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Federal workers, 1t would not
object to this sort of system for
professional and scientific jobs
above Grade OSLO. Under such
system. candidates for Federal
jobs would be placed in such
categories as exceptionally we'll
qualified. well qualified, quail
if1ed" and unqualified"
The Legion said veterans with
compensatory disabilities should
be placed at the top of these
various categories and that no
non-veterans be appointed from
any category until all veterans
have been appointed or objec-
tions to their appointments have
been sustained by the Civil Serv-
ice Commission.
The fact that the Legion has
retreated from its long standing
opposition to any changes in the
law, has encouraged Civil Serv-
ice and other employe officials to
believe that further satisfactory
compromises can be worked out
to strengthen the merit system.
Most of the other veterans Or
ganizations have supported such
notifications as requiring vet
erans to make passing grades be-
fore receiving additional points,
but the Legion'S strong opposi-
tion has always been enough to
block enactment in Congress.
Civil Service officials also would
like to see legislation enacted
that would set up a category
rating retention system to give
long time non-veteran employees
little more protection in Gov
ernment reduction-in-force pro-
grams. While the Legion still op-
poses this, the fact that it does
not object to a similar system for
filling Federal jobs gives csc
officials some hope that eventu-
ally the Legion will modify its
stand in this regard also.
PERSONNEL COUNCIL-The
Senate Appropriations Subcom-
mittee on the 1854 Independent
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By John A. Giles

A $23 billion cut in military
spending during the fiscal year
beginning July l has been ap-
proved by President Eisenhower.
No breakdown as to expendi-
lures was released by Budget Di-
rector Dodge last night. Assist
ant Secretary Of Defence Will
fred J. Mcneil, the department
controller, said today it had not
been completed.
However. it is known the
services will have about so per
cent less for procurement and
will have to trim some 200, 900
persons from the 3.5 million now
in uniform.
New Contracts Cut.
Mr.. Dodge also disclosed the
President will ask Congress for
$5.1 billion less in authority to
make new contracts than was
requested by former President
Truman last January. Virtually
all this reduction was in Air
Force authority. A Navy cut of
some SIT billion was Offset al
most entirely by an increase for
the Army of $1.6 billion.
Chairman Short of the House
Armed Services Committee said
the cutback in Air Force au-
thorizations would mean a
"stretchout" in building up to
l43 wings by mid-1955.
He added II would have US
bring our present Air Force to
full strength, instead of adding
more units that are not strong"
1O3 Wings Now.
This indicated the plan was to
keep wings in existence at full
strength rather than increasing
the number and reducing their
compliments. There are now 103
wings and Mr.. Truman estimated
the air arm would have LOG wings
by June 80.
The pared down requests for
new authorizations of $36 billion
compared with Sab billion re-
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Reclamation Bureau
Staff 10 Be Cut 10 Pct.
BY the Asseeiated Press

The Interior Department has
ordered an economy cut Of more
than 10 per cent by June 80 in
the Reclamation Bureaus staff
a reduction of 1922 among $4,000
to $4,000 employees.
Assistant Secretary Of the In
terror Aandahl gave the figures
to newSmen yesterday. It was
the first major personnel slash
ordered by Secretary of the In
terror Mckay.
Mr.. Aandahl said the staff cut
back in seven regional offices, the
chief engineers Office In Denver
and the headquarters here is
based on prospective estimates
Of what congressional action
might be-"
Former President Truman rec
commended 1921 ,18S, 900 for the
bureau in the fiscal year starting
July /. Mr.. Mckay asked $177,-
350,000 and the House voted
$133, ,146,675. The Senate has not
yet acted.
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MICS Encountered
First Time in 3 Days
And ; Are Damaged
ev the ASSocjufed Press

