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Evening star., 1949-10-23
Business Briefs
AutomobiIe Production decli,

Automobile production declined
only slightly in the last week. but
a general shutdown of plants is
faced as a result of the steel strike
Wards Automotive Reports.
The weeks output of 1860 cars
and 1902 trucks compared with
119,48 and 20,429 in the previous
week.
September Retail Sales approx
mated $10,890,000,0 900. a drop of
around 2 per cent from the
same 1948 month-Commerce De-
partment. There virtually was no
change from August after allow
ance for seasonal factors.
Engineering Construct o n
awarded this week totaled $121,-
$4,000 VS.. $143,697.000 in the
previous week and $4,000. 900 in
the like 1948 week-Engineering
News-Record.
Kroger Co. declared a year-end
dividend of $1.10 a share and a
regular quarterly of 60 cents, both
payable December /, lifting 1949
payments to $3.50 VS.. SO in 1948.
Lion Oil Co. earned $6,422,441
or $2.74 a share in nine months
ended September 80 VS.. $8,438, ,043
or $3.50 a year earlier.
National Supply Co. net income
for nine months ended September
80 was $4,729,036 or $2.91 VS.. ST.
094.46 or $4.56 in the same 1948
period.
St. Regis Paper Co. earned
$3,284,394 or 50 cents in nine
months ended September 80 VS..
$12 2,048,192 or $2.2l a year earlier.
Sherwin- Williams Co. net in
come for IL months ended August
81. was $7,645, All or $5.73 VS.. So
283,797 or 81 in the preceding fis-
cal period.
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
earned $6,154,565 or $1.73 in IL
months ended September 80 VS..
$4,000, ,427 or $1.38 in the previous
year.
United Biscuit Co. profit for
nine months ended September 80
was $3.926,880 or $500 VS.. $685.
926 or $3.71 In the same 1948
period.
Timken Roller Bearing Co.
earned $3,286,560 or $1.36 in nine
months ended September 80 VS..
$11,177, AL or $4.62 a year earlier.
General Steel Castings Co. net
income for nine months ended
September 30 was $1,719,029 VS..
$2,446,5 ,585 in the same 1948 Pc
riod.
Federal-Mogul Corp. earned
$1,544,875 or $2.76 in nine months
ended September 80 VS.. $1,746.380
or $3.12 a year earlier.
Gamble Skogmo, Inc, net for
nine months ended September 30
was $306, ,461 or 3 cents VS.. $3.251.-
$40 or $l.27 in the same 1s4s
period.
Van Raalte Co. earned $1,269,-
800 or 1927 in nine months ended
September 80 VS.. $1.594,952 or
SAIL year earlier.
General Cigar Co. net income
for nine months ended September
80 was $667 ,081 or IS cents VS..
$969.717 or $1.49 in the same 1948
period.
Anchor Hooking Glass Corn.
earned $4,018,033 or 1924 in II
months ended September 80 VS..
1928, 300 or SAIL in the previous
year.
Glenn L. Martin Co. net for
three months ended September 80
was $614, ,806 or 81 cents VS.. $685.
808 or % cents in the same 1948
period.
Master Electric Co. earned
$464.166 or 90 cents in nine
months ended September 80 VS..
81 ,349,278 or $2.70 a year earlier.
John r. Thompson Co. had a
deficit of $160,472 for nine months
ended September 80 VS.. profit Of
$102613 in the same 1948 period
when $50,939 from the sale Of real
estate was included.
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New York Cotton

lures market declined few points today
Early trading was active, but subsequent
dealings tapered with traders inclined to
await developments in connection with
new crop movement as well as buyers
attitude in continuing to take up cotton
textile goods In the Worth street market
next week.
Cotton mills did heavy business in
textiles on Thursday and Friday. ,
During early. trading q large volume of
hedges were placed in nearby December
and March deliveries. The selling was
absorbed by trade dealers.
Futures closed 90 to 35 cents q bale
lower than the previous close.
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OFFICE FURNITURE

Remington Burroughs and Fden Adding Machines and ccu-
aor Check Writer'S Time Clocks Typewuter Debating and Tran
cbns Machines Blue Print Cabinets Utility Cabinets Swivel and
Other Office Chairs Desks Of all Kinds Drawing Stools Drafting
Tables. Book Cases. Duplicating Machines etc.
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Southern Farmers Worried.

Possible shortage of steel ties
for baling cotton at the height of
the picking season worried south
ern farmers and business men;
New Englanders fretted over a
possible gas shortage due to the
low coal stocks of its biggest pro-
ducer, and Florida citrus growers
were confronted with the posi-
bility of a shortage of tin cans at
the height of the packing season.
Industrial plants by the dozens
began to reduce operations, lay
off workers and make other neces-
sary adjustments to meet any sit
uation arising from the labor
management fight. Anything like
an accurate count of the number
of people made temporarily idle
by cutbacks and closing was out
of the question but the total OBJ
viously was large and growing
steadily.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
took an extremely grim view of
the unemployment angle of the
strikes. He said: If the steel
strike runs to December / it will
idle 5,000,0 900 workers and serious
ly damage the Nations economy" I"
Imitation Signs Seen.
To paint a real dark border
around this already gloomy pic
ture, some economists thought
they saw a faint wisp of infla-
tionary smoke.
Labor strife tends to distort
whatever positive signs there are
at the moment that another spin
of the price wheel is in the works.
But in case you haven't noticed
it, things In the grocery store,
hardware store. lumber yard and
the like cost little more lately.
This week for instance there
was the fourth round of price in
creases in retail coffee; an up
ward trend prevails in sugar: beef
cattle hit 1949 peaks at Chicago
twice this week: shoe manufac-
turers warned: THE outlook with
respect to shoe prices is not as
favorable from the standpoint Of
the buying public as it was year
ago."
Western pine saw mills have
raised prices 50 to IS a thousand
board feet and nails are getting
a little harder to pick up at going
prices.
One prominent New York tex
tile distributor put an interesting
slant on the inflationary view in
talking about a sudden upsurge
in demand for all kinds of cloth
goods. He said it appeared people
valued goods more than they did
money.
Retail trade this week was q
sorry mess with volume sagging
from that Of a year ago in all
areas. Trade was especially slack
in areas where strike repercus-
sions were the strongest.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Coal, , Steel Strikes
Take Big Bite Out
OF U. 5. Economy
By 6. A. Phillips
ISOLATED Press Business Writer


NEW YORK, Oct. 22-Strikes
in coal and steel took heavy bite
out of the national economy this
week.
Curtailed operations in every
phase of business and industry
was the order of the day. And the
Nation appeared headed into one
of the gravest economic crises in
history.
"If the steel and coal strikes
continue" this was the starting
point of all thinking and acting
on both day-to-day affairs and
future planning.
The booming automobile in
dustry made ready to cut sail in
part or in full, depending on the
steel stocks of individual makers;
the Woodworking industry devel-
oped signs of the creeping pa
ralysis that Is destined to over
take it unless it gets It's daily ra-
ton Of steel and iron; an un-
certain future held the railroads
in suspense with some trunk lines
suffering heavily from loss of traf-
f1c and faced with the possibility
OF reducing passenger schedules in
order tn conserve coa1
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Suppliers 80.
PLUMBING FIXTURES AND
SUPPLIES

Enameled Bath Tubs. Lavatories. Water
Closets. Drainboard Top Sinks. Medicine
Cabinets. Towel Racks. Bathroom
Accessories. Fittings. Soil Pipe. Oil Hot
Air Heaters, Oil Lift Pumps. Furnace
Fans, Hot-Water Heaters. Valves, Cou-
pling. Flanges, Elbows, etc.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Over-the-Counter Market

The following bid and asked quotations
on Washington securities traded over the
counter represent prices at which one or
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
would trade with the general public at the
time the quotations were assembled Tor
The Star as of Friday MON
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CURB SUMMARY

Furnished Dy the Associated Press.)
>, A :siectcd list q active stocks on tie
high, low and closing price for the week,
and the net change from the previous
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Contractor.
BUILDING MATERIALS

Steel Expanded and Iron Joists. Chan
mel Iron Joists, Gusset Plates. Door
Studs, Frames, Assemblies, Wood and
Metal Doors. Studs, Frames, Steel
Sash, Windows, Easements, Screens,
Large Lots Angle and Channel Iron.
Rolled Sheet Steel, Air Supply Ducts.
Large Lots, Celotex. .Flexboard, Ply
wood. Congo Wall and Finished Dry
Lumber. Copper and Steel Flashing,
Spodting, Sliding Door Tracks and
Hangers. Building Cable Metal Mould
ings, etc.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
BOND SUMMARY

tFurnished BY the Associated Press.)
=, A eslected list Of active Bonds on the
New York Stock EXCHANGE. showing the
hish. low and closing price for the week.
and the net ehanEe from the previous
WeeksR close
Evening star., 1949-10-23
MACHINERY

Leading Makes in Horizontal Mllers. Lathes, Drill
Presses. Radia Presses, Tools Taps, Dies. Reamers,
Cutters, Saws, Lift Trucks, Steel Roller Conveyor,
Layout Tables. Welding Equipment. Paint Spray
i Bench Grinders. e Work Benches, Tables, Stock
Bins. Scales. etc.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

Chicago Cash Market.
No wheat. Corn-old: No yellow,
1871 1914; No. .. / Is; No. 3, lib: No
5, los New No. 2 yellow. I.13H-i Ia:
No. 3, 1.09-1.121a No. 4, ] .02-l OF Oats
No. ! heavy, white, 74s4 No. 2. "A.
Barley-Malting. .20-l so nominal: feed,
A0-1 q Nominal
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on
BIIC UTILITIES
tReport Compiled by Exchange Oficials.)

oNs ON WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE FOR
AND INCLUDING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Builders,
HARDWARE
AND SUPPLIES

Door Latch and Lock Sets,
Steel Hinges. Window Glass.
Glazing Compound. Paint,
Paint Solvent, Nuts. Nails,
Steel and Brass Screws,
Clothing Hooks. BX and Ro-
mex Cable. ToggIe Switch
Plates and Assemblies. Wood
and Steel Cabinets, Kitchen
Ranges. Miscellaneous Elec-
tric Lighting Fixtures with
Reaectors Shades, etc.
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o
10 q
common
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WASHINGTON Stock EXCHANGE

YEAR 1e49 UP TO
Evening star., 1949-10-23

Rates Of dividendS IN the FOREGOING
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
tion Unless otherwise noted. special Or
extra dividends are not included.
1t pd Part paid Ut Under rule war War.
rants Nv With warrants XVI Without
stock dividend d Cash or atock Paid
last year fpayabie IN stock estimated
cash value on ex-diyidend date De:
OF paid after stock dividend or splft-up
{ Declared or paid this year an accumu-
iative issue with dividends In arrears
Or no action taken ct last dividend meet.
ing. Declared l64a. PAYABLE in 1o49
Liquidattns dividend. PAYABLE in stock,
laration 6Ato.
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Rutland 10 Urge Dr.. Reed
For Post al GaIIinqer

Health Officer George c. Rumand
will ask the Commissioners Mon
day to appoint DR.. Paul A. Reed
chief resident in surgery at Gal
linger Hospital. to the post OF
chief medical officer in surgery. II
was reported today.
The position has been vacant
since March. when DR.. Brooks G.
Brown resigned. DR.. Reed has
been acting as chief medical
officer.
DR.. Reed, "a, has been at Gal
linger for more than three years
and for the last year has served
as chief resident in surgery.
A native Of Iowa City. Iowa, he
was educated at the University OF
Iowa. He interned at Gallinger
and was junior resident In OBJ
stetrics and gynecology there be-
fore the war.
During the war he served as a
colonel in the Army
Medical Corps In the China
Burma India theatef.
DR.. Reed is married and has q
Jane, 2.
Evening star., 1949-06-11
CopIon Case Mention
Of Wife Is Silly
Dr.. Condor Asserts

DR.. Edward u. Condor,
chief of the Bureau of Stand
ards, today described as silly.
dime-novel stuff" information
brought out at the Coplon
trial yesterday that his wife
Emile had put the late Nor
ton E. Kent In touch with q
Bulgarian suspected by the
FBI of being q Soviet intel
ligence agent.
DR.. Condor said that about
two years ago his wife attend
ed q meeting at a church
called to raise funds to aid
devastated schools and Ii
braries In Europe. There she
heard George Dimitrov Soti-
rov. said to be q clerk in the
United Nations secretariat.
say the libraries In his native
Bulgaria were badly hit by the
war.
Mrs. Condor knew Mr.. Kent
had expressed an interest in
selling inexpensive printing
machines In Europe and told
him how he could reach the
Bulgarian by telephone.
Dr.. Condor said 1t is "a
waste Of public money to take
down and spread such trivial
information"
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Two GIs Sentenced
For British HoIdup
~ ssss Asassiss~a F~ss

BURToa WOOD ArRBAEE.
England. June ii.~-Two American
airfnen were dishonormbly diA-
charged and sentenced TO terms
at bard labor today for trytnR 10
hold up . Manchester hotel
A general court martial Of tire
seth Air Depot Wing sentenced
corpl. Mitchell o, Gcwsil. IL. Of
Memphis. Tenn.. 10 i've years at
hard labor. pyt. Cecil O uelgsT.
n. Of Warren. Tex.. waa given twe
years.
Both we're ehargsd with at
tempted robbery.
soweli waa accused Of flourish
Ina q gun ai Mra. Winifred clrw-
iow. prcprietress Of Manchestsrs
Winston hosss. On March 30 and
demanding money Military police
aaid 0eigsr waa an accomplish
soweil admitted 10 court that
he had tried 70 roo the hossl.
He said Mrs. Clewlow spparsnsiy
thought he was joking and tod
him 10 so away.
4 started 10 step backward.
he said. and stumbled. Ths sun
went OF twtrs and both shots h7s
the ceiling. ran away ard
caught up wish oeigsT about tss
blocks away
He said he decided 10 roo the
hotel because I cwed by baddses
sboss $500 and they weFs hoilsr1nx
for their snoney
Evening star., 1949-06-11
By kewboId Noyes, Jr.,
and Robert K. WoIsh
Stcr SsoH Correspondents

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE
weekend respite in the Alger Hiss
trial gives timely pause today TO
swapping tempers. especially for
Mrs. Esther Shemitz Chambers,
whose testimony supporting her
husband is under scathing attack
The fragile but firm-jawed lit
tie woman. wife Of Whitaker
Chambers, was the spark that yes
terday touched off some of the
most acrimonious outbursts to
date in the prosecution of Mr..
Hiss on perjury charges.
Cross-examination, which took
up the longer and certainly the
louder part of her two hours on
the stand. will continue to boil
probably all day Monday. Lloyd
Paul Stryker. counsel for Mr.. Hiss,
clearly intends to unleash all the
resources Of his long legal expert
ence, soaring voice and previous
HiSS-Chambers testimony records
in a drive to break down the
wife Of the Governments main
witness.
The 49-year-old, severely garbed.
bespectacled woman experienced
troubled moments. yesterday. She
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Soviet Hits Macarthur
Club Law on Unions
sy the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, June IL. - Russia
charged today that Gen. Mac
Arthur permits Japanese police to
use club law" to suppress trade
union activities in Japan.
1t. Gen. X. N. Derevyanko, So
Wet spokesman on the Allied
Council for Japan. said in a letter
to the Allied occupation COM
mander:
"The yer-increasing pressure
upon democratic rights of the
Japanese people on the part Of
the present Japanese government.
suppression of legal activities Of
trade union and Of other demo-
cratic organizations, as well as the
club law and mobbing of the trade
union leaders. progressively mind
ed persons and participants Of
various labor demonstrations and
meetings have become the facts
compelling a serious attention.
Attention Is also being drawn
to the fact that the illegal actions
of the government and police
agencies intended to prevent by
forcible ways the characterization
of this country are proceeding be-
fore the eyes Of American occupa-
ton authorities.
The General headquarters,
soap. does not take any measures
to prevent these actions that con-
stitute fragrant violation of the
Potsdam agreement and Of the Far
East Commissions policy decisions
pertaining to the characterization
of Japan
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Bitter CIoshot Hiss TrioISet Oft
By Mrs. Chambers Testimony
Recess Gives Timely Pouse to Tempers
In Her Support of Husbands Story

received several cutting repri-
mands from Federal Judge Samuel
H. Kaufman. She survived a
whole arsenal Of verbal bomb
shells from Mr.. Stryker. She re-
ceived at least one impatient,
worried reminder from the prose-
cutor, Assistant United States
Attorney Thomas r. Murphy.
That was before she changed
her earlier statement that she
last saw Mr.. and Mrs. Hiss on New
Year eve, 1885. in their home on
Volta place NV. Washington.
When Mr.. Murphy produced a
utilities company record indicat-
ing the Hiss family did not move
into that house until December.
1887, Mrs. Chambers said she was
wrong about the date. The New
Year eve party must have been"
December 81. 1887. and January /.
1898, she explained.
The matter goes to the heart
of one Of the two counts in the
indictment against Mr.. Hiss. The
former State Department Official
is charged with having falsely told
a Federal grand jury here last De-
cember that he never saw Mr..
Chambers after January /, 1887.
He also is accused of having
A a A
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Truman Due 10 Give
Major Policy Talk on
World Affairs Today
President Hos Breakfast
With Battery D, Gives
- Lecture on Modesty
fPicture on Page Az
fPicture on Page A-4J
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June IL
President Truman today delivered
a little homily on the virtue Of
modesty-and heard boost for a
third term"-as he Joined with
his comrades of World War I at
a breakfast of Battery D of the
129th Field Artillery. This was
one of the high spots of the re-
union of the 35th Division Of which
the battery was part.
Presiding at the breakfast at
the Marion Hotel, where he is
quartered, Mr.. Truman reminded
his World War I buddies of the
publicity they get because their
one-time commander is now Pres
ident of the United States and
warned, "You mustn't let it go to
your heads"
His admonition came in the
course of a brief talk when he
spoke feelingly of the roll OF
Battery DIS dead.
Third Term Is Mentioned.
This afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
(Washington time) the President
will deliver a major speech when
he participates in the dedication
of a park as a memorial to the
dead of both, World Wars. Gov.
Sid McMath, the Presidents OH
cial host. said Mr.. Truman told
him the address would be of major
Importance in the international
field.
The unexpected boost for a third
term came from Col. j. Monroe
johnson, defense transportation
director and member of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, who
was made an honorary member OF
Battery D when that outfit came
to Washington for the inaugura-
ton last January.
Col. johnson told the Battery D
members that If they thought they
had a good time In January. "wait
until three and a half years from
now-wait until Capt. Harry Is
President again and see what we
can do"
Mr.. Truman, grinning. inter-
rupted Col. johnson to say:
"All these. newspapermen will
think that's a plant"
The President also made a jok-
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Send q Kid to Comp

