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are downgraded. The House al
ready has passed the bill. The
measure is now before the Senate
Civil Service Committee. The
Civil Service Commission is OPP
posed to the measure. However.
its chances of final approval are
better than even.
There also is pending legisla-
ton to raise the pay Of Federal
scientists. engineers and other
professional personnel by remov-
ing them from the Classification
Act and placing them in new,
more liberal salary schedule.
Another bill is the one to raise
the salaries Of the Governments
top executives such as cabinet
officers. agency heads and other
key bureau officials and to raise
the present $4,000 classified pay
ceiling for top career officials to
I$l7,500. The House already has
approved the bill. It is now be-
fore the Senate Civil Service
Committee.
MANY MORE - There are
many more Federal employee bills
pending in Congress.
One measure strongly backed
by employe union leaders would
give official recognition to Fed
eral employe unions by requir-
ing agencies to deal with them
officially on all personnel policy
matters and grievances. Another
would set up promotion boards
in each agency to award promo
tons on a merit basis.
! The House Civil Service Com
mittee also is due to start &C.
ton soon on a number Of legis-
lative proposals resulting from
its recent investigation of the
civil service system. Bills to
strengthen the Governments APP
peal system and give stronger
appeal rights to veterans
have been or will be introduced
shortly. Chairman Murray Of
the committee already has spon-
sored a bill to provide staggered
six-year terms for the three
Civil Service Commissioners
move which he says would
strengthen the commission by
giving its three commissioners
greater independence of action.
Other pending bills would plug
lloopholes in the Governments
life insurance program by af-
Ifording more protection in spe-
cial cases to the families of
employees who die.
There are also bills to provide
longevity pay boosts to Govern
ment per diem (blue collar
workers and to make their salary
raises retroactive to the date
when the wage survey begins
rather than when it is finally
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approved by the department in.
volved.
Also brewing in Congress is
renewal of the fight to retain
Section 638 Of the Defense De-
Ipartment Appropriations bill fol
another year. The section
strongly backed by Federal en-
iploye groups. was approved by
Congress last year in a move to
slow down the closing Of Federal
activities and their transfer to
private industry.
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ment DEMENT'S ana to provide
major health insurance for Fed
eral workers.
The retirement legislation I'M
doubtedly is the most important
one Of all.
A Senate Civil Service SUBJ
committee has tentatively ap-
proved the Johnston bill which
would substantially increase an
nuity benefits and also raise
family survivorship benefits.
However. the cost aspect plus
the administrations opposition
to anything other than supple
mental social security coverage
for Federal workers has tended
to slow down the legislation.
Federal employee leaders are
still hopeful that a satisfactory
bill can be worked out this year
and approved by Congress before
adjournment. But nothing is
definite and the measures future
is still in doubt. One thing is
certain. The intense opposition
of Federal employee unions to
social security has succeeded in
killing that plan. Any retirement
legislation that might be ap-
proved by Congress this year
will be within the framework
of the civil service retirement
system.
On the other hand. the adj
ministration's free major health
insurance proposal-designed to
protect Federal employees and
their families against the cost
Of major and length illnesses
has the solid support of major
Government employee unions.
The plan is being opposed by
various health insurance groups
who are unhappy that the ad-
ministration abandoned its orig
inal comprehensive health insur-
ance plan for Federal workers.
This would have given these
groups a stable chunk of the
business. Under the major
health insurance plan, the pro-
gram would be underwritten by
commercial insurance firms. The
health insurance groups also are
disappointed that the admins
tration did not propose payroll
deductions for Federal employees
already covered by group COM
prehensive health insurance
plans.
Federal employee leaders feel
that the major health insurance
plan has a good chance Of en-
actment this year providing the
administration sticks to its guns
and doesn't yield to pressure.
OTHER KEY BILLS-There
are many more important en-
ploye bills awaiting action by
Congress.
One Of them would provide
protection against salary cuts to
classified employees whose Jobs
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District and vicinity-Sunny
and warmer. high around so to-
day. Considerable cloudiness and
warmer with showers likely by
Afternoon or night tomorrow.
Maryland Some cloudinesS.
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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

but mostly sunny and warmer
today. high in the sos In the
west. and low sos in the east.
Considerable cloudinesS and
warmer tomorrow with showers
likely by afternoon or night.
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.Soft-CouI Miners
Get 80-Cent Raise

A new 80-cent-a-day wage in
crease for the Nations nearly
100000 soft coal miners goes
into effect today.
The increase is the second
phase Of a total 50 a day pay
raise negotiated last fall by the
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
EmpIoye Bills Await
Return Of Congress
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

The fate of number of important Federal empoye bills
await return Of Congress from its Easter
The three months remaining between Congress return and
the expected adjournment early July will tell the story whether
Federal employees will receive number of valuable fringe bene
fits or have to wait until at least next year.
Heading the list the bills increase civil service retire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
WEATHER FORECAsT-Mo.

