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"Prince
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Key
to
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Great
Northwest."
PIIOliE
81
VOL.
XXXVWI,
No.
102.
PRINCE
RUPEItT,
B.
C,
MONDAY,
MAY
2,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
rycA,5S
'
GOV'T
APPROVES
'PHONE
BYLAW
Ion
C
mm
II
will
give
Uie
city
autlior-ity,
ubjeet
to
approval
of
a
three-fifth
majority
of
rate
Half
Million
hollar
Measures)
Now
Ready
fur
F.lectors
Draft
of
a
bylaw,
which,
if
it
n
if
t
-
v.1
'
v
payers,
to
borrow
$550,000
by
receives
approval
of
Prince
Ru-
jMulng
20.year
to
perts
ratepayers,
will
author-
rebllM
thJ
telephone
u.l-
city
W
uu.ruw
sh)ce
the
draft
0j
th(.
byLaw
to
rehabilitate
the
municipal
Gets
first
submitted
to
the
was
Desperate
municipal
department
at
Vic
torla,
there
have
been
several
delay?;,
caused
primarily
toy
telephone
system
was
whipped
into
shape
satisfactory
to
the
Department
of
Municipal
Affairs
at
Victoria
last
week,
according
to
City
Clerk
H.
V.
Thaln,
who
returned
'
from
the
provincial
capital
Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.
Thain
flew
south
on
Wed-novrlav
to
confer
"V.'ith
"B.
C
questions
-
of
methodsof
financing
the
loan.
.
One
of
these
was
cleared
up
when
the
provincial
govern
HALIBUT
RULES
Last
Escape
Route
Cut;
Money
Market
Chaotic
SHANGHAI
(CP)
Traffic
was
reported
su.s-
ment
pave
the
city
authority
to
make
repayment
of
the
loan
ARE
ANNOUNCED
The
International
Fisheries
primarily
chargeable
against
Ql-npflujnll
Hnnnlu
Kjflnlyfnr
fit
Commission
today
announced
that,
tht
rpffulntinns
for
thp
tiendcd
todav
on
the
last
railway
escape
rrora
com-
'
V
.
i
;
J
V
'
"f
'
-
J
'J
Pacific
halibut
fishery
for
1949
munist-menaced
Shanghai
to
the
south
of
China,
have
been
approved
by
the
Gov-
inside
the
city
a
chaotic
money
market
crashed
at
ernor-General
of
Canada
and
mi,.i
,i,,
0ff0.
rrarviarm
V.onrlniiarlprs
mit.lawpd
free
.
the
earnings
of
the
telephone
.i
Municipal
i
i
Affairs,
at
request
,r
of.
,
f
.,
,
,
,
,,.
fTstem,
a
featiu-e
that
had
not
i
-7,.
t
J
to
effort
city
council
in
an
.
,
.
,
,
,lf
of
Been
admitted
in
utility
f
inane-speed
departmental
approval
hfnr(,
u'ore-
the
proposed
bylaw
which
has
been
under
review
at
Victoria!
Mi.
Tliain
wa
accompanied
for
several
months.
'
buck
on
"Saturday's
plane
by
Satisfactory
revision
of
the
Mayor
Nora
Arnold,
who
has
bylaw
Involved
only
minor
been
in
Vancouver
recuperating
changes,
mostly
in
wording
to!
from,
a
surgical
operation
sev-
clcar
up
possible
ambiguities
in
j
eral
'weeks
ago.
Mrs.
Arnold
the
document
Mr.
Thain
said
was
reported
to
be
recovering
this
morning.
I
nicely.
.
'
trading
in
pre-war
silver
dollars
on
threat
of
death.
It
was
ODVlousiy,
a
measure
ui
the
President
of
the
United
States
and
are
now
in
effect.
Quota
allowances
and
other
regulations
are
substantially
the
same
as
for
1948.
The
Area
Two
limit
of
25,500,-
great
desperation.
The
communist
radio
last
night
said
that
eight
Chinese
govern
000
pounds,
the
Area
Three
limit
j
of
28,000,000
pounds
and
the
Area
Four
limit
of
500,000
TORNADOES
HIT
SOUTH
LO.D.E.
Is
Thanked
pounds
remain
the
same
as
last
ment
armies
were
"1pd
out
and
part
of
four
other
armies
"routed"
In
the
Nanking-Shanghai-Han
gchow
are.
A
Chinese
army
usually
consists
of
2P.000
men).
CO-ORDIII&TIIIG
.
i
The
regulations
provided
for
NORMAN,
Okla.
