The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 29 September 1949 — Page 1

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GftEENCASTLE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1949.

« SCHOOL m ON AIR

m£ MONDAY [U WIOAJK-AST FIJOM DK

cai h station u<;kk

AT 7:30 I». M.

TIk I" 'I li'tf 1 ' school hmifl, J, cr tlic 'I :PCtion of Don Alur-u-lll broadcast from the

Single Copy SCents

NO. 298

University station.

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vra""' - , , wr.HK KM. 881 megacycle:;> m 7:t. r > P 111 • on Monday. 'ivv'nts and friends of tlv |HH ,I ari . cordially invited to be ijtfning gu«'« ls - , , The university officials have

M o *lli<’ KtM'ond mil*'

Sralim with the local ,|s in offering broadcast jlocal school organmay be presented to Urn

Icifvun public.

Sdvm! officials stated to lav hegirninC with the haiv on Momlny and eon-

, Hum rn Hi sine lioilr oil sne-

,,,, Monday, some school fa-

jl,., ,.,11 be |ires<*)tcd for the llw ,,„.r of the listening public.

U mb,t; of the local concert

b,i,l in he presented cm Monday

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Cnrncl Inn Clapp. Max Dixon, ij„h Paul Stewart. Doyne K,,|ia>i. Jinnnie Smith, John lien. Dick Hedge. p,. rind: Ann Dicks. Aiicc nliave. Beverly Bryan. Carlo Penbody. Cinsie Scott. Joa.i urn. Jean Sallust. Joyce Salat Muilyn Donelson, Gctie IcK.ehan. Itea Sutlierlin, Franj Johns. Sara Harris, Met laic Tweedy, Doris Elmore, DoiUe Shoemaker, James Rey-

ihls.

Alto clarinet: Vertabcll icily. Be s clarinet: Jackie Thu row. Trombone: Darwin Duncan, ion Mnrkctto, Jr., Paul Newby. Drums: Marjorie Sidilons, lacy Torr: Karen Reed, Bar»ra Drake. Harriet Brooks, p Arnold. French Horn: Eddie Barr, Wi Strain, Susie Bennett, Wilim Voltnier, Charles Biebef. Soxophone: Lila Hanna. Art aslen. Norman Jones, Audcnc Ispauirh. 0 * b Oboe: Susie Stewart, Badtonc: Ike Strain, Sonnv noks. Flnle: Diana Shoemaker lilia Boatriglit, Paul Arnold, irtha Harlan. Hal Miller, Ann noils, Roberta Elmore. Ha s Horn: Glenn Irwin, Jack I'llh, Buddy Godfrey. Hi.soon; Ella Sutherlin.

MASONIC NOTICE

Called meeting Temple Lodg (7. F. A- A. M. Friday, Sept, j 1 al7:30 p, m. E. A. degree.

river Charged

By City Police lbilert Ingram, a DePauw stufcot a,is scheduled to appear in Jf ':i'» of the Peace Ola T. Ellis "‘rt this afternoon to answer »reckless driving charge. City ''‘c* 1 g.ivi Ingram a ticket lir ‘H afternoon Wednesday a! of ,, Irann- accident at the ’ r .,f Howard and Crown

Ms.

'I"i said Ingram, driving a f til '•(J;m and going west d ‘oril, rsn broadside Into 'i' Kurd tieing driven north 1 ruwn by Mrs. Rachel SurDiimgr It Ingrair's car war ■‘""rt"! at X:;r,o by the police,

fringe to the Surbcr car va'

‘ b tbouut s 150. Fortun- “ no one was injured.

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Years A£o IN t.llEENCASTLE 'h 1 ' beautiful farm home of ^"">1 O'Hair five miles north l,! Grecncastle on state road 43. destroyed by fire. ' McCord was appointed as ' " f examiner of the stato ' ' ( mg department, dilbi ;t Toney was suffering blood poisoning after runm ''? » nail into his right hand "‘hiio working at Barnaby's lum“‘f min. Donald ETtla underwent an tmorgency appendicitis opera- "' n "i Indianapolis.

