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Hourly sales on the Exchange
Il 90 am 4oV 600 " noon $50 600
100 o m $40 ooU 600 m
tUutt OF traoine 10 shares or sales IN
full Rates Of dividends IN the forego.
lnp tanle are annual disbursements based
on the last quarterly or semiannua.
declaration Unless otherwise noted
special OF extrs divioends are aot In
cludeo Also extra OF extras An
nual rate plus stock dividend Declare
OF paio in 1855 olus stock dividend
g Declared " paiu SC far this wear
Payable IN stock duriDR 1906. eStimat
ed cash value m ex-divluend OF ex.diB
tribution date q Pad last year h De
clared OF paio after stock DIVIDEND or
split up X Declared or paid this year
arrears paiu this year dividend
omitted deferred Of no action taken At
last dividend meeting Declared or
palc N 1850 Plus stock dividend Pay.
able In stock during 1856 estimated
cash value IN cx-dividend OF ex-distribu-
ton date Liouldatins dividend cid
Called Ex dividend x-dis Ex- distri.
button IT Ex-rights Nv without war
rants WV With warrants wd When
distributed VI When issued nd Next
srship or beins reoreanised under the
bankruptcy Act, or securities asumed
b. such eompanie4
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JobCuts Mount
As Auto Output
Declines 25%

DETROIT, May 2 (P.-Grow.
ing unemployment in the auto
industry was the chief concern
of the United Auto Workers ex-
ecutive board as it opened q
meeting in Detroit yesterday.
Citing Labor Department fig
ureS listing $4,000 unemployed
workers in the industry. a JAW
spokesman said the board would
make recommendations for cas-.
ing the situation at the conclu-
sion of its meeting later this
week.
Meanwhile. Chrysler, Genera
Motors and Ford issued produc.
ton figures for April of 1856
showing an average Is per cent
drop from last years record out.
Iput.
General Motors said its United
States plants turned out 333, 49C
cars and trucks last month, com.
pared with 430,983 in April Of
1855. Ford produced 1873, 70S
units last month as against 235..
572 in the like period last yeal
and Chrysler 90,438 last month
and 149,287 in April, 1855.
Detroit area JAW locals have
reported more than 4,400 new
layoffs at General Motors Corp
plants in the Detroit area since
the latest Government figure:
were released. Union leaders
said the company gave no indi-
cation when the men would be
called back.
Heads of JAW Dodge Locals
and 2l2, the two largest Chrysler
locals, said nearly half of a total
membership of $4,000 are out OF
work.
Ford Local 600, which repre-
Sents $4,000 workers at the Ford
River Rouge plant in suburban
Dearborn, said it's jobless total
was declining slightly. There
now are 3,085 men laid off. COM
pared with a high of 1898 late
in March.
Auto company officials blamed
the layoffS on sales declines.
U MON sources. however, said
other contributing factors were
increased use of automation and
payroll reduction in anticipation
of start Of layof pay benefits
June /.
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Stocks Mixed,
.Aircrafts Firm;
Trading Steady

NEW YORK. May 2 R.-Air-
crafts were strong today in a
mixed stock market.
Prices in the early afternoon
ranged between 2 points higher
land 3 points lower.
Trading was steady.
Aircrafts posted good gains all
around.
Aluminium issues were lower
side with prof1t-taking assigned
cause.
Steels were steady as were the
motors, with the exception of a
weaker Chrysler. Coppers were
higher along with the railroads
and many oils.
Merritt. Chapman g. Scott
turned strong after the company
reported higher first quarter
profits.
Bristol Myers was higher after
it declared a dividend of 40 cents
as against IS cents previously
paid quarterly.
Corporate bonds were mixed,
and Governments were higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
BUSINESS
BRIEFS
Electric Power Production in

