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port to Helfand when he banned
the guild.
When asked last night how the
commissions action could be ex-
planned in view of his telegram,
Boone said that suspensions
could be taken care of each
case at time as they come up.
He added that he wanted to SAY
no more about that" at present.
Minis TO Meet Rivers
Jack Cohen, commission secre-
tary, said the policy would be
wait and see." He added. "If
New York suspends anyone we
will have to take each individual
case as it arises and decide"
The principals for the January
% fight are Middleweights Holly
Minis of Washington and Neal
Rivers of Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Minis manager is listed as Nick
Trotta, Benny's brother. while
Rivers pilot is Norm Lockwood,
president of the California
branch of the International Box
ing Guild.
Madison Square Garden has a
show this Friday, but no more
until February 3 while an ice
show takes over the arena. How
ever, the international Boxing
Club, which runs two weekly
televised shows Wednesdays
from various cities and Fridays
from New York; had planned
to operate from Syracuse, Fri
day. January 20, with a heavy
weight match between Hurri-
cane Jackson and Bob Baker.
The match hasn't been made
yet and probably won't be made
for Syracuse.
Jim Norris, IBC president. was
due to return from Miami soon
to make a decision on future
plans. Harry Markson, IBC
director. pointed out
yesterday that the promoters
had definite TV contracts to full
fill. Markson said there are "a
good dozen Friday boxing dates"
in the Garden in February,
March and May under the cur
rent contract.
Two Final Matches Set
Helfand was due back from
in Florida. Pending his
return, officials of the commits
sion refused comment. He had
banned the guild after a long in
quiry. on the grounds it was Diet
to the best interests of
boxing" for its "monopolistic"
shocking" and devious prac-
tees.
The st. NickS fights have been
carried on TV live" in 26 cities
and in 10 other cities by de
layed" brodcasts on film. New
York State realized a little over
$4,000 from admission and TV
taxes IN 1854 and an estimated
SIS, 900 was paid TO ring officials.
The figures for SIS are not avail
able.
Sullivan already had an
nounced two final matches for
st. Nick s. January 8 and jan
uary is.
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Maryland Plays
.Gamecocks 10
Start Busy Slate

Maryland's basketball team
tonight starts a steady diet of
three games within four nights
by meeting South Carolina in
an Atlantic Coast Conference
contest at 8:l5 at the Terra
pins fieldhouSe.
Tomorrow night George WASH
lington and the Terps tangle in
the same hall. while Saturday
might Maryland goes on the
road for another Atlantic Coast
Conference game at Clemson.
The Terps are among the
teams in a contending position
for third place in their league
behind North Carolina State
and North Carolina. and have
"a 2-l family record and 5-3
overall. They lost to Carolina
by six points last month. and
in other conference games beat
Virginia and Wake Forest.
The visiting Gamecocks are
Ia in the league and AS overall
after last nigt's game at Char
lottesville in which they lost to
Virginia, 84-83.
South Carolina. coached by
Frank johnson, is expecting a
better season than last years
Il0-17 overall finish and seventh
in the conference with 2-l2,
although only two Of last years
regulars are back.
The backbone of this years
team is the veteran Lee Collins.
I6-foot-6 center who averaged
.l6.l points in 1855. Another g.
foot-6 athlete is Grady Wallace,
IA transfer from junior college
where he pumped in the ball for
"a 32.9 average, highest of any
Junior college player in the
country.
Another addition is Marshall
Perkins. 6-foot-4, a sophomore,
who was last years leading
freshman scorer by a big margin.
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RUSSELL DISCOVERS
NAULLS IS RUGGED
UNDER BACKBOARDS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4
P).-Bill Russell, ALL
American center of the San
Francisco Dons, was talking
about the recent holiday
festival basketball tourna-
ment in New York.
That willie Naulls
CUCLA CENTER is really
strong. He and / both went
for a ball under the bucket.
I held on Tor a few seconds,
then LEI 20. If l hadn't,
he would have shot me
through the basket.
That man can have the
two points"
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one knew it. All the other teams
had to do was stop Hop"
But in nine games, he rushed
l61 times. gained 984 yards and
lost Is for a So average. He
scored IA touchdoWns rushing
and another on a 37-yard Runt
return for a total of 80 points.
In four years, he scored 222
points on 81 touchdowns to
break the school record of 20l
set in 1919 by another All-Amer-
lea halfback. Chic Harley.
The Buckeyes weren't eligible
for another Rose Bowl trip, but
a ITO win over Michigan gave
them the Big Ten crown for
the second straight year. They
won seven Of nine games after
a 100 record the year before.
Married and the father of q
son, Cassidy will
graduate in June and probably
will get in a year of pro football
with the Detroit Lions before
doing a hitch in the service. The
Lions made him their first draft
choice.
Baseball Prospect as Well
He turned down several Of
fers to play in poSt-season
games that would have made
him a professional. Hoppy has
a season of baseball ahead of
him and there's a possibility Of
a pro baseball career. An out
fielder. Cassidy hit over 800
last season and is strong armed
and fleet-footed.
Hopalong leans toward a foot
ball career and hopes some day
to coach. There have been at
tractive offers from Canadian
football clubs and business OPP
portunities in Columbus.
Here's the voting for the
leaders in the Athlete-of-the-
Year poll, with first-place votes
IN M rapfhacaS.
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AthIete-of- Year Award
Caps Cossody's Dream

