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By HERMAN R. ALLEN

' A creature known to scientists as Schistocerca Grcgaria-other wzse the Desert Locust-is swarm- ing ovcr large parts of Northern Africa. the Middle East and India in what may prove to be its worst outbreak in history.

This locust comes and goes in cycles. but very irregular cycles. Outbreaks and the intervals be- tween outbreaks may. vary from about three years to about 15 years. This is the second year of the current outbreak. and already locusts are swarming in almost eiary part of their maximum area ol infestation. The period and the severity of infestation may vary between areas because of rainfall or other factors.

The maximrum area includes all areas in which the locust: have been a serious problem in the past. In general it includes Africa above the equator, with a few dips be- low that line, the Arabian Penin- aula. India and Pakistan generauy west. of the 80th parallel, all of Afghanistan. I. little of Southern Russia. southeastern Turkey and all of the Middle Eastern coun- tries.

with the entire area already covered. succeeding seasons may bring greater concentration of the tut-multiplying insects.

The ,ermanent breeding grounds at these crop-destroyers were long unknown. but I scientist with the United Nations Food and Agricul- tural Organization says they are now believed to be along the shores of the Red Sea below Eg- ypt. around the entire coastline of the Arabian Peninsula and poa- aibly in the interior of the penin- aula. No one has ever been obla to make a locust survey in the la-

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T-he locusts, at any rate, gener- ally appear first somewhere in the vicinity of the Red Sea. Just a few at first, then more and more until finally there are minions. Sudden- ly, for some reason. they take to the wing. Some swarms fly to the eastward, some the westward. They follow no deliniio path, often go- ing where winds carry them. In India they may follow the mon- soon moisture pattern. but not necessarily.

Sometimes. according to the FAO scientist. "They just fly". A clas- sic case is a swarm seen 1,200 miles at sea, heading straight for no- where.

The insects light to feed and breed but may move on quickly if the soil is too hard and dry lor the female to bore a hole for her 158!!-

Some swamu may continue east or west until they reach the lim- its of the maximum area. Others may turn off to north or south. or even double back. Their crazy meanderinga soon spread them widely.

The locust'a life span is believed to be three to five months, so those that reach central India, for example. are not the same ones that left the Red Sea shore. but their descendants by several gen- eratlons.

Finally the swarms die off. What happens to make conditions un- suitable for them is not known,but then for several years not one locust will be seen in the entire maxlrmim area.

But some were left behind in the breeding grounds when the swarms first took off. They lay eggs. After a few years a locust will be seen here and there in the breeding area. Locusts lrom

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will get together. Then they will get together with other little bunches from lo yards away. 100 yards away. a mile away. Soon the whole cycle is under way a- gain.

Can the Desert Locust be wiped out? The FAO and the nations plagued by the disastrous swarms hope that it can. Basis for their hope is what -has been done against two other locusts, the Red and Migratory locusts, both natives ol comparatively small areas in cen- tral Africa.

There have been no outbreaks of either locust in the years since cooperative etforts of the various guw. ents in the areas have been in effect.

The methcd is to send inspectors into the breeding grounds. These inspectors from time to time will scrape up the soil from an area of a square yard. They will count the locusts in it. From previous

Murphy Meets Mallhews I In Bout Friday

NEW YORK. March 1.-(AP) - Bob Murphy. a pleasant. red-head- ed Irishman who has been bow- ling over a lot of overstuffed mid- dlewclghta of late, meets a genuine light heavyweight Friday, night. The ex-sailor lrom san Diego is not unhappy about the prospect either .

Murphy's opponent will be Har- ry Matthews. who has come in from Seattle with a fabulous rec- ord. Matthew. now under the tut- elage of Jack Hurley, the renown- ed tutor of the big punch, hasn't lost a fight in 52 engagements. Two were draws. Both boxers are 28.

Irish bobby says Matthews "can hit but good."

That's quite a compliment com- ing from a guy who has won his last 13 lights via the kayo route, even if most of his rivals have been middlewelghts.

"I'd rather fight a puncher than a, boxer any day." said Murphy.

Since that's Matthews attitude, the lo-rounder ln Madison square Garden should be aomethlna see.

Dodgers Sl'gn Big Television contract

I . VIJRO BEACH. Fla. March ”(CP)-'- Brooklyn Dodgers signed baseballs longest-term vision contract.

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experience they knew that when the count reachu a certain num- ber per square yard in a given area there is danger of an out- break. Then crews move in with poisons and other control weapons.

The battle against the Desert Locust is still a matter of defin- itely locating the breeding grounds. An organization called the Desert Locust Survey, with headquarters in Nairobi, Africa. is carrying on the work. It is financed principal- ly by the governments of Great Britain. India and Pakistan. but all governments affected contrib- ute to some extent.

The FAQ is helping the world- wide battle against locusts-many different kinds lnhaibit many parts of the globe-by helping individual nations and groups of nations set up their own control measures. Most recently FAO has midwifed a. control organization for Central America and Mexico.

Jones Back With Cards In Majors

(By Joe Relcbler)

ST. PEYFHRSBURG. I-"la. Mar. l-(AP)-A year ago the odds were about 1,000 to 1 that Vernal (Nippy) Jones would ever play major league baseball again. To- day this determined young man looms as the one to beat for the regular first base job on at. Louis Cardinals.

Watching Nlppy cavort around first base in .a brisk workout makes you wonder if this is the same Jones who looked so pathetic here last spring. A serious spinal disk operation had him on his back lor weeks in tho winter of 1049.

Jones should have taken things easy for a year. However, Jones. disregarding all advice, reported for spring yractice.

He gave all he had. But he couldn't bend over. He couldn't swing a bat right. His lega were numb. He couldn't run. Finally, in June. he realized he was helping nobody and went home to Cali- fornla.

But Jones was back with the cards next month. He managed to get to but 26 times. made only

to six hits for a. .281 batting average.

and in mid-August he quit the club again. 1twaathenthatthaOardari.n- ally gave up on the 3-year-old garnester who only a year before had batted an .even .300. They assigned him to Rochester. a. farm club. in the International League. Realizing that first base was a wide open spot this year, manager Marty Mm-ion invited Jonas into camp last week. Jones went to work as if there was never any- thing wrong with his back. Marlon

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all concerned kept mum on a re- ported champion Ezzard Charles- Louis title rematch April 11 at Chicago Stadium.

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MONTREAL. March l-(CP)-- The great danger facing sport to- day is that it might be removed

president of the British Empire Games Association. said today. In is speech to the Canadian Progress Club. he said that for some time the trend has been towards the "Glorlllcatlon" of sport as a spectacle for the masses, rather than a means of

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