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Ience Of record SURPRISES Of farm
products and to an even larger
production Of agricultural prod
ucts than In previous years.
SURPRISES Increased
SURPRISES stored under Gov
eminent price support programs
approached q record high level
Of SO billion by the end Of the
year, or an increase Of more than
$3.50. 000,0 900. This increase would
have been larger had not the
Government unloaded nearly 81
billion worth at cut-rate prices
or donated for welfare uses.
Farm leaders in and out Of
Government agreed that there
was little prospect for material
improvement in farm prices as
long as these SURPRISES hung over
markets.
Despite use Of production con-
troll measures for some major
crops, farmers produced more
crops and livestock products In
1855 than in any previous year.
Total production was l12 per
cent Of the l947-49 base average
compared with l08 per cent in
1854.
Efficiency Mounts
This big increase reflected ag-
riculture's growing efficiency of
production-gained through use
of more and better machinery
and equipment. more fertilizers,
more and better insecticides, i'm
proved livestock feeding prac-
tices. and improved strains of
crops.
AS the year drew toward a
close, demands were being made
by some farm leaders and some
political leaders for a drastic
change in the Republican farm
programs. These programs fea-
ture a flexible farm price sup
port system rs distinguished
from rigid. high-level supports
of the preceding Democratic ad-
ministration.
Some Democratic Leadership
Guiding Adlai Stevenson. candi-
date for his party's presidential
acknowledgements urging . re-
turn to the high. rigid price
floors. But Secretary Benson
made It plain that he would
fight such q change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
ny OVID A. MARTIN
Associated Press Farm Reporter

Associated Freep FNtm AepoftSr
American agriculture made
headlines in 1865 with Its prob
lens of mounting surplusses, rec
ord production and declining
prices and incomes.
The economic situation OF
farmers reached = point by the
end of the year that made II
likely farm problems would be
% major domestic issue in this
years presidential and congress
sional elections.
Certainly Democrats were
making the most of the farm
income situation in their criti-
cism Of Eisenhower administra-
ton farm programs and oil
Secretary Of Agriculture Benson
Government figures indicated
that farm prices as a whole In
1855 averaged about 5 per
cent below those of the previous
year and about 26 per cent be-
low the postwar peak reached
in 1851. Measured in another
way. the prices averaged IS per
cent Of parity, compared with
SO in 1854 and the record OF
1913 set In 1916. Parity is the
price goal of Federal farm pro-
grams.
Farm Income Declines
This further downturn In
prices was reflected in an ad-
ditional decline in farm income
The Agriculture Department has
estimated income left farmers
after deduction Of production
costs totaled about sos billion
compared with $ll.8 billion In
1854, $l2,8 billion in 1853 and
the record high of $16.774. 0O0,-
600 in 1947.
In Analysing prospects for
1856. the department said a fur
ther decline in income appeared
likely.
The drop in total farm In
ONE has been greater in recent
years than has the average re-
turn Melted by persons living on
farms. This difference reflects
the fact that there has been
rather rapid reduction in farms
and farm population.
The continuing decline In
prices and income in 1855 was
attributed largely to the exist
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vi S61llAdIlOL
Union leaders hoped the mer-
ger would usher them into a new
era Of greater gains in bargain
ing with employers. organizing
millions OF new members and in
increasing labor influence in
politics.
The alliance of the AFL-CIO
developed gradually during most
of 1855. from the basic merger
agreement reached in Miami
Beach, Fla. in February to the
formal amalgamating conven-
tons in New York last month.
George Meany. the former
Bronx plumber. became the ma
tion'S No. l union leader as head
of the new AFL-CIO. Walter
Reuther, stepping down as head
of the CLIO, still remained q fig-
ure to be reckoned with in union
circles.
Agreements Recalled
Mr.. Reuther charted a new
field in collective bargaining by
winning agreements with Gen.
eral Motors Corp. and the Ford
Motor Co. In early summer for
supplemental unemployment pay
benefits. Employers agreed under
the plan to finance payments
augmenting State benefits paid
to jobless workers.
The Reuther plan. or some
modification Of 1t, had been
written into contracts with 1,400
Arms covering about one million
workers.
Wage increases were negoti-
ated in the steel, auto, coal. rail-
road and q number of other in
dustries during 1855. Workers
also received q variety Of other
pension, insurance. holiday and
other benefits. There was q con-
tinuing trend toward long term
labor contracts.
The Government, as the Ma
tons largest employer, granted
wage raises through congress
sional action to nearly two mil
lion employees, their first pay in
crease since 1851.
With the entire economy boom
ing. workers gained q net in
crease in living standards be-
cause consumer price levels held
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AFL-CIO Merger Heads
Labor Union ACTIVITY
BY NORMAN WALKER
Labor Writer