'W
A
series
the
opening
of
the
season
on
1.
Area
Two
and
Area
of
tornadoes
lashed
parts
of
the
j
May
southwestern
states
during
the
,One-B
will
close
when
the
Area
Assistance
of
Municipal
Chapter,
Imperial
Order,
Daughter;
of
the
Empire,
in
Prince
Iluj)'
J
t.
to
naval
irsonnol,
particularly
COUIICIL
ELECTS
week-end,
killing;
nine
;
persons
and
injuring
almost
two
hundred.
j
LUDEK
Leslie
M.
Frost,
Lindsay,
Out.,
lawyer,
provincial
treasurer
and
minister
3
tk
cabinet
of
former
Premier
George
Drew,
was
elected
leader
of
tin;
Ontariq
Conservative
party
on
the
first
ballot
at
a
party
convention
in
Toronto
last
.tMr.
and
Mrs.
Frost
arc
cheered
by
the
delegates
after
the
result
of
the
balloting
iincwi.
Standi!;
behind
Mr.
Frost
is
Mrs.
George
Drew,
wife
of
the
national
leader.
(C.
P.
Tlioto)
in
the
sponsorship
of
1I.M.C.S.
j
STALINS
FEATURED
MOSCOW
Prime
Minister
Stalin
yesterday
reviewed
a
magri'ficent
May
Day
parade
which
put
the
accent
on
new
jet
planes
overhead
rather
than
troop-inarching
across
Red
Square,
Stalin
stood
atop
the
Lenin
mausoleum
as
more
than
one
million
Russians
celebrated
the
traditional
Socialist
holiday.
The
Premier's
son,
Major-General
Vas-sily
Stalin,
led
the
Air
Force
show.
Two
catch
limit
is
taken
and
Area
Three
and
Area
One-A
will
close
when
the
Area
Three
limit
Is
caught.
Area
Four
will
close
at
the
same
time
as
Area
Three
unless
it
has
been
closed
earlier
i
Prince
Rupert
and
providing
the
Damage
is
estimated
at
$2,000-.000.
-
:
.'
;
"
-
;
Mississippi
and
Louslana
were
hit
by
tornadic
winds
yesUrdt-y.
frin.atc
with
convenieoces
aiid
gifts
during
her
war
service,
was
Prince
Rupert
Co
-
ordlnathig
Council
elected
its
1949
officers
at
a
meeting
held
In
the
Civic
Centre
last
week.
Mrs.
A.
'
L.
Haines
was
named
president.
The
council,
which
is
composed
by
reason
of
the
attainment
of
Its
own
catch
limit.
formally
acknowledged
Saturday
night-
at
a
ceremony
in
the
wardroom
of
II.MC.S.
Chatham.
On
behalf
of
the
minister
of
na
Twisters
struck
Oklahoma
and
Texas
Saturday.
Western
Kansas
also
received
minor
damage
Saturday.
.
of
delegates
from
many
women'3
Area
One-A
Includes
the
waters
south
of
Cape
Blanco,
organizations,
has
as
Us
object
tional
defence,
Hon.
Brooke
Clax-
Oregon,
Area
One-B
includes
the
well-being
of
elder
fork,
in
ite
For
Lifting
Blockade
ay
Be
Set
This
Week
SEAMEN'S
CLASH
,
SAINT
JOHN.
N.
B.
Two
the
waters
between
Cape
Blanco
the
city.
ton.
J.t.-Cdr.
J.
D.
McRae,
coni-majiriing
officer
of
Chatham,
presented
Mrs.
Jens
Muntlte,
re-
members
of
the
Canadian.
CUSTOMS
REVENUE-UP.
THIS
YEAR
and
Wlllepa
Harbor,
Washington,
Area
Two
lies
between
Wil-
Seamen's
Union
are
still
in
"quite
serious
condition'
In
Hrbor
nd
8enMl
Custom
and
excise
revenues'
CaPe
Alaska.
Area
Three
covers
the
hospital
here
after
a
pre
Officers
elected
txo-xx
the
"
19
representatives
of
women's
organizations
were:
.-.
President,
Mrs.
.
L.
Haines.
Vice-President,
Mrs.
T.
Boulter.
Secretary,
Mrs.
T.
Olenn.
Treasurer,
Mrs.
A.
Thompson.
Publicity
Chairman,
Miss
E.
'
t-ollt'i-td
"at
the
port
of
.Prince
Rupert
'during
April
totalled
dawn
waterfront
battle
with
the
police
last
week.
