Inflation Hits Home Insurance Protection From Inflation
Inflation raises replacement costs for furniture and belongings, possibly reducing insurance payouts. Policies vary between actual cash value and replacement cost minus depreciation, with replacement-cost coverage offering full cost but at higher premiums. The piece advises making a detailed home inventory with prices, purchase dates, serial numbers, photos, and receipts, and provides a form from the Insurance Information Institute.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Insurance Information Institute
Institute
William St
New York
N.Y
Continue Probe of Food Stamps Investigation shows broad fraud in food stamp use
Washington AP. Agriculture Department inspectors press fraud and theft probes tied to food stamps. The IG report covers the last half of the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, noting 1,051 indictments and 564 convictions overall, with 867 indictments and 435 convictions in food stamp and school lunch programs. The six month period April to September saw 670 indictments and 328 convictions overall, including 571 indictments and 257 convictions in food programs. Fines and collections totaled about $1.7 billion with $1,113.3 million in claims. Readouts cite widespread stamp trafficking in Nashville Tennessee Tidewater Virginia Clarksdale Mississippi Albuquerque New Mexico and Broward County Florida. Some defendants tied to organized crime. others are small retailers doctors lawyers or police. Also cited are undercover sting operations and grain embargo monitoring saving over $11 million.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Office of Inspector General
United States
Food and Nutrition Service
Food Program
Nashville
North Carolina
Kentucky
Soviet Union
Reagan
Best Toy Buys of the Season Highlighted by ADA
Washington AP The American Democratic Action consumer group named three top buys for toys this season a video game race cars and a pyramid puzzle while cautioning against toy guns and projectile toys. Atari Asteroids Takara Penny Racers and Tomy Pyramid were praised for value and appeal.
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Washington
Beat Aid
Consumer Alfates Committee
Americans For Democratic Action
Tomy
Takara
Cosen
Atari
Ann Brown
ADA
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