habris and the lowest at five in a Zinfandel, with an average of 31 ppb. He cautioned tolerance from regular drinkers and compared risks to shellfish.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Department of Health
Wisconsin
Department
Joseph Thom
Thom
First Oil Well in Texas Delved in 1866 Near Nacogdoches
Lyne T. Barret drilled Texas newest oil well near Nacogdoches in 1866. The 106 foot well sparked a state oil production program that led Texas to become the nation’s top oil producer by 1928.
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Texas
Nacogdoches, Texas
UPI
Lyne T. Barret
Nacogdoches
Barret
Last Log Drive Near End on Kennebec River in Maine
Skidders slushers stackers and chippers replace old time woodsman tools as the Kennebec log drive nears its end. Scott Pulp Mill will receive wood by 46-foot trucks at Winslow, ending a 1835 drive era with 30,000 cords stored upriver and a last voyage tied to environmental pressure and changing technology.
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Skowegan
America
Kennebec
North Woods
Scott
Scott Mill
Winslow
Moosehead Lake
Buster Violet
Robert Viles
Kennebec Log Driving Co
Viles
William Perry
Howard Trotzky
University of Maine Biology
Federal District Court
Edward Gignoux
Scott Paper Co
Great Northern Paper Co
Penobscot River
Minnesota
Pacific Northwest
Hinkley
Stick To Your Ribs Sauce
Barbecued spareribs gain flavor from a marinade and sauce mix of pineapple preserves chili sauce cider vinegar garlic chicken broth and spices. Ribs are grilled over moderate heat for about 90 minutes, brushed with marinade every ten minutes, then served with remaining sauce. Six servings.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Water Tower in Watervliet Just Slightly Leaning
Watervliet Michigan officials assured residents the city’s new water tower will not resemble the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The tower is technically 1/100th of a degree off vertical, a barely noticeable lean acknowledged by the measuring consultant.
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Watervliet, Mich
Watervliet
Arvid Frazier
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