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Vol. 12 No. 4 Des Moines, Iowa May 16,1983 holding measure, instead of the face saving compromise for the Republi signatures on a discharge petition cans. Knowing that President Rea that would force the bill from Chair gan has said he would veto any re man Rostenkowski’s committee to peal of the withholding, it looks like the floor for a vote. The first time House Democrats will tack their that could be done under established repeal bill onto the federal debt ceil ing bill, which m u st be acted on by House procedures is May 23. This delay offers the Chairman May 26 before adjournment. If the Senate then rejects the time to act on the bill and avoid the embarrassment of discharge. The House repeal bill, the matter would Senate’s four-year delay bill would, have to go to a conference commit tee. If the Senate chose to accept such a measure, the bill would go straight to the President, with the critical federal debt ceiling bill, for his signature—or veto. The confer ence committee could be avoided and still work out a compromise through some very tricky, difficult parliamentary moves. To make any impact consistent with his previous hard stand, Sen. Dole would be placed in the position of having to pursue the compromise the Senate approved; however, his choices are questionable at this point because the ball is in the as noted, save face for Sen. Dole, who vigorously opposed the bankers House court, with the majority as on their repeal and delay efforts, and “ unfriendly” players. Ah, politics, what would we do would do the same for the President. without that game? Tune in next Enter politics! □ Chairman Rostenkowski, who has week for the next chapter! been around the block a few times Sales and Service Seminar himself, has until May 23 to take ac tion. A t press time late last week it Planned for June 8-10 appeared that the Ways and Means Frank Kurtenbach, sales manager Committee was well on its way to of internationally known Daktronward repealing outright the with ics, Inc., has announced that the 2nd Withholding Bill Takes New Twist REN’T politics fun? To prove that point, just follow the yellow brick road to the nation’s capitol in Washington, D.C., and watch the deals as they’re cut! For bankers, the current preoccupation is with the fate of the effort to delay or repeal the previously passed bill that would require withholding at source of 10% tax on interest and dividends. After ramming it down the throats of the nation’s taxpay ers, and the banking lobby that vig orously opposed it, the Senate later relented and voted to delay the effec tive date from July 1,1983, to 1987. The bill went to the House where Ways and Means Committee Chair man Dan Rostenkowski (D., 111.) bot tled it up in his committee, which gave it the security of being shielded by House tradition from the clutch es of House supporters of the Senate delay compromise that was struck to save face for M ajority Leader Sen. Robert Dole (R., Kan.) and President Reagan, who had said he would veto a repeal bill. However, House supporters of the compromise who felt it would be wise to respond to the thousands of constituents who wrote to them and said, “ Get rid of that bill,” achieved an almost unheard of success. For only the second time in House his tory, they went through the House and obtained the necessary 218 A S K T E R R Y M A R T IN to make MNB work for you. 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Guest speakers will in clude: Dr. Aelred Kurtenbach, co founder and president of Daktron ics; Orv Bies, tournament director of the Minnesota High School Associa tion and chairman of the National Federation Track and Field Rules Committee, and Dr. Charles L. Roggiers, associate professor of manage ment at the University of South Dakota and a consultant to business and industry. For Registration information call (605) 692-6145 or 800/843-9879 (EX, AK, HI, SD) or write Daktronics, Inc., P.O. Box 128, Brookings, S.D. 57006-0128. CRETE: William R. Fulton, presi dent, City Bank & Trust Co., has an nounced the appointment of Tom Koziesek to vice president in the areas of operations and loans. Mr. Koziesek joins the bank from Mid west Federal Savings and Loan As sociation, where he was manager of the Crete office. portfolio, joined the bank in Feb ruary, 1983. Previously he was president and chief executive officer GRAND ISLAND: LeMoyne Monof the First National Bank of Colfax, son has been promoted to vice presi dent of First National Bank of where he had been since 1980. Grand Island. Mr. Monson, who has WATERLOO: Pete Petersen has been with the