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Baltimore Livestock

cattle e Compared ;a Re la last week: slaughtsr
steers weak to. so lower; heit"rs nsns
fully steady to so. spots more higher.
most upturn on Gamers and cutters
fsw choice and prms a5ol sn ast as2 .ood lSs
low good steers 1300-a1 so: Gamers
dewn to $50; m NEST good and choice
seisrf seod Ss e. tts To oa com ama
800; few commercial cows and heifers
mTsa meTef. sSo som: no;s rsssy fsa ssa
nsssIsi Iasssls s.So-io.So: shelly Gamers down
to 800 and under: individual good beef eel
1900: most utility and commercia!
bologna bulls ~ 2OO-15.00: canners and
cutters S.50-i1.50; good and choice
$s as sdam Ss rsDs's%snts sd sOUd sesirs s
1854 is.o6-I4: :O0: inferior and COM
mon 42O-s20 6.0o-1q:0o. a.,
orally steady, one sale sorted choice
and prime vealers topped the week ,at
$500 to mark highest price locally
snd nie prime sanusy yealers Ter Is ccss2 oa: mixed
lots good to prime 20. .00,27 90: com. eom-
mercial and good 15.o0-a0.00: utility
and commercial 11.0o-t5.0o; cuils down
HOGS compared last Thursday: Not
enough on effer Friday to permit sTn s,,ts
| so to | 90 lower: sows mostly so Of /;
| closing top this week lowest locally
SINCE Decs 1859; late sales Tnursday
/ gifts at I900-19.25 %: 2ao-240 ls 40,
! 1878. a40-2Ta 1900 1850: 2T9-30o
| II .o0-1 500: few over 800 II 90 down:
! 1875; choicN sows under 400 mostly
1850: 4o0-450 1880; 450-50D 1880:
50n-55a 1880; 550-60D 1859; heavier
| so down: stays TO 2.00-3.00 under
| same weight sows.
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Chicago Gruin

