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ing competence will be judged
on the employees physical flt-
ness and his past driving record.
Applicants for a full-time driver
job will also have to pass a road
test and agencies may extend
this requirement to both full
time and part-time drivers al
ready on the rolls.
The csc estimates 200, 900
Federal employees are affected oy
the new standards. The full
time drivers involved are those
who drive trucks, ambulances.
postal vehicles. buses and other
vehicles used for transportation
OF personnel and property. Ex-
amples Of employees who drive
Government vehicles part time
or occasionally in the perform
ance of their regular duties are
foresters, park rangers and FBI
agents.
Agencies are being given a
maximum period of three years
to complete the program of ex.
amining and qualifying employees
Ito drive motor vehicles. At the
end of that time, every Federal
worker who drives a Government
car, either full time or part time.
will be required to have a Gov
ernment Motor Vehicle Opera
tors Identification Card to show
that he has met csc standards
SAFETY MEASURE-Senator
Humphrey. Democrat of Mime
sofa. today sponsored legislation
to establish a Federal Safety
Division in the Labor Depart
ment to reduce the number OF
on-the-job accidents among Fed
eral workers. The measure, CO.
sponsored by a dozen other
Senators, was referred to the
Senate Government Operations
Committee.
Pointing to the "shockingly
bad" safety record in Govern
ment, with more than 427, 1000
injuries and 1.1l5 deaths during
the last five years, Senator Hum
phrey said his measure was de-
signed to raise safety stanas Ids
provide regularized inspection
procedures and reduce accidents
throughout the Federal service
REVOKED-The Civil Service
Commission has revoked genera,
wartime regulations which per.
mitted Federal workers to hole
part-time State, territorial OF
municipal jobs if the positions
were connected with nationa,
dfeense. Federal employees hold
ing such jobs must relinquish
them by January /. 1857.
The new regulation does not
apply to private part-time jobs
held by Federal workers. MOI
does it disturb the right of Fed
eral employees to be elected OF
appointed to local government
Offices in various communities
where this is permitted.
a X K-xs y
/ CAPITAL ROUNDUP Per
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See6Sv
also is expected to indorse it.
The Social Education Depart
ment of the AFL-CIO. in an
analysis of the plan. criticized it
for not providing comprehensive
health insurance for Government
workers.
But the department does not
set final policy for the AFL-CIO
Since the various Government
classified and postal worker un-
ions in the AFL-CIO are strongly
in favor of the major health in
Isurance plan, it's virtually certain
that the AFL-CIO will support it
The plan also has incurred the
opposition of the Blue Cross
Commission, which Is the ma
tional co-ordinating group for
the 81 Blue Cross plans in the
Nation. The group said the plan
does not go nearly far enough in
providing benefits and criticized
the administration for not back
ing a comprehensive health in
tSurance plan for Federal workers
| However, with the solid sup
port of Government employe
unions and the strong backing
of President Eisenhower and his
cabinet, indications point to the
major health insurance plan be.
coming law this year.
Federal employe union leaders
candidly say they, too, woulc
prefer comprehensive health in.
surance for Government worker.
and their families. But they de.
clare that there is no chance Of
getting such a program approved
lat this time. Therefore, they fee
that the major health insurance
plan is the next best alternative
and a step in the right direction
Speaking for his employe unior
colleague, Roy C. Hallbeck. legis.
lative representative of the AFL.
CIO National Federation Of Posi-
Office Clerks, declared:
THE administrations plan |.
not all we desire. But it at least
is a step in the right direction
Equally important, 1t will prove
a foundation on which we car
liberalize the health insurance
benefits in the years ahead anc
Eventually secure comprehensive
health insurance for Fedora
workers"
! ** y
FITNESS STANDARDS-Tht
Civil Service Commission has put
into effect new standards ol
| physical fitness and driving
competence which, for the frs
time, must be met by Fedora
employees who drive Govern.
ment-owned vehicles full time
part time or occasionally in the
performance Of their regular
duties.
The new standards require 6
check of the drivers physica
fitness and driving competence
at least once every three years
Agencies may make more fire.
lquent checks if they desire. Tht
physical fitness test may include
a complete physical exam if the
agency deems It necessary. Driv.
Evening star., 1956-03-23
Social Security
Bill Shelving
Seen nbyGeorge
BY the Associated Press

