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xxxix
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81
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April
24,
1950
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
esffcfeirn
Berlin
roadcasling
Changes
iter
of
House
Debates
Acheson's
Warning
Britain
Asks
Ifelp
Of
U
S
A-
'
'
,:
f.
'
V
May
Try
To
Drive
Out
Western
Powers;
Will
Be
Resisted
To
Limit
Would
Broaden
Scope
Of
College
Training
VANCOUVER
X
Unlv
ersi;y
training
may
some
day
be
available
to
all
high
school
graduates
In
British
Columbia,
Dr,
N.
A.
M.
MacKenzle,
president
of
.the
University
of
B.C.,
said
here
recently.
Every
high
school
grad-
Llian
Parliamentarians
Speak
To
Radio
jcnfes
Kaiher
I
nan
rcilow
Members
Hy
LOUIS
L.
LECK
KEY,
Australia
(CP)
Radio
is
changing
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
States
officiaIs
believe
the
(CP)
Hi"-het
United
Russians
wi
again
iomil
character
of
the
Australian
parlia-
next
month
to
drive
western
occupation
powers
out
m
t,rs
no
longer
address
their
speeches
to
il
i
1
0f
Berlin.
'
They
v
say
this
mbeis
but
rainer
to
a
racno
audience.,
m
m
of
an
invasion
of
the
dty's
western
zones
by
half
a
million
German
Communist
youths
who
will
(janre
began
in
1946
when
parliament,
by
Proposed
She
Take
Over
Respnnsibilty
For
India
V..
I
PakiHtan
WASHINGTON
D.
C.
ff
The
British
government
has
nmniKwi
'that
the
united
states
take
over
t-.
.
ZuiniST
'
southeast
Asia.
.'
Offleiau
.
,nri
rf
.....
'
vw
v.
i
j
uiav
the
British
embassy
has
put
forward
this
Idea
in
an
exploratory
proposal
now
under
consldera-tii
by
high
administration
offl-cialjj.
:.
,
f
he
British
plan
would
call
for
th
United
States
to
pay
off
in
dollars
to
such
countries
as
India
Doukhobors
Obdurate
Twelve
Krestova
Buildings
Burned
and
Nelson
Jail
Crowded
krkktova
paii
and
Pakistan
part
of
Britain's
1
".000
telephone,
9,008,000
fP"1
workers
began
offic-tng
wartime
debt
to
sterl-
bloc
countries.
-
-
tal,y
at
8
a
m'
today
,n
tne
Unit
Mai
k.
ui
'
ed
States:
The
walk-out
in
the
.
i
i
J
nrSaml
.
I
h
nd
"
"Wd
came
after
a
union
XTITJt
,
"-Commun-
ultimatum
expired
at
midnlKht
!
'
"
they""
P"'"
Doukhobor
vinlrni'p
n
this
Rnnx
nf
Frsorinm
-.v
...
ca"ital
,
last
niht-
"
w
0,1
Comunlsm
while
,
at
the
..same
Pce
mmaa
lour-
teen
more
of
the
nude,
chanting
1
-edomitcs
while
others
shouted
time
easing
the
huge
debt
j
which
and
maintenance
only
Bn
in-ls
jeopardizme
Britain'
.....
.......j
.....
...
..
n.:WM
uurmiiB
u;e
wnoie
TWO-FISTED
M.P.Clarle
OillU,
CCF
member
of
parliament
for
Cape
Breton
South,,
demonstrates
how
he
tackled
a
Communist
sympathizer
tn
the
back-alley
of
an
Ottawa
hotel.
Mr.
Oillts,
once
a
coal
miner,
said
he
Intervened
during
an
argument
between
an
elderly
man
and
a
young
man
In
the
hotel
beer
parlor.
Mr.
Gillis
sajd
the
youngster
tried
to
have
the
other
thrown
out
because
h
Would
not
listen
to
the
"old
Commie
line."
