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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1975
Page
5
J Rex Dawe new president of the American Bankers Association says he would help a town facing possible default but not at the risk of depositors funds. He would work with the community to restore fiscal responsibility and align spending with revenue.
Dawe, head of the Farmers State Bank in Lucas Kansas, urges bankers to avoid insolvency risks and stresses responsibility to communities. He notes New York City faces similar pressures and warns federal aid sets a costly precedent while stressing local resilience and taxpaying duties.
Mark Twain quips October as dangerous for speculation while Stock Traders Almanac praises October as a buying month ahead of bullish November to January. The piece cites Trade Levels and Alan Snyder on options and lists mutual funds and utility stocks as examples, with Geraldine Weiss noting rate effects.
New York stock market at 2 p.m. reports mixed results with Dow Jones Industrial Average fluctuating as investors react to varied gains and declines across major components including Texaco, Revlon, Kroger, IBM, General Electric and Exxon amid overall activity and notable price changes.
London gold 139.75 up 1.00 oz. Imm Dec gold 141.60 up 2.00. Oct silver 4.30 1/2 up 5.4 cents. Oct platinum 143.00 down 2.50. Dec copper 56.3 cents unchanged per lb. Dec wheat 4.15 1/4 up 0.1. Dec corn 3.00 down 0.0. Soybeans 5.55 1/4 down 0.1. Oct live cattle 47.82 down 0.45. Oct five hogs 62.65 up 0.5. Feb pork bellies 99.75 up 0.3. Dec fresh eggs 59.6 cents up to date. May Maine potatoes 17.98 down 0.5. Nov plywood 120.50 down 1.80. Dec cotton 54.81 down 0.24. Mar sugar 13.71 down 0.18.
The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce offers members and guests a golf tournament and cookout on October 24 at Camelback Country Club. Foursomes start at 1 p.m. with a Western cookout at Camelback Inn at 7 p.m. Costs are 28.50 for a round and dinner for two. dinner alone is 9.50 per person. Registration forms are available at the chamber.
Armour Food Company names Andrew A McVeigh of Scottsdale as personnel manager. He started at Armour in Chicago and joined the personnel training division in 1952 with later work in compensation and planning. Scottsdale's Jack Leavitt becomes assistant engineer for Maricopa Flood Control District. Rex Prisbrey, also of Scottsdale, designated as Chartered Life Underwriter after University of Denver degree and Civitan Club leadership.
The article cites Murray L. Weidenbaum of Washington University and the Tax Foundation, arguing the federal regulatory apparatus inflates costs for business. It notes government enforcement, forms, and reporting create billions in overhead and excess charges, including 3 billion in overhead and 130 million hours spent on forms. It mentions extra costs from 1974 car purchases due to mandated pollution and safety devices.
Gifts to individuals up to 3000 per year do not reduce income tax but do reduce estate value. Only gifts to qualified organizations are deductible if you itemize. For selling a primary residence, seniors aged 65 with five of eight years in residence may exclude part or all gain. long term capital gains rules apply with possible 0 percent tax on the remainder.
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