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reaching retirement age. More
over. the Nations economy
will derive large benets from
the wisdom and experience Of
older citizens who remain en-
ployed in jobs commensurate
with their strength.
I recommend. therefore,
that the first 81 900 Of a bene-
ficiary's annual earnings be
exempted under the retire.
ment test. and that for
amounts earned above $1,000
only one months benefit be
deducted for each additional
$50 earned.
To illustrate the effect Of
these changes: A beneficiary
could take q 5000 q month job
for I'VE months without losing
any benefits. whereas under
present law he would lose Eve
months benefits. He could
work throughout the year at
500 a month and lose only one
months benefit, whereas un-
der present law he would lose
all twelve.
Approval of this recommen-
dation will also remove the
discriminatory treatment Of
wage earners under the re-
tirement test. Self-employed
persons already have the adj
vantage Of an exemption on an
annual basis. with the right to
average their earnings over the
full year. The amendment !
have proposed would afford
this advantage. without dis
elimination, to all beneficiaries.
3. OASl Benefits Should Be
increased.
Today thousands Of OASI
benefiiciaries receive the mini
mum benefit of $25 a month.
The average individual benefit
for retired workers approxi-
mates $50 q month The max
imum benefit for an indi-
vidual is $85 a month. For
OASI to fulfill its purpose Of
helping to combat destitution.
these benefits are too low.
I recommend, therefore,
that benefits now being re-
ceived by retired workers be
increased on the basis Of a
new formula to be submitted
to the appropriate committees
by the Secretary of Health,
Education and Welfare. This
formula should also provide
increases for workers retiring
in the future, raising both
the minimum and the maxi
mum benefits. These increases
will further the objectives Of
the program and will
strengthen the foundation on
which its participants may
build their own security.
4. Additional Benefit Cred
Its Should Be Provided.
The maintenance Of a rela-
tionship between the individ.
ual's earnings and the bene-
4its he receives is q corner.
storie Of the OASI system.
However. only a part Of many
annual earnings are
taken into account for contri-
button and benefit purposes.
Although In 1888 only the
first $4,000 Of q workers an
nual earnings were consid-
cred for contribution and
benefit purposes. statistical
studies reveal that in that
year "a per cent Of full-time
male workers protected by
OASI had all Of their earn
ings covered by the program.
BY 1850 less than half Of such
workers-44 per cent-had
their full earnings covered by
the program, so the Congress
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The tert of President Eisen-
hclDer's message to Congress
on reuisions in the Social Sc
eurity System:
I submit herewith for the
consideration Of the Congress
Q number Of recommendations
relating to the Old Age and
Survivors Insurance System
and the Federal grant-in-aid
programs for public assistance.
The human problems Of in
dividual citizens are a proper
and important concern Of our
Government. One such prob
lem that faces every individual
is the provision Of economic
security for his old age and
economic security for his fam
lily in the event of his death.
To help individuals provide for
that security-to reduce both
the fear and the incidence Of
destitution to the minimum
to promote the confidence Of
every individual in the future
these are proper aims of all
levels Of government. including
the Federal Government.
Private and group savings.
insurance, and pension plans.
fostered by a healthy. fully
functioning economy, are a pri-
mary means of protection
against the economic hazards
Of old age and death. These
private savings and plans must
be encouraged. and their value
preserved. by sound tax and
fiscal policies of the Govern
ment.
But in addition. a basic,
Nationwide protection against
these hazards can be provided
through q government social
insurance system. Building on
this base, each individual has
a better chance to achieve for
himself the assurance of con-
tinued income after his earn
ing days are over and for his
family after his death. In re-
sponSe to the need for protec-
ton arising from the complex
tiles Of our modern society,
the Old Age and Survivors In
surance system was developed.
Under it nearly 70 million
persons and their families are
now covered. and some 6 mil
lion are already its bene-
ficiaries. Despite shortcomings
which can be corrected, this
system is baSically sound. It
should remain, as it has been,
the cornerstone Of the Gov
ernment's program to promote
the economic security of the
individual.
