Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 May 1948 — Page 1
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__Food dealers foresaw no inter-
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FORECAST: Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight and tomorrow; scattered showers beginning late tomorrow afternoon.
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Rail Strike Won't Be Felt For Week Here
Supply on Hand Manufacturers, food dealers and utilities were looking for no
immediate effect of the railroad strike scheduled Tuesday morn-
Most factories had enough fuel and raw materials on aand to see them through a week or 10 days.
ruption in normal business for a -week due to the supplies >n hand. And utilities were expected to last even longer under a rail tie-up due to -fuel -storage.- x Airlines felt only a slight up sweep in the demand for reserva-
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50th YEAR—NUMBER 50
65 hours away.
_ Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman met in thé morning with representatives of the nation's carriers.
Even while this meeting’
= wy » » was sit in progress ne sun TIAN OpSETVES
strike-threatening unions to con- » fer with him this afternoon. The| union chiefs met twice with Mr.
Steelman yesterday. Situation Sgmmed Up As the strike deadline crept closer, the situation was this: - ONE: Thé government was:
prepared to seize the rail lines p.osident
Receives Cake, Roses
: SATURDAY, MAY 8,
t Rail Tieup
| Steelman Confers With Operators; Deny Proposal for 20-Day Delay
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UP)—The White House! worked against time today in conferences with officials of railroads and unions to avert a nation-wide strike less than
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\2-Year Control
Here Today Democrat, GOP Machines Keep Power By NOBLE REED | Official leadership of both Re{publican and Democratic Parties there and in 91 other Indiana. {counties for the next two years {will be determined at party con{ventions this afternoon. | Regular organization machines Hn both-parties here, -bolstered to. {top strength by overwhelming |victories in last Tuesday's pri{mary balloting, are expected to {be voted back into control | Attempts of a powerful anti-
' {organization group in the Repyh-,
{ican Party to unseat County {GOP Chairman James W. Ingles faded out last night, -
Chairman Ingles’ re-election
From White House Staff, eared assured yesterday when WASHINGTON, May 8 (UP)— a majority of GOP ward chair-
Truman
received & men ruled out a request to use
if no settlement is reached bY axe and a bou { A quet of 64 red voting machines for a secret Monday. A high official believed ;ose5 from members of his staff ballot at Tomlinson Hall this
the unions would not. strike if thelyoqay. as he observed
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government takes over the lines. pirthday anniversary.
TWO: The White House de-
One of Mr. Truman's first vis-|
“his 64th afternoon. |
Urged Secret Ballot Anti-organization Republicans
Of Ex-Teacher Here
Etitered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, Ind. Issued dally except Sunday
Probe ‘Torc
1948
Ea=ER Fanily Finds (Charred Body In Confield ~~ |
5-Gallon Kerosene | Drum Lying Nearby Pi An autopsy will be made today on the body of a 30-year-old former school teach jer. whose almost totally. .. burned body was found early today by members of her (family. Mrs, Fred Hanshew met a flaming ‘torch death about 200
eX Sek ony, Amevican/nied ‘that any_proposal had beenitors was Sen. Owen Brewster r h JNC., TEP unusually made for a 20-da stponement, (R. Me.). He presented the chief | heavy booking. " of the strike. Y povipe | executive with the first salmon | 00. 4 “cre Valel inet he - Cle Nor THREE: More than 50 rail-[CAUBHL {His - year ‘from the Ingles. Without use of the vot-| The stockyards were function- roads already had imposed em- Bangor Pool on the Penobscot yo" n,chines, leaders of this| ing close to normal yesterday, bargoes on shipments of perish- River in Maine. The eight-pound| oro, saiq they would not ataccording to Charles Rauh of able food and livestock. (ish was caught Thursday and|iempt to defeat Chairman Ingles. | the Indianapolis Stockyards.” He| FOUR: Even if there is no fo¥n to Washington. Other officers of the GOP strike, much of the public will | Central Committee expected to be
had pinned their whole strategy!
, as "ier said there would be no meat shortage here unless the Kingan - meat packers strike goes into effect tomorrow. The Evansville stockyards were
hore Loy > not been
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Members of the White House have to-pay higher prices for ag Blo Presented Mr. Truman re.ejected include Mrs. Katherine some foods because of the em-\ yw... ry button The | Atkins, vice chairwoman and bargoes on perishables. Northern| p.osident wore the gold pin today { Ceril Ober, treasurer. The Evansville Kyards cities are expected to be hardest) In- Good Health ‘{ Agreement had not bee closed. The reason was that river hit. TT etre His doctor, Brig. Gen. Wallace | Teched at noon on-the secretary pointy ate outlets Jor livestock| Prices probably will begin ris- IH. Oh Ec A President. PO®t now held by rg iY} foi s Soy ye sion O {ing ‘Monday, an Agriculture De yeighs 174 pounds and is in good | ho was not a ign . Atsthe Mt] es ing a 0. partment expert said. and be felt.) cia) health, The President's Ingles ‘faction, . oh | In'cars and storage tolast s week.| May et a Bren AY: lstaft said his emotional well-|, i= VP PC SUSTeR nel a A ae ae ie & Break being is just as good; that he SCS WT, EOD CONT ou ie rall s BO FIVE: Southern consumers of .ntinyes to take his troubles in P2TY to hs ’ than ‘a week, Indianapolis Would vegetables and fruits may get a ,hios0phic stride. ~ |mer 11th district chairman, and| feel a shortage of carrots, lettuce, “price break.” Those living near. pis schedule today was typical {his party associates in a solid] potatoes, oranges and lemons the big producing areas should ior the troubled, sometimes hectic |N0OK-Up With the Statehouse GOP from: California, and apples {rom get lower prices as the stocks pile|three years he has spent in the | machine surrounding Gov. Ralph| Washington. . {White House. The threatening! Ales: I with Chal { Fruits usually come from the White House Press Secretary railroad strike kept him near his|, Others aligned wit airman south in trucks. This, produce Charles G. Ross issued the denial telephone Ingles and Mr. Daniels include) y Judge Paul Wetter, Thomas Mc-
men said, should relieve any acute that any proposal had been made| His principal engagement was
shortage here. for a 20-day postponement of the with Sen. Alben W. Barkley (p. | Nuity, Ed McNulty and H. Dale Prepare Shut Down Tall, strike, Ky.), and Rep. Christian A. Her. Brown: State Motor Vehicle The railroads here were m Silent on Plans {ter (R. Mass.) He awarded} :
Asked if Mo. Steelman had AY them the annual Collier trophies| Helmke Support Seen specific plans to present to the] industry representatives, Mr. Ross |©°T congressional achievement.
said, “TI am not Looks Older
oving toward the strike deadline with preparations to shut down, laying off every employee connected with
at liberty to talk Mr ey : - ¥ 4d x w + "The Pennayivadia Railrofid was a tt lement can be Oldertoday than on Apr. 12, 1945, op nomination nex notifying nearly all of its em- when he was:catapulted into the support Walter Helmke,"
ployees that their services woul 4 | reached by Monday, the BOVern- unite House by the death of! Ft.
{ment is expected to seize the rail- | not be needed in event the rail {President Roosevelt. His hair is ke: os. Throngh. {roads and put them under nomi-
natorial nomination. {considerably whiter and there are C Only skeleton office Sews and oll the A d con. ® few more lines around his At the Demdcratic convention property protection personnel wi
at the Claypool Hotel this afterN !mouth and eyes. | be kept on the job in addition fidence that the unions would ini dna noon, to officials, L. A. Evans, super-
cancel their strike call and con-! intendent of the Indianapolis division, said today. ] Follow Same Pattern
takes over. [Paul McDuff, to head the party|
| ptt —————— For Burma Slayings . for the next two years. ‘Greek Guerrilla Losses | RANGOON, May 8 (UP)—U Chairman McDuff represents The New York Central Which - 7 {Saw, pre-war premier of Burma, the City Hall faction of the] is expected to follow the same eported- at 2032 and five other men were, hanged | Democratic Party which selected, pattern involving a complete op-| ATHENS, May 8 (UP)—Mili. early today for the July 19 as- and put over by large majorities erations shut-down “was stillitary sources said ‘today awaiting orders from New York. iguerrilla losses in the . Roumeli San and six of his cabinet minis- last Tuesday's primary.
The Railwey Express Agency campaign numbered 2032. These ters. Succeeded Boetcher
of the strike. This is in accordithan 2000 civilians were liberated the gallows at 5:30 a. m. at Insein place former Chairman Walter wit e employees agreement during the three-week campaign. jail, nine miles from Rangoon, Boetcher, who resigned suddenly with the -which for. Army casualties were: 141; in<iwhile two others were —hanged in a clash with the City Hall: a 72-hour nqtice of a layoff. |cluding 37 killed, 63 wounded and concurrently in downtown Ran- leadership of Mayor Al Feeney. The postofiice railway mail 41 missing. Igoon ceptral jail. Then, C. Sheldon Book resigned
that 25 large ! th , - in. condi as the party's 11th district chair
othe will be laid off in event and 232 who surrendered. More Saw and three others went’ to chairman three weeks ago to reh
yuid-be 74 ‘Washington Calling— ' day morning'if the t running. Army Trucks Read
la powerful group to defeat Mr. {McDuff but they lacked effective
and will mail to relay
points within 100" miles of In- ‘Reluétance of Congress to Act Until Affer No formal opposition to Chair- “ ; was expected at the.
- Election; Steel ‘Shortage Also -Darkens Outlook ion Vis atternoon. WASHINGTON, May 8—Industrial picture grows| Other officers. of the Demodarker bythe minute. Principal factors: Steel shortage, | poeted Settral _Compitiee fos constantly increasing demands for “steel, reluctance of] vention were Mrs. Imogene Mc: Congress to act till after election, threat of rail strike. - | Clea: Steam is building up here for -allocation of scarce committee secretary and Paul
travelers, commuters and ship-imetals—steel first. “President's Council -of Economic Ad-| Cave. Board of Works president,
8 to-take the possibility of a Y | treasurer. plete rafiroad proaipn.d into visers says it must be acted promptly. Sales departments of | fre. McCleary will replace Mrs.
consideration in making plans, - (Some steel companies hint they'd like it, to get pressure off them. Mary Schackleford as county - But grim, pessimistic report from Armed Services Subcom-| Vice Shalfuoman, My. iam will . 2 t I _|succe am C. Erbecker as Warmer Today; mittee, on need of petroleum industry or ‘more steel pipe, neverthe secretary and Mr. Cave will re. less calls for another six months’ trial of voluastary allocations.
. place Charles A. Greathouse Jr Rain On the Way | Election is just-six months off. Congreds wants to quit in six weeks who is the party nominee for LOCAL TEMPERATURES (Continued on Page 11—Col. 3)
dlanapoMs: «omens eed . The Pennsylvania Railroad in fis second announcement said it could not guarantee the completion of. runs which would be en route at 5 a. m. (Indianapolis time) Tuesday. It plans to run no trains, manned by officials and warned
| county treasurer. { Basis for Control
This leadership is expected to| oppose the candidacy of U. 8. looks somewhat Sen. William E. Jenner for the
Wayne attorney, for the guber-|
A unanjmous voice-vote| was expected to be given for the! tinue at work if the goevrnment Hang U Saw, 5 Others re-election of County: Chairman)
that |sassination of Premier U Aung its whole slate of candidates. in
man with a blast against the City: {Hall leadership. 44
‘Rail Crisis Adds to Gloomy... ow Wr io am army cis wn Industrial Picture Over U, S, coun vu ney inckea secs.
| group moved into control easily. lican race for governor. Despite the fact that not more
“fire. She had been drenched with kerose ne.
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field to the rear of her home,
Our Fair City— }
GOP Governor Candidates Claim 'Mythical’ Support
1837 Delegates Can Vote at Convention
While ‘Pledges’ Add Up to 3000 | SOMEBODY'S KIDDING somebody in this Repub- mark.” he said. “And thers will,
than 1837 delegates can possibly vote at the’ GOP state pack in the 1947 race, Holland, Teonverition June TT, the total umber of ‘delegates claimed * > by the four candidates for governor adds up to well over
U. 8. Senator William ¥. Jenner's camp now claims more than |
Auditor A. V. Burch and Walter Helmke of Ft. Wayne are more) ly await proper conditions. Ln Pass minutes before at Shelby
conservative, claims at all. made estimates, own checks, so The Times could add them together. The total comes to 1800.
Off the gecord they, based on their
The question now seems fo be Purely Local Issues
not whom the real delegates are going to vote for but whom the 1163 mythical delegates are NOT going to vote for. Attempts of political observers
NEVER TO RETURN— The body of Mrs. Fred Hanshéw is carried across the toy-littered yard in front of the modest home where she and her two children lived: Her body was found in the rear of the home almost totally consumed by
. I MUTE EVIDENCE---This empty five gallon kerosene drum was | notified its 500 employeesiiniiuded 641 killed, 1159 captured] The hangings were private. J| Mr. McDuff avas elected party founH 30 feet from Mrs, Hanshew's
11th ward vice chair- 1200 of the 1837 delegates are committed to vote for the Senator. {woman; Louis Adams, attorney, The other three candidates, Hobart Creighton of Warsaw, State! . {road workers who saw the train
In fact, they are so conservalive that they will make no public
foffices has been discounted by cars. neutral observers.
feet in the rear of her home in a cornfield. She lived In a modest home at the rear of her parent's house, R. R. 17, Box 475, near {524 St. and Road 52. Deputy Coroner William Kelly i 8 will perform the post mortem to ! i determine definitely the cause of pi death. +4] Only ‘shreds of a blue chenflle bathrobe and her nightgown remained on Mrs. Hanshew’s body. pd Man Saw Fire |_A_five-galion drum lay about 30 feet away, deputy sheriffs sald. It. had. contained kerosene. -A-
: + (burned atch ‘was found nearby. Rose lie By Mrs. Hanshew's side was a Nn ’ # bottle of disinfectant and her ; : wrist watch was stopped at 11:35. On Track Today |
Deputy sheriffs were told by Fred Hollingsworth, R. R. 1, New ig ta, Sha} he saw a fire about : o'clock last night in the Await Trial Runs Beld back of his home. In Moore Cars recalled. “The fire was about a The Indianapolis Motor Speed- block away. I thought it was pos{way promises {ts first day of big |*ibly an ofl fire. I heard a woman |activities today highlighted py | Pecream, but after listening awhile practice runs by Mauri Rose and. ne more attention.” Bill Holland, first- and second- Had Been 1 place winners in last year's) Members of Mrs. Hanshew's me. A family last saw her alive at 8 way management offici-| O'clock last night, they told au-
Speed t all ned the track to the BRIE. cizon ola Sg v. lie. today, al a 50-cent charge, The victim Was forced to retire and from now op pré-race activi- recently as a teacher at Converse, ties will build up to a climax Ind. because of a nervous iliness. May 31. {Last week, she told her father, [The winners of both first and| Rufus Stewart, that she belonged {second places in the 1947 race '0 "a secret lodge” and “needed are at the track and awalting/money for a payment." only the word of their stable| She added that “if I don't’ get 'boss, Lou Moore, to send them |the money, the members will kill {out in their Blue Crown Specials ™e. {for a warm-up buzz around the| Deputy sheriffs found kerosene | brick-and-asphalt oval. {spots ‘in the living room of the | Holland Flies In wagon Hanshew home. | Holland, a rookie at the trackway begun this Morning. when: {last year, flew his own plane... 0" woke to find gS un onto the Speedway grounds yes- mother was not in the He terday afternoon. He sald he oth to his 1.70 ue house, body as it lay in the corn. hoped to give the blue and silver “oo "00 "bo "Wore “thors home No. 2 job of Moore's a shake-| The family became concerned
down cruise today and then fly| to Trenton; N.J., this afternoon >" began to investigate her dis
appearance. +1in-time fora race there tomorrow. i : d ” ret ete pene I" In commenting on his race Mrs Hanshew had been div 3
preparations here this year, he vOT¢ed about one year. sale he expected to qualify the| Survivors include two children,
pow (Freddie, 5, and Suzanne, 2; one 4 Blue Crown Special -at- "one to: on BAAN, Lx. OI {Fi miles an hour faster than "ISter, Mrs, “Thomas Lafiin, and
last year” His’ qualifying time Der parents, Mr, and Mrs, Stew. in. 1947, was. 128.755, the. fastest|*h: : .
in 1967, was, 128155, she orn None Injured As |
“T was just getting home," he {anc hearing no more noise I paid * “4
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“I'l be aiming at that 130|
'be no slowing down on race te NYC Train Derails | r f
While running shead of th 8 | VERNON, 0. May 8 (UP)—
pit instructions, slowed his speed.| Press New York Central train ster to a point where Rose passed Were derailed one mile west of {him to win top honors. [here today but rafiroad officials Meanwhile, Moore said today, S80 no one was injured. . ... ithat both the big Blue Crown! The Cleveland-bound train was . jobs of Rose and Holland are derailed at a crossing, and rafl- -
ready for their practice runs and
this he referred.to warm weather ®8id “something was dragging {conditions . which are necessary | 0 ror. dently ” for th ro x . into the 1948 balloting for county the proper operation of Take; The mail-express train had one | passenger ‘car, but rallroad of[ficials said neither passengers | The owner of last year's one- nor trainmen were injured. The and-two-place winners spent yes- engine was off the tracks but re- 14 THE MAYORALTY election, terday making minor = adjust- mained upright. 3
they theorize, was on purely local ents on his fancy products. - ntti ) issues. The balloting for prose- BOth cars were built new for last Terre Haute Man Killed 459 | TERRE HAUTE, May $—Paul 19
Make Aljustments
cutor; sheriff, etc., next November Y®AT'S race at an estimated. cost|
Sa m.. 4 10a m..55 - iN Party conventions here and in Tam... 48 11a m.. 58 | \ : 91 other. counties will éstablish 8a m., 48 12 (Noon) 61 On Insi & ages N {the basis for control of the state 9a m.., 52 1p m.. 61 ; : \ organizations in both parties.
| Party chairmen elected in eac county this afternoon will in turn elect district chairmen next week-end. These district chalr-
Mostly sunny and warmer was Five the forecast of the U. 8. Weather Bureau for Indianapolis and vi-
hurt in head-on car crash on Shelby St. here ...one driver held ..7i7: 00.0...
. wo» . = » {men will form the state commitcinity today, with the maximum pioteq mother, five cMildren find living quarters [tees in each party and will in temperature ranging from 66 to h 2 turn elect their state chairmen. 70 degrees. ere Srescsavienaeasasettrarar annua «seo. Page mrss es— pa——— Tonight will be partly cloudy sa» « x» and wasmer. Times-Legion horse show .. . a story with photos 3 Women Hurt last. might felled to materialie| ++ in color... women's Tews.................Pige 3
The minimum temperature was . n= fv = 1 . . “ : . * downtown Indianapolis and Other regular Saturday features . .. Churches 8 Nn rain [as | Passing Motorists Unaware of Street Drama; [Bnet rill be Jotad | by, “Mass Yecord 3 t . ' " . . . . ’ 0 am? . ’ Tre Cook ipo pre.| plan special Mother's Day services . . . Pages 4-5 MONTGOMERY. Ala. May 8 Tarpaulin Protects Principals From Rain | Indianapolis Speedway, but a top| HOFS@ Show Opens dicted for tomorrow followed by| ..., Elmer R. Krueger... today’s Hoosier Profile (UP)—Three women were injured | NEW YORK, May 8 (UP)—A cold, driving rain beat down |driver among California midget, ; showers tomorrow night. Page 6 There IS a Mrs. Kinsey on the early today when a morthoound on the two policemen standing white-faced and’ grim beside a big-car and motorcycle race fans, Next Friday Tem tures: Do “o's ve» ge W yy . t , the Flo .| wrecked automobile, f od ay Elgewhere in. the state last] bookpage ... Page 8 ...A full page of theatrical De tod haat on ais Ar "The wind whipped at the tarpaulin they held in théir nands. Farley Sees Truman a Legion Times bars night sub-freezing temperatures and movie news. . with photos .-. . in color with the Louisville & Nashville's! Beneath the makeshift shelter Dr. George Rizzoli worked swiftly | i : Frida en the Faire WHE Tore IE peraty BO the news... an th edi southbound train, the Iumming- With his scalpel and saw, cutting off the legs of the man pinned Named on First Ballot rim Collate» . 30 1 . State Indiana areas And may have| - + Page 9... Views on pois bird. {beneath . the car. { Mr, Leanso's brother, Saiva-| CHICAGO, May 8 (UP)—{ you haven't purchased caused some damage to fruit and! torial Page ....i..vieiisrsaneareiiarinianas Page 10| The injured were taken to St. Passing motorists, unaware of , 0 “2g” ang his brother-in-law,|James A Farley, former national tickets, be sure to get them berry crops. ? ip vw A . wm Margaret's: Hospital here Whete| the drama at the edge of the|,,ihony Dandrill, 28, were im-|c of the Democratici, NOW. » Tre lowest temperature re-in... pajte Jerusalem war +... Page 11 |attaches said neither was geri. highway, splashed mud on doclor|prigoned in the car. Police re- Party, said today that President Tickets will ‘be on _ Ported was 30 degrees at Plym-|'TUce e Tr aaa ously hurt. : and patient as the Operation grained them as they watched Truman will be nominated on each day, da} : bys though it was 31 at ry : LE. $0 *® "on , a a Siiuiots occurred just Out. | profeessed. , the operation. : \ he ballot at ‘the’ Demo- fat lobby’ of the 4 A South Bend. It was 33 In . , Eel 4 : he i . the Elmore station, about 14! The victim was Bioggio Leanzo,, When amputation was com-| cratic. National Convention in| suolis & L 00. a Wayne; cool snough for frost but|A Key to Other Features on Inside Pages ..|miles Montgomery, ap-'20. He was driving down the pleted. the. ambulance sped. Mr. July. on. 1x Svolis Power 8 Light Lhe hot for a freeze, i | Amusements 6 Comics ...,. 14; Hollywood.. 9 Radio ...... 14|pa at a switch point. {highway with . his brother ' and|Leanzo to Mary Immaculate Hos- But Mr. Farley thought Re- Box, $1.20; Side Mezzanine, % 2 it 5 Eddie Ash.. 7/In Indpis.... 11 Side Glances 10 Hospital attendants said one jon when he swerved to|pita) in’ Jamaica. Attendants said publican hopefuls Harod. E.| - ‘45 cents ‘Pricgs include Be bind Editorials *.. 10|Inside Indpls. 6 Society ..... 3|pf nen reported thatthe Svolda car, His eat hit a lap. his ° gondition in “still Critical fasten, Ben. Robert A. Taft and| Jia” vi seats are ns
“very slowly”
will ride along entirely on the of $62,000... Moore said he has voting trend for President re- "Pent an additional $20,000 on gardless of local issues, most ex- $e to reais year to bring them perts agree. 8, (when an auto driven by Norman If public sentiment on the Dem-| JF expects the shake-down np... 9; of Fannecsbieg, struck
locratic candidates for President [Un® tomorrow io bring out any pig ‘ i Possibility that the Democratic flaws which will be remedied next ps Heys. Jue Accident couriel} ce
and overnor rise In Marion victory trend in the municipal 8 — week and the cars will be in top a i——————— elections last year will carry on! (Continued on, Page 2 Col. 5) condition for the first day of TWINS FAR APART p— SYDNEY, May 8 (UP)—The
. qualifications May 15. newspaper Truth reported today
M d S | H Co C i Vi i le The North Hollywood race-car uilder has added h . v u Ww el ers ras ic im his stable this wa car th Snax au ANialian Somgn gave ¥ As Doctor Cuts Off Legs
Johnson, 19, of Terre Haute, fwas killed . last night one-half imile south of here on U. B. 41
to analyze the possible outcome of": the .fall election on_ county offices all hinge on one question :——the trend of public thinking on presidential candidates,
[expects to have ready for the hour’ apart, an. interval that at-
{first day of qualifications. “The |mount, a 220-cuble-inch Offen- tendants believed to be a world
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