ened on the Board Of Trade this week
with only the December wheat future
showing any strength: And even in that
nothing to get excited about.
Major tumble occurred in rye, the
May and july contracts of which dropped
to new seasonal lows. Several soybean
deliveries also were quite weak. particu-
larry the. 1855 crop September month.
low Tor the year.
Wheat closed the week u lower to
? "a higher, corn f4-1l y lower oats. to
"a lower, rye, to GA lower, soybeans
As cents a hundred pounds lower,
=. Probably the feature of the week was
the action, OF December wheat in going
to a premium over the March contract.
end at the close Wednesday. December
%, after which delivery of the actual
commodity must be made to settle OUT
standing contracts.
Rye's fan represented continuance
has been sold because Of inability or
unwillingness of those long on the market
to put UP more margin. The Commodity
Credit Corp. offered rye to exporters at
Minneapolis and Duluth Superior.
withholding, movement in sovbeans. But
beans could not stir up. any aggressive
speculative demand in view Of the feel
ing OF many traders that the beans
stored back or, the. farm would have
Corn suffered small losses. Cash re-
ceipts fell of a bit. but demand for
the yellow grain from the East was not
strong.
, During the week loose lard sank to
Range Of Of prices ir ior the week: II
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3 per cent of your income is a
deduction. CAS- an illustration,
every penny the $4,000 man
spends for medical expenses
above $3.50 is tax deduction.)
But you must actually pay the
bills this year to get the deduc-
ton. If you borrow to do so,
you can get deduction for in
terest on your loan, too. Figure
out the full total of your
medical expenses and don't
overlook a single item. Don't
forfeit a deduction of this i'm
portance by so spreading out
your payments that they never
top the 3 per cent level in any
one year.
If you have pledged a con-
tribution to a charity. pay UP
your pledge before the year
end. You can deduct up to 80
per cent Of your income for con-
tributions to charity. But a
pledge is not enough: you must
actually have sent your check
to the charity in 1854.
Consider RepaymentS.
If you are paying interest or
loans or owe on State or loca
taxes, see If you can prepay thi:
years interest or taxes due ir
1855.
If a debt owed to you ha.
gone bad see If you can charge
1t of against l954's instead o1
1855 income.
If you are single and hell
support your parents living out
side your home. check care
fully now on what you hav'
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Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO Dec 1s R.-Hogs dropped
to lows for about two years this week
but rallied on Friday to close steady to
Tadns sens lower n an eaae wssk Wss fsar atar.d
unusually wide divergence in trends. A
top of $32 80 was paid for two loads
OF high prime steers. highest since spring
and equal to the highest prince since
Utility and commercial cows sold at
low for about the past 10 years while
Gamers and cutters were only slightly
above the 1854 low. One load Of 977-
for straight heifers since July, 1858.
tUSDAl-Salable hogs 200, total 5000
testimatedl; compared week ago: Bar
rows. and gifts around % lower; sows
closing top 1855 paid for sorted mostly
choice No. / lightweights averaging 190-
21O lbs; bulk choice 190-220-lb. light
weights closed in wide range Of 17.25-
grades 1900 and above; choice 23O. $50
Is. closed at 16.5O-17.75 with 260-300-
u; weights 15.75-1e.6o; sows closed ut
salabie cattle 400. total 800: COM
and better steady to LOO higher; hign "a
uD nSs s5aepg Gg owsr soGs most snd decline
on medium weight and heavy short
feds with late clearance incomplete:
choice and prime he1erS around oV
and commercial cows weak to so lower;
Gamers and cutters steady to strong:
bulls lOO-1 80 higher: vealers steady
to 90 higher: stockers> and feeders
H. fed steers 32 .00-32.50: most hish
choice and prime l,0QQ-1 ;400-lb. led
steers 2s.0fs@31 go: bulk choice steers
and yearlings, 25; ;2h-27: :55: choice 1;5Io:
steers and yeariings 1g50-2500;1 good
I.41S-lb. weights 22.00: utility steers
down to. IL 90: few loads and lots prime
heifers ~ 7.50-2S.6O: load 977-lh, weights
at $3.50 highest, for. straight. heifers
since July. 1853: load prime 1.O04;lb.
mixed .yeariings 29.00: choice. to low
Choice 1s.50-23.O0: commercial TO low
mercial cows s.f5-iI.25; some utility
cows Gov late $50: few high commercial
cows reached 1900: canners and cut:
ters 1909 .25:. few shelly light canners
as low as 5.7b;- utility and commercisl
bulls 1250-14.75: good heavy beef bulls
II .OO-12.B0: good and choice. yealers
l9. .O0- % 90; Gull TO commercial largely
FOOLS 90: choice 469-lb.. stock steer
calves 24.25: good and choice feeding
steers and vearlings 10 .00-22 90: me,
dium to low good 16.00-1 80; load
common 600-lb stockers 1900: few
dairy types steers on country account
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Business Activities
III Week Reach Peak
Levels IN Some Lines
BY Waiter Breede, Jr.
Associatsd Press Fincneicl Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. l8. Busi-
ness stepped out smartly this
week. In some lines activity was
at record levels.
Shoppers crowded into retail
stores. Merchants reported a
sharp rise in sales of high-priced
luxury items.
Detroit turned out more new
cars and trucks than in any
other week this year. Electric
power output reached a new
high for the second week in
q row.
Gains were reported for pro-
duction Of lumber, paper and
paper-board, copper, crude oil
and bituminous coal. The Bureau
Of Labor statistics said housing
starts In November ESTIMATED at
100000 were a record for that
month.
Steel output. scheduled at 81.5
per cent of capacity, was just
below the 1854 high of the week
before.
All indications were that the
production pace would get even
hotter In the first three months
next year. Some observers felt
the auto makers might be pian-
ming to build up a backlog of
new cars to tide their dealers
over in case Of labor trouble.
Contracts between the auto
manufacturers and the CIO will
expire next spring.
Evening star., 1954-12-19