Under Old Age and Sur
vivors Insurance (OASD, the
worker during his productive
years and his employer both
contribute to the system in
proportion to the workers
earnings. A self-employed per-
son also contributes a per-
centage Of his earnings. In
return. when these breadwin-
ners retire after reaching the
age Of IS, or if they die. they
or their families become en-
titled to income related In
amount to their previous earn
ings. The system is not intend
ed as q substitute for private
savings, pension plans and in
surance protection. It is,
rather, intended as the foun-
dation upon which these other
forms Of protection can be
Soundly built. Thus the indi-
viduals own work, his PLAN
ming, and his thrift will bring
him a higher standard of liv-
ing upon his retirement. or
his family a higher standard
OF living in the event of his
death. than would otherwise
be the case. Hence the system
both encourages thrift and
Self-reliance. and helps to pre-
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vent restitution in our ma
tional life.
In offering. as I here do,
certain measures for the ex-
pansion and Improvement Of
this system. I am determined
to preserve its basic principles.
The two most important are:
N) It is a contributory system.
with both the worker and his
employer making payments
during the years of active
work; (2) the benefits received
are related in part to the indi-
vidual's earnings. To these
sound principles our system
owes much Of its wide national
acceptance.
During the past year we have
subjected the Federal social
security system to an intensive
study which has revealed GER
tain limitations and inequitieS
in the law as it now stands.
These should be corrected.
I. oASl coveroee Should
Be Broodened.
My message to the Congress
on August /, 1853, recon-
mended legislation to bring
more persons under the pro-
lection Of the OASI system.
The new groups that ! recon-
mended be covered-about 10
million additional people-in-
clude self-employed farmers;
many more farm workers and
domestic workers; doctors.
dentists. lawyers, architects,
accountants. and other self
employed professional people:
members Of State and local
retirement systems on a vol
untary group basis: clergymen
on a voluntary group basis,
and several smaller groups. I
urge the Congress to approve
this extension Of coverage.
Further broadening Of the
coverage is being considered by
the Committee on Retirement
Policy for Federal Personnel.
created by the Congress. The
committee will soon report on
a plan for expanding OAS1 to
Federal employees not now pro-
tected. without irnpairing the
independence Of present Fed
eral retirement plans. After
the committee has made its
report. ! shall make appropri-
ate recommendations on that
subject to the Congress.
Extension Of coverage viii be
a highly important advance in
our OASI system, but other
improvements are also needed.
People over 65 years Of age
who can work should be en-
couraged to do so and should
be permitted to take occasional
or part-time jobs without los
ing their benefits. The level
of benefits should be increased.
Certain defects in and injus-
. tices under the present law
should be eliminated. Isub-
NIT the following recommended
tions to further these pur-
poses.
z. The present retirement
test" should be liberoIized and
its discrimination oeoinst the
woee corner should be removed.
BY depriving an OASI bene-
ticiary Of his benefit payment
for any month in which he.
earns wages Of more than $75,
present law imposes an indus
restraint on enterprise and ini-
tiative. Retired persons should
be encouraged to continue
their contributions to the pro-
ductive needs Of the Nation.
am convinced that the great
majority Of our able bodied
older citizens are happier and
better of when they continue
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program Of vocational rehabili-
tation.
Costs.

LdClOIl.
Costs.
I am informed by the Sec
retary of Health, Education
and Welfare that the net addi-
tional cost Of the recommen-
dations herein presented would
be. on a long term basis. about
one-half Of one per cent Of the
annual payrolls subject to
OASI taxes. The benefit costs
will be met for at least the
next Is to IS years under the
step-rate increases in OASI
taxes already provided in the
law.
Public Assistance.
An important by-product Of
the extension Of the protection
of the OASI system and the
increase in its benefit scale is
the impact on public assistance
programs. Under these pro-
grams States and localities
provide assistance to the needy
aged, dependent children, blind
persons and the permanently
and totally disabled, with the
Federal Government sharing
in the cost.
AS broadened OASI coverage
goes into effect, the proportion
of our aged population eligible
for benefits will increase from
As per cent to rs per cent in
the next five or six years. Al
though the need for some
measure of public assistance
will continue. the OASI pro-
gram will progressively reduce,
year by year, the extent of the
need for public assistance pay
ments by the substitution of
OASI benefits. I recommend
that the formula for Federal
sharing in the public assist
ance programs for these pur-
poses reflect this changing re-
lationship without prejudicing
in any manner the receipt OF
public assistance payments by
those whose need for these
payments will continue.
Under the present public as
sistance formula some States
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Puppy Of Boy Doomed
By Disease Is Poisoned
BY the Assoeioisd Press

TEXARKANA, Ark.-Tommy
Davenport slowly is dying from
muscular dystrophy. Physicians
told his parents there is nothing
to be done but try to keep the
little boy comfortable and happy.
