Twilight of Tax Exempt Utility Dividends
Wellesley Hills Mass investors in common stocks faced a windfall tax exemption ending mid 1972 under the Tax Reform Act of 1960. Utilities like Consolidated Edison have relied on tax-free dividends, with future exemptions expected to decline. alternatives include municipal bonds or selective utility holdings with growth prospects.
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Wellesley Hills
Mass
Roup
Consolidated Edison
Vermiant
Ehuvali
Arizona
California
Stoek
Movida Power Corporation
Walt Disney World
Florida Power
Intercity truck tonnage rises across metropolitan areas
A report covering 43 U.S. metropolitan areas shows a 32.0 percent rise in intercity truck tonnage for the week ended May 1 from 1970, with the index at 120. Labor issues last year boosted year over year gains. 24 areas rose versus 11 that fell. Phoenix joins the 43-area survey, reflecting tonnage hauled from about 400 Class I and WI major freight carriers.
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Waliington
ATA Department of Research and Transport Economics
Phoenix
Ariz
Savings bond volunteers honored on 30th anniversary
MP Oberg of Onaha praised volunteers including county chairs Boo Coulter Heanne Colfax Harold Qualsett Schuyler Madison Warren Cook and others in Nebraska. He noted bonds support family finances, college funds, crises, and community stability as redemptions total over 33 billion dollars.
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Nebraska
MP. Oberg
Onaha
Oberg
Hele
Boo
A-P. Coulter
Albion Butler
J.C. Heanne
David Cil Colfax
Harold Qualsett
Schuyler Madison
Warren Cook
Norfolk
Merrick
Clark
Caley
National fraternal insurance honors and business results
Ronald Von Seggera of Lutheran Brotherhood received life insurance service recognition at the National Association of Fraternal Insurance Counsellors meeting in Philadelphia for surpassing half a million dollars in sales in 1970. CA Cooper Company and Hammond Mills report strong first quarter gains with higher sales earnings and improved financial ratios. Omaha CG Life Insurance honors pioneer employee group programs and Dale Electronics appears among recognized firms. Landgren Studio photographers win at Nebraska convention and Glen Philips returns from Honda Mechanic School.
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Ronald von Seggera
Lutheran Brotherhood
National Association of Fraternal Insurance
Philadelphia
Ile
CA. Cooper Company
Humboldt
Hammond Mills
Oklahoma City
Okla
Omaha
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
House
Dale Electronics
Colhmbos
Will
William Simpson
Dale
Nebraska
Landgren
Larrell Atkins
Douglas Keyes
Carl Landgren
Don Henry
John McCarthy
Gary Abegelen
Charles Eliot
Federal Index Offers 211 Consumer Information Booklets
The new Federal Index of Consumer Product Information lists 211 publications from various agencies. Free copies are available by writing to the Consumer Product Information Dissent Center in Washington, D.C. 20407. The index covers topics from budgeting to home buying and repairs, with popular titles like Money-Saving Main Dishes and Tires Their Selection and Care.
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Nixon
Consumer Product Information Dissention Center
Washington, D.C
General Services Administration
New
Consumer Coordinating Center
Consumer Product Information Coordinating Center
GSA
Lincoln approves first round of several appropriation bills
Lincoln lawmakers gave initial approval to multiple appropriations Thursday. One measure funds the explosives control act with 39000 for state marshal's office administration. Another allocates 19300 to the Health Department for administrative costs of the drug control bill LB326, awaiting final consideration next week.
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Lincoln
UPI
Legisla
State Department of Health
Weigh stations protect Nebraska highway surfaces
Nebraska weigh stations enforce weight limits to prevent road damage. The Traffic Scale Division regulates licensing and reciprocity, operates 14 stations including four on interstates and five portable units for spot checks. Weigh limits run 95,000 pounds on seven axle units for the state system and 73,280 pounds on the federally controlled Interstate system. Foreign trucks face reciprocity rules and fines for violations fund the Highway Cash Fund, with revenues rising from licenses, fines, and tonnage sales.
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Nebraska Department of Roads
Nebraska
Wearaska
Lonauile
Iowa
Kansas
Aissouri
Nebraska Highway
Harley Palmer
NDOR
Tight squeeze for youngster at steam locomotive funnel
In Birkrig England seven firemen took more than an hour to free seven year old Stephen Jackson from the funnel of an old steam locomotive at a nearby amusement park. The boy was not injured, only shaken after the dramatic incident.
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Birkrig
England
UPI
Stephen Jackson
Taxpayers Ask IRS Questions On Taxes
Taxpayers inquire if continued pay during a spouse’s hospital stay is taxable. The IRS guidance notes a potential exclusion or tax treatment depending on the type of payment and circumstances, with specific rules varying by plan and payroll arrangements.
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IRS
Boyslab
Tax withholding exemptions and forms guidance update
Nebraska IRS district director Richard Po Vinal explains exemptions under the 1969 Tax Reform Act for 1971 activists including students retirees part timers. He notes Form W-4 and W-2 expectations, sick pay exclusions via Form 2440, and where to obtain copies of tax forms and publications from IRS offices and the Government Printing Office.
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Omara
Richard Po Vinal
Internal Revenue
Nebraska
Internal Revenue Service
Vinal
Mr. Vines
Iis
Omaha
IRS
Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
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Glen Philips
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Racine
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New Consumer Index
Columbus
Weerts
Boetscher CO
Equitable
Living Insurance
A. Campbell
C.L.A
Equitable. Savings & Loan Association
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