SEOUL, May 5.-United States
Sabre jet pilots damaged three
Communist MICS in battles high
over Northwest Korea today. II
was the first time in eight days
Red fighters ventured across the
Yalu River from their Manchu-
rian sanctuary.
There has been speculation
that Red pilots were being put
through an intensive loyalty
check because Of a United Ma
tions Command offer of $4,000
to Communist flyers delivering
MICS to the allies-with a $780,
900 bonus for the first plane.
United States 7th Division in
fantrymen smashed a Commu-
mist attack by possibly 800 men
on Porkchop Hill in the biggest
action in days along the stag
nant ground front.
The 9th Army called the attack
half-hearted and said the Reds
pulled back to their own lines
in the face of heavy allied ar
tillery and mortar fire.
The Navy. meanwhile, sent
swarms of carrier-based fighter
bombers and a half dozen war
ships, led by the battleship New
Jersey, against key Communist
port areas on Korea's east coast.
One Communist MIG was hit
in a fight between 10 Sabres and
Is MICS just south of the Yalu,
the 5th Air Force said. The
other two were damaged in aerial
battles involving an undisclosed
number of Sabres and about
20 MICS.
Thirteen other Sabres flying
as flghter-bombers hit a military
headquarters north of Pyong-
yang. North Korean capital, to-
day as cloudy skies cleared
slightly.
Marine Corsairs pounded Red
troop concentrations at Haeju
and Chunghwa in Western
Korea.
Corsairs. Skyraiders and Pan-
therjets from the carrier Valley
Forge f1attened 153 buildings in
a military billeting center south
of Hungnam in Eastern Korea
yesterday.
Carrier Planes Busy.
North of Hamhung, another
squadron from the Valley Forge
ripped up 81 buildings and
damaged 81 in a supply area.
Bomb blasts touched off roaring
fires and five secondary ex-
plosions, the Navy said.
The battleship New Jersey
cruiser Bremerton and destroyer
Colahan steamed into Wonsan
harbor to lombard the key port.
The cruiser st. Paul and the de-
stroyers Nicholas and Hender-
son shot up a supply area north
of Chodo.
B-26 bombers drove through
fog and heavy clouds last night
to harrass Red supply lines and
returning pilots reported de-
struction of 46 supply trucks in
the Pyongyang area. Other
B-26s bombed an airfield at
Sinmak in Western Korea.
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President Backs $2.3 Billion
Slash in Defense Buduet

cuested by Mr.. Truman in his
bare bone" budget.
However. Chairman Wiggles-
worth of the House Military Ap-
preparations Subcommittee said
the revised estimates of contrac-
tural needs were made in the
light of estimated unexpended
balances as of June 80 totaling
500 billion.
. Revised Estimates Given.
The revised estimates of new
obligational authority. plus the
estimated carryovers to be avail
able June 80. for each service
follows:
Army-$13.6 billion and SIT
billion; Navy-$9.6 billion and
SIT billion, and Air Force-$11.7
billion and $29 billion.
The Office of the Secretary
Of Defense was cut of more than
81 billion.
New contractural authority for
the Air Force was trimmed
around IS billion. including $3.1
billion for aircraft and related
procurement and $1.3 billion for
maintenance and operations.
Meanwhile. it appeared the
armed forces would take the cut
backs without complaint, hoping
that Congress will not make fur
ther heavy reductions.
No Protest Planned.
Secretary of the Air Force
Harold E. Talbot said that his
service would make no attempt
to protest to the President. Un-
der the law, the service secre-
taries have the right to appeal
to the Chief Executive after first
advising the Secretary of De-
fenSe.
Until the service spending
breakdownS are worked out the
military departments cannot
figure the details of cutbacks.
The Army expects to do away
with two more training divisions,
however. 1t already has an
nounced deactivitation of one.
In addition, it expects to close
about 10 posts and make reduc-
tions in administration and
technical personnel.
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CurdinoI Recovering

VATICAN CITY, May 8 (P-
Valerie Cardinal Valeri, So, rose
from his bed yesterday for the
first time since he became seri-
ously ill three weeks ago. He
suffered an attack of pneumonia
and at one time fears were ex-
pressed for his life,
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District and vicinity-Fair and
a little cooler tonight, lowest
about 81. Tomorrow, mostly
sunny and mild.
Maryland and Virginia-Most-
ly fair tonight, with chance Of
a few showers in east early to-
night, lowest $3.50 in west and
50-55 in east portion. Tomorrow,
mostly sunny and mild.
Wind-WeSterly at 10 miles
per hour today. Tomorrow, light
and variable winds.
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Five-Day Forecast for Washing
ton and Vicinity, May S-13.
Temperature will average 3 to
6 degrees above normal. Wash
ington normals this time Of year
are 73 for the daily high and 63
for the low. Warmer over the
week end and cooler Tuesday
and Wednesday. Showers likely
Monday or Tuesday will total
p to l inch.
River Report.
(From u S. Ensineers.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls: Shenandoah
cloudy at HarperS Ferry
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was closeted nearly two hours
with the group to present an op-
timistic report on the progress
of negotiations with Spain for
military bases.
Mr.. Dunn told reporters after
ward he had found the Franco
government fully understanding
and cooperative" A member of
the subcommittee. Representa-
tive Fulton, Republican, of Penn
sylvania added that the picture
as drawn by Mr.. Dunn had been
very encouraging" Mr.. Fulton
said he looked forward to a
successful end Of negotiations
for the air and naval bases" in
the reasonably near future.
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Red Invaders Of Laos
Still Withdrawing in
Unexplained Move
BY Lorry Allen
Associated Press Foreign Cerrespenden n