They bought him a tiny
haired puppy which
Tommy promptly christened
Baby Doll. The two we're con-
stant companions until some one
poisoned Baby Doll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Frank
Selvy from Furman University
figures to break basketballs scor-
ing record for a three-year major
college career within the next
10 days.
If he can keep up his most
recent pace he will do it before
the week is over.
Selvy is scoring marvel.
After two and a half seasons
with the Greenville. S. c., school
he has scored 1903 points. He
needs just IS more to pass Kan
sas' Clyde Lovellette's record and
he has is games to play.
Last night against Presby-
terrain Selvy scored 48 points,
the eighth time in IL games this
season that he's hit 40 or more
and the fifth time he's been
above As. His average for the
dozen contests is 39.5, exactly
10 points above the single
season record he set a season
ago.
Selvy has played twice since
he paused for mldterm exams
The first game after his rest he
scored IS points. Tonight he
goes against Newberry and to-
morrow against The Citadel.
Those sc points may come in
these two games. If they don't
he's got two more games coming
up next week-against Manhat-
tan College in Madison Square
Garden Thursday and against
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HoYas Visit Carroll
Seeking 10 Avert
Shutout on Trip

Georgetown University's bas-
ketball team is having a tough
time on its current road trip.
but there is no promise for
better things.
The Hoyas, who have lost all
three games so far on this trip,
wind it up tomorrow at John
Carroll in Cleveland.
However, of the 13 remaining
games on the schedule, George
town does not figure to win
more than six. The Hoyas lost,
1874, to Youngstown College
in Youngstown. Ohio, last night,
for their eighth defeat against
the same number of victories.
Thus. the Hoyas must come up
with some surprises in order to
finish the season at the 500
level. On the schedule are such
respected teams as Navy, Ford
ham, Maryland, George WASH
ington, Penn State and Niagara.
Bill Cowley scored 20 points
to top the Hoyas last night.
Youngstown was led to it's sixth
victory in II games by Bob
YuhaS and Tony Knott, each
with "a points.
In another game last night
Wilson Teachers defeated Gal
laudet. 84-68.
Bob Bennett scored 81 points
for the Owls. High for Gallau-
Diet were Bill Caswel1 with "a
points and George Polarska with
% points.
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Santa Clara Plans
Return to Football
ON Big-Time Basis
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29.-The
University of Santa Clara is
coming back to the football wars.
but the date is indefinite, the
Rev. Raymond Copeland S. j.,
told a Los Angeles alumni group.
Father Copeland, director of
development. told a group Of
$50 at a dinner last night that
Santa Clara would field a foot
ball team as soon as the institu-
ton is financially secure. He
said that the Broncos would not
be back on a small-time basis,
but would book major opponents
as it did before it gave up the
game in 1852
Father Copeland said he was
not speaking officially for the
institution, but that the entire
faculty and the student body
realized that football was a real
factor in creating a cohesive
spirit and that all wanted the
game back as soon as possible.
Clipper Smith and Tom Fears
of the Los Angeles Rams, John
Hook of the Rams. who cap
tanned the 1850 Santa Clara
Orange Bowl team, were among
the speakers.
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DUKE SCORING.
johnson Al Choice
In ~ Fight Tonight

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-If
Harold johnson doesn't trip over
Jimmy Slade tonight at st.
Nicholas Arena, he may finally
get his title shot at Archie
Moore, the ELECTROMAGNETIC
champion.
Philadelphia is the likely site
next July, provided Promoter
Herman Taylor offers enough
cash to convince Charlie john
ston, Moore's manager.
The odds Of 4 to l, favoring
the 25-year-old johnson, give
Slade little chance. But the 27-
year-old New Yorker can be a
rough character when in the
mood. They say Jimmy has
been in the gym for a month,
getting ready for this one.
(The bout will be heard in
Washington over WMAL $500
and seen over WNBW, Chan
mel 4, beginning at 10 PM
1t went 10 rounds last time,
January Is, 1858, when johnson
won q unanimous decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29

II D.
spectively. With Steve Owen,
ousted coach of the New York
Giants, they represent the only
unemployed pro coaches at the
meeting. Snyder, who recently
resigned as coach of Canada's
Calgary Stampeders, has done
some missionary work for the
National Football League among
college men coming into the pro
game this season, urging them
to stay in the United States.
