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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1977
Page
2
Sylvia Porter warns that many wives become widows and face new financial struggles after a spouse dies. She recounts Muriel’s case with depleted cash, a sailboat, and a plan to retire. Advice includes setting up supplementary health care now and considering Florida apartment ownership to defer capital gains taxes.
Advice framed for a widow about shifting from growth stocks to income securities and unit investment trusts. Mentions high-grade bond funds, municipal trusts, and monthly distributions. Includes questions on savings, pensions, Social Security, home value, mortgage, health insurance, and seeking a financial adviser.
In a pointed critique of registration by mail President Carter’s push for Election Day voting faces scrutiny over phony credentials. Congressmen Dornan and Symms exposed how easy it is to adopt other names with fake IDs, as Elmer Toad registered by mail in Centre County.
NBC plans a Sept 18 two hour program titled Life Goes to War Hollywood and the Home Front detailing life in the U S during World War II. Producer Jack Haley Jr outlines a mix of home front footage, newsreels, radio clips and wartime films with segments on blackouts rationing and stars who served.
A collection of observations links affluence with unhappiness and rising self harm rates. Dr. Harold Treffert notes constant happiness pressure amid abundance, while examples from Freddie Prinze and actors’ families illustrate drug use and tragedy. Youth suicide rises, with high living standards tied to despair. Washington report reveals Ford rejected oil resets that could have saved billions.
Negotiations for a 500000 barrel per day five year Iran oil deal and a 10 million ton annual Soviet oil option were nearly signed. Ford faced opposition from Pentagon and commerce officials and chose to protect oil industry profits, denying American consumers potential savings. Simultaneously, a Moscow wheat sale led to a hidden oil return plan, with secrecy demanded by Soviet negotiators. Footnotes credit sources close to talks. Kissinger and Robinson declined comment.
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