Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 June 1947 — Page 1
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Expect Cold Homes
Here Next Winter
By ROBERT BLOEM Indianapolis is facing a fuel oil shortage of the first magnitude, Unless the “impossible” happens, spokesmen’ for the ‘oil industry said today, the forecast ‘for next winter is “cold | homes, lots of them.” The fuel shortage is expected to be accompanied by a serious pinch in gasoline. And it won't be limited to Indianapolis or .to Indiana. Both situations are nationwide | with the Midwest expected to bear the brunt. The industry nationally is expected to make some gloomy | pronouncements within a week or two.
Converted to Oil Here's a quick picture of the, situation right now: Hundreds of Hooslers and hun-| dreds of thousands of home owners all over the nation are installing oil heating systems. Because of a general public fear of the coal outlook, many old coal furnaces are being converted to oil. Meanwhile, the industry, while squeezing jout. more production: than even its ‘optimists ever dreamed possible, can't keep up with the demand. Contracts Are Halted | So, dealers in fuel oil in Indian-| apolis and in many other cities, | are chopping Off ‘new orders. One| [the largest suppliers of oil for
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r oil for new heating in-| Stallations last
contracts 30 days ago. Another stopped signing contracts for bus-| iness resulting from newly installed heating systems cay before yesterday. Others, both wholesale and re-| tail, are following suit. This is the picture painted by frank L. Cochran, district manager for the Standard Oil Co. “Under the impetus of unprecedented demand, 540,000 central heat,ing type installations were made in 1046. If the present rate keeps up, it looks as though another 983,00) will be installed over the country in 1947. Sell Another Million “At the same time the heating industry sold a million space heaters last year and expects to sell another million this year. “The situation is further complicated by growing use of Diesel engines, both stationary and in trucks and locomotives. The Santa ¥e Chief, on a single run from Chicago to Los Angeles, burns 8000 gallons of fuel oil.” “When the industry squared off at the close of the war, Mr. .Coch- | ran said, “it was with an expectation of a sharp drop in demand below wartime peaks. Instead of this the industry's werst slump
for: “police ¢ One prjor producer out off. new. ing and had theesrtowed to: Plas ‘articies—including the ies fron
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CONFESSES THEFT—Patroiman Paul Medaris today is under suspension and charged with grand larceny for tire theft while on duly,
2 Policemen Admit Theft:
Face Grand Larceny Trial
Patrolmen Fred Vogel and Paul Medaris Suspended From Force After Moftorist’s Charge
Two policemen who admitted tak-
ing tires from an improperly parked
auto will “go through the court's like anybody else” Police Chief Howard Sanders said today. Charges of grand larceny were
filed against Patrolmen Fred Vogel
and Paul Medaris today. Chief
Sanders suspended both men last | night. He said their suspension will
' Hand Out Stickers, Have
The two patrolmen found Mr.
'Knapp's car parked in an alleyway| Later, they were called back: to
near Hibben-Hollweg Co. loading!
“ here stepped contracting to, dock, 110 S. Meridian st, yesterday |
morning. They gave him stickers | parks
garage.
A quantity of articles were re-|
' mobile of Harry J. Knapp, Decatur,
HELPED BUDDY—Patrolman Fred Vogel also suspended and charged with grand larceny, helped his buddy out when he
said he '
tires,
‘could use" some new
FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 4r
i mis
Sends Prices Up
AGO, June 20 (U. P.).~1h of July corn futures rose to $2 a bushel, highest i paid on the:-board of trade. J The yellow grain opened sli
dropped slightly below $2. futures on the board of trade was to threats of crop reductions due to
weather, mapd,
Spring Pig Crop Increase Seen — The agriculture at 53,151,000 head, approximately crop of 1946. 52,392,000 head. The 1936-45 average was 51,871,000.
1945 crop by two per cent.
be ruled on by the police trial court | “as soon as possible.” Both policemen ‘have made state- | ments admitting taking three tires’ and an inner tube from the auto-
Ind., yesterday. They at first denied kugw)oazs of the theft but confessed when confronted by three witnesses who saw them remove the tires from tha trunk of the car.
