Grace declares quarterly dividend amid earnings shift
W R Grace and Co raises the quarterly common stock dividend to 45 cents from 42 cents, lifting the annual rate to 1.80 dollars per share. Dividend payable June 10 to holders of record May 11. Frontier Airlines posts a March revenue passenger miles record of 160.6 million, up 16.9 percent from last year. Load factor 58.7 percent. US workforce grows faster than population, with employment rising 48.6 percent since 1947 while population up 47.6 percent. 1975 civilian labor force participation at 61.2 percent, slightly higher than pre-1970 levels.
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W.R. Grace & Co
Farr Better Feeds
Duncan
Frontier Airlines
American Council of Life Insurance
Savings bond sales reach 15 million in Nebraska first quarter
Nebraska reports 15 million in Savings Bond sales for the first quarter led by 13.5 million in Series E and 1.5 million in Series H. Platte County totals 457,063 for Q1, 28.9 percent of its 1977 goal, with county chairman Leonard T. Fleischer. Other counties show varied progress with Boone 73,422 20.7 percent, Butler 145,433 29.5 percent, Colfax 114,940 13.7 percent, Madison 291,599 21.1 percent, Merrick 36,613 12.1 percent, Nance 61,687 31.0 percent, Polk 43,465 18.3 percent.
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U.S
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John F. O'Neill
Lincoln
Platte County
Platte
Leonard T. Fleischer
Columbus
Boone
Butler
Colfax
Madison
Merrick
Nance
Polk
Ebner accepted to Grand Island School of Business
Beverly Ebner daughter of Mr and Mrs Carroll Ebner Rt 3 Columbus has been accepted by Grand Island School of Business for classes starting September 12 She will major in accounting and will graduate this spring from Scotus Central High School Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co will sponsor the National Disaster Survival Test to air at 7 PM May 1 on NBC TV The program tests viewers ability to handle a potentially disastrous situation
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Carroll Ebner
Rt. 3
Columbus
Grand Island School of Business
Miss Ebner
Scotus Central High School
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Nbc-Tv
William S. Nelson
CLA
Rogers retires from GTC Midwest board after long service
Noyes C. Rogers of Columbus retires from the General Telephone Company of the Midwest board, where he served since 1957. General Telephone president D D Gall praises his distinguished tenure and years of service. He is a Columbus businessman with civic roles including Chamber of Commerce president and Rotary life member. He and wife Kathryn have one son Noyes C. Rogers Jr.
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Columbus
General Telephone Company of the
Midwest
Rogers
General Telephone
D.D. Gall
General of the
Rogers Motor Company
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
The
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Columbus Apollo Club
Platte County Agricultural Society
First National Bank
Kathryn
Noyes C. Rogers, Jr
China Targets Investment Areas for 89 Product Manufacture
The Republic of China plans to attract foreign and local investment in 10 major industries producing 89 products including metals and cast iron goods. West German experts join Indonesian Atomic Energy Authority for a two year uranium search in Sumatra.
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Republic of China
Sumatra
Indonesian Atomic Energy Authority
Beverage Industry Outlook Turns Positive For 1977
The column forecasts higher revenues and profits for brewers and soft drink makers in 1977 aided by expected labor peace and favorable economy. Packaging laws pose risks though bottle bills and a federal deposit bill could raise costs. Brewers may cope better than bottlers, with container changes causing short term disruption.
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Congress
Taiwan Power Chooses $212 Million Import Bank Loan
The Republic of China operated Taiwan Power Co. secures a $212 million loan from the U S Export Import Bank to fund a large thermal power plant in Anping Taiwan. The piece notes favorable beverage market factors and Babson’s upbeat energy sector outlook with stock tips for Heublein and Jos Schlitz Brewing.
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Republic of China Operated
Taiwan Power Co
U.S. Export- Import Bank
Anping
Taiwan
Babson’s Reports Inc
Heublein Inc
Jos. Schlitz Brewing
N.Y. Stock Exchange
Wellesley Hills
Mass
Panhandle income boom cited in Nebraska study
Donald E. Pursell notes in Business in Nebraska that the Nebraska Panhandle saw an 8 percent personal income rise from 1969 to 1974 while the state grew 55 percent and the nation 52 percent. Farm and manufacturing led gains with Banner County up 276 percent, Scotts Bluff 81 percent, and others driving wider regional growth.
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Lincoln, Neb
Donald E. Pursell
Business In
Nebraska
Panhandle
Carly
Pursell
Banner County
Duel County
Box Butte County
Panhandler
Scotts Bluff
Shively Named Founding Member of Nebraska NACI Club
Columbus Nebraska Robert Shively certified industrial developer and director of area development for Nebraska Public Power District was named a founding member of the Nebraska Association of Commerce and Industry President's Club for District III Virgil Eihnsen president of NACI announced the appointment and said the effort aims to expand membership and support for legislation and education in the northeast region Shively will recruit other NACI members and members of business and industry eagerly welcomed the statewide initiative
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Robert Shively
Nebraska Public Power District
Columbus
Nebraska Association of Commerce and Industry
Virgil Eihnsen
Grand Island
NACI
Shively
Eihusen
Bob Shively
Nebraska
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