OClldOOI SCOA &c, ACAiOSAoO "a
Georgia, said today. Il sense
that an effort may be made to
bottle up the social security bill
in the Finance Committee" and
prevent a Senate vote on it.
But Senator George predicted
in an interview that any such
effort will fail and that I'VE will
get our day in court on this
important bill"
Chairman Byrd of the FL
nance Committee said, however,
that II do not expect this bill
Ito be smothered in committee" "
Senator Byrd again declined
to take any public stand on the
main provisions of the bill, al
Though he has raised a number
Iof questions about them.
Administration Hits 2 Items
Committee hearings ended
yesterday with the Eisenhower
administration coming out in
opposition to the two principal
features of the Democratic
sponsored measure, which the
House passed last year. 372-3l'
These provisions would lower
from 65 to 81 the age at which
women become eligible for So
Icial security retirement benefits
and set up a system OF dis
ability payments for persons TO-
tally disabled at age so or above
The social security tax would
Ibe increased " of / per cent
each on the employer and en-
Iploye to finance the new bene-
fits. The tax on each now is 2
per cent on the first $4,000 OF an
employees yearly earnings.
Senator Byrd said his COM
mittee would vote on the bill as
promptly as possible. He indi-
Gated this might be after an
Easter recess ending April 8.
G. o. p. Support Seen
Senator George, saying he
favors both the earlier eligibility
for women and the disability pro-
gram as strongly as ever, added
that "if this should become a
straight-out party fight, it is OBJ
vious we could not get the bill
lenacted into law"
But I do not think it will, .
he said. II think many Repub-
licans will not want to vote
against social security legislation
iat this session.
II do not blame Mr.. Folsom
| (Secretary of Welfare Folsom
for his stand on the bill.
"In the past, when serving as
an adviser to the Finance Com
mittee, he has favored a low
cred eligibility age for women
and a disability program.
But now he is a part of the
administration, subject to the
Budget Bureau and other off,
fcialS."
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AMBASSADOR a personal interview
with the President when he pre-
sents his credentials.
The present practice was
adopted after Mr.. Eisenhower
suffered his heart attack in Den
yer last September "a. The White
House his indicated from time
to time that it was temporary.
State Department officials said
today there have been no formal
complaints from the diplomatic
corps, but there has been some
rumbling of discomfort.
. Difficult to Explain
1T is a historical and universal
custom for new ambassadors to
bt received personally by the
f1sads of the governments to
which they are accredited.
New ambassadors who. since
the Presidents heart attack,
have not had a personal inter-
view with him when they pre-
sented their credentials are said
to find it difficult to explain this
omission to their people at home,
especially since Mr.. Eisenhower
has resumed most of his other
normal duties.
State Department officials, it
was learned. have been trying
continually to get back on the
traditional tracks. Those con-
cerned say they have no doubt
that Mr.. Eisenhower will resume
the former practice.
Won't Go to Airport
Apparently there is no inten-
tion of trying to change Mr.
EisenhoWer's custom of greeting
foreign government heads visit
ing here at the White House
Instead of meeting them at Ma
tional Airport.
The President intends to carry
forward this practice next Mon.
day when he will greet Canadian
Prime Minister Louis st. Laurent
and Mexican President Adolfe
Ruiz Confines at the Greenbriel
Hotel, scene of the conference
in White Sulphur Springs. w. Va.
instead Of at the airport neal
there.
Diplomatic officials say they
cannot see that it makes any
difference from a protocol stand.
point whether the President
greets such visitors at his owr
threshold or at an airport.
The personal reception of new
Ambassadors, however, is more
Evening star., 1956-03-23