Car Towed In
(Knapp they had not seen the tires. {headquarters where Benny Prosser, {1407 8. Sherman dr., Virgil King Sr. and Virgil King Jr., 5046 Rinehart ave, all Hibben-Hollweg em {said they had helped poli
{the Knapp car to the police car. ¥ogel then confessed and Medaris
[Pies around 55,000,000 head.
[| 1043, A fall pig crop of 32,500,000 head i was forecast. That would be six per . cent greater than last year, Falls ow Goal The spring ¢ falls somewhat below the goal set by the agriculture department, Farmers were asked to
This increase in production 6éf | spring pigs, which will come into the market this fall and winter, will relieve soméwhat the general shortage {of pork products. But it was not e ‘fo be sufficient to cause
Threat of Short Crop.
lower than its closing $1.99 level of | yesterday, but then began to climb.| About a half hour after market| opening it hit $2 and for a time} went % of a cent. higher, thenf
Previous record price for grain
$1.99% a bushel, baid in July, 1919.] Market sources attributed the rise}
and to high eapuet: & de-|
WASHINGTON, June 20 (U. P).} department || estimated today the spring pig crop}
one per cent higher than the spring] |
The 1946 spring pig crop was]
On basis of the estimate, this} year’s spring crop will exceed thei But it will be about five per cent below| the 1944 erop and 28 per cent small- | ‘er than the record spring crop of
FORECAST: Partly cloudy and somewhat ‘warmer : tonght; Increasing cloudiness fombrrow,
Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, ind, Issued dally except Bunday
to of
verridde
huey drops in retail pork co. y be Maey, Again Sails Her River
Pr
as estims at 3,567,000.
moved from the car and turned into ‘admitted the theft after he was NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 20 (U. the police property room. Mr. Knapp, confronted with Vogel's statement, {P.) ~The river packet Gordon B.
{however, missed the tires and tube Vogel said they decided the car | Greene starts back to Paducah, Ky. |
when he went to headquarters to was “hot” and decided to strip it and Cincinnati, O., today from
ireclaim his property. Both policemen were called to headquarters and both told Mr.|
land take the articles to the property room. He said Medaris took! {the tires to the police car.
Tells of Removing Property From Car
Medaris told of removing prop-
erty, including the tires, from the car. He said, however, that as they
pulled away he remarked he “could use those tires.” He said Vogel then arove him to Medaris’ home where
Medaris took the tires into his ga-|
rage. They then returned to- duty. Medaris said after he was first called in to be questioned about the tires he decided to get rid of them.
Ben Hogan Loses In First Round
DETROIT, June 20 (U. Tn Diminutive Tony Pehna, a ‘Cincin
He said he removed them from his garage and drove downtown where
he hid them in an alley near 110 as a ‘river “boatman,” 52 of them!
S. Meridian. Repeated searches of the area, however, have failed to produce the tires.
{Shell Oil convention, said two of the tires were new ones which he| was returning for refunds because they were were not satisfactory,
Propose to Guard Circle's Beauty
The Indiana Society of Architects | executive board today considered |
| Nashville, It will be quite an
event for all hands aboard
On the bridge—when she isn't |
attending a special party in her] honor—will be Capt. Mary Greene—celebrating her 79th birthday. She will look back on 57 years
| with a captain's license.
| “Captain Mary” ‘began her iat |
boating career back in 1890 when | she married the late Gordon B.|
Mr. Knapp, in town to attend a Greene of a Cincinnati family |
which operated the “Greene Line.” In the 23 years she has been! (captain of the Gordon B. Greene! {the vessel has never lost a pas- | senger. Tom Greene, her son, handles the | details of the ship's operation now, but “Captain Mary” is stil] senior officer aboard.