APRIL TEMPERATURES.
Chart shows the extreme
monthly values and the
average monthly values for
each April from 1925 to
1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

It's time to register a. vOt-
ers. The place is the District
Building.
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CHARTS sY UNITED s1ATEs WEATHER BUREAU

DAILY READINGS-The extreme values and normal daily
values for each day Of April shown The values
based records from 1871 TO 1855 normal values based
on the period 1921 TO l95CharS by United States Weather
Bureau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
DeSpirito Returns
To Ride at Suffolk

BOSTON. Sept. Is (R.Jock-
ey Tony DeSpirito, one Of the
gamest youngsters who ever
climbed on horse. is back in
action again, even though most
racing fans doubted If he ever
would be able to resume his
trade,
DeSpirito was injured serious
~ in q spill last May / at Laur-
lei. Md. It was his second brush
with death and at the time il
was feared that his riding days
were over. But yesterday the
crowd applauded when Tony APP
peared on Battle Mount in the
NTH race on Suffock Downs
opening card.
Tony finished fourth and said
he felt tired at the finish. He
may ride again today. but one
thing sure and certain-he'f
back and ready to start booting
'em home again.
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College AII-Stors
Will PIoy Olympic
Five Here Oct. "a

Cutting down Burdy Haldor-
son to size will be q king-sized
problem facing the College ALL
stars in their benefit basketball
game against the United States
Olympic team October "a at the
University Of Maryland.
Top scorer in major amateur
ranks while with the Phillips
Oilers last year. Haldorson stands
6-foot-S. Haldorson scored 966
points in So games with the
Oilers to break the one-seaSon
record Of ga points posted by
Clyde Lovellette in the 1923
season.
Tickets for the game. which
will benefit the Olympic Fund.
are expected to 80 on sale this
week at SIS for patrons on the
midcourt stripe. So, $3.50 and
$3.50. Students and service
personnel will get a special rate
Of 81.
Tickets viii be sold at the
Maryland Student Activities
Building. the Touchdown Club,
Fairway Sports Store. Room 200
of The Star Building and the
athletic Offices Of George Wash
ington and American Universe
ties.
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Imported Referee
Set for Won Hess

Walter Buckner, an outstand-
ing referee from Roanoke. Va.
has been signed by Promoter
Vince Mcmahon to handle the
feature wrestling match Thurs
day night at Capitol Arena be-
tween Karl Won Hess and Wild
Man Fargo.
Won Hess. who protested at
the suggestion that two other
referees be appointed. put up
even more Of q squawk when told
that Buckner would be the third
man in the ring.
I'm fed up with Won Hess
complaints about what should
or shouldn't be done regarding
the handling of bouts Nc
Mahon said. 'Buckner is in COM
plete charge and will crack down
If either Of the participants gets
out Of line"
Other bouts listed are Skull
Murphy against Dick Steinborn,
The Great Scott against Jack
Vansky and Frenchie Roy versus
Nick Roberts.
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Women Open
Maryland Golf

BALTIMORE, Sept. Is (Spe.
|ciaD Washington golfers get 4
bad break in today's first round
OF match play in the Maryland
State women's golf champion.
ship. and it's possible none could
pc around for the semifinals.
The feature match today pair,
Mrs. Frank Cush Of Argyle, the
defending champion, against the
well known Mary Ann Downe,
OF Baltimore, a Curtis Cup team
member, who won the medal yes.
terday with 10. Mrs. Cush 20,
in with SO.
scores generally were hiet
over the long and wet Wood.
holrne course; with most PLAYER,
reporting trouble with the greens
A score Of 96 made the cham.
pionship fight.
Also in today's upper bracket
are Mrs. John Barry OF Colum.
Ola, the District champion, who
shot 86, against Mrs. william
Blair Of Forest Park $3.50. anc
Mrs. Lee Alexander OF Kenwoot
600 against Nudge kaufman
(62) Of Woodholme.
The Cush-Downey WHINE,
plays the Barry-Blair winner Il
tomorrow's second round.
In the lower bracket Mrs
George Noble, the Kenwood cluE
champion. who had an 81 yes.
terday, meets Helen Run Of
Rolling Road (94). If Mrs
Noble wins she likely will meei
Mrs. Maurice Click tomorrow
Mrs. Click. an eight time winner
of the title. qualified with 81.
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Bold Ruler Loses First
To Colt Sold by BeIoir