Electric Power Production in
the week ended April % totaled
1857 100000 kilowatt hours
compared with 1884, 600, 900 in
the previous week, but was 1879
ahead of the like week a year
ago.-Edison Electric Institute.
Wholesale Food Index, based
on the cost of a pound each of
81 foods in general use, this week
held steady at $6.04, the same
as last week, but was down $3.50
from the like week a year ago.
Dun & Bradstreet.
United Dye g. Chem. Co. an
nounced it had bought control of
Bon Ami Co., soap and cleanser
makers.
G. r. Kinney Co., Inc, and
Brown Shoe Co. stockholders
voted approval of a merger at
separate meetings.
Chesapeake g. Ohio Rwy. in 4
months ended April 80 earned
$20.27l,000 or $3.50 a share VS..
$16,508,000 or $2,07 in 1855 Pc
riod.
United Shoe Machinery in year
ended February 20 earned $18,-
665,l92 or $3.50 a share VS.. ST.
717,48l or $2.93 in 1865.
Paramount Pictures Corp. in
year ended December 81 earned
$9,707, 1929 or SAC a share VS..
$9,003.80 or $4.10 in 1854.
Burlington Industries in 6
months ended March 81 earned
$8,849,000 or SO cents a share VS..
$8,745. 900 or $1.02 in 1855 period.
Mergenthaler Linotype in 6
months ended March 81 earned
$1,287,1 56 or $2.73 a share VS..
81 ,092,514 or 1892 in 1855 period.
American Bakeries in 16 weeks
ended April 81 earned 81 ADJ BOA
or 83 cents share VS.. $1,574,393
or "a cents in 1855 period.
Other earnings included:
r.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK, May an tUspA =
Butter barely steady 70 weak. RE-
eeipts $4,000 Wholesale prices on
bulk cartons (freshl Creamery. 9:I
score lAAi 5D94-60 cents: % score az
score Cc5 5Th-57s4.
Cheese--Domestic Swiss and fresh
steady and AGED unsettled. Receipts
2060OQ. Prices unchanged
today. Receipts 24,30O. New York spot
quotations follow Mixed colors Extras
1880 lbsl 4Oh-4lA extras large as
4S lbs) 39ia-40la. extras medium 35-
352-3B checks 34-36k Whites. Ex-
tras t4S-50 lbsl 41h-42ia: extras large
t45.4S lbsl 40ia-411a; extras medium
36-3 Browns: Extras t4s-50 lbs)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. May 2 R.-Foreien ex-
change rates follow, Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents unchanged UNI
less otherwise noted.
market 17/32 per cent premium or
100 53ls U. s. cents off 1872.
Europe: Great Britain (poundl
Up |. 6o.day II futures .75Ii af us e2 %.
day futures 2.79,s: Belgium france
2;OO9s; France franc) PISA OF cent:
Germany WESTERN ldeutsche mark
lliral .,l6h Of cent; Portugal (escu-
do) 800. Sweden tkrona) 1894. Switz-
erland franc free 1884; Denmark
(krone) 1850.
Latin America; Argentine Cfreel ESQ.
of .01. Brazil (free) 20; Mexico SOP:
Venezuela bolivarl 5000.
Far East: Hong Kong dollar 1880.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, May 9 "a lack Of
cotton futures during the forenoon today.
Old crop July, which dipped under the
previous close earlier, recovered on small
tivity IN old crop May That delivery
held steady, despite an increase Of i.ls2
bales in certihcated cotton stocks, bring
ing the total 10 ll,S34 bales.
Noon prices were 20 cents a bale
higher TO 30 cents lower than the
previous close. May. 1897, july, 80 III,
and october. 32,22
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METAL QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, May 2 R.-Spot non.
45Is-4e cents a pound. Connecticut Val.
ley. Lead 10 cents a pound, New York
Tin osis cents a pound. New YORK
Foreign silver 90a4 cents per troy ounce
New York. Az Pittsburgh, scrap steel
No. l heavy was quoted at 56.00-57. 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
., the Associated Pres.