The
waters
from
Cape
Spencer
to
a
line
running
west
from
Cape
I)
WINCH
IS
Four
Powers
to
Get
Together
$43,781.41,
bringing
the
total
eent'of
Municipal
Chapter,
whh
a
liandsomc
scroll
of
acknowledgement
and
appreciation.
Mayor
Arnold,
'just
returned
from
Vancouver,
where
che
had
been
receiving
medical
treatment,
took
part
in
the
proceedings
and,
speaking
briefly,
ex
months
of
Sarichef
on
UnlmaK
island
ana
This
Is
an
'
Area
Four
includes
those
waters
for
the
first
four
1949
to
$187,010.50.
llily
mi'i'tiii".
of
Mi''
Kinnaird.
NKW
YORK
(CP)
i
iirprrsontatlves
of
Russia
and
'United
Stales
are
already
meft-
Cf,
Club
held
at
of
the
Bering
Sea
lying
north
of
that
line.
The,
halibut
regulations
are
,.t
u..
i.-.i
if,.n,
......
'rtM
i
i
r
.
.
ii
ifr:
..JP
.
.
r.u.
,u-,..va
1M(.
(lau.
lor
U1e
JUUllui
j
Great
Britain
and
Ftarce
pressed
her
happiness
at
hcintj
it
he
IUlSsian
Wockildo
of
are
exported
to
join
the
falks
ilomP.
She
congratulated
the
based
on
the
results
of
biological
fi'ilii
a
uuljlin
incet-
K'
tct
this
a"v
1
i,r,'
I.O.D.E.
on
Its
ideals
and
joined
!
ii.'i''ii-l
Knreii.il
Minister
Rob-
in
the
h
mil
eci:il
ion
of
tin;
war
s
Hall
on
Monday
)
j;t.
in
may
1
and
statistical
investigations
carried
out
by
the
Commission's
'licakcr
to
be
the
Increase
of
some
$32,000
over
the
same
period
of
1948.
Collections
at
Prince
Rupert
in
March
were
$02,737.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Cloudy
skies
and
scattered
showers
persist
over
'
British
Columbia
in
the
wake
of
yestej
day's
storm.
Clearing
1
Is
ex-!
pected
to
start
in
the
coastal
staff
of
fishery
biologists.
The
if
Opposition
in
the
Week,
(vlimaiic
session
in'nl
schuma'nn
of
France
said;
work.
The
recognition
marked
the
slow
and
careful
HO-
j'tdtluy
it
"seems
iriore
and
more!
by
the
presentation
was
well
de
regulations
are
guided
from
year
iturc,
Harold
Winch,
to
year
by
investigation
of
the
Executive
Mrs.
L.
Lolron,
Mrs.
T.
Solllen,
Mrs.
A.
Hamilton.
With
the
naming
of
visiting
committees,
the
'
Importance
of
visiting
older
folk
was
stressed
and
an
active
year
anticipated.
The
following
visiting
committees
were
,
appointed:
.
Westview
Mrs.
J.
Oaron,
Mrs.
O.
A.
Smith.
Seal
Cove
Mrs.
T.
Olson,
Mrs.
M.
Waksdale.
;
.
Hospital
and
east
of
McBrlde
Street
Mrs.
T.
Solllen,
Mrs.
A.
Hamilton.
collations
to
end
the
blockade
probable"
that
the
four
power
Winch
is
now
tmir-irii-t
and
will
pro-
foreign
ministers
comcrcnce
o;i
Germany
will
be
held
this
spring.
clash
occurred
between
some
200
police,
mostly
R.CM.I.,
and
C.S.U.
pickets
after
a
30-man
crew
of
the
rival
Seafarers'
International
Unto
boarded
the
strike
bound
freighter
Cottrell
ADJUDGED
BEST
PLAl'S
TORONTO
The
Bessbor-ough
Trophy,,
symbol
of
the
best
in
the
Canadian
theatre,
was
Saturday
night
awarded
to
the
Hamilton
Players
for
its
production
of
"John
Loves
Mry"
in
a
week-long
Canadian
drama
festival.
Best
English
presentation,
excluding
the
winner,
went
to
the
Vagabond
Players
of
New
Westminster
for
their
production
of
Tennessee
Williams'
"The
Glass
Menagerie."
SPY
CHARGES
BEING
DROPPED
served.
Lt.-Cdr.
