Christmas Club saves and cautions for December savers
Editorial notes that 19 million Americans join Christmas Clubs in January aiming to fund stockings by Christmas 1976. It cites average nest eggs of 205 dollars per member and nearly 4 billion total, but warns banks rarely profit and many accounts pay little or no interest. It also covers penalties for missed payments, 5 percent maximum interest, and federal insurance up to 40 thousand dollars.
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Kenneth J. Benda
Independent Bankers Association of American Ibaa
IBAA
Tokyo's financial peril looms over New York and others
The Japan Economic Journal reports Tokyo, the world’s largest city, faces potential financial reconstruction as the city teeters toward default. If designated a municipality needing reconstruction, Tokyo would come under strict national supervision, a fate New York narrowly avoided with a $2.0 billion loan guarantee approved by Congress.
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New York
Tokyo
Japan Economic Journal
Congress
Speeder Kill? Dog Prompts Local Plea On Streets
Letter writer pleads for slower speeds on Pearl and Payson Streets after a neighbor’s shepherd collie Diggy was killed at the end of the driveway. The writer cites prior dog fencing and vaccinations, praises Officer Wes Tucker for recovering loose dogs, and offers to adopt a new shepherd.
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Tam
Pearl
Payson Streets
Pearl Street
Collie
Diggy
Wes Tucker
Delcie Orr
Larry
Payson St
Pontiac, Il
Alien address reporting period announced by INS official
District director Vandersall of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service announced January as the address reporting period for aliens. Forms will be available at post offices and INS offices during January. A stamp is placed on the card and dropped in any mailbox. Willful noncompliance may bring serious consequences.
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Avid Vandersall
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Vandersall
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Lincoln mental health center suspends eight staff
Eight Lincoln Developmental Center employees face suspension pending discharge after an investigation into injuries to five patients at the Lincoln facility. The probe, led by center director Paul Klockenga, spans injuries dating back to October 1974 with four broken arms and a head laceration reported. William Chambers, a unit director named among suspended staff, contends he and colleagues trained severely retarded adults in eating and dressing skills and vows to fight the charges.
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William C. Wertz
Associated Press
Springfield, Lil
Lincoln Developmental Center
Lincoln
LeRoy Levitt
Department of Mental Health
Lincoln State School
Levitt
State Civil Service Commission
DMH
Paul Klockenga
Center
Klockenga
William Chambers
Chambers
Springfield
Fire and casualty insurers face record 1975 losses
Fire and casualty insurers expect to end 1975 with a near record 4 billion underwriting loss. A rate-increase campaign to counter inflation has begun across 30 states, amid insurer insolvencies and potential gaps in automobile and liability coverage. Factors include inflation, rising lawsuits, weather, and stock-market collapse, with analysts warning of broader market impact and calls for higher 1976 rates.
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New York
Hove
Blyth Eastman Dillon
Theodore Newton Jr
Blyth Hastman
Livingston County's Widest Read Pontian Leader
Pontiac Leader Publishing lists staff and contact details for Livingston County newspaper. Subscription rates are shown for county and out of state, with daily delivery and customer service numbers for missed papers and fairbury residents.
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Pontiac Leader Publishing CO
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Chatsworth
Chenoa
Cornell
Cullom
Fairbury
Flanagan
Forrest
Odell
Saunemin Dwight
Gridley
Livingston County
Imo
Ullness
Ilinois
Pontiac
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