So
Mr.
Gillis
invited
the
youngster
outside
and
there
"tossed
a
couple
of
rights"
to
his
Jaw,
','
.
.
-
:
.
(CPPhoto)
Five
Years
For
McKnight
George
McKnight,
who
admitted
that
he
had
been
dis
charged
only
last
May
from
New
Westminster
penitentiary
after
serving
three
years
for
theft
and
breaking
and
entering,
was
sentenced
to
another
five
years'
imprisonment
by
Mr.
Justice
Coady
at
the
Supreme
Court
Assizes
here
this
afternoon.
Sentence
followed
conviction
on
two
charges
of
breaking
and
entering
here
during
the
Christmas
season
arising
out
of
the
burglary
and
safe
crackings
in
two
local
stores.
Stewart
Thompson,
20-year
old
associate
of
McKnight,
was
sentenced
to
18
months
imprisonment
at
Okalla,
having
been
convicted
in
only
one
case
although
having
been
charged
in
both.
1
,
bupreme
court
Assizes
Saturday
afternoon
journeyed
to
the
Gordon
&
Anderson
premises
on
JTblrd
Avenue
In
connection
with
the
trial
of
George
McKnight
'and
Stewart
Thompson
for
I
breaking
and
entering.
Manager
'Lee
Gordon
gave
evidence
at
the
store.
He
indicated
Stewart
Thompson's
postioh
when
he
had
seen
him
in
the
store
Christmas
.Eve
and
also
showed
the
court
the
rear
door,
location
of
the
rsafe
in
the
office,
and
position
of
certain
merchandise
on
the
first
and
second
floors.
Lee
M.
Gordon,
part
owner
of
the
business,
testified
that
he
had
seen
Thompson
in
the
store
uate
In
the
province
has
the
right
to
higher
education
if
he
1
neab'thi?d
"annua?
SiSnS
school
conference.-"!
can
fore-
see
through
ade-
i
fill
ft.
i
J
arnnlnrurima
Vnifoorluo
and
,oan3-H
wlu
posible
10
make
th,s
a
reality-
"But
lt
must
be
remembered
"V.
that
not
everyone
la
fitted
to
profit
by
a
col
lege
education,"
he
added.
Phone
Workers'
Strike
Starts
NEW
YORK
'
-
A
coast
to
!
with
the
collapse
of
peace
talks.
t.
u..,,.,......
vuiveu,
me
puonc
win
not
oe
at
;;fccted
immediately
unless
there
'should
be
breakdowns
requiring
repairs.
The
danger
of
a
complete
telephone
tie-up
is
postponed
al-
though
not
eliminated
following
a
Union
statement
that
it
will
not
nickel
befnr
Prpslriont
t.
.man.s
wage
strike
truce
endg
at
midnight
tomorrow.
smrrs
.
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wij-v.
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1J'2
Buffalo
Canadian
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Con:
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99.50
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Conwest
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1.32
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i-wnaiaa
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East
Sullivan
6.90
Giant
Y'Knife
...
7.85
God's
Lake
35
Hardrock
45
Harricana
07
Heva
.08
Hosco
.09
JOliet
Quebec
.70
Lake
Rowan
16
Lapaska
06
Little
Long
Lac
49
Lynx
24
"2
Madsen
Red
Lake
3.00
McKenzie
Red
Lake
55
!
McLeod
Cockshutt
3.80
Moneta
.36
Negus
1.65
Noranda
70.25
Louvlcourt
.55
Pickle
Crow
1.76
Regcourt
05
Vi
San
Antonio
3.55
Senator
Rouyn
27
Sherrit
Gordon
2.47
Steep
Rock
3.15
Sturgeon
River
21
Silver
Miller
72
Upper
Canada
.....a.
3.86
expected
1
effort
will
come
lhe
resisted
to
the
limit,
includ-
ing
the
use
of
machine
gun
fire
If
necessary.
