VA Dividends Marvel at Dividend Allocation Confusion
Washington reports the Veterans Administration faces complications in paying a 2.8 billion dollar insurance dividend to World War II veterans based on serial numbers. Some veterans lack serial numbers while others hold multiple numbers or policies. Payments start in January with order set by last three digits. Coast Guard officers without numbers await new ones. Longer names may shift processing.
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Veterans Administration
Coast Guard
Youth 17 Finishes College in 30 Hours at Chicago
J Edward Nelson, 17, completed the equivalent of four years of college in 30 hours at the University of Chicago. Officials say he is the first student to prove general education by placement tests. He will skip a bachelor’s and start work on a master’s in mathematics. The tests, begun in 1942, assess knowledge over course credits.
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J. Edward Nelson
College of the University of Chicago
Edward
Lake Town voters reject city status plan in Milwaukee area
Voters in the town of Lake Tuesday rejected incorporating as a city. Unofficial tallies show 1,630 against and 1,059 in favor. Circuit Judge Charles Aarons ruled the referendum illegal and granted a stay for appeal to proceed.
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Town of Lake
Milwaukee
State Supreme Court Rules On Referendum Certification
The court held the referendum could proceed as scheduled but its results could not be certified until the high court ruled. The ruling responded to Milwaukee’s suit to prevent incorporation on grounds that the town remained largely rural.
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City of
Milwaukee
Britain’s new cupro-nickel shilling coins misfit meters
Britain faces coin trouble as a five-thousandths of an inch thicker cupro-nickel shilling is minted. The change causes poor fit in many gas meters and telephone coin boxes, prompting concerns over usability and timing of circulation.
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