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. 4 (P1.
"A freckle-faced redhead who
thought he was too small for
big time college football has
been named the Nations top
male athlete of 1855.
He's Howard (Hopalongl Cas-
sadly, who came to Ohio State
University four years ago as a
scrawny l50-pounder and grew
into one of the great football
stars of our time.
The likeable kid who always
dreamed of playing in that big
stadium" ran away from the
other contenders for the honorS
with the same clear-cut effec-
tiveness that he outsped oppo-
nents in his four big years as a
halfback at Ohio State.
Cassidy piled up 257 points in
the Associated Press year-end
poll, almost 100 more than his
nearest rival. Heavyweight
Champion Rocky Marciano. The
ITO sports writers and broad
casters who took part in the
poll gave Hopalong So first place
votes, 81 for second and "a for
third. Marciano had IS firsts.
16 seconds and "a thirds for 16l
points on the 1921 scoring ba-
sis. Pitcher Johnny PodreS of
the Dodgers was third.
Quick Success
Cassidy, who consistently
came up with the big play"
when it was needed most, picked
Ohio State over dozens of other
schools and enrolled there in the
spring of 1852. He was eligible
for varsity football that fall and
the season was only few min
utes old when he got chance to
prove himself. He did it with
three touchdowns and sparkling
all-around play in a lopsided win
over Indiana.
From that day on. Ohio
States rivals were trying to de-
wise ways to stop this dynamic
little guy with No. 40 on his jer-
sey. Most of them never did.
Coach Woody Hayes of the
Buckeyes was convinced he
wanted Cassidy when he saw him
pour in the last II points that
gave his Columbus high school
basketball team an upset win
over a championship club.
Hoppy wanted to go TO Ohio
State more than anything else
in the world" but he wasn't sure
he could make the grade in the
Big Ten.
More than anything, he
wanted a chance to play" his
father explains. He didn't want
to sit on the bench. He figured
that if he went to an out-of-
town school and didn't make it.
he wouldn't look SO bad in front
of his hometown folks. He didn't
want TO go up to State and sit
on the bench"
Sparkplug of winning Buckeye
teams his first two seasons, Hop
by helped the Buckeyes ride to
fame in his Junior and senior
years. In 1854, Ohio State won
the Big Ten, National and Rose
Bowl championships and Cas-
sadly gained All-America recog-
milton.
Clicks as Marked Man
However most coaches and
writer's agree the 5-foot-l0, u.s.
pound senior had his greatest
year in 1855. In every game he
was a marked man. Ohio State
had no passing attack and every
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However most coaches and
writer's agree the 5-foot-l0. IT'S
pound senior had his greatest
year in 1855. In every game he
was a marked man. Ohio State
had no passing attack and every
Milford chronicle., 1956-10-19

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every lovely yard. Our
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Evening star., 1956-12-28

District and Vicinity-Over-
cast with occasional rain this
afternoon possibly mixed with
wet snow in nothern suburbs for
brief period. High today in low
40s. Occasional rain tonight with
low near "a. Some cloudiness,
rather windy and cold tomorrow
Wind. ii am. today. north
northeast. 8 miles per hour.
Virginia-Cloudy with occa-
sional rain tonight. low 1896 in
west and north portions and 35-
40 in southeast section. Rather
cloudy and windy tomorrow with
a few snow flurries and high in
upper 30s in west and north and
in low 40s in southeast portion.
Maryland-Snow mixed with
rain and changing TO snow by
tonight with low temperatures
around 1880 in north and west
portions. Occasional rain in east
and south portions with low near
30-36. Partly cloudy. windy and
colder tomorrow with snow in
west portion and high tempera-
ture 35-42.
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plan Reported
On Power toUse
|GIs in Mideast

