Women learn to talk of finance
New York women increasingly discuss personal finances and manage money, with experts noting growing bargaining power and independence. Janet Boswell and Judith Abrams describe greater self loan decisions, retirement planning, and budgeting control, while Sterman and Grossi observe rising confidence but lingering fear of responsibility. The trend spans career women in banking, accounting, and advising.
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Nadine Brozan
New York Times
New York
Treasury
Janet Boswell
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Miss Boswell
Judith S. Abrams
First Women’s Bank
Sally Sterman
Miss Sterman
American Women’s Economic Development Corporation
Toni Grossi
D. H. Blair & Co
Miss Grossi
Carol O’rourke
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
Fannie Mae Refinancing Could Ease College Costs
Two Washington area homeowners Ken in Maryland and Dan in Virginia with long low rate loans may refinance to obtain cash for college costs. Fannie Mae plans to buy their old mortgages, issue higher rate refinancings, and provide cash while noting upfront fees and higher monthly payments. Verify ownership and compare costs before proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Steif
Ken
Maryland
Washington
Dan
Virginia
Federal National See Association
FNMA
Fannie Mae
Nie Mae
Ken's
Dan’s
Ken’s
Ien
Nance
Jamaica
Wisconsin Ave
Washington, D.C
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Wimp Deserves His Freedom Too Dear Ann Landers
Long letter discusses a 40s wife in an unhappy marriage calling her husband a coward and considering divorce. It blends multiple reader notes about marriage stress, tax troubles, and a medical office scheduling gripe. The column wraps with a sharp response urging the wife to end the marriage and a final tip to share the note as etiquette.
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Ann Landers
Toronto
Ann
Daddy
IRS
Choose the cheapest soap for value and cleanliness
Consumer Reports tested 41 brands and found cleaning ability similar across prices. Soap price ranged from five cents to about $1.70 per ounce, with cheaper bars offering comparable cleaning in soft and hard water. Fragrance, fat content, and glycerin did not improve cleaning. deodorant soaps add antiseptics and fragrance mainly for scent. For sensitive skin, choose acidic or neutral options and let price guide the purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumers Union
Consumer Reports
A&p
Jergens
Kirk’s
Caswell-Massey
Space tech boosts new sports gear from aerospace roots
In Toledo Ohio AP reports recreational equipment makers use aerospace born tech such as glass fiber composites and computer aided design. Owens Corning says high speed photography and modeling yield tennis rackets that hit 30 percent faster than wood, while AMF subsidiary Hatteras uses computer modeling to shave 25 percent of weight from a fiberglass yacht hull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Miller
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp
Hatteras
AMF Inc
Andrew Carnegie’s paradoxical money aversion and giving
Andrew Carnegie, once among America’s wealthiest men, grew to hate money as he aged and avoided carrying cash. A London train fare incident and a millhand wage of $1.20 a week frame his rise to selling his steel company for $500 million, followed by about $330 million in philanthropic gifts to libraries, research, and peace efforts.
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Andrew Carnegie
America
London
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