Ronzani is expected to sign as
backfield coach of the Chicago
Cardinals, under Joe Stydahar,
his old buddy.
Somebody suggested that
Wells, hero of Michigan States
Rose Bowl victory, might be too
small for the league, but Ron
zani scoffed at that.
Small" snorted Gene. call
those Michigan State backs are
small until you put 'em on the
scale. All you read in the news
papers was little Billy Wells. lit
tie Leroy Bolden.' etc. But
don't go for that. They're big
enough"
wells weighs 1874 pounds"
put in Snyder. Il know because
Clark Shaughnessy Chicago
Bears assistant coach and put
him on the scale right after the
Senior Bowl game and that's
what he weighed. He's built like
Bill Dudley. big legs and big
chest-and / think the Redskins
would take another Dudley.
wouldn't they?"
Hes great prospect" Ron
zani agreed.
Steve Owen agrees that the
Giants defense began to leak
when he lost Otto Schnellbacher.
key man in Steve's umbrella pass
defense. Otto's lucrative insur-
ance work in Topeka, Kans..
forced him to give up football,
Owen said, especially when he
was made manager of the To-
peka Office.
I'll tell you how smart he
was" Steve said. when a pass
wasn't thrown in his territory,
he would go over and help the
other fellow. Then while Otto's
man was jogging back to the
huddle, Otto would run by him
and say, I'm glad they didn't
throw that one to you, because
you really got away from me
that time
That fellow" Owen con-
tinued. would think he really
had gotten away from Otto and
would tell his quarterback to
throw him a pass. Then Schnell-
hacker would be right there with
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NaW'sTeIecastGame
With Duke tomorrow
Tops College Slate
By Bill Fuchs

Navy and Duke will meet at
2::3O pm. tomorrow at Annapolis
in basketball game that will be
seen by thousands of televiSion
watchers. The game will be tele-
vised in the Washington area
over Station WMAL-TV.
Those in charge of lining up
games for Saturday afternoon
television could hardly have done
, better. Coach Ben Carnevale has
come up with his best team in
years. The same applies to Hal
Bradley at Duke.
Navy has a 1873 record. One
of the losses was to Duke. 1888.
in the final game of the Dixie
Classic holiday tournament. The
Blue Devils have a 1874 record.
In other games involving
Washington area teams tomor-
row night, American University
entertainS Baltimore o.. while
Maryland plays Tampa Univer-
Sity at Tampa, Fla, and George
town visits John Carroll in Cleve-
land. Howard meets Hampton
at Turner's tonight.
But the Navy-Duke affair is
attracting most attention. 1t
will be Navy'S one-two scoring
punch of Don LANCE and John
Clune against Dukes Big Four
Rudy D'Emilio. Bernie Janicki,
Joe Belmont and Ronnie Meyer.
Clune and LANCE together are
averaging more than At points
per game. Clune, 23.9; LANCE.
23.2. Each has a record per-
Torrance this season. LANCE
scored 43 points against Johns
Hopkins to set a new scoring
record at the academy. LANCE
dumped in IS points against
Temple for the best performance
ever turned in by a visiting
player at Convention Hall in
Philadelphia. He scored 80
against Franklin and Marshall
Wednesday after missing three
games because Of an ankle in
jury.
Nays other regulars are far
down the line in scoring.
Dukes attack is different.
D'Emilio is the top gun with an
average of 14.8 points, but right
behind come Janicki at 1877,
Belmont at 12.5 and Meyer at
11.2,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29

SAN FRANCISCO FoRTY-NINERs -
Bernie per n. Falopey: M II auarsereaek;
George Washington. center; Charles
B Box Maryland; back: Frank Mince-
y ina Olympic SSllese and South Care
end; sid YounEieman. Alabama. tackle:
Bill Barbish. Tennessee. back Graded to
Clevelandl: Ted Connolly. santa Clara,
SaaESS ssdsS e cl.SsSlsnS; sscsEo:
w w9SEd: mississippi state; center: MORAN
sei Wiiliams, csli ha sS Ssee; Sam Sam
Eiveash Florida state. back: Carl KaGtz,
back; Robert Edmiston: Temple and
Gsorgla: back: Howard AIsup; Middle
North Texas. BACK; Leroy pn renste snEteT.