NEW YORK, Dec. % (P.-
The New York Times said today
President Eisenhower is re-
ported considering asking Con-
gress for authority to use
United States armed forces "as
he deems necessary to maintain
peace in the Middle East"
Quoting "a reliable source
the dispatch from Washington
said congressional leaders would
be asked tc give their views on
"the possibility of getting con-
gressional sanction for the
President to use the armed serv-
ices in accordance with
his best judgment in the event
OF any aggression in the Middle
East"
Secretary of State Dulles and
the President met at the White
House yesterday and discussed
the Middle Eastern situation.
But, said the newspaper account,
nothing was said about any de-
cision" to ask Congress for
authority to use force If neces-
sary in the Middle East.
LOOphOle Provided
The United States Constitution
lprovides that only Congress can
declare war. However, with
prior congressional consent, the
President can move without wait
ing for Congress to act formally.
"Ofticials here" the dispatch
continued, have become in
creasingly disturbed about the
possibility that trouble in Iraq,
Syria, Egypt and Jordan may
lead to further Soviet penetra-
ton of that part of the world.
This fear has grown since the
weakening of British influence
in the Middle East as a result
of the British -French-Israe
invasion Of Egypt.
Consequently, administration
officials have been discussing
what action can be taken by the
United States to make it clear
that it does not intend to stand
aside and watch a chaotic situa-
ton develop there to the benefit
of the Soviet Union"
Need for Action Seen
The article said there was a
feeling among some Washington
Officials that recent United States
statements opposing any aggres-
Isive moves in the Middle East
may need re-emphasis lin the
light of recent developments in
the Middle East"
The article said that a presi-
dental appeal for standby au-
Ithority to use force in the Mid
die East would help stabilize
the situation there (and) put
the Soviet Union on notice
against trying to fill the vacuum
created by the weakening of
British power :"
President Eisenhower pre-
Iviously asked Congress for SINH
lar authority to use force in the
event of any aggressive moves by
the Chinese Communists against
the island of Formosa, strong
hold of the Nationalist Chinese
government.
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Rhode Island Court
Deciding Governorship

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Dec. %
R.-The Rhode Island guber-
material Inauguration will be held
next Tuesday-but who will be
inaugurated may not be learned
until that very morning.
The State Supreme Court be-
gins hearings today and said it
hopes to have a decision by the
morning of Inauguration whether
Gov. Dennis j. Roberts. Demo-
crat, or Christopher Del Sesto,
Republican. should be the States
chief executive.
The Board of Elections de-
clared Mr.. Del Sesto the winner
by 427 votes, but he has not yet
been certified. The board has
prepared dual certificates OF
election.
Today's hearing was on the
Evening star., 1956-12-28
Farm Profit Rise
Cited by Benson

Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son said after a conference with
President Eisenhower at the
White House today that he
thinks the outlook for American
farmers in the new year is very
encouraging"
Mr.. Benson reported that farm
income now is running about 5
per cent over a year ago, and
that the prospects are for some
improvement.
He told newsmen the admin
istration will ask Congress for
authority to send surplus Ameri-
can foods to Iron Curtain coun-
tires in exchange for strategic
minerals and other goods they
produce.
This would be in connection
with renewal Of the surplus dis
posal law which expires next
June 80. The present law bans
such barter deals with Iron
Curtain countries.
Evening star., 1956-12-28
SQUIRREL ENLIVENS
INTERVIEW WITH
SECRETARY BENSON

A squirrel perched on the
chest of CHS Cameraman
Ralph Santos as he was
filming an interview with
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson in front of the
White House office today.
AS Mr.. Santos peered from
his camera at the squirrel in
amazement. Mr.. Benson
wisecracked:
HE knows a nut when he
sees one"
He promptly took the
sting out of his remarks by
adding: Hell be coming
this way soon."
Evening star., 1956-12-28

protests filed by three Demo-
cratic candidates to the State
Legislature. Briefs filed on the
governorship are expected to be
argued tomorrow.
However, the legal issues on
the constitutionality of absen-
tee ballots are the same in the
case involving the prospective
legislators and the principals in
the governorship race.
At issue is the validity of
5,602 absentee ballots which
swung the election to Mr.. Del
Sesto. Gov. Roberts attorneys
said the law which permitted
these ballots to be cast ION or
before" election day was un-
constitutional and that an
amendment to the State con-
stitution voided the absentee
law.
Evening star., 1956-12-28