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House Group to Probe
Agriculture Setup WASHINGTON, June 20 (U. P.).
|
nati golf pro with years of experi- | a resolution asking for the crea-| _Chairman August H. Andresen of
ence, pulled the first upset of iy
tion of an arts commission to “pre-
| the house food investigating sub-
from the wartime peak was half a 29th annual P. G. A. tourney today. | | Serve the character of Monument'committee disclosed today that he
million barrels a day, | And instead of having t6 wait suntil 1950 for wartime peak de-|
mand to be reached, Mr. Cochran |
said, it was exceeded in the latter part of 1946 and is still going up.
Pass 5 Million Mark A spokesman for another major
He eliminated Defending Cham- | pion Ben Hogan, 3 and 1, first round. Penna, a perennial challenge: for the P. G. A. “title ® never let up on the champion today. He kept the pressure on from ghe very first hole. His medal score—for the i7
! , fholes played—was 60. producer added that wartime pro- | ; as
That was seven-under-par for
in the
circle.” The resolution, introduced by Edward D. Pierre, Indianapolis architect, at the annual meeting at!
Dunes Park, deplored “proposed Ue- |
velopments which, if carried out, would cheapen the circle, overshadow the Monument and: be a' blight to the community.” Although the actual proposal
duction high was 4,700,000 barrels’ i) .¢ gistance. It was two strokes which prompted the resolution was
of oil daily. The industry honestly believed it never could, with present ‘equipment, exceed 5 million barrels, | but it has already passed 5,100,000.
The oil shortage has been in the Jase since February,
First rumblings of | Sam Snead, Hot Springs, Va. also Equitable Life Assurance Co. with
whispering dealers + sal things to come came last March | when retailers were forced to spread | their supplies dangerously thin to keep some oil In every fuel tank.
Now, even persons with Cont eagle droped a 6-foot downhill putt on threat of 10 1ast green to eliminate Bobby
may not be safe from the chilly rooms next winter. Dealers point out that fuel that isn't there can't ‘be delivered, contract or no contract, Even with the coal situation what it is, there are indications some conversion of coal furnaces to oil may have to be ripped out and owners who still can convert back to coal, if any, may turn out to be the lucky ones. gasoline
TOMORROW: The
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Times Index
Amusements 31] Dr. O'Brien
Eddie Ash ...14|J. E. O'Brien I Carnival ‘..... Classified .31-34| Pattern .. Comics .~..... 35. Radio ....... Crossword ,...26 Reflection ‘Fitorials ....20 Mrs. Roosevelt 2
Fashions .... 23 Scherrer .... Forum ,.20) Side Glances - Gardening ... 2¢ Sports Meta Given 23 Washington Hollywood .
lett 19 | Wi 22
. 14-15 i oN “Ann Burton ‘Sine, Mil- day gave final legislative approval 19. Weather Map 11, waukee, was elected national presi- to a bill outlawing publie utility
better than Little Ben's card. They were the first twosome to tee off to start the morning 18 holes of match play which will eliminate 32 contestants. The top pre-tourney favorite,
advanced to the second round with
two-up triumph over Jimmy lool Chicopee, Mass. | Hey Ransom; Ravinia, Ill,
Locke, South African star, one-up. Locke's putt stopped on the lin Dick Metz, Arkansas City, Kas., | won with the highest margin set by the early starters, he finished with
a 4 and 3 edge over Hefry Kaiser,
Racine, Wis.
Ban Communist Partly, 'V. F. W. Asks Congress
not specifically mentioned, the English hotel building recently was sold and the buyer plans to build a J. C. Penney’'s department store on the | site. | The hotel has been ‘purchased by
the project to start as soon as court approvgl is given, Mr. Pierre,. who is chairman of the civic planning committee of the society, pointed out that the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument is “known throughout the civilized world as a shrine to Indiana's war heroes.” The Monument, he said, forms a setting for “a partially developed picturesque group of small units of beauty and dignity.” The resolution, passed immediately, is to be sent to Governor Gates. Mayor Tyndall then will be asked to appoint an
WALLA WALLA, Wash., June 20 arts commission of architects, artists
Lv. P.).—The Veterans of Foreign and civic plannérs with authority
Wars asked today {eliminate the Communist from the country. A resolution adopted at the V, F.
|W s annual convention also asked yet, Cone to prohibit any Com- thing radical or gaudy in appear- | munist party member from filing ance. The structure will conform to 19 F. C. Othman 19 for or holding public office. It said the surroundings in. every way pos-..23-24| communism should be defined by sible.”