'
Preparations
to
resist
the
threatened
putsch
May
27-29
are
being
made
by
American,
British
and
French
authorities
in
Germany.
,
.
,
Football
Ass'n
Is
Cheered
Up
Offer
Made
To
Clear
Up
Deficit
Wilson
re-elected
President
The
annual
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Football
Association
was
held
yesterday
afternoon
In
the
Canadian
Legion
Clubrooms
when
representatives
of
last
year's
three
teamsrl20th
Battery,
Canadian
Legion
and
General
Motors
elected
officers
for
this
year
and
startedplans
tor
the
year'
activities.
'
Officers
for
the
,
year
were
elected
as
follows:
President,
J.
S.
Wilson.
Vicepresident,'
AltX.
Haig.
Vice-president,
Alex.
Haig.
.
Treasurer,
Jock
Davidson.
i
'
Secretary,
Ralp.S
.
Smith.
A
review
of
last
year's
operations
showed
a
deficit
but
the
members
were
greatly
cheered
when
John
Wilson
stated,
on
behalf
of
the
General
Mo-tors
Football
Club,
that
the
club
had
authorized
him
to
inf
orjri
"the
Association
that
the
Geiiwal
Motors
Club
would
be
glad
to
pay
the
outstanding
indebtedness
of
the
Association
so
that
they
could
start
the
year
with
a
clean
sheet.
The
offer
was
enthusiastically
accepted.
A
hearty
vote
of
thanks
was
ed
gicney
Woodside
for
FORCED
LANDING
rrt,
WYE
MILLS,
Maryland,
A
private
plane,
carrying
Pianist
'Jose
Iturbl
to
a
Baltimore
con-
cert
engagement,
lost
its
way
In
,heavy
ovcrcast
a"d
matle
emergency
landing
in
a
comfitld
here
yesterday
after
running
out
of
fuel-
No
one
was
hurt.
THE
WEATHER
aCatucd
synopsis
It
was
cler
and
cold
in
the
Interior
last
night
but
it
will
be
considerably
milder
tonight.
A
blanket
of
cloud
from
a
disturb-
ance
mc"
13
crossing
"
c-j-.v
today
will
hold
most
interior
temperatures
above
freezing.
.
Showers
are
looked
for
on
the
coast
today
followed
by
clearing
tonight
fe.r.d
sunny
weather
tomorrow.
Hoviever
a
few
showers
will
persist
on
the
north
coast
and
near
mountain
ridges.
t
Forecast
Nnrtn
Coast
Region-Variable
ciouciiness
with
scattered
showers
today
and
a
few
showers
to-
morrow.
Litti;
change
in
temperature.
Winds
southwest'
115
Lows
toniRht
und
hishs
tomorrowat
Port
H.rdy
in
and
43.
Sandsplt
and
Piince
Rupert
35
and
48.
-
m.
.
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omic
cwnebi..
LOCAL
TIDES
Tuesday,
April
25,
1950
High
6:31
16.7
feet
20:21
15.7
feet
Low
'
0:26
U.l
feet
13.41
6.7
feet
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0.00
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3.30
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Border
.03
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Privateer
.i2'2
Reeves
McDonald
..
.
...
2.30
Reno
.03
Sheep
Crock
1.13
Silbak
Premier
34
Vananda
....;:.:
15
Vi
Salmon
Gold
05
Silver
Standard
.90
Oils-Anglo
Canadian
'.....
5.00
.
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1.85
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Calmont
,
50
C
ti
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8.10
Central
Leduc
1.36
Home
Oil
1.52
Mercury
,
10
Okalta
1.72
Pacific
Pete
5.80
Princess-
.46
Royal
Canadian
15
Toronto
Athuna
.1434
Aumaque
.40
Seattle
.65
'
BASKHAM,
KCOKES
k
SATl'RDAY
.4
.
National
.League
'
Philadelphia"
Z,
Boston'
3
Cincinnati
2,
Pittsburgh
0
New
York
6,
Brooklyn
7
St.