Last big for labor. marked by the
important AFLCIO stable raises stable
Q series Of bitter strikes.
Merger of the CLIO q 20-year split within
organized labor and threw together unions representing
mated 6 million workers into single potentially powerful
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Hog Price Crash Features
Years Livestock 7 rodino

CHICAGO, jan Q1.-Hog prices crashed. That the
big feature Of the livestock industry during 1855
The crash resounded throughout the midwest farm belt
politically potent territory echoed the halls Of Congress
mped the Government undertake price support
Prices fell to the lowest level since 1882 They went below the
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Games Tomorrow
n. Y at Wash, 500
Kans. City at Detroit
Cleve. at Chi. (n.).
Bait. at Boston (n.D
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Lions Lose HuIfbuck,
But Sian Leon Hart

DETROIT, Aug. Z (P.-The
Detroit Lions lost Halfback Tom
Tracy yesterday but finally
signed Leon Hart, the big full
bsck-end who had held out for
more money.
Commissioner Bert Bell of the
National Football League ruled
that Tracy, a former Tennessee
player from suburban Birming-
ham, must play with Ottawa in
the Canadian League again this
year. But Bell said he would
approve a contract between
Tracy and the Lions for 1857.
Bell said Tracy must play with
Ottawa again this season under
the option clause in his con-
tract. I'VE don't want war with
Canada" the commissioner
added.
Hart, former Notre Dame
end, had delayed signing his
contract for six days. The Lions
had given him until 10 am. to-
day to report. After signing a
one-year contract. he left i'm
mediately to begin workouts with
the team at Ypsilanti.
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ROOKIE STARS
38,45z See
Colts Play in
Squad Game

BALTIMORE. Aug. 7 R.-
The Baltimore Colts attracted
3S,457 fans to their annual intra-
squad game last night-outdraw-
ing the best crowd of the year
by the Baltimore Orioles base
ball team.
The fourth annual charity
game, used by Coach Weeb Ew-
bank as a means to weed out
his 56-man squad, ended in a
1920 tie.
Quarterback John Unitas was
the star. The former Louisville
University standout, who was re-
leased last year after a trial
with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
tossed three touchdown passes
and sneaked over for another
score.
Unitas played for both teams
through much of the second
half The scoring passes came
while he played with the
Whites" and the sneak in the
closing minutes was chalked up
in the Blues" scoring column.
Bernie Flowers, Carl Taseff
and Dean Renfro were on the
scoring end of UnitaS' passes,
which went for 8. 80 and 46
yards. George Shaw, regular
quarterback last year, also threw
one to L. G.. Dupre for Is
yards and a blues" touchdown.
The other touchdown came on
a l-yard plunge by Alan Ameche,
the leading ground gamer of the
National Football League last
season. He played for the
iHR1,tar -
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RedIegs Profit
As Cubs WhittIe
Broves' Margin
BY the Associated Press

A not-too- welcome normally
shaped UP today for the last
eight weeks of the American
League season as the quietly
confident Yankees found them
selves over another long hill"
in their drive for their eighth
pennant in 10 seasons.
1T was a long hill and it's
always good to get over q HILL"
Manager Casey Stengel said.
after the Bombers broke their
six-game losing streak-the long
est since they dropped nine in
1953-with a 4-3 decision that
cooled off the rising Red Sox.
The Bostonians, who had
moved from 1872 games back to
8i2 OF the pace with a Ave
game winning streak. found
themselves 9l2 back with only
81 to play as young Tom Brewer
failed again in an effort to beat
the YankS for the first time in
his three-year career and saw
his record cut to 1874.
Tribe Falls Behind
Meanwhile. the runnerup In
dams fell eight games back as
Paul Foytack of the Tigers
BANKED them, 80, with q Ave
hitter. tanning eight. Herb
Score struck out II, running his
season total to 1877, and yielded
only four hits in seven innings
before going out for a pinch
hitter while trailing, 20. Then
the Tigers broke loose against
Art Houtteman and Bob Teller
for seven runs. with Ray Boone's
bases-loaded triple the big blow
| 1t was Cleveland's fourth straight
loss.
In the National League, the
leading Braves f1ubbed a chance
to pick up ground on the idle
OoQgerS as they dropped 5-4
decision to the Cubs in the 18th
inning. That left the Dodgers
~ games behind.
In the only other game, the
Reds beat the Cards, TO in 10
innings. to pull within two games
of the lead and join the Braves
and Dodgers in the 60-victories
class.
Yanks Show No Tension
A crowd of 35,923, largest Of
the year, turned out at Boston
in the hope Of seeing the Red
Sox get into the pennant fight,
but the Yanks didn't appear
worried about their slump. There
was no sign of tension.
Brewer had a two-hitter going
See BASEBALL, Page Ala
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Bob Kennedy's Son
Body Hurt at Home