down beside the Presidents desk
and talked informally for a few
moments.
! Diplomatic officials concede
that this informality is much
more American" than the cere-
monial procedure. 1t is this in
formal but personal reception
of new ambassadors that they
expect. Mr.. Eisenhower to re-
sumo.
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5-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, March 24-28

and Vicinity, March 24-2S
Temperatures will range Us
degrees below the normal high
of So and low of 80. Little
change over week end, warmer
Monday, cooler Tuesday and
Wednesday. Rain likely again
about Tuesday totaling "a to u
inch.
River Report
tFrom q S Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls: Shanandoah
muddy at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
tReadings Washington National Airport
Midnight 81 Noon - 53
4am 30 pm. - 5s
Sam. ~ "a SPIN. ----- SO
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest, ~ on March B,
Lowest 20. or January "a 2S and
tfNruarv 22
Evening star., 1956-03-23
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Solid Booking Boosts
Health Plans Chances
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

Despite opposition from the administrator
health plan for Federal employees stands good
chance of winning approval of Congress this year.
Contrary reports the AFLCIO is not opposed to
plan fact all of the Government empoye unions in the
AFL-CIO strongly ndorse the And the AFL-C1O
Evening star., 1956-03-23
Presidential GREETING
For Ambassadors Souqht

President Eisenhower expected to later
the traditional practice of receiving foreign ambassadors
personally.
This word today from American officials who have
been somewhat concerned by informal complaints the
diplomatic about the current practice which denies
Evening star., 1956-03-23
oofa From US. WEATHfR 0URfAu
~ DEPT. Of cemrs'es

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-Showers and snow fur
res are forecast tonight for the Lakes States thunder
storms for Eastern Texas and Louisiana and scattered
showers and snow furries in the Northwest 1t will be
partly cloudy elsewhere, with little temperature change
except colder weather in New EngandAP Wirephoto
Map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. 13 GPi.-Demand for
all grains except wheat became quite
aggressive on the Board of Trade today
cents higher
Buying followed issuance Of the Aeri-
culture Departments August | crop re-
port after the market closed last Friday
taking, plus the fact the depa rtment's
wheat forecast was little higher than
monh earlier.
was q lower to one cent higher. Septem-
September, ST asa: oats 4 to 81 higher
September az; rye " to lai higher
RisheT, september t ss45s. and 70 lard
Il to IS cents a hundred pounds higher.
September. Si2.10.
Feed grains were wanted during the
corn was scored at the opening. While
some reaction developed thereafter.
prices never slipped back to the previous
close.
The Agriculture Department estimated
the corn crop at 3l43. 10 600 bushels,
This was down about 1876 million bushels
from the estimate a month earlier. II
also was under a recent private forecast
and it would be a smaller crop than
that produced last year.
The oats forecast was reduced only
a little from month earlier, but was
considerably under last years produce
ton. other feed grain crops-barley
and grain sorghums-also will be smaller
than last year
A record breaking soybesn crop was
forecast at 442,557. 900 bushels From
the action Of the market IL appeared
this was somewhat less than some grain
men had expected, These were helped
by rumorS the crop might be declared
IN surplus supply and therefore eligible
for special export treatment
The wheat forecast at 93S ASS 600
bushels was slightly higher than month
earlier, II would also be a little higher
than the amount of wheat produced
last year. Traders felt. however. that
the early. lagging tendency In wheat
weeks advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

