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                            USLIFE Income Fund, Inc.
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                           Ernest Horejsi Trust No. 1B
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                               STEWART R. HOREJSI
                               200 South Santa Fe
                              Salina, Kansas 67401



                                 -TIME IS SHORT-
                         PLEASE VOTE YOUR SHARES TODAY!

                                 January 4, 2002
Dear Fellow Shareholder:

I am writing this letter on behalf of the ERNEST HOREJSI TRUST NO. 1B (the
"Trust"), the largest shareholder of the USLIFE Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"),
owning more than 20% of the Fund's stock.

Your vote has not yet been received for the special meeting of shareholders to
be held on Wednesday, January 23, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. local time in Meeting Room
1 of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company, Plaza Level, The Woodson
Tower, 2919 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas 77019. Please take a moment right now
to ensure that your shares are represented at this important meeting.

We are seeking your support in electing our nominees,  Alfred G. Aldridge,  Jr.,
Richard I. Barr,  Susan  Ciciora,  Joel W. Looney and Stephen C. Miller,  to the
Fund's  Board of  Directors.  The Fund's  Board of  Directors  will not nominate
directors or solicit proxies in opposition to our proposed nominees.

Your vote at the meeting is especially important, no matter how many or how few
shares you own. In order to ensure that every shareholder has an opportunity to
vote their shares, we are enclosing an additional proxy card that will allow you
to exercise your rights as a shareholder. Since the Fund will not send you a
proxy card, the only way you can vote your shares is to use the enclosed card or
vote in person, by telephone, the Internet or fax.

Please vote by telephone, Internet or fax today! Remember - every share and
every vote counts! You may also sign, date and mail your proxy card in the
envelope provided. If you have any questions, please call MacKenzie Partners,
Inc. at (800) 322-2885.

Thank you in advance for voting promptly.

Sincerely,



Stewart R. Horejsi