DETROIT, Aug. 7 (Pl.-Bob
Kennedy of the Tigers hurriedly
left Briggs Stadium before last
nights game with Cleveland be-
cause his 4-year-old son Robert
was seriously hurt in a home
accident.
The Tiger outfielder- infielder
was notified in the clubhouse
while dressing for the game that
the boy had pulled a cabinet
loaded with glassware over on
top of him. He suffered severe
facial cuts and later underwent
surgery.
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Yankees Restore Normally
By Dousing Red Sox Drive
Browns 91z-Point Choice
In AII-Stor Game Fridoy

CHICAGO, Aug. 7 (P.-The
College All-Stars are hoping
football history repeats itself
Friday night when they meet the
Cleveland Browns at Soldier
Field.
Last year the Browns were
two touchdown favorites, but the
Collegians came out on top,
1927.
Now the pro champions have
been installed a 912-point choice
in the 23d presentation of the
classic and the word along book
makers row is that the points
might go up to II or Is by game
time.
tThe game will be televised
and seen in Washington on
WMAL-TV (Channel y, start
ing at $3.50 pm. 1t also will
be broadcast over WMAL.)
Only twice in the long history
of the game have the CollegianS
been able to put together two
victories in a row.
Pro Coaching Pays OFF
In 1897. a young man named
Sammy Baugh passed to Gaynell
Tinsley for the only touchdown
as the All-Stars beat Green Bay
60. The following year Cecil
1sbell paced the Collegians to a
28-l6 triumph over the Washing
ton Redskins, with Baugh on the
losing end this time.
In 1916 Elroy Hirsch and Pat
Harder spanked a 1910 victory
over the Los Angeles Rams and
the next year Charley Trippi,
Buddy Young and George Rat
terman played major roles in
handing the Chicago Bears an
other 100 setback.
The All-Stars, who have won
Z, lost Is and tied 2 since the
series began in 1884, found a
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.Louehery Among Five
Waived BY Packers

STEVENS POINT, Wis. Aug.
Y P).-The Green Bay Packers
placed five rockies on wavers
yesterday. cutting to so the
number of players in training
camp at Stevens Point State
College.
One Of the five men dropped
was Fullback Bob Laughery Of
Maryland. the Packers 10Th
choice in the player draft last
winter.
The other four men, all OF
whom had signed as free agents.
are Fullback Tommie Ward and
Tackle Bill Milburn Of Texas.
Center Joe Suminski OF Purdue
and Halfback Gordon Horn of
Virginia Union.
CLEAN, N. Y. Aug. 7 LP.-
Halfback Lou Mariana from
Kent State and Joe Pascarella.
ex-Penn State tackle, we're cut
from the Pittsburgh Steelers'
squad as training opened yester-
day.
Ernie Stautner, veteran tackle
who owns drive-in theater at
Saranac, N. Y. failed to report
but he's not considered a hold
out. For years. he's been late
reporting because Of his bust
mess.
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MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN

Results Yesterday
New York, 4: Bos.. 3
Oct. p; Cleve.. q,
Only games scheduled
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Games Tomorrow