Sales
Stock ana Add Ne
Olyloeno Rate W High Low 1910 chs
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ODD-LOT DEALINGS

NEW YORK, May . R1.-The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
these odd-lot. transactions BY principal
dealers on the exchange for MAY | /.
1851, 3l7 shares, including 1853 shares
sold short
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DIVIDENDS

: NEW YORK. May R.-Dividends
. announced.
. Pc Stk of Paw
j Rate rind racnrd al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
UNITED STATES TREASURY POSITION
BY Associated Press

The cash position Of the Trsasur
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Fairb Nor zoe ye,k 3sis sea
Fairc Eng k.s "a i5ss l5N l5it+
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for a new civil service law. as
well as for a staggered six-year
term for the three Civil Service
Commissioners. equal appeals
rights for non-yeterans. revision
of the Classification Act and
new financing of the retirement
system.
MORE TOP JOBS APPROVED
The House Civil Service Com
mittee has approved legislation
giving the Defense Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-02

while declaring the present
executive director is an able and
capable employe, the committee
said he has been given too much
authority in policy and admin
Iistrative matters.
S. More stress by the commits
sion should be given to major
policy and corrective matters.
rather than with the preoccupa-
ton with minor and often I'M
necessary details.
6. The commission should be
given complete independence Of
action and freedom from infiu-
ence or domination by any other
agency in Government. Its next
responsibility should be directly
to the President and the Con-
gress.
Z. The csc should establish
permanent unemployment lists
of career employees who lose their
jobs in agency reduction-in-
force programs. When an agency
undergoes cut-back, other
agencies in the area should
freeze existing personnel vacan-
cies so that the displaced career
workers may be hired.
The committee said the make
shift displaced career employee
program set up by the commits
sion several years ago is not
sufficient.
8. Simplify Classification Act
procedures by reducing the
present $4,000 types of job clas-
sification titles and standards
to about 800. The committee
said about 800 benchmark
standards should be set up
against which the departments
and agencies can evaluate all
applicants and positions.
Under such a system, some
Jobs would be raised upward in.
salaries and other downgraded.
However. present occupants of
jobs which might be downgraded
would be protected by a salary
savings" clause as long as they
occupied their present position.
8. The committee criticized the
fact that nonveteran employees
don't have the same appeal
rights as veterans. 1t declared
that veterans organizations and
employe groups are agreed that
nonveterans are entitled to the
same appeal rights. 1t asked the
csc, to draft proposed legisla-
tior. to bring this about.
10. Establishment of a new
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ton for the csc through the
establishment of six-year, over
tapping terms of Office for the
three Civil Service Commission.
ers. The terms would be on q
staggered basis, with the term
of one commissioner expiring al
the end of two years, one at the
end of four years, and one al
the end of six years. At pres
ent, the commissioners are APP
pointed to indefinite terms and
serve at the pleasure of the Pres
ident.
The committee declared its
plan would give the csc an in
dependence of action it does not
have now. Under the commit
tees proposal. the three COM
missioners would still be appoint
ed by the President and con-
firmed by Congress. But the
staggered appointment system
would assure continuity" in the
commission even when new adj
administrations come in power.
The committee also proposed
that at least one of the COM
missioners have previously served
five or more years in the CLASH
fed civil service.
8. End the present policy
whereby the csc chairman is
also chief personnel adviser to
the President. The committee
declared the commission chair
manship is a full-time job in
itself and that the chairman
should not be burdened with
White House responsibilities.
4. Curb some of the power now
given the commissions executive
director and give more authority
to the two associate commission
ers and csc bureau heads,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-02
u. Finds Five
Red Balloons
In Alaska
BY JOHN A. GILES

The Air Force said today it has
recovered five Soviet weather
balloons in Alaska.
It added that all of them con-
tanned radio equipment.
eve didn't find any photo
equipment" the statement in
answer to questions said. How
ever, some of the balloons were
damaged and all equipment was
not recovered.
1t. said that the Soviets had
been flying meteorological bal
looms over United States terri
tory during the past three years
"and as recent as the last few
weeks"
The State Department yester-
day accused Russia of flying
balloons over Alaska just as
United States balloons have gone
over Soviet territory.
Earlier the Russians had pro-
tested tn al camera carrying
United States balloons have been
Spying" on Soviet territory and
endangering air traffic.
1T is illogical" said a note to
the Kremlin made public by the
State Department, that the
Soviet government should desire
one rule for itself and another
for the rest of the world"
With that statement the Gov
eminent sought to put the whole
affair aside. It suggested that
a United Nations agency take
over the controversy. trying to
work out "a joint program for
the utilization of techniques and
equipment" for gathering wealth.
err information with balloons.
The United States has been
using the weather balloons for
some years, 1t is called "Moby
Dick" a worldwide survey oper-
ated by the Air Force. The bal
looms remain aloft for several
days and thereby collect con-
tlnuous research data.
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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