/ Construction Contracts awarded
over the Nation in July totalec
So, l48.559, 900. down SO from {
year ago; for Z months S15.347..
$4,000, up go from a year ago
F. w. Dodge Corp.
/ New Automobiles held by deal.
ers on August / totaled GOAL
compared with S679,596 on July
l and the record 903,789 OF
March 1.-Automotive News.
Reynolds Metals Co. announced
a cent increase, to 25 cents {
pound. for pig aluminium. 1t sale
the rise reflects increased labor
costs.
City Stores Co. announced ap.
pointment of Franklin F. Brudel
as vice president and treasurer
Formerly he was with r. H. Macy
& Co.
/ Shoe Corp. sales in week.
ended July % totaled $5.343. 78l
up 1910 from 1855: 30 week.
ended July 2S $40, 462, 1857, VI
$40 from 1855.
! Bond Stores, Inc, July sales
totaled S4,93O, 389, up SIG from
1855; for IL months $87 ,203
up 2.4eo from 1855.
Aluminium, Ltd, in 6 months
ended June 80 earned S24, 797. 657
lor $248 share VS.. S23,179,55s
or $2.33 in 1855 period.
CIT. Financial in 6 months
ended June 80 earned $18,677,-
437 or $2.04 share VS.. S18,383,
l66 or $2.01 in 1855 period.
RalstOn Purina in 8 months
ended June 80 earned $12,O52,675
or 1855 a share VS.. S10,474,987
or S8.20 in 1855 period.
Armstrong Cork Co. in
months ended June 80 earned
$6.847, 1888 or $1,32 a share VS.
$7.024. 720 or $1.37 in 1855 period
CarnatiOn Co. in 6 months
ended June 80 earned $3.902, 300
ior $l.87 share VS.. 1852, $50 OF
SITS in 1855 period.
Champion Paper e. Fibre in
g months ended June 80 earned
$3.699.855 or 81 cents a share
VS.. $2,77l.124 or so cents in 1855
period.
South Penn Oil Co. in 6 months
ended June 80 earned s2,932,5lO
or $l.81 share VS.. S3,477, SAL OF
$2.16 in 1855 period.
FlintkOte Co. in 20 weeks
ended July IA earned $2.273,79
or $l.53 share VS.. $2.390,77S or
.$1.62 in 1855 period.
J. J. Newberry Co. in 6 months
ended June 80 earned S1,558, 062
or 80 cents a share VS.. 1892, 1873
or n cents in 1856 period.
Publicker Industries, Inc. In s
months ended June 80 earned
S233.763 or 3 cents a share VS..
"a loss Of s1,150.943 in 1885 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
Stainless Steel Demands
Showing Steady Increase

automobiles. nuclear power
plants and atomic submarines.
And from the metal is made what
probably is the worlds most ex-
lpensive garbage cana noncon-
Iductive container for radioactive
waste products.
Demand for stainless is now
so sturdy, steelmen say, that only
the tight supply of nickel-used
as an alloy in many types of
IStainlesS-can put a brake on its
future growth. But engineers in
the alloy steel division of Re-
public Steel stress that for many
uses of stainless other alloys can
be used.
Production Mounts
Stainless production. around
100000 tons a year before the
war, pushed to IL million tons
last year. Several steel COM
lpanies are pushing construction
of new stainless steel plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
Stocks Mixed,
RdngeNdrrow;
Trading Quiet

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (P.-
Narrow fluctuations predominant
ed in an irregularly lower stock
market early this afternoon.
Trading was quiet.
Traders were cautious. To the
uncertainties in the latest news
about the Suez Canal we're added
cross-currents based on the
American political situation.
International oils moved more
widely than most stocks. Gulf
Oil lost ground and Royal Dutch
gained.
United States Steel see-sawed
in fractional gains and losses
Bethlehem, Republic Steel and
Youngstown Sheet 81 Tube re-
treated.
General Motors was of a bit
and Chrysler up fractionally as
motors were mixed.
Leading rails teetered in small
fractional gains and losses.
Aircrafts were mainly ahead
by small fractions. United and
General Dynamics inched up
ward, Douglas lost fractionally.
Corporate bonds we're lower,
Treasury obligations were steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
Method for Recovering
Rure Metals Announced
By the Associated Press

