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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1977
Page
12
A guide to the new Credit for the Elderly and other provisions. The elderly credit can apply to all income types, with 15 percent on up to 2500 for singles or 3750 joint, plus higher thresholds. It notes filing requirements for seniors and widowed individuals and mentions an extra $750 age exemption atop the standard $750 exemption.
Hill four Columbus residents employed by the Nebraska Public Power District were honored for service. Hanson McElfresh received a 35 year emblem after progressing from accounting clerk in 1942 to current plant roles in 1966. Roger Hill earned a 15 year emblem after rising from public information editor in 1962 to his present publicity post in 1971. Tom Penney and Alan Brown were cited for five years, with Penney joining in 1972 and Brown advancing from junior draftsman in 1972 to engineering technician in promotion.
Frontier Air lines reports 1 679 907 000 revenue passenger miles in 1976, a 15.5 percent rise from 1975, with available seat miles up 12.9 percent after adding four Boeing 737 jets. Load factor stood at 56.9 percent.
Schuyler Frank Kramar retired from the Postal Service last Friday and was honored at a Sunday retirement party. Postmaster Marvin Capoun presented awards from Regional Postmaster General John Doran and Gov. Exon for faithful and dedicated service. Attendees included Post Office staff and spouses with a social hour, meal, and slides by Filbert Wacha and Charles Salak.
Behlen Manufacturing Company hosted over 700 dealers and wives for its seventh annual dealer convention on Paradise Island Nassau Bahamas. attendees traveled on four Behlen chartered jets including a Boeing 747 and enjoyed golf tennis deep sea fishing and island activities. Summit Awards honored the top five U S dealers with 100 250 500 and 750 Club distinctions awarded by E L McNeely and John Drum.
The Columbus agency for Security Mutual Life under Ivan K and Leland L S Holdt pursues excellence in 20 represented states. Larry Froschheuser joins Loewi & Co.'s Davenport office. FW Woolworth Co. raises quarterly dividend to 30 cents from 30 cents, record date Feb 1 and payment March 1, amid rising earnings and positive outlook.
Bob Snyder, a Concordia Kansas native with prior Alco roles in Concordia Newton Garden City Kansas and Ankeny Iowa, becomes Columbus store manager. He and his wife Jeanne and their two children relocated to Columbus last week.
Dale Electronics completed a cost savings contest across four domestic plants in Nebraska and Yankton South Dakota. Winners shared over 75 000 in savings with 3000 in cash prizes awarded at a luncheon hosted by President Carroll Novicki at Elks Country Club.
Government projections indicate white-collar workers will exceed half of total U S employment by 1985. White collar numbers rise from 41.7 million in 1974 to 53.2 million in 1985, with professional and technical roles growing about 13 percent.
National Center for Health Statistics data show 90 percent of people aged 45 to 64 with earnings of at least 15000 dollars rate their health as good or excellent. In the same age group, about half of those earning 5000 dollars or less rate their health as good.
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