20 — MANCHESTER HERALD. Monduy, A uk 22. l!m:t BUSINESS Weiss predicts savings Jedi iunch boxes BUs scheduies: in 1983 sewer bonding reigning supreme compiete iisting Business Insurance for children away at school ... page 3 ... page 11 ... pages 14-16 In Brief In only a few weeks, millions of you, as parents, will small appliances, clothing, etc. Include, in addition to send your children off to college, technical training or the price of each item, the date of purchase, serial Fuiiado joins Chamber boarding schools, many for the first time. In the number and any other relevant details. Store your mutual excitement and anxiety, you easily may Y o u r inventory in a safe place. Ed Furtado. an independent Cambridge overlook one item crucial to your children’s counselor who operates the Cambridge Diet well-being and your own peace of mind: insurance. M o n e y 's YOU M AY CHOOSE to buy a personal property Center, at 150 N. Now, before they leave, review your various floater to add to your existing pollicy, or to increase, Manchester, Conn, Main St. has joined policies: determine if you have adequate and correct W o r th the policy limits on various categories of items, such Clear tonight; Tuesday, Aug. 23, 1983 the Greater Man­ coverage: if necessary, purchase additional policies. Sylvia Porter as jewelry. Another alternative: a tenant’s insurance sunny Wednesday chester Chamber of And explain with care to your children what coverage policy, known to the trade as HO-4. Single copy; 25<t Commerce. they have so than in the event of illness, theft, fire, Note: Any property kept on campus isn’t covered if — See page 2 The consultation auto accident or any emergency, they can act quickly the student isn’t a resident of your household (never service specializes and responsibly. expensive items, claiming them as absolute essen­ lives at home during school breaks). Also, property Manrl|fatpr Hrralb in weight loss and It’s probable that the college or school provides a tials. Such “ essentials” will include: stereo equip­ left during the summer might not be covered. nutrition and is op­ group health plan or on-campus medical facility ment, musical instruments, cameras, TV sets Auto insurance is critical. Be sure you’ve listed all erated by Furtado somewhat like a health maintenance organization. (perhaps even books). Most homeowner’s and household drivers on your policy. Ask your insurance and his wife, Mary You pay an annual fee to the school as part of the tenant’ s insurance policy provide coverage for representative about education-related credits. You" Kay Furtado, a tuition bill and your child can then take care of most personal belongings, both at home and away from probably can save on premiums if: former X-ray medical needs at the campus infirmary with no home, but there are set limits for some items. Check Your child attends school 100 miles or more away technician. restrictions on the number of visits. In the event of an now what these limits are for various belongings. from home; or ranks in the top fifth of class; or Furtado is a emergency, hospital care will be provided as well. You may be well advised to add a personal property maintains at least a B average or 3 on a 4-point scale; Inflation former counselor in Moreover, your children generally are covered floater to your current policy to give you adequate or is on the dean’s list or honor roll; or completes an the Employee As­ under your health insurance policy until age 22 or 23 protection. The reason: a typical homeowner’s policy approved driver’s education course. sistance Program (read your contract) if they are full-time students. provides contents coverage of 50 percent of the value With all this arranged, you can be comforted at Pratt and Whit­ Your dependents might not be eligible for such of the house. So, If your insurance on your house knowing your children are equipped to deal with ney Aircraft. He re­ coverage if they attend school part-time. Before you amounts to $100,000, its contents will be insured for almost any insurance-related event. signed that position buy excess major medical or any new policies to $50,000. However, virtually all policies place a limit of last November to integrate with your existing coverage, check with 10 percent of the contents coverage for items in a (’’Sylvia Porter’s New Money Book for the 80s,” rate runs i I devote full time to your insurance agent or personnel representative and temporary residence, such as a dormitory. To 1,328 pages of down-to-earthy advice on personal f ' J th e Cambridge find out all about your benefits. In most cases, continue with the above example, that would amount money management, is now available through this Ed Furtado business., enrolling your child in the school’s plan and backing it to $5,000. column. SEnd $9.95 plus $1 for mailing and handling to He became interested in the Cambridge weight up with your own policy will be sufficient, suggests the Right now (only days before Labor Day, traditional “ Sylvia Porter’s New Money Book for the 80s,” in loss plan when he successfully completed a Health Insurance Association of America. back-to-school tim e), find out what thedimits for care of this newspaper, 4400 Johnson Drive, Fairway, Cambridge weight loss diet after having had a property will be for your off-to-school child, and make Kan. 66205. Make checks payable to Universal Press at 3.2% weight problem for 20 years YOUR KINDS W ILL insist on taking along a lot of a list of all the personal property to go — including Syndicate.) The diet center offers free Behavioral Modifi­ cation classes and support groups. Cambridge By Denis G. Gulino and only moderately more expen­ Diet information rheetings had held every United Press International sive gasoline in July was to give the Thursday at 8 p.m. Used car prices, Consumer Price Index for the past Furtado is doing research on how balanced WASHINGTON — The best price 12 months its smallest growth in nutrition can assist alcholics during recovery. performance for food in more than more than 17 years — 2.4 percent, seven years helped hold cofnbined department analysts said. Lydall appoints Conner operating costs, consumer prices to a modest 0.4 Price tags for new cars that percent increase in July, the Labor remained unchanged from June Richard C. Conner has been appointed Vice Department said today. also helped restrain the index, President of Lydall, Inc. headquartered in up, saies down The result of less expensive food which did not yet reflect any Manchester. Mr. Conner has also been appointed effects of the heat wave that killed Group Executive of Lydall's newly formed Bv MIchellne Maynard farm animals and crops this Elastomer Group. The group consists of the units UPl Auto Writer summer. that formerly made up the Acadia Division. Looking at only the first seven Conner joined Lydall in May, 1981 as division DETROIT — Used car prices went up 13.2 percent in CONSUMER months of 1983, the nation’s infla­ president of the company’s Westex Division 1982 to an average of $4,773 per vehicle and the cost of tion rate is running at 3.2 percent, located in Hamptonville, N.C., and became PRICE INDEX owning and operating a used car went up more than 10 when figured yearly, the depart­ division president of the Acadia Division in (unadjusted) percent last year, the Hertz Corp. says. 300 ment said. Leading private ana­ January, 1983. Previous to joining Lydall, he was A Hertz study released Sunday found the number of lysts expect the year to end with a president/general manager of the Fiber Bond Herald photo by Pinto used cars in 1982 was the lowest since 1976. rate of around 4.2 percent to 5 Corporation of Michigan City, Ind. Conner holds a The annual survey by the nation’s largest percent. At the Manchester school bus lot on Glen Road, driver Start of school Aug. 31. B.S. degree in Business Administration from the rental-leasing agency found it cost 10.4 percent more Shoppers have gotten special Millie Valentine of 78 Spencer St. readies her bus for the University of Southern California. 295- •in 1982 to own and operate a used car or S15.44 cents per bargains when buying food for the Lydall's Elastomer Group is a supplier of mile compared with 23.04 cents per mile in 1981. past three months, prices which custom formulated elastomers and Teflon which By contrast. Hertz’ survey of new car prices for 1982 actually went down by 0.3 percent, are. molded and machined into a wide range of found it cost 44.67 cents per mile to own and operate a including the 0.1 percent decline in Vacation ends next week engineered seals and precision industrial compo­ July. new vehicle compared with 43.42 cents per mile in 290- nents and sold under the Acadia brandname. The 1981. Goods and services That is the biggest drop in food group also manufactures household and hard­ Hertz said just over 16.6 million used cars changed costing S100 in 1967 prices in any three-month period ware items sold under the Daisy trade name. hands in 1982, down 6 percent from the 17.7 million now cost $299.30 since the one that ended in May 1976, department analysts said.