A revolutionary method Of re-
covering the rare but important
metals tantalum and columbian
from ores, concentrates and
Smelter slags has been developed
by the Bureau of Mines.
Announcing this yesterday. the
Interior Department said sew
eral companies in this country
and abroad already are preparing
to put the new process into use
on a commercial scale.
The process separates colum-
blum from tantalum by a tech
niQue known as liquid-liquid ex-
traction.
Both of the costly metals are
vital to the Nation in peace
time and essential in war.
Tantalum is used chiefly In
electronic equipment. Column
blum is necessary in making spe-
cial high-temperature alloys en-
ployed in jet planes and guided
missiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. Aug, ~ tP-cottor
futures extended their gains to almost
81 bale during forenoon dealing.
today. Most of the demand came
through trade sources and was credited
70 mil and export account The rist
brought slight increase in hedging
with. prices easing few points iron
the best levels
A leading spot firm said that in Tn,
FOR immediate and prompt delivery wa.
good last week In the Memphis ter.
rltory, however. mill interest was small
caused excessive shedding of cotton n
some sections Of the Southeast last week
General rains are needed there in tn,
next week To arrest serious deteriora ton
the firm continued
Noon prices were I ; to so cents a BALI
higher than the previous close. October
33.32; December. 1929. and March
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
DIVIDENDS
NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK. Aus, Is N tUSDAD -
Butter steady Wholesale prices on bulk
cartons ifreshl. Creamery, % score
tAAl 00ia-6OIa cents g2 score 1AD 80.
sos 30 score b 5ss4.50 80 score tCl
55-57ls
Cheese steady Wholesale sales. Amer.
lean cheese whole milk. Cheddar AGED
4b-5O cents. Single daisies fresh J6s4.
3gls single daisies AGED 46-j2 fats aged
47-5l processed cheddars 5 lbs, 3Bs4.
3S44 domestic Swiss wheels grade A.
42-47 Grade b 4O-46 grade C. 81.
Wholesale eeg prices firm. New YorL
spot quotations follow MidVestern
Mixed colors. Extras $3.50 lbBi 42-g3;
extras large f45-4s lbsl 4l-4g extra
medium a5is-36: standards large 1850
dlrtiea 2s-2D. checks 2S-2H Whites
Extrss lfs.5O ibsi 42-44ia: extras arse
lf5-is lbs) AZ .4als; extras medium 81
IS "a. Browns: Extras 1850 lbsl As
Nearby. whites Top quality t4s-so
los 1891 ~ mediums. ~ .55is; smalls
g4.G3iz. peewees 1911 Browns TOE
quality $3.50 losl 4a.51 mediums 81
%. smals 25-21s2, peexees 1917.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
BY SAM DAWSON
Press Financial Wr

NEW YORK, Aug. GA rocket
plane of stainless steel flying
through the heat barrier at a
record 1900 miles an hour lights
up another field that the bright
alloy hopes to mark off as its
own.
Since it came out of the
kitchen less than a generation
back. stainless steel has gone
into skyscrapers. railroad trains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
Loon Rate Is Raised
On Commercial Puper

NEW YORK. Aug. 13 (P.-
The cost of loans to most bor-
IrowerS on commercial paper
moved UP Is percentage point
today as major New York dealers
announced an across-the-boar
increase.
The schedule for four to six
months maturity was quoted at
3h4 per cent to 35s per cent.
Commercial paper is the money
market name for short-term I'M
secured notes of leading corpora
ltions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13