! ing months have only made that
need more imperative"
( But the matter of a salary in
crease isn't the only thing need
ed in the pay scale, the employe
union said. Overall, there is
need for revisions in the Classifi-
cation Act to make that vital and
basic legislation-keystone to so
much of the structure of Federal
personnel administration-Still
more effective and useful" it
continued.
Health insurance, retirement,
leave and hours, Wage Board
legislation. promotions, extern
sion and strengthening of the
merit system and other things
must be taken up, the union said.
Not only has Federal pay
fallen behind private industry,
the magazine said, but the cost
of living continues to climb and
shows no signs of decreasing.
All this points up the fact that
Federal employe legislation will
be one of the more important
aspects of the new Congress,
especially in this area.
In addition to the things
covered by the unions, the ad-
ministration is expected to take
the bull by the horns this year
and make positive proposals
rather than using defensive tao
tics.
4 X \
WAGE BOARD-The NFFE
also said it has contacted the
Veterans Administration seeking
to get wage board salary in
creaseS for number of VA
workers. 1t said new board
schedules have been approved
but have not been released be-
cause of insufficient funds to
implement the pay raises. The
union has suggested that the
new schedules be released on the
date of their approval by the
wage board, with a notation that
when and if supplemental funds
are obtained in the new session
of Congress, the schedules would
become effective,
Il 4 4
POSTAL PAY-Despite a raft
of complaints. the National Fed
Grafton of Post Office Clerks says
there's probably nothing that
can be done about the many mail
men who aren't being paid over
time for working the Christmas
weekend.
The union has filed formal
complaints with the Post Office
Department on behalf of many
groups. but Secretary-Tr Treasurer
John F.. Bowen explained the law
gives the Government the option
OF paying overtime or providing
time off for holiday work.
But he said that many men
were "given to understand" they
would receive cash for the extra
time. but are now being told to
take time off instead. Mr.. Bowen
suggested a change in the law to
do away with the option of time
of or cash payments. Work on
Christmas Day itself must be
compensated in time e-and-a-half
pay by regulation.
+
MORE ON HATCH-Several
members of Congress are re-
ported lining up behind the move
Evening star., 1956-12-28

suggestions for increasing recre-
ational facilities in national
parks. hopes of including de-
velopers of new suburban COM
munities to try to do a better
job of planning adequate recre-
alton facilities, and plans for
setting up pilot projects in three
key cities for development of
multi-use recreational facilities.
Will Meet Next Month
Mr.. Snyder said the Presi-
dents Council on Youth Fitness,
made up of some cabinet mem
bers with Mr.. Nixon as chair
man, will meet in mid-January
to take action on some of the
plans developed since the An
napolis conference.
He said the President also
expects to appoint within a week
or 10 days members of a Citi-
zens' Advisory Committee on the
Fitness of American Youth to
advise on private as well as gov
ernmental measures conducive
to the achievement of a happier
healthier, and more completely
flt American youth"
Evening star., 1956-12-28

ANNOUNCED yesterday by Repre-
sentative Lankford, Democrat of
Maryland. to have a commission
study and revise the Hatch Act
that bars political activity by
Government workers. There is
very strong hope the matter will
at least get to a hearing where a
number Of employees would be
able to tell their stories.
~
HELP WANTED-This letter
comes from Dom N. Bent, Sec
Iretary of the United States Tar
|iff Commission, and seems to
voice the plight Of the Federal
Government in general:
THE Tariff Commission, in
common. I am sure, with most
Government agencies and many
private employers, is having diff
flculty in recruiting stenogra-
pliers and typists. We have sew
eral positions for stenographers
in Grade GS-4 with salary at
the rate Of $3.415 a year and
for typists in Grade GS-3 with
salary at the rate of $3,175 a
year with good opportunities for
promotion to GS-5 and even
higher levels within a reasonable
period.
We are a small organization
and consider ourselves an un-
usually friendly and pleasant
group to work with. We are
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bertson, 80 years; Annie M. Dali
ton, 38 years; Charles L. Davis
"a years; Herman w. Dunham
is years: Charles E. Gapen, IS
years; William E. Lewis, 35 years;
Charles j. Loan, % years: Alan
H. Luke. 10 years; Rhoda C.
Middour. "a years; Carrie A.
Patterson. 9 years: Ruric C.
Roark, AZ years; Nell w. Small
wood. 35 years; Earle o. Whit
tier. 35 years. James H.
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which was held at Annapolis last
June.
Assistant White House Press
Secretary Murray Snyder said
Mr.. Eisenhower expressed par
ticular interest" in increasing BIZ
cycle riding, recalling that he had
seen lot of it in Europe where
such countries as Holland have
special bicycle paths.
Grandchildren Have Bikes
The Presidents older grand
children, David, 8, and Barbara
Ann, 7, have bicycles at the
White House which they often
have ridden through the long
corridor on the ground floor
when visiting their grandpar-
ents.
Mr.. Snyder said the President
suggested today the possibility
of creating special bicycle paths
in public parks. He also raised
the possibility of consulting
with local authorities about
authorizing some streets that
have little traffic on week ends
for bike riding.
The discussion also included
Evening star., 1956-12-28