Louis
0,
Chicago
7
American
League
Chicago
0,
Detroit
5
Cleveland
6.
St.
Louis
2
,,,
Boston
5,
Philadelphia
6
'
'
Washington
7,
New
York
6
'
'
SUNDAY
.
National
League
Cincinnati
3,
Pittsburgh
5
Philadelphia
3-6,
Boston
4-5
American
League
Boston
4-12,
Philadelphia
9-2
Cleveland
9-7,
St.
Louis
6-5
Chicago
5,
Detroit
4
,
SUNDAY
Pacific
Coast
Hollywood
4-1,
Seattle
3-0
Oakland
6-10,
Portland
5-1
Los
Angeles
11-2,
San
Diego
10-3
Sacramento
G-2,
San
Fran-,
cisco
4-5
Western
International
Salem
1-6,
Vancouver
0-5
Victoria
10-1,
Wcnatchce
4-3
Spokane
2-7.
Yakima
1-6
Tacoma
5,
Tri-City
2
SATl'RDAY
'
Western
International
Wcnatchce
7,
Victoria
2
Til-City
4-2,
Tacoma
3-5
Vancouver
5,
Salem
2
Yakima
at
Spokane,
cold.
Pacific
Coast
Portland
4,
Oakland
6
.
San
Francisco
2,
Oakland
9
Seattle
9,
Hollywood
7
Los
Angeles
10,
San
Diego
8
instructed
the
gov-
.minted
Australian
fc
corporation
to
air
T
.
..
w
1
tUn
lings
01
eimei
Representatives
or
y
day
parliament
illicitly
came
to
re-jadcasts
as
a
valu-of
spreading
party
question
period
in
.came
popular
with
mbers
of
both
sides
nticze
what
kmment
by
reguia-j
L
civil
service.
A
Liberal-Country
1
ition
government
,
.n
opposition
when
!
(lnin
.
4
to
complain
bit-
arliament
had
oe-
te
cipher.
Since
the
bent
has
been
In
.er,
there
has
been
ton
it
curtail
or
broadcasts.
ig
begins
when
meets
usually
2:30
ice
each
week
at
.ends
at
11:30
p.m.
U
House
adjourns,
I
earlier,
-
i
all
is
regarded
as
tenlng
period
and
most
popular
with
fie
party
whips
ar-
-11
in
an
attempt
to
equitable
balance.
By
Committee
:
appoints
an
all-
g
committee
which
ier
the
upper
or
f
will
be
broadcast
.;uiar
day.
General-
nittce
tries
to
air
ngs
in
the
House
h
subject
of
most
st,
but
the
House
atives
gets
about
as
much
radio
time
:c.
1
accurate
means
of
e
strength
of
the
'lience.
The
A.B.C.
AO
nrnfrnnic
cliil-
one
on
a
national
the
other
on
a
hP
Parliament
is
c
national
program,
'fly-owned
stations,
ith
tho.se
of
the
1
that
about
85
per
r
ammmnv.itniti
i
d
radio
sets
in
any
given
tinm
m-n
haeir
programs,
the
n.
it
has
also
,i
that
one-third
ot
the
ABC's
rn
to
parliament.
PJd
on
t.iioao
"'ore,
would
place!
ustenlnir
F
in
excess
of
100,-
I'uiie
speeches,
al-P
ould
be
a
larger.
r
""Rjriant
talks.
Il'e
Of
hoa;
nvnio.i
H
audience
in
mind;
'wiy
when
Rowley
ul
Laoor
member
Constih.n.
...
I,,
,.
""tiity,
was
-
"ui
an
lii-e
(
during
a
speech.
lurnea
to
the
5
-
hi
Dc
Home
at
f"4
and
I
i,
Me
ehold
fe
Port
Fran.
