Current			Deferred
	1997
	U.S. Federal					$149,003			$2,210
	Foreign					915			(165)
	State and local					28,493			1,044
						$178,411			$3,089
	1996
	U.S. Federal					$120,612			$(3,575)
	Foreign					718			598
	State and local					22,343			(1,296)
						$143,673			$(4,273)
	1995
	U.S. Federal					$ 96,630			$ 3,525
	Foreign					608			1,215
	State and local					18,654			668
						$115,892			$ 5,408

The provision for income taxes exceeds the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 35 percent to income before taxes as a result of the following (in thousands):

			1997		1996		1995
	U.S. Federal statutory
		taxes		$162,076		$126,076			$108,989
	State and local taxes
		net of U.S. Federal
		income tax benefit		19,199		13,681			12,559
	Amortization of goodwill
	not deductible for
		income tax purposes		2,492		2,336			2,373
	Other, net			(2,267)		(2,693)			(2,621)
	Provision for income
		taxes		$181,500		$139,400			$121,300

Deferred income taxes at December 28, 1997, December 29, 1996, and December 31, 1995, consist of the following (in thousands):

			1997		1996		1995
	Accrued postretirement
		benefits		$ 51,076		$ 49,363			$ 47,167
	Other benefit obligations			34,358		26,634			20,963
	Accounts receivable			9,127		8,399			6,765
	Other			8,319		12,373			9,134
	Deferred tax asset			102,880		96,769			84,029
	Property, plant, and
		equipment		40,498		39,248			42,159
	Prepaid pension cost			79,978		65,300			55,574
	Affiliate operations			7,645		14,977			14,165
	Investment tax credit			813		1,589			2,301
	Other			5,252		5,802			4,473
	Deferred tax liability			134,186		126,916			118,672
	Deferred income taxes			$ 31,306		$ 30,147			$ 34,643