35 Congress as advocating the. over20 throw of the United States govern- Wisconsin
ment,
HEADS BLUE STA STAR MOTHERS LONG BEACH, Cal, June 20 (U.
Inside Indpls 19 a DAY 19 dent of De Blue Star Mothers of | strik © Ruth Ame
fo sisssed Mes. Suniel
that congress to regulate building on the Circle. party
In. New York, J. C. Penney Co. (officials said that although the proposed building is not even sketched “it certainly will not be any-
Outlaws ‘Utility Strikes
| MAD.SON, Wis., June 20 (U. P.). —The Wisconsin assembly yester-
Wi COT sin, ©
expected to be]
is laying” the groundwork for a | “wholesale investigation” of the ' agriculture department this summer. “Our ultimate hope,” Mr. Andre- | sen said, “is that this investigation {will lead to a complete reorganization of tlie depdrtment so as to ‘eliminate duplication and waste.” Two men were overcome by ammonia gas at Indiana Refrigerating Co. terminal, 240 S. Pennsylvania st. when an iron hoist dropped from a scaffold and cracked ‘the ammonia pipes. Jim Frost, 2001 Broadway and Delbert Wilsey, 817 Eppler st. were taken to City hospital. The rest of the crew of 20 men laying concrete floors in the
the accident occurred escaped. The hoist cracked the lines, releasing a 150-pound rush of gas from the pipes. ~All Packed » For Vacation? ® You don't have to pack The Times, but neither do you want to forget this friend of your family, In these exciting days you can’t afford to miss a single local or national news story —and you know how “lost” the youngsters are when they miss their favorite comics. ® We'll gladly mail you your Times anywhere in the United States or Canada or “your Carrier will save your papers at the station and deliver them in one neat bundle on the day you re- _ turn, ® Make arrangements with" your Carrier when he coldes! this ek or call RT.
pig crops for Indiana
cold storage department when |
Lads
id Outside “Fitm To Obtain ‘Control
Rumors of an “exclusive” lease of the Murat theater to a New York! | firm were spiked today by Murat | | temple officials,
Karl L. Friedrichs, recorder and
| { Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bongfeldt, 5127 Ralston dr. And for the first time she’s met her son’s wife, whom she “felt as if she knew” by pictures; which have traveled from Indianapolis to Sweden.
" TOGETHER AGAIN——Five brothers and sisters separated since 1903 are reunited today. Seated front is Mrs. Ernest F. Hasse, 6020 Ralston dr. rear are Eric Bjorkman, Beverly Farms, Mass.; Miss Emma Bjorkman, Chicago; Mrs. David Bongfelsh Fransta, Sweden, and Charles Bjorkman, of Indianapolis.
Sees His Wife, Youngsters for First 1 me;
Five Brothers and Sisters Are Reunited It's all as if the family photograph album has come to life for Mrs.
—— aeSrhstmtrdamrectearrorrrt rp adi
Left to right
| control bill.’
1331 in favo~ of passing the
‘two-thirds majority.
| lalmost a 4-to-1 majority. | The senate is expected to come _ 0 [plete enactment of the measure by ~| voting to override tomorrow. Bi
{of the bill could muster the necks
The house. ‘insisted; making the measure a law’ > . Truman's declaration’ that | » cause discord “for, ‘years oa come.” ; The house vote was arnouneed a8
over the xeto and 83 Against. was 55 more than the ne
Supporters of the bil pled
Democratic supporters of the Prete 3 den) conceded that senate
sary two-thirds margin. "13 Invited. to Lunch g In an effort to mobilize senate
‘| support for his veto, President Tru~
man invited 13 senators to {unch with him at the Only one of those. / Democratic Leader Alben W. Barke ley. had voted against the bill. Only one, Senator Mision R. of : D.) was 8 I
' Davis Bongfeldt, Fransta, Sweden, visiting in Indianapolis today. She's seeing for the first time her three grandchildren, children of
For both her and her husband
building manager of the Murat; jt:s the first reunion with son Henry
temple,’ today denied that negotia-| ince he came to the United States,
| tions still pending would give any outside theatrical interests sole occupancy of the theater, “We dp not contemplate giving]
| the theater property,” ridhs said; adding threat to the Indianapolis Sym-
| phony orchestra, should an outside! B
{firm gain exclusive tenancy, | groundless. Symphony Is Safe
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Symphony season,” he said. Mr. Friedrichs’ swered questions about “inside
dope” stories circulating in town.