Hell give everybody plenty To
talk about" said Charles M
Whittinghann. Mrs. Lunn's train
Ter. He got pushed around q
bit in that race. and should have
won"
Nottingham trained Porter
house, winner Of the 1858 Bel
mont Futurity and Juvenile
champion Of that year.
Nashville at this time can do
more things than Porterhouse
who had won stakes races at this
stage Of his career" the trainer
said. This colt is bigger and
stronger than Porterhouse, and
he's got what 1t takes.
I'VE didn't want to run him
too much and kill him OF as q
2-year-old. but wen point for the
Futurity here October 49,"
Yesterdays defeat was the
first in six races for Bold Ruler,
another son Of Nasrullah who
was making his first start since
he injured his back while win
ming the Juvenile Stakes June
6. Bold Ruler twice defeated
King Hairan, who took over the
leadership in the 2-year-old di-
vision during his absence.
Bold Ruler came back to the
unsaddling area bleeding from
the mouth and Eddie Arcaro,
his rider. said the colt hit his
mouth in the starting gate and
may have broken q tooth. The
Wheatley star bore out for the
first quarter Of q mile. appar-
emily as Q result of the injury.
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Col. Allen Leads
Federal Golfers

1t. Col. A. H. Allen, with the
only subpar round Of the first
day Of the Federal Golf Asso-
citation championship. b II ii
East Potomac, holds q three
stroke lead over the first half
of the field.
The second half viii play to-
day. and the low 20 and ties play
tomorrow for the individual title
and the J. Edgar Hoover trophy,
The net and gross team and in
dividual winners in the various
classes win be decided on is
holes medal play.
A new champion will be
crowned as Jack Rountree now
lives in Florida.
Other low scores were b,
Wood. "A: r. Lyons, as; and -four
76s, including L. M. Hileman,
1883 champion. The other 7es
were BY A. Clifford. O. Dannaway
and w. Huettemar.
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Dinner to Honor
Area Olympic Sturs

Shelley Mann. the swimmer
and 10 other District area mem.
beers Of the United States
Olympic team will be honorec
at q bon voyage dinner Tuesday
night, October 8. given by the
District Amateur Athletic Union
at the Willard Hotel.
Miss Mann heads the colorful
list of Metropolitan Area stars
which also includes Mary Jane
Sears, Mrs. Betty Mullen and
Doug Gray Of the Walter Reed
Swim Club and Kay Knapp Of
the Congressional Country Club
team.
Rangy Tim Jecko. also Of Wal
ter Reed. will come on from
Yale to attend the affair, which
also will find Stanley Tinkham
one Of the Olympic swimming
coaches, as an honored guest.
The Armed Services will bt
represented by 1t. Richard r
Packer, a member of the Olym.
pic soccer team from Boiling All
Force Base: Sergt. John Gull
breath Of the Quantico Marines
"a pentathlon competitor. anc
Pvts. Sigbert With and jim
Carsten of Fort Meade.
Canoeists Frank Ravens anc
Bill Schuette also have accepted
invitations to the dinner. The
III olympic competitors viii
leave later in October for Sar
Francisco. where they viii EN-.
bark for Melbourne. Australia
scene Of the games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
TICKETS ON SALE
FOR NAVY GAMES
AT 2 AREA SITES

Tickets for Nays four
home football games are on
sale at seven locations in the
Washington area.
Navy opens the season
Saturday at Annapolis
against william & Mary
and plays Cincinnati at
Annapolis October 20. It's
other two home games viii
be played in Baltimore
Notre Da m e, November 8.
and Virginia. November II.
In washington tickets
may be purchased at the
Army-Navy Club, 1927 !
street NV: the American
Autom obile Association.
Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV
and the Capitol Service Cen
ter, 26l Constitution avenue
NV.
Tickets also are on sale at
the AAA Offices in Hyatts-
vile, Arlington, Alexandria
and Silver Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25

