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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1978
Page
6
A 55 year old wife of a 65 year old retiree fears Social Security and pension gaps if her husband dies. The article lays out options including converting life insurance to annuity, wills, asset ownership, medical planning, and potential work to secure a widow’s income before age 62. It urges proactive planning and lawyer-advised arrangements.
Social Security queries explain that legislation now allows people over 65 with serious kidney problems to file for Medicare benefits with coverage starting October 1978, not July 1979, and mentions a self dialysis training program. Readers are advised to contact their local Social Security office for details.
The senior nutrition program offers noon meals Monday through Friday at Murchison Chapel and at the Franklin and Lebanon sites. Meals are free with a requested donation. reservations are needed. Menus include beef franks, liver and onions, chicken, and salmon among other daily items with beverages and desserts.
Ten Royal Air Force members say they set a new Mississippi River paddling record completing the trip from Itasca Minnesota to the river delta near New Orleans in 42 days four hours and 59 minutes. Six paddled three kayaks while others rode a safety motorboat, with two ahead in stations setting up camps. The previous record was 56 days set in 1937.
A brief prime example shows Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential 19th century novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. It notes the work’s enduring social impact and mentions she sold its rights for $300, highlighting a contrast between cultural reach and early earnings.
Middletown Senior Citizens Center hosts Land of the Chief at 1 30 p m and The African Queen at 7 30 p m this Wednesday at West Side Federal Cinema. Week events include chorus, bowling, orientation for Marietta trip, bingo and dancing, with meetings for Ad visory Board and American Association of Retired Persons. Signups for Golden Buckeye Card and Vial of Life are weekdays at City Centre Plaza.
The Argentine National Grain Board announced a record seven month total of about 95 million tonnes of coarse grain exports for January to July 1978, with July alone reaching a historic high of 2.2 million tonnes.
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