BituminOus Production in the
week ended December IL totaled
8. 8.785, 900 tons compared with g.
SOC, 900 in the previous week and
8.603, 900 In the like week q
year ago.-National Coal As
sociation.
Motor Vehicle Output last
week totaled 15O,596 cars and
21, $50 trucks compared with
Las, ,692 and 22,e31 in the pre-
vious week.-Ward's Automotive
Reports.
Crude Petroleum Stocks, do
nestle and foreign, on December
II totaled 65,373.000 barrels,
down 1866, 900 from the previ-
Gus week Bureau of Mines.
Savings and Loan associations
over the Nation will have assets
in excess Of $3l billion by the
close of the year. according to
a report of the United States
Savings and Loan League.
Follansbee Steel Corp. probably
will be sold to Cyrus Eaton next
Thursday, Frederick Richmond
New York financier. announced
Mr.. Eaton announced that he
would keep the plant operating
Columbia Pictures Corp. stock
holders authorized doubling of
the common stock from million
to 2 million shares and changed
the current par value common
already issued to SIS.
BirdsborO S. F. g. M. Co. has
been sold to a group headed by
Frederick w. Richmond of New
York for $3,970,000.
Pacific Mills, Inc, announced
election of j. Spencer Love
chairman of Burlington Mills
Corp, as chairman of the board
Burlington recently acquired con-
troll of Pacific Mills.
Shaefer Pen Co. has distrib-
uted profit sharing checks
amounting to 800 of each en-
ploye's earnings during Septem-
ber, October and November.
General Electric Co. announced
it will build a multimillion dollar
plant near Hendersonville, N. C..
to house it's outdoor lighting de.
partment.
Philadelphia Electric Co. in Il
months ended October 81 earned
$31 .084.22 on 1927 a share VS.
+$2o, ,458.487 or $2.35 in 1876;
period.
Oklahoma Gas & Electric in Il
months ended November 81
earned $6,886, 1874 or $2.17 a share
VS.. Sc, ,029, ,668 or ST. .93 in 1858.
Washington Water Power in Il
months ended November sc
earned 81, ,400,976 or $1.88 q share
VS.. 81, ,0S4 1896 or $1.68 in 1858.
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n. Y. BOND SUMMARY

Furnished By
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Corporaies Irregular
In Expanded Trading;
u. ). Bonds Decline
By Arthur Merims
Assoeiossd prsss Finaneial Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. lS. - The
corporate bond market was ir-
regular this week in extremely
heavy trading. Government
bonds declined.
Two huge blocks Of American
Telephone convertible debentures
changed hands on the big
board" Monday. raising volume
for the session to SIS. .76O. 900 par
value. It was the greatest sales
total since the $l7.380, 900 Of
May 4. 1945, and increased the
weekly total to $40, ,l78, 900 the
most since the $4I .T82, 600 In the
week beginning September 8,
1916.
The volume increase pointed
up the churning of the corporate
bond market in recent weeks.
Convertible and income bonds
are developing strong support
while many investors take their
profits. Railroads and induStrials
selling below par value are also
in demand. Bat the more stable,
investment quality issues fluctu-
ate narrowly In selective deal
ingS.
Belgium quickly sold $50 mil
lion Of new bonds In the United
States market and helped firm
the foreign list. German and
japanese liens, however. tended
to decline due to unsettling de-
velopmentS in those countries.
Government bonds drifted
downward in slow over-the-
counter trading as rumors and
unconfirmed reports flooded
Wall Street about a change In
the Federal Reserve Boards
easy money" policy.
The Treasury's 30-year 3As
lost 1882 at 100 22i32 bid.
Victory loan 21as of 1967-72 were
on half q point at 90 24i32 bid.
And the new 21as Of 1868. at
100 6/32 bid, were OF 10/32.
Evening star., 1954-12-19

COULTlDubEu w UllcI SuppOlG ia
1854. You may be able to quail
ify as head of a household-and
get significant income splitting
benefits.
You can achieve these tax
savings only if you itemize your
deductions. Don't just settle for
the simple standard deduction"
of 10 per cent. Calculate now
the total of your deductions for
1854. BY punching a lot of de-
ductions into this year and item
izing them, you may be able
to save substantially.
Postpone Income.
You can save by postponing
income you normally might get
in these next couple of weeks
into 1855.
If you are a salesman OF
builder, you might close your
deal at the year end, delay pay
ment until 1866. If you are
doctor, lawyer. ETC., you might
mail your bills at the year end
If you are a landlord, you might
delay collecting rents until after
the lst. If you are getting q
year-end bonus. you might ask
! your employer to pay it to YOU
after January /.
/ If you are planning to cash
/ in United States savings bonds
maturing this month. you might
hold off until 1855, so you1l moi
have to pay tax on the interest
! which has accumulated.
! January win be too late fol
any of these moves. If you have
questions, check at once witt
your tax adviser or stock broker
or local International Revenue
Service Office. You're now VI
against the deadline for tax-wise
planning.
tCopyright 1854. post-Hal
Syndicate, Inca
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Mutual Funds

NEW YORK, Dec 18 R).--National
Association Of Securities Dealers, Inc:
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fCompiled by the National Association
Of Securities Dealers. Inc.l
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.. &. Securities Transactions
PhiIodelphio- BoItimore Stock Exehonqe

Low Last BID Asked
seni - - III
Evening star., 1954-12-19

contributed to their support In
1854. You may be able to quail
ify as head of a household-and
nnt sinnifcar1t shifting
Evening star., 1954-12-19

Over-the- Counter Market

'Pus extra extras fDeclared or paid so
Evening star., 1954-12-19

possible under
the law.
II you have
had h e a v y
medical ex-;
pen S e S this
year. pay them
b e + ore the
y ar e n d.
even If you
must borrow
from the bank
to do so.
Every penny
you pay for
medical e X
pellses above
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. Dee. Is LF.-The Asso-
ciated Press index Of important commod.
| ity prices declined this week for the nth
| consecutive week.
The index slipped to I71.l0 from
| If1.49 q week ago and 171.5T Q year
| ago. Lower were industfialS. food, live
stock and non-ferrous metals. HIGHER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04

Dow II. Heard, Mrs. Edgar G.
Andrews, Mrs. Frank r. Wilson,
Mrs. E. F. Pine and Mrs. Harry
A. Mcknight. jr.
Signal Corps Lodies
The Signal Corps Ladies
luncheon is to be held at the
Army Navy Country Club on
Tuesday at 1890. Bridge for
those who wish to play will be-
gin at 10 o'clock in the morning
and continue in to the after
noon.
Navy Doctors Wives
Rear Admiral H. Lamont
Pugh. Surgeon General of the
Navy, will be the guest speaker
at the luncheon Of the Navy
Doctors Wives Club on Thurs
day, and the honor guests will
be Mrs. Charles S. Thomas, wife
Of the Secretary Of the Navy -
designate, and Mrs. w. p. T..
Hill. wife Of the Marine Quar-
termaster General.
Mrs. Leslie o. Stone. chairman
Of the Wives Club annual bene-
fit, will present a $3.50 check
to Mrs. Hill as president of the
Women's Army and Navy League
for use at the Soldiers, Sailors,
Marine and Airmen's Club.
Mrs. Clyde S. Strand, Mrs.
Otto E. Van Der Aue and Mrs.
James B. Butler have arranged
an Easter motif as the decora-
ton theme.
Air Force Dental Wives
The Air Force Dental Wives
Club will meet for luncheon on
Friday in the Palladian Room
at the Shofeham. Mrs. Marvin
E. Kennebec will be the ranking
guest. Mrs. Kenneth Elwell has
charge Of arrangements for the
luncheon. Mrs. John Sitzman,
and Mrs. Notion Fowler have
the reservations in hand. Any
one who has not received their
invitation please call either of
the ladies in charge of reserva-
tionS.
Navy Supply Corps Wives
Mrs. Murrey L. Royar, presi-
dent Of the Navy Supply Corps
Of1cers' Wives Club, will well
come members arriving on Tues
day, April Is for the luncheon
at the Army Navy Country Club.
Among the newest arrivals in
the Corps are Mrs. Ralph j.
Arnold, and Mrs. Lloyd H. Thorn
as. Their rear admiral husbands
are on duty in the Bureau Of
Supplies and Accounts.
A demonstration lecture on
buffet table arrangements will
be given by Miss Dorothy F..
Gearhart. Mrs. Albert r. Ryan,
jr., executive chairman, has an
nounced the appointment Of Mrs.
Scott K. Anderson to be the new
chairman for Jango, and con-
tributions for the Jango Thrift
Shop can be made at the April
meeting.
Reservations for the luncheon
may be made by calling Mrs.
Gordon M. Callison at Kenmore
S-5054.
n ar -
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Society Dances

The Kentucky State Society
will have q military ball at 10
pm. Friday in the Officers Club
at Fort Lesley j. McNair. Elec-
ton of officers will also be held.
The New York State Society
will have dance at $3.50 pm.
Saturday in the Shoreham Ho-
tel. There will be an exhibition
by Don Pallini dancers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
League to Hear Senator Mundt

Senator Mundt. Republican, Of
South Dakota will address the
annual meeting of the League
Of Republican Women of the
District at II am. tomorrow
in the Chinese Room of the
Mayfiower Hotel.
4 Senator Mundt will talk on
"Republicanism on the March,"
He will be introduced by Mrs.
Walter Williams, chairman of
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Service Wives Clubs
Spring Luncheons Planned
By Ladies' Organizations

The ladies Of the Judge Advo-
cate Generals Corps of the
Army have planned a spring
luncheon for Tuesday at 1890
at the Oficers' Club, Fort Lesley
j. McNair.
The occasion will honor Mrs.
Eugene M. Caffey. wife of the
Judge Advocate General, Mai.
Gen. Caffey, on her birthday.
Miss Virginia Moran will present
summer clothes for round the
clock wear priced to appeal to
thrifty army wives.
Mrs. Carleton G. Schenken is
chairman Of the luncheon and
assisting her will be Mrs. VIII
liam M. Myers, Mrs. Thomas j.
Henderson, Mrs. Clarence j.
Hauck, jr., Mrs. w. H. H. Jones,
Mrs. Meredith E. Allen. Mrs.
William r. Ward and Mrs. Mich
olas r. Voorhis.
West Point Wives, June '43
The spring dinner dance of the
West Point Class of 1943 is
scheduled for Saturday, May /
at Mckenzie Hall, Of1cers' Club,
Fort Belvoir, Va.
Among those who are in charge
Of arrangements are Mrs. How
ard Coffman, Mrs. William Glas-
cow. Mrs. John Beryers and Mrs.
William RooS, all wives of officers
on the post at Fort Belvoir.
Those who wish to make
reservations call King 8-5729,
Mrs. C. William Milmore, pres
ident Of the club.
Fort McNoir Post Ladies'
The McNair Post ladies held
their luncheon on Thursday at
the McNair room. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul D. Taggart were the guest
speakers and discussed the point
four program from the women's
point Of view. with Mrs. Taggart
posing the questions.
Assisting were Mrs. Sidney c.
Guthrie and Mrs. L. c. Boone.
Mrs. Joseph Moss, wife Of the
commanding officer of Fort Nc
Nair, had at her table her sister,
Mrs. Ward c. Sumpter of Bowl
ing Green, KY; Mrs. j. B. Helm
and Mrs. Claude Senter. also of
Kentucky. Others were Mrs. H.
B. Blakely and Miss Phyllis
Becknel.
ChopIoins' Wives
A dinner is planned for Tues
day at GAS when the Chaplains'
Wives Club will be hosts at their
annual dinner at the Officers
Club, Walter Reed Medical Gen.
ter.
Concert-Meister of the Navy
Band George Staples will enter
tain the guests. Assisting him
will be Mr.. Daniel Majeska and
Mr.. Paul Olefsky.
A dramatic reading from the
Book of Ruth will be given in
costume by Ann Kylin. Caro-
line Hickey has also been asked
to sing. with Mrs. Vienna Vim
cent as accompanist. Miss
Hickey sings in the chapel at
Walter Reed and Mrs. Vincent
Is assistant organist.
Hostesses for the dinner will
be Mrs. Irwin G. Bailey, Mrs.
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the Program Committee. Mrs.
Mundt will be an honor guest
at the luncheon to be held fol-
lowing the meeting.
Annual reports will be given
at the business session by Mrs.
Edmund S. Kochersperger, league
president, and the other officers
and committee chairmen of the
league,
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We have been
preparing for the
tax red uctiOn