miles per hour tonight. Mostly
southwest increasing to 1925
miles per hour tomorrow. Most
ly good visibility.
Shay Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, March 81
Temperatures will be "a de-
grees above the normal high
of so and low of SO. Somewhat
colder over the week end,
warmer Tuesday. little change
Wednesday. Showers likely
about Tuesday totaling "a to "a
inch.
River Report
tFrom U. S EngtneerS)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers
Ferry and muddy at Great Falls
Shenandoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
(Readines Washington National Airport
Midnight 81 Noon .- ~
am. ~ pm. oS
am. 80 y. m. ----- IA
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District and vicinity-Fair and
somewhat cooler tonight with low
near AZ. Considerable cloudiness
and mild tomorrow with chance
of scattered afternoon showers.
Maryland - Partly cloudy to-
night. mostly cloudy in extreme
west. low 35-40 in west and
north. 40-45 in southeast. Con-
siderable cloudiness and mild to-
morrow. scattered showers in
west spreading east in afternoon,
high 1888.
Vlrginia-Partial clearing to-
night with low 36-44 in west and
north, 44-48 in southeast. Con-
siderable cloudiness and mild to-
morrow with chance of scattered
afternoon showers.
Wind-Small craft warnings
are out. Westerly winds 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-02

nine-member Board of Appeals
and Review to simplify and ex-
pedite employe appeals. The
committee said the JOB qualica-
tons of members of the board
should be revised so as to bring
the highest qualified people to
these jobs.
II New financing of the Civil
Service Retirement System. Con-
gress would appropriate funds
each year to the individual
agencies, as part of their payroll
cost. to cover their obligations
to the civil service retirement
fund.
The committee also was ex-
tremely critical of the Federal
employe security program. How
ever, it refrained from making
recommendations for changes.
declaring that such action should
await the results of the cur
rent study being made by the
Commission on Government Sc
curity.
The committee declared, how
ever, that Congress never in
tended that the security firing
procedures should be used in
instances involving non-loyalty
type cases. 1t scored the prac-
tice of firing employees under
security" procedures when no
question of disloyalty or national
security was involved.
The committees proposals for
internal policy changes in the
commission would require no
legislation by Congress. Neither
would its recommendation for
permanent relliring program for
separated career employees.
Legislation would be needed
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-02
BY the Associated Press

Saudi Arabia was disclosed to-
day to have asked to buy a small
number of jet planes from the
United States in addition to 10
more tanks.
Officials who reported this said
the request has not received
United States approval. They
indicated it would get the same
"most careful scrutiny" prom
ised for all Middle East arms re-
quests in a February 18 State
Department announcement lift
ing a two-day embargo on such
Shipments.
The embargo was imposed
amid controversy over a previous
shipment of light tanks.
Nearly Half of Quota
The request for an undisclosed
number of jet planes and 18 MAT
Patton medium tanks. officials
said, is in addition to 81 million
worth of United States military
goods authorized for shipment to
Saudi Arabia in the past six
months.
This represents almost half
the SIG million in arms ship
ments to the Middle East for
which export licenses were
granted since August. OF the
rest. Sc million went to other
Arab countries and SO million
to Israel, it was understood.
Israel's big request for S63
million in defensive weapons is
still under consideration" This
figure was revised upward from
$50 million as a result of changes
made in the arms list first sub
mitted on November 16 by Is
raeli Ambassador Abba Eban.
Seek Positive Reply
Mr.. Eban pressed Wednesday
for a positive reply to this re-
quest. George v. Allen, Assist
ant Secretary of State for Middle
East affairs. told him only that
it was still being considered.
officials are weighing all Mid
die East arms requests against
the danger of Arab-Israeli hos
tilities breaking out again as in
the 1913 Palestine war. Right
now they appear to be optimistic
that this danger can be fore
stalled.
officials here appeared to be
pretty we'll convinced that Israel
has decided against any spring
time initiative on a Jordan River
water project which might
threaten to touch off war.
Some piston-engined BIS
bombe1s, some To training
planes and 18 light tanks said to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-02
Justice Ignored
II Traffic Tickets