Phlia. at New York
BSlyn. at Pitts. tn.
st. l. a. Milw. e,
twi. -nD.
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successful formula last year in
the combination of pro coach
ing under Curly Lambeau. the
quarterbacking magic Of Ralph
Guglielmi and the place kicking
of little Tad Weed.
Lambeau is back with an all
pro coaching staff this year and
has an impressive array of talent
that could pull the upset for the
second time in a row. With
Earl Morrall of Michigan State,
Jerry Reichow of Iowa and
George Welsh OF Navy to call
the signals for such as Half
backs Howard Cassidy of Ohio
State. Bob Burris of Oklahoma,
Don McIlhenny of SMU and
Lenny Moore of Penn State, plus
fullbackS like Don Schaefer of
Notre Dame and Joe Childress of
Auburn. the Browns defenSes
figure to have a busy time of it.
Pellegrini CO-Captain
The Browns were outplayed in
the line last year and the Col
legians are back with another
collection of rugged front men,
Spearheaded by All-America Bob
Pellegrini, Maryland's great line
hacker. Pellegrini and Morrall,
All-America quarterback. have
been named co-captains of the
All-Star squad.
The odds-makers figure the
Browns are the same powerful
outfit, even without Otto
Graham, their retired quarter
back, that won the National
Football League championship
in 1855, while the All-StarS have
yet to be nodded into a CO.
'ordinated team. That was the
same reasoning that prevailed
last year, however, and as on
that occasion, the smart boys
may be undertaking Lambeau
and his fellow coaches.
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PROBABLE PITCHERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City at Chicago t2p-Kellner
90 and Kretlow l4-5l VS.. Keeear
CO. ana Mcdonald t0-2l
Cleveland az Detroit-Garcia CID
or Aguirre 600 VS.. Hoeft 1872.
New YORK at Boston-Larsen (6-2)
vs.. Nixon $40.
Only games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago at MilVaukee-Brosnan t3-5,
vs. SPAIN flO-9
Pittsburgh VS.. Brooklyn at Jersey
City IN Law 4-l2) vs.. Newcombe
81. Louis at Cincinnati fn)-Poholsky
''6-Sl vs.. Klippstein t9-Sl.
PHILADELPHIA at New York 90. twi-
$3.50 or Rogovin (6-4) VS.. Gomez t6-fD
and Antoneli tg-ln.
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SenatorsFace
Rough Going in
Next II Games
Hopes Of Climbing
Rest on Bottles With
Yunks and Red Sox
BY BURTON HAWKINS

It's been smooth sailing for
the Senators recently. but there's
a typhoon ahead. How well they
weather it will determine
whether they're likely to rise
above their current seventh
place status. Nine of their next
II games will be with the 'front.'
running Yankees and the am
bilious Red Sox.
Starting tomorrow night, when
the Yankees move into Griffith
Stadium for the opener of a two
game series, the Senators will be
involved in what passes for the
pennant race for awhile. They're
on the negative end of it, look
ing for upsets, but they'll be in
the spotlight.
After the pair with the
Yankees. the Senators play three
with Boston, two with Baltimore
and then four more with the Red
Sox. They couldn't meet them
at a better time. for Washington
pitching has braced and key hit
tiers have shaken slumps.
7-3 Lead on Red SOx
The immediate future is par
ticularly important to the Red
Sox. who must close with a rush
if they hope to threaten the
Yankees. Ordinarily they'd be
eager to tangle with the Sena-
tors, but circumstances have
been altered this year.
Washington has polished of
the Red Sox in seven of 10
games. a development which the
Senators staunchest supporter
wouldn't have predicted. And
the man who has figured most
prominently in the Boston bat
|tering is Roy Sievers, until re-
Gently up to his ears in a hor-
rible slump.
But Roy has snapped out of il
with eight hits in his last 16
trips. Among his wallops have
been three homers and a double
He's back on the beam, and ap-
parently just in time.
SieverS has been sometime
special against the Red Sox. He's
hitting .528 against them and
among his 10 hits have been five
homers and four doubles. He has
blasted across Is runs.
Stopped by Yankees
Against the Yankees it's been
a slightly different tale. Roy
has batted a meager 1872 against
the Bombers. which accounts in
a large measure for the fact
that New York has spanked
Washington IL times in IA
games.
A couple of former Yankee
farmhands, Whitley Herzog and
Herb Plews, have played major
roles in the Senator's recent
improvement. Herzog has been
dismal against lefthanded pitch
ing, but has compiled a .282
mark against righthanders and
has been a polished, reliable
centerfielder.
PleWS was regarded merely as
a fill-in until Manager Chuck
Dresser gave him a starting
opportunity in Detroit recently
Since Herb took over at second
base the Senators have won
seven of 10 games, with his 400
batting average contributing
heavily to the success.
Dresser is undecided about his
pitching choice for tomorrow
night. If Whitley Ford pitches
for the Yankees, as Chuck be-
lieves he will, he'll employ Dean
Stone or Bunky Stewart. #
anybody else starts for the
Yanks. Dresser may switch to
Camilo Pascual.
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SWimmers0pen
Bids Today for
Olympic Berths

