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Show TEST RUN, Dugway, Utah, Friday January 12, 1968, Your Civil Service Retirement System Ti'l HA of a series of Question and Answer This is the thirty-firarticles on the Federal Civil Service Retirement System. Questions answered are those most frequently asked about the System. CiviAny other questions you may have will be answered by the Service Branch; lian Personnel Division, Employee Q. WHEN IS A retiring employee's basic annuity increasst ;0 a ed? A. The annuity is increased if thq retiring employee has made voluntary contributions to purchase additional annuity or has service beyond that required to produce the maximum 'basic annuity. It may also be increased if the retiring employee had served in the construction of the Panama Canal or Alaska Railroad. For employees retiring between January 1963. and December 1966, the following applies: Under Part III of Public Law approved October 11, 1962, the annuity (excluding that portion purchased by voluntary contributions) computed is increased according to the following schedule and die monthly installments are again rounded to the Jilt" f"- - y . '. . t o i.vir.-- s. 87-79- 3, nearest dollar: IfNDW CUM SIEAKS ROASTS TOP ROUND STEAKS TENDER RIB ROASTS 89'n a CHUNK STYLE BOLOGNA .S9-SWIFTS PREMIUM FRANKS .4?g BEEF 7-B- ONE sr .98; .98' ts. .49 Albertson's Asserted Half VEGETABLES MANGE-JUIC- Are increased from the commencing date by (percent) 4 3 8 Annuities which commence betwee- nJanuary 2 and December 31, 1963 January 1 and December 31, 1964 January 1 and December 31, 1965 1 January 1 and December 31, 1966 construction for die in service IS the increase WHAT Q. of the Panama Canal or Alaska Railroad? A. A citizen employee who worked on the construction of the Panama Canal or Alaska Railroad will be paid an additional if he is annuity of $36 for each year of his construction service not already receiving a benefit based on this service. Q. Is the additional annuity added to the basic annuity? A. YES, IF there are no reductions to be made in the basic first and annuity. If there are reductions, they must be made then the additional annuity is added to die amount remaining. The total is the yearly annuity. Q. What figure is used as the yearly annuity if the basic increased for any reason? annuity does not have to be reduced or A. The basic annuity becomes the yearly annuity. Q. MUST THE yearly annuity be adjusted? A. Yes. All annuities (including survivor annuities) are payable in monthly installments rounded to the nearest dollar. To obtain the monthly rate, the yearly annuity must be divided by 12. This gives the monthly rate which is adjusted to the nearest dollar by raising 50 cents or more to the next higher dollar or of $125.50 dropping 49 cents or less. For example, a monthly rate would be raised to $126; a monthly rate of $125.49 would become t 10 5 e 99c Table Tested Assorted, Aroma E Frozen M laeqeet apple of Q. Are annuities adjusted after retirement to take care Increases? A. Yes. Future adjustments in the annuities (excluding additional annuities purchased by voluntary contributions) of retired rises in nationemployees and survivors are geared to percentage wide living costs as measured by the Consumer Price Index as follows: Beginning in January 1964, yearly changes in the nationwide cost of living will be reviewed by the Civil Service Effective April 1, of any year the Commission finds living costs have risen at least 3 per cent since 1962 (or since the increase granted after year before the most recent 2 iff the 1962), annuities which commenced earlier than January to the a increased will be equal percentage by preceding year rise in living costs. future Com-miarin- n. v .T?yiRe gT I m- - II ... A Baked hash la ear bakery two layer cake lavMdy ked large COLONEL JAMES H. WATTS, post commander, Aalm hands with ass, Bartley J. Madden, who received a fifteen dolSpecialist Fifth lar suggestion award. a H BUTTER ma MBERTSONB HARD ROLLS ET. 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