In anticipation of the reduction the Federal special
ishave been Designing manufacturing assembling
collection It undoubtedly the finest most comprehensive collection
of mink shown Washington
in all the beautiful mutation mink styled the
most reasonably priced Now with the Federal reduction and
mink is an even better 'buy" than before!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-23
Fugitiyes From
XIV. Are Nabbed
In Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, Up - Cincinnati
police have captured two Ken
lucky fugitives they say forced q
motor4st at knifepOint to drive
them from Lexington, KY, then
fell asleep on the job.
They said William Campbell, %,
and Edford Burton Jr., "A Of Bulan,
KY, along with six other men,
sawed their way out of Hazard,
Ky, jail Thursday. They had been
charged with HOUSEKEEPING.
Near Lexington the pair hailed
q car driven by Lucien Phillips, Al,
a truck driver living In that vicin-
ity, rode to Lexington, then made
Phillips continue driving to Gov
ington, KY.
When both men fell asleep -
Burton with knife in hand -
Phillips drove across the Ohio
River to a brothers house in Gin
cinnati and telephoned police.
The two men awakened by
patroImen = promptly went back
to sleep when placed in cells at
Central Police Station here yes
terday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-23
Personal Incomes
Show Increase

WASHINGTON R - Personal
income in the United States aver
aged 81, 700 per person last year -
Q $65 boost over 1852.
Reporting this yesterday, the
Commerce Department said states
showing the biggest gains in 1858
were Michigan, Florida, South Da-
kota, Ohio, Indiana and Nevada.
Individual income totals rose from
8 to IL per cent in these states with
Nevada, the highest, averaging
s., ITS per person.
Five states reported lower per-
sonal income in 1858 - Wyoming,
Nebraska, Kansas, Idaho and
Iowa. Mississippi showed a gain
but still had the lowest individual
average, 1884.
Personal income nationwide was
listed as totaling $27O, SIT ,OOO, 900
in 1858 compared with $256, O91, ;
600, 900 the year before.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-23
Progress Made
In Settlement
OfPlOts' Strike

WASHINGTON IN - American
Airlines and its striking pilots have
reached a partial settlement - but
whether pilots win return to work
in advance Of a full agreement
remains in dispute.
American said last night it
Wednesday a 23-day shutdown. 1t
said the pilots would at that time
return to work, manning disputed
transcontinental nonstop flights.
A spokesman for the ALL Air
line Pilots Assn. said, however,
that the arrangement worked out
yesterday with the help Of federal
mediators was truce, not a final
settlement.
The union spokesman did not
make clear whether the truce
included an agreement to end the
strike. Local unions in Nashville,
Tenn, and Fort Worth, Tex, said
their negotiators in Washington
had instructed them not TO return
to work until all details Of a strike
ending agreement are worked out.
Pilots struck in protest against.
the scheduling Of westbound non
stop transcontinental flights of
more than eight hours. They de-
manded q creW-change stopover.
]. J. O'ConneIl, master council
chairman Of the union, said, eve
want it clearly understood that it's
only a truce. There are a lot Of
things that still have to be worked
out." One is the selection of a neu-
trail party to recommend a nom
binding solution for the dispute.
A neutral study was part Of a
national mediation board proposal
for ending the walkout.
/. Resumption of nonstop west
bound flights.
2. No other flights Of more than
eight hours.
8. No loss Of seniority or other
action against pilots, who would
return to duty as their services
were needed.
4. Appointment Of a neutral to
recommend a permanent solution.