bank for 20 years, cur recently joined the staff of Peoples rently serves as electronic data pro Bank and Trust Holding Company cessing coordinator and manager of as assistant vice president of human the leasing department for Bankresources. Mr. Petersen previously shares of Nebraska, Inc. served as human resources officer of First Bank of South Dakota, Rapid HASTINGS: Michael Jacobson, for City, S.D., where he has been since mer head of agricultural lending for City National Bank and Trust, has 1969. been elected executive vice presi dent and senior loan officer by the Nebraska News Don G. Johnson was advanced to bank’s board of directors. The pro the presidency of the Nebraska motion completes the management Bankers Association for 1983-84 at reorganization that has occurred at the 86th annual convention in City National over the last 18 months. Omaha on May 5. Mr. Johnson is president of Farmers National Bank LIN D SAY: Mrs. Lorene Oberin Pilger. He succeeds Harold P. hauser, who joined the Bank of Lind Stuckey, president, Lexington State say in 1969, has been promoted to Bank & Trust Company. Newly-elec vice president. Succeeding her as ted president-elect is A.C. (Skip) cashier of the bank is Mrs. Geraldine Hove, Jr., chairman, Minden Ex Ditter, who has been assistant cash change Bank. Mr. Stuckey was elec ier. She joined the bank in 1972. The ted to a two-year term from Nebras new assistant cashier is Mrs. La vorine Nygren, an employee of the ka on the ABA Council. Ray Tiedje, Iowa News Bank of Lindsay since 1976. president, Bank of Norfolk, was ap DES MOINES: James Eiler has pointed to the new post of ABA been named senior vice president - state membership chairman. The STERLING: Adrian Falgione has senior lending officer of United Cen two weeks of indoctrination for new been advanced to vice president of tral Bank, according to Robert G. NBA committee chairmen will be the Bank of Sterling, in charge of its Millen, president and chief executive the last two weeks of June at Indian officer. Mr. Eiler, who will have the Hills Country Club in Beemer. Estate Appraisals responsibility for direction of the bank's commercial services group BLAIR: Robert J. 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MATURITIES $60,000 60,000 $70,000 $75,000 $80,000 $85,000 8 1/2% June 1,1984 June 1, 1985 8% June 1,1986 6.30% June 1,1987 6.60% June 1,1988 6.80% June 1, 1989 5.25 5.70 $ 95,000 $100,000 6.10 7.10 7.30 $110,000 June 1, 1992 7.70% 7.50 $115,000 June 1,1993 7.70 6.35 6.60 7.10% June 1,1990 7.30% June 1, 1991 7 1/2% 6.85 LEGALITY TO BE APPROVED BY AHLERS, COONEY, DORWEILER, HAYNIE & SMITH, DES MOINES, IOWA c T*]? °* Fairfield, county seat of Jefferson County, is located in southeastern Iowa approximately 115 miles southeast of Des Moines. Fairfield serves as a commercial, financial, educational, employment and cultural center for the prosperous surrounding agricultural area A very active Industrial Development Corporation, elected City officials and the Chamber of Commerce have for several decades encouraged industrial development. The result was a highly diversified economic base. A few of the larger employers include: Crane and Monorail Systems, Division of Acco Babcock, Incorporated (automatic overhead monorail handling equipment); the Dexter Company (domestic and commercial laundry equipment and one of the largest gray iron foundries in the Midwest); Fairfield Aluminum Castings Co. (sand and perma nent mold aluminum castings); and Rockwell International Automotive Products Division (universal joints and drive line assemblies). Transportation is furnished by U.S. Highway 34, State Highway No. 1 and several all-weather farm-to-market roads. Commercial airline ser vice is available in nearby Ottumwa and Burlington. The community is served by two commercial banks with deposits exceeding $87 080 000 and a savings and loan association with deposits of $26,278,000. These bonds are being issued to pay a portion of the cost of constructing various improvements within the City and to refund outstanding warrants and accrued interest thereon issued as temporary payment therefor. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Actual Value Taxable Property, 1982 Assessed Value Taxable Property, 1982 Direct Debt, including this issue Net Direct and overlapping debt $149,594,664.00 117,629,162.00 966,000.00 1,204,807.00 Population, 1980 Census: 9,428 Net Direct Debt: Combined Net Debt: $102.46 per capita $127.79 per capita The information contained herein is not guaranteed, but is derived from sources we deem reliable and is that on which our purchase of these bonds are based. Bonds of a particular m aturity may or may not s till be available or may now be available at a price or yield different from that indicated above. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Supplement to Northwestern Banker Newsletter 5-16-83 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 3 CALL ON THE “ PERFORMANCE TEAM where comm on transactions are handled uncomm only well. FIRST NATIONAL LINCOLN 13th & M Street • Lincoln, Nebraska 68501 » Member, F.D.I.C. • ^ management. His advancement fol lows the promotion of Jay Lovitt to president of the Johnson County Bank at Tecumseh. Mr. Falgione has been assistant cashier at the Johnson County Bank for the past two years, helping with the opera tion of the bank and in the lending department. Minnesota News ^ ^ ^ ^ ® • ^ • • MAPLE GROVE: James Heig, president of Norwest Bank Maple Grove, has announced thè election of Thomas A. Dudich as vice president in charge of mortgage banking. He replaces Roger Helm, who has been elected assistant vice president of Norwest Mortgage, Inc. Mr. Dudich previously was with Union Bank and Trust, Minneapolis, and FBS Homes and First National Bank of Hutchinson. MINNEAPOLIS: Richard B. Hume has been promoted to vice president and senior trust officer at F&M Mar quette National Bank, according to Carl R. Pohlad, president. Mr. Hume previously was vice president of Marquette Capital Management Corporation, a wholly owned sub sidiary of F&M Marquette. He will retain officership in that corporation but will also assume management responsibility for its profitability as well as for the trust department of the bank. assistant controller. Mr. Senn joined in 1980 also as assistant controller. Mr. Torfin joined in 1966, transferred to Fargo, N.D., and later rejoined as customer service manager. Illinois News CHICAGO: Albert F. Naveja has joined the Sears Bank and Trust Company as a senior vice president in charge of the corporate and inter national banking divisions within the banking group. He formerly was vice president of the international banking group of the Harris Trust and Savings Bank. NAPERVILLE: Harris Bankcorp, Inc. and the bank of Naperville re cently announced the signing of a letter of intent under which Harris would acquire 100 percent of the capital stock of Bank of Naperville. The agreement calls for a cash pur chase transaction of $12,731,000, or $53 per share for each of the 240,208 Bank of Naperville shares. Located at 503 North Washington Street in west suburban Naperville, the bank also has a service facility at Aurora and Washington streets in Naper ville. ST. PAUL: American National Bank recently announced the pro motions of Robert B. Buck to senior vice president, finance and opera tions; Gary M. Senn to vice president and controller, and Duane G. Torfin to data processing officer. Mr. Buck joined American in 1975 as South Dakota News VERMILLION: Richard Lambert has been promoted to vice president of the Vermillion Branch of First Bank of South Dakota. Mr. Lambert transferred to Vermillion in 1979 as assistant vice president and assis tant manager. Montana News BILLINGS: Don Hanson, vice pres ident and cashier of First Citizens Bank, has received his certification as a CPA. Mr. Hanson began his banking career as a staff auditor at Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis in 1969. GREAT FALLS: A t First National Bank, Jere B. Davis has been ap pointed chief credit officer and James L. Purdy has been named manager of the commercial loan de partment. Promoted to assistant vice president status were: Deborah D. Ducas, marketing, and William J. Pledge, property and security. Wyoming News THERMOPOLIS: Louis Walrath, president of First National Bank, has been elected chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Succeeding him as president is Gary Jinks, executive vice president of the bank. Mr. Jinks joined First Na tional Bank’s staff earlier this year. Colorado News ARAPAHOE: James H. Hesman has been promoted to vice president of Colorado National Bank. Mr. Hes man has over 16 years of banking experience beginning with The Cat tle National Bank in Seward, Neb., in 1967. DENVER: G. Michael Moore has been appointed vice president and manager of the Denver Energy Of fice of Norwest Bank Minneapolis, N.A., (formerly Northwestern Na tional Bank of Minneapolis). Mr. Moore will have responsibility for the division’s oil and gas lending and investment activities. Prior to joining Norwest in April of this year, Mr. Moore was first vice presi dent, corporate finance, of the Denver office of Rotan Mosle Inc. 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