Color films on national parks
in the West will be shown to-
morrow at the Rock Greek Ma
ture Center. Porter street and
Williamsburg lane NV, at 10
am. l pm. and 2:30 pm. Ma
tional Capital Parks has an
nounced. The center will be
closed Monday and Tuesday.
Evening star., 1956-12-28

Rogers. jr.. has been named
manager Of the Philadelphia
ONCE OF the General Accounting
Office. Miss Annetta Drum
mer. a -stenographer in the
Legal Division. ONCE Of the
Chief Signal officer, retired this
week with Is years service and
received a Certificate of Achieve
ment Award from Maj. Gen. w.
Preston Corderman. Deputy Chief
Signal Once.
Evening star., 1956-12-28

conveniently located in the
downtown shopping district al
Eighth and F streets NV"
And it goes on a little more.
E* 4
NOTES-These area persons
are among the recent retirements
announced by Agriculture: Lilly
M. Binnix. 81 years; Oliver
Brown, 81 years; Donald j. Caf-
frey, 43 years; Margaret 1.
Cooley, 81 years: Viola E. Gull
Evening star., 1956-12-28
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-South to southwest
winds increasing to 1920 miles
per hour by night and shifting
70 northwest 20-30 miles per hour
Saturday. Visibility fair to good
in southern portion and fair to
poor in north portion tonight
with fog and rain.
Five-Day Forecast for
Washington and Vicinity
December 29-January 2
Temperature will average near
5 degrees below normal, Nor
mails for Washington are A and
20 for the daily high and low.
Colder Saturday and Sunday.
warmer Monday and colder again
Tuesday and Wednesday. Some
rain about Monday and rain or
snow about Wednesday. Total
precipitation will amount to
around one-fourth Of an inch.
Road Conditious-AaA
West D C. 70 Pa turnpike, elear;
y s. 40 ysst g Ohio. clear U. s. so
shiriss RI hishTsy u s ssoI' clear:
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
NFFE Outlines Goals,
' Stressing Pay Raises
BY CHARLES PUFFENBARGER

The National Federation of Federal Employees tells its men,
bers important arreachng gains the Federal service and its
employees be accomplished in the first session
gresS. opening Thursday January g."
And the NFFE goes say the organization will
emphasize strongly the Congress the prompt enactment
Evening star., 1956-12-28
President Advises Youths
Ride Bikes for Fitness
Wirephoto.

President Eisenhower suggested today that American youth
should do bicycle riding promote their physical develop
He made his suggestion in discussion with Presden
Nixon of report by Mr. Nixon Presidents Conference
Fitness of American 4
Evening star., 1956-12-28

,,heeOId IemDeratures This Year
Highest. rs on June 49,
Lowest 20. on January "a. IS; Febru.
airy 22 and November "a.
HiEh and Low Of Last 81 Houra
High. 40, at 2:lO pm
Low. 33, at 4lO am.
Evening star., 1956-12-28
Five-Day Forecast for
Washington and Vicinity
December 29-IanuarY 2

WEATHER FORECAST-Snow expected tonight in North
New England parts Of the Berkshres Northeast New
York and most OF the Lakes region The Upper Mississippi
Valley and Eastern Lakes region will have furries
Colder air will invade the Northeast and the Northern
Plains. with little temperature change elsewhere-AP
Wrephoto Map
Evening star., 1956-12-28

FURNISHED by the United Rtates coast
and Geodntfr GurvcvA
Evening star., 1956-12-28
Color Films of Parks

Curtain countries.