The mother hurried to work
through the hospital corridors.
She passed q telephone booth.
"I could call the settlement
house." she murmured. IF they're
there I won't have to worry"
But suppose the boys aren't
there. she told herself. then III
worry even more.
She walked into the operating
room. As O nurses assistant. she
did the cleanup work. She hated
1t, but 1t was o job.
The doctor walked away from
the table and nodded.
How are the boys?" he asked
her.
Fine" she said. 20 little thin.
but nne."
No uss telling him thsy didn't
Evening star., 1949-06-11
British Rail Strikers
Defy Government Call
For End Of WaIkouts
Workers Go Aheud'With
PIuns to Holt Truins
For Fourth Sunday
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, June l1.-Railway
strikers today ~defied a govern
ment demand to end their Sun
days only" work stoppages on
Britain's state-owned rail lines.
Engineers and firemen demand
ing revised schedules which will
not keep them away from home
at night, went ahead with plans
to halt their trains on north-s south
lines at midnight tonight for the
fourth week end in a row.
Meanwhile $4,000 London train
men were called to q mass meet
ing Monday to decide whether to
bring all London's surface and
underground lines to a standstill.
Rail union officials said any action
taken would be unofficial and
without union sanction.
In addition to the schedule
changes demanded by enginemen,
the nations railwaymen are seek
ing a general 10 shilling ($2) O
week pay raise. ...
End of Strike Demanded.
The Labor Government sent a
stern demand to the strikers last
midnight to quit the Sunday
only" walkout so negotiations can
be resumed.
Strike leaders contended today
appeals to end the stoppages have
so far been a complete failure.
The Sunday strikes are not union
led.
Strikers in a few areas indi-
Gated they were willing to call 1t
of, while negotiations are re-
sumed, but RAILROAD officials said
the extent which service could
be maintained els necessarily un-
certain"
Labor Minister George Isaacs.
who sent the midnight demand to
end the strikes. announced that
he would make q last-minute ap-
peal in a radio broadcast tonight.
He sent the demand after q
hurriedly called meeting with
Prime Minister Attlee, and other
government leaders and chieftains
of the National Union OF Rail-
waymen.
Dock Strike Discussed.
The National Union has Joined
the government In attempts to
persuade the strikers to go back
to work.
The government leaders also
discussed the developing strike Of
dock workers In harbors on Brit
aims west coast. Troops have
been dispatched to unload perish
able foods from Is OF the 30 ships
which have been tied up by the
strike, now In its fourth week.
Some stevedores went back to
work at Liverpool. were an esti-
mated 5000 were idle. The men
have refused to unload any ships
while Canadian vessels involved In
a seaman's dispute remain in the
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Albania Ex-vice Premier
Gets Death as Traitor
sy ss,s Asss<ia,sd pfsss

LONDON. June 1.-The II
rama radio said today that Koci
Xoxe. former Albanian vice pre-
mser. has been sentenced to death
for 'traitorosis" activities.
The Albanian Telegraph Ageney's
report said the high court sen
fenced three other persons TO
prison terms hanging TO 20 years
ON similar charges.
xoxe formerly was interior min
lister and secretary OF the Al
bantam Communist Party. He
formed and headed the secret po-
lice which later arrested him on
charges that he had sympathfzed
with Yugoslavia's Premier Mar
slnal Tito In the iatter's feud with
ths scviet-insptred cominform-
Evening star., 1949-06-11
MiddIecoif Takes
Lead in
U. 5. Open With 81
Brosch Tokes a Big 6
On 4th Hole; Heofner
Also Registers 81
Earlier Story ON Page Bib
ey Tho Asseeiossd Press

CHICAGO, June 1.-THE 49th
National Open golf tournamen,
began to tighten up today as chai-
iengers moved UP on the leader In
the third round of 72-hole medal
play test over Medinah Country
Clubs No. 8 course.
DR.. Cary Middlecon Of Memphis,
q stroke back Of Al Brosch OF
Garden City, N. Y. a. the round
started. ripped two strokes OF the
front nine with "a and took q
temporary lead In the tournament.
Middlecoff had five brides and
missed par three times. Brosch
took a big 6. . over par. on the
fourth hole.
Clayton Haefner. the big better
from Charlotte. N. C.. also fash
ioned a front nine -. He had
143 for the first two rounds. and
,his lit total kept him q stroke
of Middiecoffs pace.
Gene Webb Of Clayton. Mo-.
nine strokes of with $50 after
two rounds. wheeled through the
front nine In 80 blows. Buck
White of Greenwood. Miss. tied
at l42 with Middlecof1 as the
third round started. dropped back
two strokes as he needed q par
SO for the outgoing nine.
Les Kennedy OF Pawtucket. r.
l.. the first-round leader with 80,
apparently was out Of the running
after q 4l going out. his ls4 total
at that point putting him eight
strokes back of Middiecon.