Associated Prsss foreign Correspondent
HANOI, Indo-China, May g.
The end OF the Communist inva-
sion Of Laos-without q major
battle and virtually without cas-
ualties-seemed to be just around
the corner today. So far 1t had
been one of history's strangest
tries at conquest.
Communicated Wet Mini
troops which overran one-third
Of the Indo-chinese kingdom in
a 25-day march were continuing
to pull out Of the heart Of the
little mountain state, heading
toward the Black and upper Red
Rivers in northwestern Indo-
China-their original jump-on
bases.
Well informed, non-military
sources said the Wet Mini al.
ready has withdrawn two divi-
sions-half their initial invasion
force-into northern Laos and
the tempo Of the movement is in
creasing.
The Wet Mini began it's at
tack on Laos with an estimated
four divisions. or more than 40,-
900 soldiers.
Liberation" Suddenly Ends.
Drives from supply bases 200
to 800 miles away quickly brought
advance units to within sight of
the Laotian royal seat of Luang
Prabang and posed a threat to
Vientiane, the kingdoms admin
istrative capital on the Mekong
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that veterans
with service
connected dis
abilities n o t
compensa b | e
S h ould n IT
automatically ! y
go to the top
of civil service
registers.
The Legion
also said that,
while it does
n OF advocate
t he category
rating system
in pl ng
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csc, asked for the money to help
find jobs for displaced Federal
career workers and to insure a
stronger inspection system Of
the various agencies personnel
practices.
X \ II y
NACA-The Senate unit trim
med several million dollars from
the money given the National
Advisory Committee for Aero
nautics By the House to hire ad-
ditional personnel.
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Sundy Spring Drumu

The senior class at Sherwood
High School, Sandy Spring. Md,
will present a play. Here She
Comes" at 8 o'clock tonight in
the school gymnasium.
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Listen to the radio DerSton
of the Federal Spotlight each
Saturday at 7:30 pm. ouer
WMAL).
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The Federal Spotlight
Legion Agrees to Several
Preference Right Revisions
BY Joseph Young

Inc american Legion has notifications
veterans rights in Federal employment
Yeong from its longandng opposition any changes in
veterans Preference the executive
mas agreed support legislation
a passing grade exams -
before receiving their S or
n0infS
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Shower and thunderstorm activity is expected tonight
the Middle Atlantic States New England, Southern
Florida and western gulf Showers also forecast
for the Central Northern Plains with possibility of
scattered thunderSOrms Some might fall in the North
Rockies Cooler expected in the North
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The committee also agreed
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Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast ant
Geodetie SuryeV)
Evening star., 1953-12-08
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-The Ma
tions experts today picked Indi-
ana'S HoosierS to repeat their
1923 success as the country'S
No. l college basketball team.
In a preseason poll by the
Associated Press. 148 sports
writer's and sportscaSters gave
Indiana the nod over Kentucky's
returning Wildcats, back in &C
ton after a years suspension.
The vote was as close as an
overtime game, with the Hoosiers
pulling it out, 1854 points to
1,194. A f1rSt-place vote was
worth 10 points. second was
worth 9, and so on down the line
The Wildcats outdrew the
HooSlers for first place, getting
the call on So ballots as against
48 for Indiana, but strong Sec
ond and third place support gave
Indiana enough points to over
come the lead. Indiana was
named on all but four ballots
Kentucky was omitted by 10 OF
the experts.
DuqueSne Is Third.
Duquesne ran a good third with
834 points and Oklahoma AdLM
and Kansas were fourth and fifth
in a close race. $50 to 622
Rounding out the first 10 were
La Sale, North Carolina State
Kansas State, Illinois and Louisi-
ana State.
Fifteen teams other than In
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BY the AssocIoted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-Blond
Bob Garrett, Stanford senior,
stands alone as major college
footballs leading forward passer
of 1858.
The quarterback from San
Marino, Calf, turned in a per-
formance that kept the passing
title on the West Coast for an
unprecedented fourth straight
year, but Georgia's Zeke Brat
kowski established some impress
sive career records.
Garrett paced the field with
118 competitions (of 205 at
tempts), 1887 yards gained and
II touchdowns throws accord
ing to NCAA Service Bureau
statistics released today. His
percentage of 57.6 was tops
among those who had tried $50
or more passes, and was sur
passed by only one player who
threw less frequently.
Two Other Westerners Won.
Garrett did all this despite the
fact BratkowSki saw action in II
games while he played in 10. In
the three preceding years, Don
Heinrich of the University of
Washington won the passing
crown twice and Don Kloster-
man of Loyola of Los Angeles
once.
Bratkowski, who attempted
the most passes-224, of which
he completed 113 for 1,461 yards
wound up with two all-time
career records and one near
miss.
His total yardage of 4.863.
gained for three varsity years,
surpassed John Ford's 4.736
compiled over a four-year period
at Hardin Simmons Q947-50), i,
and his 734 attempts mark him
as the "passingest" player of all
time.
The Georgia quarterback's $50
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Indiana Leads, KentuckyN 2
In College Basketball Poll