AIRLIFT TO EM) P RANKFUTtT, Sept 20. tUP) - Tim Beilin ad lift v. !ll end nt midniglit tomorrow aftir Tg;days of opei ation, the U. S. Aii Foree aunouuee I today. T.ie bridge of plnnoR that beat the Soviet land blockade i f western Bcil.n had been schedule.1 to Ciid Ort. 31. Bm officials said it . w111 cease operations a month j early ts-causc sufficient stock- ' piles of supplies have been accumulaled • i Beilin to meet any

emergency.

Soil Officials

Hosts To Monroe

County Farmers

The Putnam County Soil Conservation District supeivisora, 'heir farm planner, Epstein McI Cicll.in and County Agent K W, | Tan is were hosts Wednesday to j i group of Monroe county farm

I eaders.

I lie group I roi i Monroe couu- | !y included tIv-ir counly agent, 'ore Aleon, : upervisMr.s of lb Monroe Soil Conservation I dstrtet. ACA represent at Ive ;, (J-J vocational trailing teacher, ■,Indents and other farm leaders. These men were in the comity to observe and study the operation and functions of the aggressive soil conservation program being carried out in Putnam county. The approximately twenty-five leaders from hotn counties met at the Hill Top Cate forth of CJoverdale and spent about an hour getting acquainted and reviewing the op. erations of the district and outlining the day’s program. Farms in southern Putnam county that were visited were those belonging to Victor Sutlierlin, R. J. Coffman, Clayton Cash and Leonard Mann. It is indeed n compliment to the leadership for the work accomplished in soil conservation in the county to have groups such as this come to study th'procedures. James Rudy, district conservationist of S.C. S from Ciawfordsville. and Harry Moore, assistant slat'' conservationist from Lafayette were in the gnotip and * participated in discussion. Dave Grimes and R. J. Coffman represented thhoard of supervisors from Put-

nam county.

Indiana G.O.P. Meet Chairman INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Sept 29 (INS) Indiana Republicans today had their first opportunity to greet Guy Georg' 1 Gabrielson the ncwly-lected chairman of the G.O.P. national committee. Gabrielson was the chicl speaker ai a slate-wide rally oi the Indiana State Federation of Women's Republican Clubs at the Ulaypool Hotel in Indianapolis | Although the women wore in i the foreground of the noon ^ luncheon, a number of male j party leaders look the opportunity to meet the chairman. Ralph F. Gates, national eommilteemau. and Mrs. (l ed Harden, n» tional commilteewoi an, were Gabrielson b'lekiu when lie v as elected several months ago b> the natioi.al eomniiltce. Min. Mab« I S. Ki-smt, state vlce-cbainnan presided at. Hu luncheon and (holt tallu wen schcdu'cd by Gates. Mrs. Hard: n Senators Humur 17. Cspehert a nWilliam E. leirer; State Chair man Gale H'dler 'mil Shelf.lor tmith. Young Republicuns slat •

chairman,

A number of l .l »rni:d ronfer mjLes to Ian the eimpaigr, Senator C:ii>e :ait lor r nonii nation next jear were held Party leaders scve'.il diys agi had held a similar meting or thi Giip< hart fa in n -Rr'Washin;;’.o.l Mine Is Closed After Gun Battle JASPER. Ala.. Sept. 29 (UPI — The last ind; pel dent coal mine to continue operations in this area during a United Molt Workers strike was closed today after a two-hour gun battle raged around the mine entrance

yesterday.

One noti-fuiiion miner was hit

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BLIND MAN IS LIONS SPEAKER AT ROACHDALE HOWARD PATKEM PROVES SUCCESS POSSIBLE DESPITE HANDICAP Roathdxle Lions Club at tVh regular meeting. Tuesday evening, bad Howard Patrem, a Mint business man .of Indianapolis, a.the.ir guest speaker. Mr. Patrem operates the Cigar and Magazint Stand in the lobby of the Federal Building in Indianapolis, and proves by his own life that r. handicap can be turned into ar.

asset.

He Is a trustee of the Indiana ucho J for Jilind and affiliate! .vith mat y other orgmilzitiins lint work for the betterment e Indiana’s blind citizens. In hi ■d In ss he outlined the i el..od now heir ; n-ed to rehabilrtit. bos 1 who have to. ) their ight He stressisl title (>oint Ural max blind per*i>ns did not want syr.i pat.hy, but rather just a lai c.hsnce Lo bceoni" self supp*irt.in.; ami thereby tu 1 nonnal and us*fiil oilizcns. The meeting waa well atlrhdisl by most of the membership and several guests, who enjoyed Mr. Pattreiu’s remarks. M. Tatrem was driven to Roactulale by Mrs. Patrem who proved herself a capable person by taking a place in the kitchen along WiVt, the local ladies who were serving a dellciouus frieil chicken dinner with all the usual trimmings. Alter the regular club meet - irg, the Town Board, and the Lions Club Board of Directors met with a specif I park comM Iiullniiru Pnicr ’Void

MANY ATTEND COMMUNITY SALE

EXTRA!

FORD COMPANY, UNION REACH AN AGREEMENT

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. ’29.— (INS)—Thermometers are e\(MU'le.l to flrop to Hie free/.ing point tonight over a considerable

p irtiim of Indiana.

The 1'. S. Weather Bureau at IiidlanaiHilis predicted temperatures tonight would range between 30 and 33 in northern In- j dianu and 32 to 37 degrees in the

southern part of the state. | DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 29 Moderate to heavy frost, which 1 ** The Ford Motor Conimissed most of the state last pi, "> Ul ° Uniled A ' ul, » Worknight, was forecast to make an l,s ^ h') agreed today on comappearanee tonight. However Dsnj -paid $iOO-a-inonUi petiwarmer weather is ex|>erted to S " ,MS - possibly selling a pattern

FORI) TO PAY SI00 MONTHI.A’ PENSION UNDER NEW

CONTRACT

follow tonight's freezing dip.

in labor’s fourth-round wngn

drive.

SPRING! , Kept. 33.' ^ Hgte.-ment. reach, d after — (INS) — Mrs. I Waikhs - '^oiu bargainmg session . , the longest in automotive htstor v Lewis, mother of I nit<-.l Mine . J

Workers cdiief .lohn L. Li'wls, j was reported in eritlral eon lilioil {

in St. Jo tin's hospital in Spring

field loday.

Lewis has been in Springfield with his mother for several days.

The above picture show? i tew of the many wim niieiiaed me comm unity saie neiri iin u ■ at the RoscJidale park, ft v; - Bpon.aoreH by the Ronehdah Prephyterinn church In i!ii-i fund.', fni improvement? on the church and parsnnag* Rc \ Malcolm Mam? is the minister ot thr i lmich Claude Crosby was chairman of the sale and many article? were consigned by resident: of the county. Tlie committee in charge with Mr. Crosby a: chairman was composed of Alien Byrd, Howard Myers, and Audrey Medlln Tire women n( the church served lunch and this conimittre wan headed by Mrs. I-oralr.p Fallet Then booth proved to be the moat populai sjiot at tin par 1 . The auctioneers wen Hurst, Hunter, Cai’per.ter, Ford ind Zachary. Clerks were Galen Irwin Eugene H.ilchlns. and ('haun. > SutherPn. Tli!? provoel aue.’i an interesting event that the meinhei.i tn charge plan to make this an annual eve 1 it

>\ UNtliNGTON, Sept.

(INS)—Srn, Hirkenlonpe r, ({.. la., sni I loeiiiy that the llussian a'omie bomb will cause Hie Viomie Ene'rg.V ( oinnilsslon “to I < some tilings lliie.v ought to

t:»vc done a long lime ago."

IlickeiiliMiper inaele 1 he eom-

lien I in no interview after

closed-door ■rssion of the Con-

STILL HOPEFUL RUSS SEVER OF BREAKING I TREATY WITH STEEL DEADLOCK YUGOSLAVIA

PRESIDENT IN MISSOURI; LAUDS PARTY LEADERS

(otnmittw (lustry.

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A. R.Layne Dies

PITTSBURGH. I’a.. Sept. (UP) Federal cimciliator

day Fought to break a ne w deadlock in steel negotiations with

the hope of averting a nation

wide strike by the United SI eelj workers (CIO) at midnight Fri-

I day.

21' j I .ONDON, Sept. 29. (UP) to- | Ru.isia today l.roke off the 20•ear treaty of friendship and mutual assistance signed with Yugosalvia in 1945 according to

radio Moscow.

» - A| • a ! Top mediators met with union AT wlOVCTOfllC ' and management »t steel cities

1 across the nation to urge a compromise in the bitter disp'd • over a non-contributory insur-ance-pension plan recooUTUMfi.id by a presidential steel fact-find-

ing board.

Alva R. Layne. age 78 years, passed away at his home in Cloveidale early Thursday mornihg. He li.id been in failing health for

some time.

Mr. Uaynn W'as born in Jefferson township. Putr.-am county the son of William and Jane Leonard Layno. He had spent his entire life on a farm south of Belle Union, but he retired five cars ago and had made his.] home in C'overdaJe. Survivors are: one brother. Lawrence Layno, of Stileaville, at.d one sister, Ruby u* Glovcrdale. He was preceded in death by his parents and three hiothcr.i, Frank. George, and

Martin.

Funeral services will be hole Saturday .it 1:30 p. m. from the Whitaker Funeral Home in Clov-ei-t)al. The Rev. Gilbert McGammack will he in charge. Burial will be m Gloverdale cemetery. Kiiends may call at the Funeral Home at any ti re. Rotary Held Good Meeting One of the finest |.)ngranipresenled lie [on - tire (Jreeimast !• Rot ary (’lull ill many months via Hie t> <• given at i he weekly lunch, i.ii no tiog on Wednesday, lake Ril'd was in charge of th. [imgi rim and intro I iced th. pPHlier, II. I Pierson, director ,f Die Gimuniinity Education Di vision of the Indianapolis Chamjer of Coninierce. Mr. Pierson, a former newt , j j nnciitHtor on * ’' Iii'J.Hmipo.,.: ad statii. gave a timely an 'fleetive talk o.l the threat <>. oniniuni 'i.i to '"i 1 America, life. The ,p”aker spoke of thi Communist iufillralion iMt.' schools, univer ities, la lio pr >- jjiams and even in news release-) coming out of Wa ihingtc) and New York. Mr. Pierson cautior.- i cd his listeners to look for this Communist propaganda and rec- ( ogn.xc it- Many innocent Americans are duped into joining Communist f rr. •: t organizations by the benevolent titles of these

groups.

Millions of dollars arc being raised by these Communkt groups to carry on their malicous propaganda in America, said Mr. Pierson. Americana should be more alert to the danger If we would retain our American heritage. (Cualliiiii-il «•» rna* 1 T»«>

Industry observers behoved the eoweihators would auggest u settlement similar to the one agreed upon between Ford Motor Co. r. d the United Automohd.' Workers (CIO). Thai agreement would giuu • ajitec Ford workers SUM) mn.r'-h-ly p'Uisi.ms on retlrnnmnt. The company wiriilil pa./ up to hh, wnts iin hour to prived th> .lit fereiic. 1 belwcen SiOU a.ul Ihi Kiivlon received by the ivorkt-md'-r social security. The i.lg basic sl-cl pruduc. r:r meanwhile began an or leriy shutdown of product on facilities in the face of I he schcdtllrcl strike of VHIIHKI fdi-elvv'.ik', • a 12:01 a. m. Oct. 1. Industry spokesmen gcncra'I, agreed, however, that the shu’.downn di<l not necessarily mean furlhcr negotiations would be futile. Operations can not be v'lirlaileil i in mediate) y. thov frointed out, but tliat ‘‘seicntific” idvitttcs preparations are rixpiir-

ed.

Federal Mediation I nrectoII ..IIIllll.ell mi I'fluc lui.l

Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko handl'd a note l othe Yugoslav ambassador in Moscow yesterday informing Marshal Tito’s government tha) the treaty no longer was valid. The Soviet note sAid I hat Rus-T sin renounced the treaty Ireraus' the recent Budapest treason Ir al prov.il that Yugoslavia wnA carrying on huntile nolivities igamst the Sovort Union wltn in support a,id baekmg of ih-. vestein powers. The treaty was similar to ho te Hu - < a signed with al! eastern Fniropenvi countries aft."' th.’ war. Th*' major provision pledged limt neither side would orchid any alliance or Join soy ■nnlition di. (‘e l against Ih ither signal":;,'.

