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yy sv h - Market Quotations Unit! Prm IntMiMtlonal niiticKt-Doomed to ate oi cuiiclt oi thuliums wk-'u months ago, Jos- blowing. Examination two months ago slnwcd his 1uhj.;s compl' ',y fw f any ma lignancy. Doctors art- unaMe to explain his recovery. l.Ht to lii'.lit: Mrs. Hetty May erle holding Joe Jr.. Wanda anil Denise. America's Economic Lag Behind Europe Blamed On Labor, Leisure NKW YOltK 'I'PI i I.alr and .that continental Kuroiican nuinu lfisure are blamed for America s. fiictiiri-rs are no longer behind lag behind Kuroiw Economists hold that Euroe's industrial machine is rauns ahead of ours aid ch;itlen:4irij; our economic suionacy A forum of II economists con ducted by the National Iiiilusfial Conference Hoard finds Hie I'S almost at the bottom of the list of major nations in terms of its annual rate of economic growth S. J. Caiwlin, head of the firm of international industrial enni neers that bears his name, notes Philippines Harassing Americans WASHINGTON H'Pli - Ken Phil Weaver It-Neb.) charted to day that the "graft-ridden" I'h I ippine povernment has embarked on an oten program of harassing Li. S. troops stationed in the is lands. Weaver, who recently returned from a trip to ' the Philippines, said any American living on a U. S. base there "must hire armed cuards to patrol his home or properly will lie tooted irul his family molested or mur dered." The lawmaker, a member of (In House defense appropriations sub committee, said the Slate Depart ment had not told Americans "about the true conditions lc cause some tear treading on the toes of a friendly government The truth is that the 'Philippine government is ncrt friendly." In New York, Kddie Martelino press attache of the Philipptne Kmbassy. branded Weaver" chames "the wildest and most ridiculous rver to coiim' from an AnM-rkaa visitor to the Philip pines" Martelino said, "the good con gressman hiis conjure! up some fantastic impressions that do jus- lice only to his apparent desire to seek press publicity for him self Weaver made his charges in a reimrt to C hairman Ci-orge Ma- hon iD-Texi of the House de fense appropriations subcommit tee. Mahcin told I'nited I'rcss Inter nal onal that I'. S. Pacific field commanders would l:e called to Washington to testify on the ac cusations, as Weaver demanded. Weaver said the Philippine gov ernment made no effort to halt mass looting of I'. S. property, lie said the government was 'destroying American prestige, moral nnd effectiveness in the Philippines ' Bowling Green Tops Small Teams NKW YOltK UTI' The fi nal la.'it I nited Press Internation al small college football ratings firs! -place votes nnd won lost records through Nov. 25 in par entheses i: Team Points 1. fowling (".reel ''.M' 9-0 407 2 Miss. Southern i5 6-3 247 3 Middle Term St 2i i0l 231 4 Delaware 1 Jl I 211 5 Kust Texas Slate ".I 1 ) 6. Western llli- uis i!i0 7. Memphis State '5-4' W' 8. Louisiana Tih-Ii '2' 8-1 HI 9. Ohio I'niversily 1 7-2 10. Wester fluster T. 7-l 11, I.eioir Ithyne 'N.C. H'. f.l: 12. Hullalo iNY.. 51: 13. Putler 1 1 ml i. ii: II. Florida A & M 1. 2:1; l.i. II llsdale 1 Mich. I, 20; 1H. Idaho State, 17; 17. San Francisco State. 15; 18. Presbyterian 'SO. 14; 19. Mi ami (Ohio'. 13; 20 'tie. Mc Murry iTex.t and llotslra N. Y.i M. 11 each seanii'"- niieraior originally pro cos' d I'll doen pairs a day. In tin- I' S under ideal conditions, h:- ,-ivs. ,ri opera'or of this tye ill m Jin 2" to ::n dozen a day In ljnopeaii plant, under dis-cii-suii. each seaming operator to.lay ai '-rages 55 dozen a day. with Minn- workeis as high as The M' B forum, noting that i-r capita output in the U.S. has sli'wa little rise durirg file past fnr vials ill contrast to vigorous g irath elsewhere, holds that if this ratn n is to grow faster, to hae more for all to share, and to lue more leisure without neukeiiing national security, the .ins.M-r hrs in raising the annual rate uf productivity. the times. "In a good number of ca-c." Ca-H-lin says, "not only are thi ahead of the times in relat:on In I S plants but their workers fre quently surpass manufacturing goals higher than those set by American manulaeturers." Blamet "Union Shackling" Capelin singles out "unio ' shackling" in the Vetted State as one of the prime rensois lor the upsurge in Kur.ipcan conijie lition. The forum at the NICB notes that in the I S we have contm lied to preserve or expand the leisure of the indiivdual while raising his material standards. "The American preference lor more leisure may be among the factors contributing toward a lower rate of economic growth in this country than in others during the past decade," the forum agrees. "For generations, Americans have made a similar choice preferring more leisure to more goods and it is possible that something must give in the l.S structure of wage and capital costs that will improve our world markets. Capelin says F.uroM-an plants arc less developed than American but "this is compensated or by u.e eagerness wni. wmcn piaui I w 0 rl..k ()f Fliyetteville gave management there appro.