diana and Kentucky polled one
or more f1rst-place votes. Du-
quesne, figured to be the best in
the East, got Is. Oklahoma
A8sM and Kansas drew five each.
Minnesota received four. La
Sale and Oklahoma City Uni
versity each were favored on
three ballots. Those getting two
were N. C. State, Louisiana State,
Fordham and st. Johns OF
Brooklyn, while Western Ken
lucky. Oregon State. Dayton
Louisville and Idaho also were
mentioned for the top spot.
Of the top 20 teams all but
one, Kansas, has begun its sea-
son. Two have been beaten
Indiana toppled Kansas State
92-66, last night and California
No. II, bowed to San Francisco
51-33. in its opener.
Four Top Teams Missing.
Four teams picked in the tor
10 in last seasons final poll al
the end of the NCAA tourna-
ment don't appear anywhere ir
the first 20 this time. These are
Seton Hall, No. 2 last season,
Washington, No. 4; st. Johns
of Brooklyn. No. 7, and Notre
Dame, No. 10.
Kentucky is the only complete
newcomer to the top 10. The
Wildcats were barred by the
Southeastern Conference for the
1898 season because of over.
! (See POLL, Page C-3)
Evening star., 1953-12-08
Two Texas Tech Players
Picked for Senior Bowl
By the Assoeiofed Press

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 8.-Full-
back Bobby Cavazos of Texas
Tech, the seasons second high
scorer among major colleges, and
teammate Jimmy Williams
tackle, today were named to the
South team for the Senior Bowl
football game January 9.
The South also signed Full
back Bucky McElroy of Missis-
sippi Southern and End Dreher
Gaskin of Clemson.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 8 P.-Two
husky Florida linemel, Joe
D'Agostino and Dan Hunter. will
play for the South in the Shrine's
North-South football game here
Christmas night.
The appointments were an
nounced by Andy Gustafson,
South coach.
Stuart Holcomb of Purdue,
North coach, announced the Sc
lection of Tackle Jim Balog of
Michigan.
Evening star., 1953-12-08
Mountaineers 10 Give
CIV Five Stiff Test in
Opener Here Tonight