$1,(180 Blaze A? Terre Haute

Tn'T.F. ii vim.. .s*'pt. 2:1 1 UP) 'Fire chief Zenis Nicholson today estimated the damage from a dry clianlng shop fire at $30,000 He said the fire, in a shop owned by Hugh Wright, started m a defective alee trie viteli Ivx Five fur companies battled the blaze for more that an hour.

Si’. LOUIS. S<‘pt. 29 (UP) TVe.iidrnt TVitni'in rais. d the curtain on his 1950 by-el it I ion strategy today with n wh iwind tour of his home state (.if Mis souri and lavish prais ’ for luu'.y rtandard bearers. The chief executive i.evuti.o most of this morning to a Masonic ceremony here But come nightfall. he will apetk in eloquent terms of praise for William Boyle, a Kansas city home jy and the new chairman n hi Democratic national cooiin.'Ue •. mitt.e.

gresslonal Atomic vith AEG officials.

IHckenlooper, a critic of .AEG ooticles said 'hat some of tll“ talks dealt with matters ii(H)n ivhlch he had partly based his “incredible mismanage m p n t ’' t iiarge acainst AEG Chairman

David E. Lilieiitlial.

averted a nationwide striki: set for last midnight. It pointed a possible way for labor peace

throughout the nation.

The contract, effective Oct. 1, ard running for 2 1-2 Years, called for R 3-4 irnts hourly to be [paid exclusive!, by Ford towan

’ 1 *' | pensions, plus the already in

' effect heqith Insurance p' in. snd a $280 per worker "pa kage"

nedteal nnd hospital plan.

The pact was the first major agree.'rent reached ur.dw recommendationa of President Trumans Fai't-Kinding Board, which n j suggester a 10-cenl welfare pack- ' age for peace in the -steel in-

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PHTSItl KGil. Sept. J!).— (I.NS)—The U. S. Steel Corporation, n buffed in its suggestion Dial steelworkers share In |s'iision and social welfare pay-iiii-iils, today liegan hankin'; blast furnaces in pre|)aration for the threatened steel strike Sat-

urday.

The corporation—pace setter for the rest of the industry— asked that morning bargaining se .shuts l*o JelifYftd. The negotiators agreed to resume their talks at i p. m. EST today.

Mr. Truman’s MaatRi.e dut ie ier2 in:tailing new :.tat< gi.uvi ■dge off -i'ia were dwarfed b\ ho. in dux of pjrLy bigwigs liom '.wy part of the nation (o .do on or at Kai ;as city to Boyle i home' own prcit a t if Die ; ■ ei liras', machine \v. di gave M; runi'in his j oiii cni slat t. The liiind g I ,-nj 11 in Kan is ! y wdl be held at th" : . ;n;-.; i! uditnium wHh the riimbei' of ■vtlng I'l/.iLoaiers estiniHteci d bolll .1,030 par,an .. ’I ie public ’,11 he fidiiltti'd . fill the iHting x over. The President will say i r' , things ah-.ut It yie over stati'W de re d o ii' iv, e. k at 30 P. M. ' tT 110 30 I’. M EST). I Mi. I Yum in g •( In I - In. ' night j it 9:48 o'clock :-)i"' d *r 'ii f ere constelj ition called somewhat to the chaigin o the administration, tin D.-w Drop. In a temperature under 50, the top coated ci’del executive bounced off the plane in liv ly Is Hi or and shook hands will) i large gimup of Masi" ■*. imI polt: Th" he enter, •( a I "ig ipk

I’l l E’SHt KGfl, Si'(>t. ’»).-— (INN)—A coal ttple was dynamited in ocntral lYunsy Ivania today rrnptiiig a new wave of violi n -c in tlic nation's strike hound t out fields. The blast occurred in the Clearfield area, described by police as ' the danger zone.” No one was reported injured ImI damage was estimated at N111,000. \l Itra/.il. toil., today. It) striking union coal miners met al their iiiiiiui hall and climbed into aulos for a tour of small strip mines said to bo operating. The strikers said they expected to induce thi' mines to close down without any trouble.

