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| 1996 | 1995 | CHANGE | |
| (In thousands of dollars except per share items) | |||
| Sales of services | $3,302,303 | $2,689,799 | +23% |
| Earnings before income taxes | 122,909 | 113,291 | + 8% |
| Income taxes | 49,900 | 43,800 | +14% |
| Net earnings | 73,009 | 69,491 | + 5% |
| Earnings per share | 1.92 | 1.83 | + 5% |
| Dividends per share | .83 | .78 | + 6% |
| Cash dividends | 31,579 | 29,638 | + 7% |
| Working capital | 336,606 | 316,019 | + 7% |
| Stockholders' equity | 516,899 | 476,104 | + 9% |
| Total assets | 838,879 | 718,687 | +17% |