NEW YORK. Mar. 2 (P).-A
municipal court justice has COL
lected II traffic tickets since
April, 1858, and answered none
iof them, it was disclosed today
by the Traffic Summons Control
Bureau.
The justice, Carson Dewitt
Baker. awaited himself of an
amnesty period granted "scoff-
laws" to pay up without being
fined for delay.
The Negro justice filed the
required forms, agreeing to pay,
shortly before the amnesty ran
out last night.
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most important reports on civil
service ever issued by a commit
tee of Congress.
| Civil Service Commissioner
George Moore declared he felt
the report was good" one. Mr.
Moore said he would propose at
the commissions next meeting
that the committees proposals
| for overhauling the civil service
systematic portions that the
csc can effect without need of
! legislation-be taken up for con-
sideration.
Commission Chairman Philip
Young and Commissioner Fred
Lawton's attitude probably will
be made known within the next
few days.
The House group stressed the
need for the Civil Service Com
mission to take more active and
fortnight leadership in the
Governments civil service af-
fairs. 1t blamed the made
quacies Of the present civil serv-
ice law and the commission S
hesitation to assume more ag-
gressiye leadership for the pres
ent shortcomings. The commit
tee said, however, that the csc
during the. past few years has
shown considerable improve
ment.
The committee stressed that
"a strong and militant Civil
Service Commission is the key
stone of a healthy and efficient
personnel structure in Govern
ment."
1t also called attention to the
need for new blood" in some of
the csc grade 10 and above
echelons. 1t said some of the
commission S longtime employees
We're reluctant to accept changes
that would streamline opera
tions.
Besides overhauling the civil
service law and strengthening
csc internal policies. the COM
mittee proposed legislation to
give nonveterans equal appeal
rights that veterans now have,
stronger unemployment rights
for displaced careerists and more
suitable financing of the civil
service retirement system. 1t also
asked for a revision of the Clas-
sif1cation Act to reduce the
number of individual job CLASH
f1cation standards.
PROPOSALS - The commit
tees major proposals are:
/. Replacement of the Civil
Service Act of 1888 with a new
law to give the csc more power
and enforcement authority in
dealing with agencies on person.
mel matters. It said the 73-year-
old law is too vague and COM
plicated to give the commission
the powerful authority it needs.
2. Greater independence of &C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-02
Saudi Arabia Requests
Jets and More Tanks

be useful only for training pur-
poses have been sold by the
United States to Saudi Arabia
under a 1851 agreement. This
was negotiated at the same time
as one giving the United States
rights to use the Dhahran air.
field.
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The Sun and Moon

Rises Sets
2ulr To-Day h5!i am. 6'Ot y m
S s! tomorrow b:31 m, + l3 D m
Nioon toGay a:2a m
one-half hour after sunset
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
CSC Move to Effect
New Look Slated
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

detailed blueprint for overaulng and making eec-
tive the Governments civil service system drawn by
the House Civil Service Committee.
Perhaps the most significant feature of this important
port the fact that unanimously approved by the Is
member committee Democrat and Republican alike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-02

230 more scientific and techni-
cal jobs paying $4,000 TO SIS 900
a year. The defense agencies
also were given 81 additional
$4,000 to S14,8 800 a year super
grade jobs for administrative
and professional personnel. The
committees bill also gives the
National Security Agency and
the National Advisory Commit
tee for Aeronautics an additional
so scientific and technical jobs
each in the $4,000 to $4,000 a
year category.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-02

Record Temperatures This Year
HIGHEST, 81, OH February %
Lowest. 20 on January 20, rs
February 81
High and Low Of Last ~ Hours
High Yesterday, IS, at 1856 pm.
Low last night. As. at $50 am.
Tide Tables
Furnished by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey