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SENTINEL ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
ISSUED BY
NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Washington Supplement dated December 24, 1997, to Prospectus dated June 20, 1997
Effective on or about July 14, 1997, one of the investment funds available
within the Sentinel Advantage Variable Annuity Contract, Strong Special Fund
II, was renamed Strong Opportunity Fund II.
Strong Capital Management, Inc. ("Strong") has also announced that it will
voluntarily cap the expenses of the Strong Growth Fund II, another investment
fund available within the Sentinel Advantage Variable Annuity Contract, at
1.20%, effective July 24, 1997. Strong has no current intention to, but may in
the future, discontinue or modify any waiver of fees or absorption of expenses
at its discretion with appropriate notification to its shareholders.
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National Life has determined that automated Portfolio Rebalancing will not be
available on a monthly basis, as indicated in the Prospectus on page 26.
Portfolio Rebalancing is available on a quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis.
National Life will accept initial Premium Payments less than the minimums
stated on page 13 of the Prospectus, where the Owner agrees in writing to pay
subsequent Premium Payments by electronic funds transfer which equal or exceed
the applicable minimum within 12 months of the Date of Issue. In the event
that such subsequent Premium Payments are not made, National Life reserves the
right to terminate the Contract and pay the Cash Surrender Value of the
Contract to the Owner.
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The planned reorganization resulting in the combination of the Common Stock
Portfolio and the Growth Portfolio of the Market Street Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund"), by transferring the assets and liabilities of the Common Stock
Portfolio to the Growth Portfolio and exchanging the shares of stock
representing interests in the Common Stock Portfolio for shares of stock
representing interests in the Growth Portfolio (the "Reorganization"), became
effective on December 12, 1997. The Reorganization was approved at a Special
Meeting of Shareholders of the Common Stock Portfolio held on December 5, 1997.
Since May 1, 1997, the Growth Portfolio has been managed by Sentinel Advisors
Company, which also managed the Common Stock Portfolio. Both Portfolios were
managed by the same portfolio management teams in essentially the same style.
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For Contracts purchased in the State of Washington, no Premium Payments or
Contract Values may be allocated to the Fixed Account.