,
,r!rc'ay
ay
nlsh't
night
to
k
dm
Cl'P
Z
one
lPa
ad
f
Western
Can-
on
Christmas
eve
"looking
hls
efficient
and
faithful
serv-around."
The
act
was
thought
jfes
M
referee.
to
be
unusual
by
Mr.
Gordon,
es-
j
.
pecially
on
Christmas
Eve.
The
ITU
RRI
CAFE
IN
village
as
they
danced
around
the
ruins
of
the
homes
they
had
already
put
to
the
torch.
The
Jail
at
Nelson
is:
Jammca
with
nearly
100
of
the
radical
cult
and
the
authorities
seem
reluctant
to
arrest
any
more
of
the
demonstrators.
Thirteen
of
those
arrested
yesterday
were
women.
So
far
twelve
cf
the
shanty-town's
250
dfwelllngs
have
been
destroyed..
.
4
.....,.
Detroit
Wins
Stanley
Cup
Is
Settled
;
DETROIT
l
CP,'
Detroit's
i
ouiKli'g
i4.u
vviiia
laob
Ai"ti".w
won
thi
Stanley
Cup
by
defeating
,New
York
Rangers
4
to
3
in
&
bitter
end
game
that
went
Into
two
periods
of
overtime
play.
Pete
Babando
broke
up
the
marathon
game
by
banging
in
a
fifteen-footer
near
the
midway
point
of
the
second
overtime
period
played
before
13,095
fans.
The
goal
ended
52
minutes1
and
44
seconds
of
scoreless
hockey
as
the
underdog
Rangers
battled
the
Wings
all
the
way.
Last
night's
dramatic
victory
gave
Detroit
the
best
of
the
seven
game
series
four
games
to
three
and
climaxed
a
three-year
quest
which
saw
them
get
into
the
championship
final
twice.
They
had
bowed
to
Toronto
In
1948
and
1949.
They
had
knocked
the
Leafs
out
of
the
semi
finals
this
year.
In
Saturday
night's
game
the
Red
Wings
overcame
a
one
game
lelicit
by
winning
a
wide
open
thriller
by
a
score
of
5
to
4.
Sid
Abel
scored
the
winning
goal
from
Carveth
In
10
minutes
35
seconds
of
the
third
period.
New
York
had
taken
the
lead
with
the
two
first
goals
and
Detroit
fought
uphill
until
the
end.
Would
Implement
Fish
Regulations
Executive
council
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
Is
wiring
Hon.
Robert
Mayhew.
minister
of
lisheries,
asking
what
steps,
if
any,
are
being
token
to
implement
rccommen-cintions
by
the
International
Fisheries
Commission,
especially
In
regard
to
a
split
season
with
a
view
to
spreading
out
the
.season
and
taking
better
advantage
of
conservation
quotas.
Recent
statements
in
Ottawa
by
Mr.
Mayhew
in
answer
to
questions
prompted
the
executive
to
make
inquiries.
E.
T.
Applewhalte
M.
P.
Is
also
being
contacted.
FLASH
!
!
I
;
.
'
TRiioPS1
MOVED
IN
LONDON
The
government,
lor
the
second
time
Within'
i
year,
,
used
troops
today
in
a
wildcat
'
strike
of
dockworker.3
which
'
has
immobilized
69
ships.
The
first
ship
soldiers
and
sailors
started
to
unload
was
the
Canadian
Beaverdcli
with
flour,
wheat
and
bacon.
TRANSCANADA
AGREEMENT
.
OTTAWA
Signing
of
the
TransCanada
Highway
agreement
between
the
Dominion
and
six
.;
provincial
governments
w
as
af
ferted
today.
Hon,
E.
C.
Carson
signed
for
British
Columbia.
WINNIPEG
Building
of
dykes
in
the
heart
of
Winnipeg
eity
is
under
way
as
the
Red
River
conUmes
to
rise
at
an
alarming
rate
after
already
being
above
flood
level.
Some
of
the
city
is
already
under
water.