Murat, which will be Indianapolis’, only legitimate theater after the | English is demolished.
lin squelching the hearsay. | Byrne-Page-Ross management will |
tainment series, he said, and there
policy of leasing’ the theater, $35,000 Improvements
ing now being done at the Murat |
lish hotel sale was revealed, Mr. Byrne said.
temple include, besides redecorating, such items as elevators wna air-conditioning, Mr. Bryne vealed.
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Drowns Trying To Swim Ohio
t+ EVANSVILLE, Ind. June 20 (U. P.).—Harold Dorsey Hamm, 21, of | Indianapolis, a former merchant { marine, drowned today in the Ohio Mr. Hamm, a visitor at the Vet- | campment here, and two Evansville |
breakfast, Mr. Hamm stripped off his
tucky shore, and jumped in.
Mr. Hamm, who was not a VFW | member, came here. from Indian-
Indianapolis. An identificaitoh card ‘In’ his said to notify
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Was. pjorkman, 6020 Ralston dr.
“The last thing we'd want to do first time. is interfere with the Indianapolis. when he made a visit to Sweden in|
One such story named the Shu-| cago, who came to the U. S. berts as would-be tenants of the | 1906. She also returned for a visit to the 60's this morning, but there
Cecil M. Byrne, of Theater Pro- | ductions, Inc., joined Mr. Friedrichs | 4 moved here in 1606. She has.
The | not seen her sister since 1913 when
| grandchildren Some. $35,000 worth of refurbish- 5
a center for conventions and gath- chase erings as well as theatrical events,” for the Iranian army and police. lines,
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erans of Foreign Wars state en- |G. Ross said.
Japolis with Leon King, official dele | {gate from Strayer Post No. 1405,
Edwin lowers wi
almost 19 years ago. Another big first is that it's the! first time Mrs. Bongfeldt and her’ two brothers and two sisters have
anybody complete - possession Of! uj heen reunited since the family
Mr. Fried- started immigrating to this country that the rumored | in 1903.
Two brothers, Eric Bjorkman of everly Farms, Mass. and Charles came to the United States in 1903, splitting the closely knit family for the Eric saw Mrs. Bongfeldt
| 1924 but Charles has not seen her |
statement an-| since she waved goodby to him.
The next to come over was a sister,” Miss Emma Bjorkman, Chiin
in 1934. Went Back Once The fourth member of the family, | Mrs. Ernest F. Hasse, 6020 Ralston
homesickness took her back to
-|continue having its annual enter-| gwa.den for a visit.
Mrs. Borgfeldt's biggest thrill oo
will be no important change in thre of course, being reunited with her
| son and her family and seeing her
Aside
was contracted for before the Eng- | jtself is a ‘big thrill.
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and daughter-in-|
Don't Let That Stn Fool You /
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
6am. ..58 10am... 6 RM... 60 11am... 7 8%. m..... 63 12 (Noom).. 73 Sa. m..... 67 lpm ... 7
Enjoy it while it lasts. Clear, sunny skies which greeted Indianapolis residents this morning as a welcome change were only expected to last through the day. Tomorrow, the weather man said, it will be mostly cloudy. Temperatures bounced rapidly in-
was no summer heat wave in sight. Showers were forecast for the
northwest and extreme west portions of the stale lomoriow, the state tomorrow.