-,, -lies Us, , , . . Shetland PORTLAND GRAIN Coatt Dtlivtry Bitlt - White wheat 2 00. Suit white hard applicable 2 00. Whre club 2 00 - ila-d red winter, orlinary, no Haul wh'le baarl, ordinary 2 03 (lals no bid Ha: ley no bid. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK j POHTL.AND 't'PIi (L'SDAi Livestock: tattle for week 1150; holiday supply limited; cows strong lo 50c higher; load choice to prime 1162 lb. steers 27.75, few head ehniro U'J5 lb. 27; mixed good . choice 26.50: utility 17 50-21; cutlers it 17; standard-good fed heifers 22- 23.50; utility cows 13 50-15: can. nc-s cutters 10-11; utility bulls 20 50 21. f'r,K,.u fur U...I.L O'ut. i choice vcalers 28-32; standard liliu-a u iu tvuiLIS o-tl CUII- uiu ly il ia. Hogs for week 1585; butchers steady to 25c off, sows 50c off; 1 and 2 butchers 1110-235 lb. 14.50 15: mixed 1, 2 a id 3 lots 13.50 14.25; sows 300-550 lb. 10-12.50. Sheep for week 1525; woolcd slaughter lamb; strong to 50c higher; good-choice wooled lambs 16.50-17.511; shorn 15.50-16.75; good choice feeders 14-15.25: cull ennil ewes 3-5. land touched off inquiries by the Securities Ic Exchange Commis j sion and the big board. Klectronics displayed a firmer tone after substantial profit tak-ng Wednesday. Litton jumped mo e ' than 3. Texas Instruments, Zenith : a id Varian a toint or more. IBM i added 4. I S. Steel was firm in the steels ' Hcthlehem eased. American Mo tois tacked on a fraction, Chrysler j more than a point. Bayer, 'Shares' Palm Beach Open WEST PALM CEACII 'I PI -Veteran George Kayer sha ed a one-stroke lead today with two golfing "youngsters" going i'ltu the second round of the 515,000 West Palm Beach Open. All three players fired four-un-der-par 68's Thursday to tic for the lead in the bulky field. Tied with Bayer were Frank Wharton, Dallas, Tex . and John i Bunk i Ba-ry of Tallahassee, Fla., both ouly 24 years old Doug Sanders of Miami Beach was second at 68 and ciht glf- Obwrvtr, L Grande, Or:, Frl., Nov. 27, 1959 Pag. ACCEPTS BOWL BID CLEVELAND. Miss. U PI' -Delta Slate College has accepted an inv-ilall..n ,. .a..., t'nst Cen tral Oklahoma College in the Innstmas Bowl at Natchitocnes, La.. Dec. 5. ers including defending cham pion Pete Cooper of Lakeland were next with 70 si Ten more players, including leading money winner Art Wa'l Jr. . and Dow Finsterwald, wcie deadlocked at 71, while another large batch carded par 72's de spite a stiff wind. Soviet Cctgers Gain Split In Twin Bill NEW YOltK i IT! i - Russia's touring basketball teams headed for Peoria. III., today after gain ing a f plit in their opening en gagements at Madison Suuara Caiden. The Ituss:an women launchel their first tour of the L'nitej States by edging an American All -Star team. 42-40. Thursday nigui out uie men aroppea a 70 :,H decision to a squad composed m:iitilv of members nf Ihp Phil. i;, t Oil.Ts Lad, C, Dying From Cancer, Gets His Wish WIMTEVILI.E. N.C. (CPU A partially blinded 8 year old boy who doctors say may die at any lime from cancer, was given the p(,;iy lie always wanted Thursday. "(lee. it sure is great to own a pony." Miki' Blackmon of (Si unstick sa (I. "Even if I can't ride it. Allen and Larry 'his younger brothers! can." he said. Cumberland County Sheriff PORTLAND DAIRY PORTLAND ITH Dairy mar ket: Eggs To retailers: Gradf; AA extra large. 4K-51c; AA large, 46 47c; A large, 43-44c; AA medium 38-3!tc; AA small. 27-32c; carton-l-3c addit o al. Butter To reta'lc:s: AA and grade A print i, 70c lb.; carton, lc h'g'v ; B prints, 68c. CIk?sc i medium cured To retailers: A grade Cheddar single daisies, 4t'i-51c; processed Amer ican cheese, 5 lb. loaf,- 41-43C problems and the ability to set quickly the high rale ol improve ment once scicntilic manuladiir ing processes are adonted ." Europ Trying Pic Work He finds Euroe swinging In piece work lo . increase produc tion, and employe earnings. He cites a case of a hosiery manufacturer where an average pony. Hit' Mike cannot see it because of h:s partial blindness caused by a cancer growth. Mike, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bolton Blackmon, has undergone operations at Duke Hospital in Durham for the can cer Doctors evnect the boy to die in a shot I l-mo. NEW YORK STOCKS NEW YOltK (UP!) - Stocks exteided opening gains today ia quiet trading. turnover was light as many traders stretched the Thanksgiv ing Day holiday into a four-day weekend. Tobaccos reacted to the latest talk linking cancer with smoking and It .1 Reynolds toppled nearly 4 and I.orillard a point. Ctirtiss-Wright opened late on a block of 15.000 shares up V It rose in subsequent dealings to more than l'4. The cut In Curtiss Wright's dividend Wednesday two days after the company displayed a new engine brought wide price movements in the company's stock 1 ;" r MAMED HEAD COACH KINCS POINT. N. Y. 'ITI' Bob Domini lias been appointed head basketball coach al the V S. Merchant Marine Academy He was captain of the ln4 academy basketball team. B .'v Doctor. . . Lawyer. . . 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