NEW YORK. Sept. Is (R0.-
Nashville. a 2-year-old colt that
was supposed to be in the racing
stable Of Sunny Jim Fitzsim-
mons, was back to haunt the
veteran trainer today.
The handsome bay son Of
lNasrullah-B Bonnie Beryl. now
owned by the Liangollen farm
Of Mrs. M. E. Lunn Of Upperville,
IVA, became q colt to reckon
with in the race for the iuve-
nile championship when he
soundly trounced the previously
unbeaten Bold Ruler at Belmont
Park yesterday.
Nashville splashed down the
sloppy Widener Course. doing 6
furlongs in l:l0h and easily
beating the Wheatley Stables
Bold Ruler by q length and a
quarter. Fred w. Hooper's
Greek Game. champion Of the
Chicago summer campaign, nm
ished fifth.
Bred by the Belair Stud. Nash
vile was sold with other yearlings
to John S. Kroese Of New Jersey
after the death of william
Woodward. jr. Fitzsimmons. who
trained Nashua for Woodward.
would have had Nashville had
the young sportsman lived.
Last winter at Hialeah Kroese
sold some of the horses, and Mrs.
Lunn. the former Liz Whitney.
was high bidder at $65.O00 for
Nashville. The colt went to
California and finished second to
Lucky Mel in the Starlet Stakes
at Hollywood Park In July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
By DICK sLAY

II you talk to an Alexandria
football fan this week the sub
ject is not likely to be that
George Washington High is I'M
scored-on in two games. but that
GW's new little brother, Francis
G. Hammond, unloaded on
Herndon, 51-O, last Saturday.
Such a high score in a schools
second football game in history
lis astonishing, especially when
there isn't q single senior class
man enrolled and the football
experience to speak Of is repre-
scented by six boys. Perhaps even
more remarkable is that Full
back Jack Lantz is tied with
four other players in Virginia for
fourth place in the Group ]
League scoring race.
Only One CIV Regular
Lantz was q reserve guard at
CIV High last season and until
less than two weeks ago was a
first-string guard at Hammond.
Then. Miles Showers was de-
clared ineligible. leaving the full
back job wide open on the eve
of the High Point game. Lantz,
165 pounds and 5-feet-l1. was
given a crack at it and Coach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
NOT TOO DISAPPOINTED
TENNIS TALK


lof the Kenwood Women's In
Ivitational. However. the To-
Iyear-old Arlington girls vast
tournament experience proved
the difference as Donna fought
back to defeat Mrs. Mahany,
IL, Ga. rs.
In the windup fina1-round
match of Kenwood's club tour
ney, Fred McNair and Charlotte
Decker won the mixed doubles
title with a 81, Go victory
over Bill Costello and Joan
Deigert.
Mrs. Ann Gray won the wom-
ems singles club title at Army
Navy over the week end by de.
lfeating Mrs. Jan Myers in the
finals. 81, 81. Mems singles
and doubles and mixed doubles
finals are scheduled Sunday. The
Army Navy women's team
avenged an earlier defeat last
week by banking the Columbia
team, SO.
Bob Davis. Prince Georges
Country Club tennis Chairman,
reports the clubs annual menu
Der tourney will open October
6. with a full list of events fol
adult and junior players.
A&&
QUICK SERVES-To give
some idea of the obstacles con-
fronting anyone trying to spon-
SCR a pro-amateur event in
tennis. CORTLAND Ferguson re-
ports that he was involved in
conferences and correspondence
for almost two years before re-
ceiving the USLTA's official
blessing on the pro-arn round
robin won this year at Columbia
by Pauline Betz Addie and Hugh
Lynch. AS finally approved by
the USLIA, the trophy donated
by Ferguson goes to the win
ming club-Edgemoor this year
while individuals remain
simon-pure by receiving nothing
Turkey Thicket defeated
Pierce Mill. 4-2. and Arlington
scored a ST. victory over Takoma
in Public Parks League matches
over the week end. Turkey
Thicket and Banneker are tied
for the second-halt lead with 20
records, while Arlington, Prince
Georges and Takoma are next
at IL. Pierce Mill trails with an
0-4 mark.
On the tournament front. the
District Of Columbia mems senior
championships open tomorrow
and continue through Saturday
at Army Navy. The Columbia
Invitationai mems doubles event
has been scheduled definitely
for October 27-28.
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Hockey Players
Sign Up Saturday