The
town
of
Emerson,
to
the
south,
is
allmost
completely
innundatcd
now.
Succumbs
After
Mercy
Flight
Extensive
Head
Injuries
Prove
Fatal
to
Queen
Charlotte
Island
Logger
'
Xlfred
Gagnon.
looser
froin
the
Justkatla
camp
In
Mas.set,
Inlet,
who
was
brought
to
the
city
by
a.Quecn
Charlotte
Air
Lines
special
flight
Friday
afternoon,
expired
Saturday
night
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
Severe
head
Injuries
proved
fa
tal.
Pilot
N.
Gcnnyn
brought
the
man
in,
accompanied
by
a
camp
first
aid
attendant.
'
So
far
as
police
have
been
able
to
ascertain,
there
are
no
relatives
In
this
area.
;An
Inquest
is
called
for
Wednesday.
First
Death
From
Flood
;
WINNIPEG,
fi
Manitoba's
first
flood
death
was
reported
as
residents
buckled
down
to
prep
arations
against
expected
stronger
'blows
from
the
spilling
rivers
and
creeks
through
the
southern
part
of
the
province.
The
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
sAld
a
farmer
had
lost
his
life
by
drowning
when
he
sought
to"
cross
a
swollen
coulee
in
a
boat
with
his
son.
business
man
stated
all
doors
and
windows
were
locked
when
,
he
left,
t.lip
nremiKPS
hrist.mnc
'
Eve
although
he
admitted
he
did
nut.
mute
a
rheelf
himself
Hp
said
an
employee
made
a
check.
He
returned
to
the
store
Sunday
but
remained
on
the
first
floor
I
onljr
'
;
Before
9
a.m.
Wednesday,
em-
ployce
Frank
Hicks
testlfcd,
he
opened
the
store
and,
while
walking
up
the
stairs
to
the
sec-
'
ond
floor,
noticed
stapled
goods
'
piled
on
the
floor.
Investigating
further
he
found
the
office;
strewn
with
ledgers
and
papers
and
the
safe
ransacked.
A
set
of
travelling
bags,
elec-
,
trie
Irons
and
toasters
were
miss-
1
ing.
Mr.
Gordon
estimated
the
loss
at
about
$228
in
addition
to
water
heating
system
damage
of
about
$2400.
Taps,
left
running,
were
turned
off
when
discovered
on
opening
day
December
28.
Corporal
E.
A.
Wales
and
ac-
companytng
officers
arrested
the
accused
in
a
King
George
Hotel
room
on
the
afternoon
of
December
28.
Const.
Wales
testified
that
he
discovered
a
pair
of
boots
Under
a
bed.
McKnight
acknowledged
the
footwear.
The
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on
page
6)
Hainan
Island
is
Lost
By
Nationalists;
Formosa
Next
?
HONO
KONG-Earller
reports
that
Chinese
Nationalists
had
stayed
the
Invasion
of
Hainan
and
killed
most
of
the
Communist
landing
forces
are
contradicted.
New
report
Indicated,
instead,
that
the
Communists
are
nearly
in
control
of
the
Island.,
and
Its
complete
fall
Is
imminent.
Chiftns
Kai
-Shek
has
announced
his
Inability
to
stop
the
Commun.st.
He
iiow
has
his
back
to
the
wall
in
Formosa,
the
final
stronghold.
,.
.
NAVIGATION
OPENING
The
port
of
yUcb
c.
is
Jammed
with
ocean-going
ships
these
days
after
a
busy
opening
of
St.
Lawrence
navigation,
sho
wn
Uv,vc
tied
up
at
Wolfe's
Cove
are
some
of
the
1950
season's
first
arrivals,
the
cargo
ships
Beaverouvt
and
B
hveiien,
una
ut
niitrs
Samaria
and
Franconia.
Later
the
Beavercove
won
the
race
to
be
the
first
s,hip
into
Montreal
this
season.
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'
.
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