FUTURE FARMERS DEM0WSTRAT50N TEAM

It was a feather in the cap of UAW President Walter P R' other whose chief demand since World War II has be" r :>e.-s is for the Auto V\ am .p The company sa.J the pension plan would cost approximately $20.000.('00 dunrg the P months of 1950. It made no estimate of the annual cost in susceoding years. The fund w.„ oe set up March 1. 1950. The heavy Du eat of a strike hui'g by a thread for hours as negotiators. dog-tired from Marathon talks which began at 2 p. m. CST Tuesday, wrangled over the history-making labot agreement until 1 a. m. today. The accord, which must be ratified by Ford workers, provides $100 retirement for hourly paid workers 65 or older who have 30 years experience. Workers 60 years old with 30 years experienc. alsb are eligible for scaled-down benefits. Mandatory retirement at 68 was agreed .upon. The $100 retirement includes social security with Ford paying that part of the pension whr'h is not received fron social security benefits. Reulher. weary hut smiling, hailed Ih*' agreement a.s a “historical step forward in labsrV drive to destroy Die double economic and inoial standards in American industry." John Bugas, Ford irdu ’ rial relations vice president, said the contract was "a fresh and significant approach to men'*singly better industnnj.relations in Foul Motor Company plant "

Bob Neal and Ike Strain of Greencastle High School make up a Future FarmTg ot Ainer 1 . i Demonstration team which will represent Indinna in the Interstate Demonstration program which will be featured at the National Dairy Cattle Congress. Waterloo, Iowa, October 3-9 the Hoosier team will be demonstrating "Home Pasteurization of Milk" and are expected to be strong contenders. The Greeneastla young men won the right to represent Indiana by surviving a series of county, district, nnd stnte elimination contests.

NEW YORK. Sept. 29.—(INN) — Negotiations between R*'thb(Gontlniiod on Page 2) No Agreement On Austrian Treaty NF.W YORK. Sept. 29. (UP) •Th" big fi.ur foreign ministers rl.'l today to i"H' h agreement ■i Ih" An 3 lan jleni e treaty lf‘,'1 n • :i<ni Dial lasted unI 5 a. m. K.ST hut agreeil to in ' l again next Thursday. A co. ! rt uce »: a secret ini"')ig room a', tii" Wsldorf-A.itoi ia ‘.iti'l i'roke up after five hours .•hh th" b g four still deadlock'll on Russian demands lor Austrian nil, Danube shipping, raiiortd rolling stock and manutaiurirg plants. In a bri't' communique t'''.c .blisters ar.not.i'ced only that icy dill were considering the Yu tr an treaty and would meet again ..n ()< t 6. Attending the conference woi" Sccretury of Stale Dean Aclrson, British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bovin, French Foreign Minister Robert Schnman ani! Ru i;>n Foreign Minister Andrei Vi: hinsky. “Th" four ministers continued Di ■ r examination of the outda. di::;; iisues of the Austrian treaty which they began at Dior meeting Sept. ’26 and have not completed this examination," said a brief communique. "They expect to meet again next Thursday."

123-Year Term For Raping Girl MOUNT CARROLL. Ill . Sept 29. (UP) Thomas Hogget), 29. was sentenced to 123 years rr fail today for raping a 9-year-old girl and the Judge hold him b must .pend every anniversary of ‘he crime in solitary confllietiefll.

Circuit Judge George Dixon also ordered Hoggett, a farmer md the father of two children. '" spend the 17th day of every lo.ith in solitary . ■ fineinenl luring his first year in prison Hoggett admitted he lured th • gn I into his car Iasi Aug. 17 and attaiked her twice.

& & ii 4> it i}l i ■i Todays WectKer ^ SS 1 nnd 9 ■> Locol Temperature ♦ Fair and quite cool today anil tonight. Tomorrow fair and Warner. High today 55 to 6i0 north. 60 to 65 south. Low tonight 30 to 55 north, 25 to 10 south.

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