Show S. S S. S Agent Sets Tues ues Starting wi with th the first pay paychecks paychecks paychecks checks they receive in the New Year the nations nation's working people people peo peo- pIe will pay 48 percent of their earnings toward their so social social social so- so cial security protection an in increase increase increase in- in crease of of one percent over the contribution rate in effect since the beginning of 1967 Social Security contributions are still payable on only the first of ot annual earnings For a person earning or more a year a week or over the increase will amount to 60 cents a week a worker earning a week will pay 40 cents a week more The contribution rate of 48 percent for 70 1969 is actually slightly lower than the 49 per per- r cent rate that was scheduled for those two years in the previous previous previous pre pre- law The increase that goes into effect January 1 was scheduled in the social security amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments of 1967 Those amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments increased cash benefits for all beneficiaries by at least 13 percent The increase in benefits payable to workers and their families In the future will be even greater Retirement protection for workers and their families is increased and so is the protection protection pro pro- wives and children have if Li the worker should die There is also improved protection for forthe forthe forthe the entire family if the family breadwinner should become disabled for work for a period of 12 months or more Younger workers as well as those who are middle-aged middle or older can look forward to getting social security retirement retirement retirement retire retire- ment benefits worth considerably considerably considerably consider consider- ably more than the total they will pay into social security toward that retirement tion In addition they have survivors survivors survivors sur sur- and disability insurance under social security that may mean as much as to in payments to an Individual family should the worker die or ox become disabled for work before retirement A representative will be in inthe inthe inthe the basement of the Sanpete County Courthouse north en entrance entrance entrance en- en trance In Manti on Tuesday January 7 1969 from to pm p.m. Social SOcial Security Adm |