George Washington University's
basketball team will get a good
idea of its prospects for the
1884 season right at the start
tonight. The Colonials, last of
the teams in and around WASH
ington to open their schedule,
take on West Virginia at Uline
Arena at $3.50.
West Virginia and CIV are
expected to finish 1-2 in the
Southern Conference this year
and tonight is important for
both teams. However. they will
be hard pressed to match the ex-
citing game they put on last year
when the Mountaineers won an
84-83 decision at Morgantown.
Terps Meet W&M.
In another game tonight. once
beaten Maryland, still on the
road, plays its fourth game of
the season at William and Mary.
The TerpS have beaten South
Carolina and Clemson and bowed
to Wake Forest. The Terps also
will play West Virginia on the
road next Monday before Coach
Bud Millikan shows his boys
before a home town crowd De-
cember II.
A bit of hoopla surrounds the
game at Uline'S tonight. Two
bands will provide music and
the game has been designated
as Armed Services night, with
1000 tickets distributed at
nearby service installations.
In preliminary game at z
pm. the CIV freshmen will play
a service team.
Both Teams Fast and Tall.
Both the Mountaineers and
Colonials have height, speed and
Texperience. West Virginia al
ready has played one game, de-
feating Carnegie Tech in over
time, 96-92, last Wednesday at
Morgantown.
Dotting Coach Red Browns
West Virginia lineup are such
tall men as Mack ISner, 6-foot-4; !;
Pete White, 6-5; Willie Bergines,
6-6. and Paul Whiting, 81. Not
as tall as the rest but probably
the hottest shot is Eddie Becker.
At George Washington, Coach
Bill Reinhart has the first four
of last years leading scorers
back-Joe Holup, Corky Oevlin.
John Holup and Elliott Karver.
They range from 6-fout-3 to
6-foot-6.
The fifth man will be either
Ed Catino, a 6-foot-1 junior. or
George Klein, a 5-foot-10 sopho-
more.
Joe Holup was the scoring hot
shot of last years team, totaling
427 point to average just shade
under 20 points game.
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to give to get. I'm hopeful that
Leo Kiely, left-handed pitcher
gust out of the Army will pick
up some of the slack.
II haven't decided where I'll
play Jensen. He might play
center with Jimmy Piersall
switching to right, or he might
play right"
I'VE needed more pitching"
said Manager Bucky Harris Of
the Senators. "McDermott should
be the answer"
Umphlett to Play Left.
Indicating he was a little dis
appointed in Jensen'S perform
ance last year. Harris said. "Jen-
sen should do better than he has.
Umphlett probably will play left
field with Jim Busby in center
and either Gil Coan or Clyde
Vollmer in right"
McDermott will join a pitching
staff that includes a front line OF
Bob Porterfield l2.-1O, Spec
Shea Q2-D, Chuck Stobbs u1-
g., Connie Marrero t8-O and
Walt MaSterson Q0-12).
Earlier there were reports that
the Senators also might give up
Yost to get George Kell, veteran
third baseman, and Billy Con-
solo. promising young second
baseman.
Washington officials had been
talking with the Indians, who
had offered an assortment Of
second-liners for Jensen. The
Senators countered with a take
it-or -leave-it demand for one Of
Cleveland's top three pitchers
Mike Garcia, Bob Lemon or
Early Wynn.
The biggest deal, both from
the standpoint of players in
volved and future possibilities.
could still come with the YAM
KEGS. Slowing negotiations a bit
is the fact that Manager Casey
Stengel has returned to his
home in Glendale, Calf, and
must be consulted on various
players sought by the Senators.
Particularly attractive to the
Washington club is Gus Triandos.
Continued on Page C-3, Col. ~
Evening star., 1953-12-08
Pacific Coost Retoins Honor
Bob Garrett, Stanford Posser,
No. ] in u. S., Statistics Show

completions since the start of
the 1851 season rank him second
to KloSterman in that oeuart-
ment. Klosterman hit on 1868
passes in 1949-51. Bratlowski
is the only player who has ever
completed 100 or more passes in
three consecutive years.
On the minus side, Zeke had
SO of his tosses intercepted in
three years. That wipes out the
old record of Sc set by Sammy
Baugh at Texas Christian in
1934-36.
Behind the top two were San
dy Lederman, Washington So
phomore. with 80 completed. and
Paul Larson, California junior,
with IS.
Dick Carr Close Up.
In yardage, Garrett's pursuers
were Bratkowski, Larson Q,43D
and Columbia's Dick Carr
G,36O. In touchdown passes,
Carr was runnerup with 13, and
the Columbia quarterback also
had the best yards-per-colnple-
tion figure, 17.75. He was eighth
in competitions with II.
PercentagewiSe, in the $50 or
more attempts category, Lamar
McHan of Arkansas was second
to Garrett with So per cent, COM
pleting IS out of $50. With a
minimum of 100 tries, Don Ry-
dalch of Utah had 6O.9 per cent
with 78 out of 1913, Dill Plantan
Of Iowa State 81 per cent and
Pete Vann of Army 55.8 per cent.
The leading individual ma ssors.
Evening star., 1953-12-08
ON ChisoriNomed
Coach of Year by
Mexican Writers
BY the Assoeioted Press

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 8.-Tom
Chisari. a native of Washington
D. c., has been named Mexico's
football coach of the year by the
Mexican Football Writers AS
Sociation.
Chisari piloted Mexico City
College to a highly successful
record, losing only one game.
A former University of Mary
land lineman, ChiSari coached
at Catholic University in Wash
ington before that institution
dropped football. Chisari's wife
is from Mexico City and the
couple returned here two years
ago.
Evening star., 1953-12-08

(See POLL. Page C-3)