Tech. tackle; John Plat. ESn. back:
Robert -Garbrecht. Rice. back: Richard
Dunn. MURRAY State. back. and Donald
CLEVELAND BROwNS-Bob Garrett.
Stanford; back bonus choice: John
Bauer, Illinois. guard; Chef Hanulak,
MARYLAND. back: Maurice Bassett, Lang
5:f Sii ES3s Bs:sEIor tackle: Asa
F F6i,SG1 George; back; Tom Jones Miami
sohioS. back; Max sehuebel. Riee. tackle;
Tom Bruenich. MARYLAND. tackle; George
Cummins. Tulane. tackle: James Head
Iowa. back; Chester Lyssy. Hardin Sim
mons, back; Dick Raidel. Kent State
guard: Howard Chapman. Florida. tackle:
Bill Wohrman. South Carolina. back;
Jack Taylor, Austin College. center; Jun
Tor Pieries; North Carolina State, center:
Jim Baushman. Illinois. guard: LLOYD
Caudle. Duke. back; Bob Mischak. Army.
END; John John Gram Grsmblins South Carolina:
Joe Lundy, Kansas. guard: John Mapp.
vMI. back; Vince Vergara, Syracuse
back. and Troy Carter. VMI. back.
DETROIT LIONs-Richard Chapman,
e Sos Sill 5 me. wam snd s:ls
back; Howard Mecsnts. Washinston
state. end; George Parozzo, William and
Mary back; Dick Kircher. Tulsa. back:
i Issk Cross. Utssh.:. back; Mill Davis
Poly, back; John Carroll. HOLY Cross,
end: Milt Schwenk. Washington state,
tackle; James Swierczak. Marshall back;
RAYMOND Novsk. Nebraska, back; Kirk
Robert chuoke, Houston. tackle and end:
Hayes. College Of Idaho, tackle: Cecil
Graves. Arkansas, tackle: James Dur
rent, Utah. guard;, John Kistler. Duke,
end, Jack, shanafeit. Pennsyivanis,
Richard Volt, Arkansas state, back:
James George. Syracuse, tackle; Richard
Rutschman, Iinfieid back: Mel Ber-
trand. Idaho center. and Ellis Horton.
Eureka College, back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29
Lou Rymkus, Ex-Redskin,
Named Packer Line Coach
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 90
Isle Blackbourne, head coach
of the Green Bay Packers. an
nounced today that Lou Rym-
kus, former Notre Dame tackle
and longtime professional star
has been signed as his assistant
and line coach.
Rymkus, who is "a. played
with the Washington Redskins
in 1913 after his graduation
from Notre Dame. After Navy
service, he played with the Cleve-
land Browns for 6 years.
He retired as a player after
1851, but returned to the game
as an assistant coach of the
Calgary team in the Canadian
League last season.
RymkuS is married and the
father of 9-year-old twin boys,
Pat and Mike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29
Here's Dope on New Redskin Choices

Thumbnail sketches on Red
skins top draft choices from
college brochures):
Steve Meilinger, %. Kentucky
back-end. One of the most ver-
satile performers ever seen in
the South. From Bethlehem, Pa,
stands 6-foot-3, weighs $50
pounds. Named on three ALL
American teams, NEA. ALI
America Board and Golfers.
First lineman in Southeastern
Conference to be selected three
straight years on All-Conference
team. Good pass-catcher and
can run with ball. Good blocker
and outstanding defensive player.
Jim Schrader, 20. Notre Dame
center. Golfers All-American.
Called Benjie. Majored in COM
merce. Stands 6-foot-2, weighs
215 pounds. Played football at
Scott Township High. Carnegie.
Pa. Also played basketball. Likes
to hunt and fish.
Ralph FELTON,, 81, 5-foot- 10,
210-pound Maryland fullback.
Home town. Midway, Pa. Rated
by Coach Jim Tatum one of the
finest fullbacks in one-platoon
system. Standout in Senior Bowl
game. Good blocker for Split-T.
Missed by three points winning
Atlantic Coast Conference tro-
ply for outstanding blocker.
Carried ball 100 times for 556
yards. Scored So points, inter-
cepted two passes. Scored six
touchdowns and kicked II of
% extra points.
Billy Wells, 81, 5-foot-9, u.s.
pound Michigan State halfback.
Graduated from high school in
Menominee, Mich, at II and at
tended Phillips Exeter Academy
one year. Worked summers