Labor Department to shift unemployment claims to phone filing
Central New Yorkers will file unemployment insurance claims by telephone next year, moving operations to a remote center likely in Binghamton. The plan, funded by a $1 million federal grant, aims to cut costs and improve service, though critics warn about busy signals and potential job losses.
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Binghamton
Labor Dept
Mike Bragman
Dcicero
Bragman
Labor Department
New York
George Pataki
James Dillon
Onondaga
Madison
Cayuga
Oswego
Syracuse
Oneida
Auburn
Dilon
Dillon
New York City
Troy
Glendale
Labor Department Ofice
Broome
Schenectady
Labor Department Ofce
AT&T Names Armstrong New Chairman From Hughes
AT&T Corp. named C. Michael Armstrong head of Hughes Electronics as its new chairman and chief executive officer. Current chair Robert FE. Allen will resign November 1. John D. Zeglis was named president and chief legal officer, with potential to succeed Armstrong in three years. Armstrong had previously been considered for AT&T’s top job.
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At&t
Hughes Electronics
At&t Corp
C. Michael Armstrong
Robert FE. Allen
John D. Zeglis
Armstrong
Allen
Associated Prest
Medicare under threat from Band-Aid fixes and reforms
A healthcare consultant warns Medicare will face bankruptcy by 2010 as baby boomers begin. He prescribes means testing, higher payroll taxes, service rationing, higher eligibility age, and stronger social security changes to avert collapse amid rising costs and aging demographics.
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James E. Orlikoff
Orlikoff
Social Security
Investment industry growth steadies after crash worries
Critics warn of a top heavy industry risking a crash, but analysts note diversified strategies and rising active management. Institutional shifts from S&P 500 index funds to broader indices reduce concentration while cash flows to passive funds show outflows.
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Standard & Poor
Gus Sauter
Sauter
Richard Ennis
Fof
Wirm Ennis
Knupp & Associates
Financial Analysis Journal
Ennis
Rally to Susan In Care of the Herald Journal
Fragmentary OCR shows a call to write to Susan in care of Herald Journal at Clinton Square Syracuse, W Y. Box 4915 appears. All letters will be credentially received.
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Susan
The
Herald Journal
Clinton Square
Syacuse
W. Y. Ilu
Grandparents debate custodial funds for grandchildren
Grandparents worry about UTMA UGMA accounts set for six grandchildren. Funds of about forty to fifty thousand per child belong to the minors once age eighteen. Custodians can use the money for the child’s needs with parental consent, but cannot reclaim or reallocate the principal.
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Dr. T
John McCabe
National Conference of Commissioners On Uniform
UTMA
UGMA
Colling
Braces
Beethoven
Quote Hotline for Stock Quotes Offered by The Herald Journal
The Herald Journal offers a 24 seven stock quote hotline providing live quotes for NYSE AMEX and NASDAQ shares. Call 111 then enter category 9988 for quotes and 9989 for directions.
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Herald-Journal
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Medicare
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Chicago
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