Yale&Iownlh IL s5Ih - s3h- n
Yngsh&Tu "A s1olis 1904 lol a
YngstSD l.O5s 4 s6ss 2ols 2o14- u
Hourly sales on the LxehanEs
( n 90 am $50 900 ~ noon go ooc
100 pm $50 600 900 ON o 600 ooc
fUuit Of traoine 10 SHARES or sales IN
tull. Rates OF dividends NJ the foreeoing
table are annual disbursements baseo on
the last quarterly or semi annual dtcia.
ration Unless otherwise noted special
or extra dividends are not included
Also extra or extra Annual rate
In 1886 oius stock dividend { Declared
Or paid 80 tar TINS year I Payable In
stock durins 1908. estimated cash value
on ex-divioend or redistribution date
9 Paid last year Declared OF paid
after stock DIVIDEND or split-up gDe.
elared or raid this year an accumuia.
tive issue with dividendB IN arrears
. Paid this ear dividend omitted de-
ferred or no action taken a. last uivl-
demo mecting Declared OF paid In 1856
plus stock dividend Payable IN stock
during 1866 estimated cash value on ex.
dividend or redistribution GATE Jlquf.
datinR dividend cid Called KEy diyi-
1end x.dA TX distribution xr TX rights
~ Without warrants Nv Win WarfAntg
20 When distributed VI When .ssueo
"a Next uas delivery In bankruptcy %
receiyerthip o. peinf reofganized Uuoef
the Bankfupicy Aci % securities ~.
SImed ~ ssch eompAnioA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Aug. Is R.-Foreisn
exchange rates follow Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents unchanged un-
less otherwise noted:
Canadian dollar In New York open
market / 81 /32 per cent premium OF
1Ol 961s US. cents up IL
Europe: Great Britain pound
S2.7Sis: 30 day futures 2.77s4. up il
90 day futures 2.77l4, up a. 80 daS
futures 2.7634, up IL Belgium tiranc
: .0Uis, OF .00is; France tfrancl 1881
of a cent; Germany (westernl ,deutschI
mark $3.50; Holland guilder 26l3, W
Oh; Italy iliral 1914 of a cent: Portuga
Ieseudo) 3 80: Sweden tkrona 1884
Switzerland tfranc) tfreel 1884: Den.
mark (kroneb 1850.
Far East: Hong Kong dollar 1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
METAL QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK Aug. 10 R.-spot nom
ferrous metal prices today. Copper 500
80 cents pound. Connecticut Valley
Lead 10 cents a pound, New York. Zinc
Tin Dsls cents pound New York
FOREIGN silver 9Oa4 cents per Troy ounce
New York. Al Pittsburgh, scrap steel
No. / heavy was quoted ct b6.OO-57 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
ODD-LOT DEALINGS

NEW YORK. Aug. 10 s.--The Nex
York stock Exchange reported tooa y
these odd iot transactions b. principal
dealers on the eNcnanse for Auaust 10
Purchases Of 21s531 shares Salrs %
iss.Is2 shares including l,J2O shares
sod kn0rt.
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-05
EskimOs Fear Withdrawal OF
Land In Bering Sea Area

The March hearings on a pro-
posal to withdraw 100000 acres
of land on the Boring Sea as per
manent nesting grounds for
waterfowl brought an overflow
crowd to the Bethel school house
last Thursday.
Among most active partlci-
pants in the crowd of approx
mately 125 persons were Eski-
mo inhabitants of that area, many
of whom presented their teSti-
mony through an interpreter.
The public hearings were at the
request of the Fish and Wildlife
Sevice which had recommended
the 15-mile-Wide strip between
Hooper Bay and Bair Inlet be
withdrawn from public domain.
The marshy, sea-level stretch of
tundra is said to be one of the
principal breeding grounds of
brant ducks and cackling geese
in Alaska and one of the more
important areas in North America
for perpetuation of these species.
This gave the hearings some
what of an international aspect as
nesting grounds of wildfoWl come
within the provisions of an inter
national treaty among United
States, Canada and Mexico on the
subject.
Roger R. Robinson, area direc-
tor of the Bureau of Land Man
agement, conducted the hearings.
Eskimos were greatly concern
ed about the future of their trap
ping and fishing rights on the
preserve, Robinson said. Most of