The vFW Amateur Hockey
League. which viii replace the
high school ice hockey program
begun last year. viii hold regis
|tration Of players from 10 am.
TO 2 pm. Saturday IN Uline
Arena. Washington area boys
between the ages Of IA and 10
Iare eligible.
The first practice has been
scheduled tentatively for Octo-
Der 10. and the first game octo-
Der q before the Washington
Lions opener In Ultne's. Tns
players win be divided into -,
teams.
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Jackson Fights
Baker on TV

PITTSBURGH. Sept. u.s. (R.
Tommy tHurricane) jackson
and big Bob Baker, bidding fol
a crack at the heavyweight title
clash tomorrow night in q IL
round nationally televiSed out
door bout at Forbes Field.
The man who comes out or
top is almost q sure bet for q
shot at the winner Of the agreed
on but still unsigned title fight
between Light Heavyweight
Champion Archie Moore and
young Floyd Patterson. jackson
is ranked No. 8 and Baker No. 4
Tomorrow nights bout will
be shown in Washington over
WNlAL-TV, Channel z, and
broadcast over WMAL radio at
10 pm.
jackson, the tireless but erratic
25-year-old New Yorker, won a
split decision over Baker in their
first meeting February 8 in d
hereunder at New York. Two
officials gave that one to jackson
SAL and the third voted it q
draw.
After beating Baker, jackson
knocked out Johnny williams in
four rounds but then lost to
Patterson in an elimination con.
test June 8 for the right TO meet
Moore. In his most recent out
ing-May - Baker soundly
whipped Johnny Holman in 9
hereunder at Miami Beach.
Bakers loss to jackson was his
first in IA bouts. He hadn't
dropped decision since he was
knocked out by Moore at Miami
Beach on March 9. 1854. His
record is 45-6-1, including l9
knockouts. Jackson's record is
27-5-l, with ~ knockoutS.
Each fighter will get 27ls per
cent Of the gate after the Dapper
Dan Club collects 10 per cent of
the top. It is the first fight Al
Forbes Field since October IL,
1851 and the promoters look for
e crowd Of 10000 and 4 gross
gate Of from $50 900 to $50. 900.
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|Driton 'petires'
After Fifth On
.TKO for Bethea

NEW YORK. Sept. rs ~.
After two straight British VIC
tories In as many weeks at smoky
old st. Nicholas Arena. II was
highly unlikely that joey By
graves could make II three. ne
didn't.
The British Empire heavy
weight champion. following the
custom on the other side Of the
Atlantic. retired" at the end Of
the fifth round Of his television
Hereunder with aggressive, busy
punching Wayne Bethea Of New
York.
Dropped in the fifth round for
an eight count, tired and de-
jected- looking. the muscular. s.
foot Briton via jamaica. said he
had enough" between the nth
and sixth rounds. It went into
the books as q fifth-round tech
meal knockout.
DR.. Sam Swetnick asked Joe
between rounds II he was tired
and wanted the tight stopped.
Bygraves answered YES on both
counts.
In his dressing room later, the
25-year-old invader was q bit
mixed up. He said first that the
relentless pace Bethea set was
too much, and then added later:
II was fouled. He hit me in
the kidney and in the neck. He
did everything to me. He's 4
dreadfully dirty fighter"
Manager John Campbell then
stepped in, saying don't ask him
any more questions, the less said
the better. Joe Just ran out of
gas"
Referee Mark Conn never
warned either fighter.
For two rounds, Bygraves
looked like a real hit, and ready
to. follow up the triumphs Of
British middleweights John L.
Sullivan and stablemate Pat Nc
Ateer, The solidly built visitor
connected with smashing left
hooks and rights to the head and
body Of the pressing and UNI
|perturbed Bethea.
Despite the hard whacks. the
Istocky New Yorker, who OUT
weighed his rival 202l2 to 1897,
kept coming and punching. He
never stopped. BY the end of
the third round. Bygraves was q
beaten man. In the fourth he
was sent six feet to the ropes.
and in the fifth. Bethea con-
Injected with at least 20 punches
without return. He finally
dropped the 8-to-5 underdog
with a light left and right to the
head for eight.
Il knew ! was going to get
him in the second when ! belted
him with a hard right to the
side" Bethea said. "He began
putting in the third and I knew
ne was my meat"