Hope for ie for 50% Cut In Traffic Deaths
WASHINGTON, June 20 (U. P.).
from that, Indianapolis —Automobile manufacturer Paul G. Ff union
Hoffman of South Bend, Ind. said
She used to wonder if the praises today the President's highway safe-
| she read of Hoosierdom’s capital ty conference hopes to cut t Improvements now in progress were exaggerated but now she too fic fatality rate in half by 1949. or contemplated in the theater and | | 1s a converted Hoosier.
1425 Million for Iran
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he traf-
Mr. Hoffman, president of Stu- | debaker Corp. told the final ses|sion of the conference, that the 1946 traffic fatality rate was 12
assertion that the Taft-Hartley measure would “cause more strikes, not fewer,” and put the country s long step on the dangerous road toward “a totally managed econs omy. ” In his veto message—sent to con= gress on the last day left to him Mr. Truman said the labor bill would be “a dangerous stride in the direction of a totally managed economy.” “It would contribute neither to ine dustrial peace nor to economic stae bility or progress,” he said. The nine basic objections raised by Mr. Truman were: ONE: “The bill would . substane tially increase strikes.” TWO: “The bill arbitrarily decides, against the workers, certain issues which are normally the sube
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Here Are Principal Points of Vetoed Labor Curb Bill
WASHINGTON, June 20 (U, P). —Here are some principal points of the Taft-Hartley labor control bill: ONE; Forbids closed shop and puts tight restrictions around mild shop. | TWO: Allgws government to get 80-day injunctions against strikes | threatening the national health and | safety. THREE: Forbids jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts. FOUR: Makes unions as well as: "employers liable to charges of une
WASHINGTON, June 20 (U, P.). deaths per 100,000,000 vehicle-miles. fair labor practices.
“With parking space for 4000 cars —The United States today granted | nearby, we hope to make the Murat | Iran a $25 million credit to purproperty | vehicle miles and thus save 19,000
surplus military
The goal by 1949 is to reduce this rate to six deaths per 100,000,099
650.000 injuries and nore!
| The agreement, provides. for repay- than $1,000,000,000 annual property
ment in 15 years.
| loss.
FIVE: Makes unions subject to damage suits for breach of contract, | jurisdictional strike and boycotts. SIX: Enlarges national labor ree. lations board and sets up an indes [Pendens conciliation service,
President, Taft Spea peak on on Radio Tonight; "Wallace Calling urn. Says Halleck
White House Takes Quarter-Hour on Networks; .
All Hoosiers but One Vote to Override WASHINGTON, June 20 (U, P.).—President Truman will go on the
« House Republican Leader Charles
James Kirkwood and Arthur Edlleck said President Truma wards told police that Mr, Hamm | Halleck sald on) Truials disappeared and. wasn't seen again. |
veto “practically turned the Dem-
his gang.” He was referring, of courte, Yo former Vice President Henry A. Wallace, “Mr. Wallace and his radical fol« be in the
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ocratic party over to Wallace 0% ine labor relations bill,”
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river during an early-morning swim. air at 9 p. m. (Indianapolis time) to discuss his labor veto with the people. {and the tax bill veto Mr. Truman's speech will last 13'¢ minutes, Press Secretary Charles week were It will be carried on all networks. Senator Robert A. Taft (R. 0.),. co-author of the labor bill, will youths went to the river before broadcast an answer to Mr. Truman's veto. Senator’ Taft will speak
rover the Mutual, broadcasting sys- | clothes, told his companions he was | {o. at 9:45 pe m.
going to swim across to ‘the Ken- | time). He will speak. for 15 minutes.
Carroll Reece called the for a fifth term for the New “Mr. Truman's action
veto a “bid »
in a statemient, “is an obvious |
pelted to preserve the administra. | tre
tion's alliance with “the
Republican National Chairman more than to
Mr. Halleck said the veto message “definitely” lined up the President “with the radical element of the Democratic party.” He said both the labor bill veto earlier this
“indefsnsible.” - president he said, “ expediency.
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