DETROIT, Aug. Z (R).-SiX
trips to Melbourne went on the
line today as a huge field of
male and female aquatic stars
opened competition for the As
berths on the American Olympic
swimming and diving team.
THE best field ever, for both
men and women" said Charles
Roeser. chairman of the United
States Olympic Mems Swimming
Committee, as he watched the
male springboard divers start
the four-day tryouts in the
Brennan Pools in Rouge Park.
There were 81 divers in the
initial event this morning and
a total of about 400 men and
women battling for the priced
positions, Is of which will go
to the men and 81 to the fem
mine contingent. The first
three in the mems dive and 100
meter finals-only finals on tap
today-earn the journey to
Australia.
Top Stars In Action
Some of the brightest per-
formers of the squad moved
into action on inaugural day,
including Mrs. Pat Mccormick,
the 1852 double diving cham
pion bidding for an unprece-
denied double double: Ha-
waits Ford Konno, l500-meter
king and 400-meter runnerup
at Helsinki; Bill Woolsey, an
other Hawaiian ace who was or
i the winning 800-meter relay
team in Finland, and such
world record holders as George
Breen, Bill Yorzyk. Shelley
Mann, Mary Jane Sears and
Robin Moore.
Following the mems SPRING
board trials in the morning, the
program included the mems 100
meter freestyle heats, the mems
diving final and the women's
springboard diving trials in the
afternoon, and the women's 200
meter breastroke heats, the mems
l00-meter freestyle final and the
mems 40O-meter freestyle heats
at night.
Fields Are Bulky
The eight fastest in each event
qualify for the finals in both
mems and women's competitions.
The leading II in the diving
trials qualify for the final dives.
With bulky fields, almost all of
the swimming races will have
nine heats to bring out the best
for the finals.
Bob Clothworthy, 25-year-old
bronze medal winner of the 1852
Games, and Don Harper, Ohio
States 2l-year-old college king
pin and runnerup to Clotworthy
in the recent AAU champion
ships. were rated the edge over
the classy group of aquatic aero
bats in the three-meter dive.
Other contenders included Mil
Ter Anderson, 33, two-time Olym-
pic runnerup; Gary Tobian. 20,
See SWIM, Page Ala
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Games Today

New York at Boston
Cleveland at Detroit.
<. c. at Chi. 90.
Only games scheduled
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DOUBLE euARANTEE

Lvers tire & abaolutely
and its manufacturer
aGainst all defects In
TeEardleaa Of time ana
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NATIONAL

Results Yesterday
Chi, 3: Milw., 4.
Cinel. Z, ST, Louis, 4
10 innings.
Phila. at New YORK
postponed, rain.
Only games scheduled
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Games Today

Chicago at Milwa ukee
Phila. a. New York
g, twi.-nJ.
81. L. at Cinci (n.l
Pitts. a. Bklyn. Jer-
sey City I'M.
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Help Of Nehru

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 81 up,
|-Lebanese leaders asked Prime
Minister Nehru of India today to
support Arab claims in Palestine
and Algeria. They said he made
no promises except to seek a
peaceful settlement" for both
problems.
Mr.. Nehru came here from
Cairo. He is heading home from
"a European tour, which included
"a meeting this week with Presi-
dent Tito of Yugoslavia and
President Nasser of Egypt on the
Adriatic Island of Brioni.
The Indian leaders first meet
ing here was with parliament
speaker Abel Osseiran. Later Mr.
Nehru declined to make a state
ment, but Mr.. Osseiran told re-
IporterS he had asked the visitor
to help fiend a solution for Pal
Iestine compatible with the I'M
'deniable rights of the Palestine
Arabs driven out of their homes
during the 1948 Arab-Israel
war"
The speaker said Mr.. Nehru
told him he wished he was able
to find such a solution. Mr.
OSseiran also said the prime
minister praised changes in the
Soviet Unions internal policy
saying they resulted from the
trend ~ Soviet leaders and peo-
pie toward liberalism.