McHae
recalled
some
of
the
incidents
of
the
I.O.D.E.
service
to
the
personnel
tf
naval
vessels
on
the
Atlantic
during
i.s
expected
to
come
as
soon
as
one
of
the
parties
tells
the
other
tiiroit;:h
various
iwt
Hubert,
after
Smitliers
and
th-
He
predicted
the
date
will
be
d"-
effect
of
past
regulations
on
stocks
of
halibut
and
by
annual
conferences
with
halibut
fishermen's
representatives
and
vessel
owners
of
the
major
halibut
regions
this
ajternoon
and
meet."
That,
presumably,'
tonnmr(
later
'this
week
during
will
happen
in
New
York
this
futir
power
conversations
in
New
spread
to
the
interior
tonight.
York.
ports.
week.
.
Setline
vessels
are
again
allow
the
war
lie
told
of
how
a
Christmas
Day
in
Belfast
of
R.MC.S.
Restigouchc
had
been
made
highly
pleasant
by
the
gif!,s
from
the.
Order.
Mis.,
Mtmtlie
expressed
'
the
N
WHARVES
ACKKUI,
ed
to
secure
permits
to
retain
West
of
McBrlde
Street
Mrs.
T.
Boulter,
Mrs.
O.
Rudderham.
lor
sale
one
pound
of
halibut
LOCAL
TIDES
t
Pacific
bandard
Timet
NB.
ft
Peaceful
j
with
each
seven
pounds
of
other
saleable
fish
caught
incidentally
"'ininl
today
to
thp
!
KING
GEORGE
DOING
WELL'
LONDON
The
Duke
of
(.lloui-e.st-cr
said
Saturday
that
the
condition
of
the
King
is
"riefinitrlv
encouraging."
The
COALITION
'I'fi'Iront,
scene
tif
;
Mniidiiy.
May
2,
dasnre
in
ti,
-n
..!...
1U49
20.4
feet
For
tomorrow
skies
,
w
111
.
generally
be
clear
along
the
coast
and
cloudy
in
the
interior.
Temperatures
In
the
interior
tonight
will
be
slightly
lower
than
they
were
last
night
while
daytime
temperatures
will
be
generally
warmer
than
for
the
past
few
days.,
.Forecast
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Overcast
today,
cloudy
tonight
and
Tuesday,
scattered
showers
today
and
tonight.
Winds
light,
incieasing
to
CANDIDATE
fontm!
of
deep-sea!
Ilteh
3:10
:
between
the
Can-1
10:20
wi
s
Union
and
the
!
17.0
feet
King
f(,
m
,,lsl
fa,,
wiUl
a
to
fishing
for
other
species
of
fish.
Tills
extends
for
a
limited
period
after
closure
of
the
areas
to
halibut
fishing.
The
Commission
anticipates
that
the
catch
of
halibut
on
the
Pacific
coast
this
season
will
be
4.0
feet
circulatory
ailment
In
his
legs
pleasure
of
herself
and
the
Order
at
receiving
the
scroll.
Everything
that
had
been
done
for
the
boys
was,
indeed,
a
pleasure.
Mrs.
Charles
Stokel,
convener
of
postwar
work
for
the
I.O.D.13.,
spoke
briefly,
acknowledging
the
kind
gesture
of
H.M.C.S.
Chatham
In
arranging
the
entertainment
and
hospitality
of
the
occasion.
-
,
.
.
ws'
Iniermil.l.innl
I
Low
nnrl
f
mh
ttu
iiiirlfruilit.
nil
fill-
9.1
feet
!
21:48
M
Justice
Minister
OTTAWA
STEWART
(Speclai
to
Daily
Stuart
Oarson
said
at
the
week-News)M
a
COttUtlon
nomlnat.
end
that
the
Crown
is
with-,
CQmeniim
held
ta
the
Can.
drawing
charges
against
Freda
adhm
Lpglon
clubroom
artU3
Linton,
of
Montreal,
who
end
ot
week,
wuuaja
DuRCan
about
56.000.000
pounds,
about
30
percent
more
than
the
un
eration.
Mrs.
J.
K.
Moiin
left
last
week
for
Vancouver
to
receive
further
treatmeht
for
serious
in-iui'ies
which
she
sustained
last
northwest
(20
mph)
this
afternoon.
Little
change
In
temper
Y'S
STOCKS
ICuuiUv.y
IS.
I).
Jolinslou
Co.
Ltd
)
There
were
about
sixty
per
ature.
Lows
overnight
and
restricted
fishery
was
able
to
take
in
the
year
before
regulation
began.
This
greater
catch
will
be
taken
with
one-third
less
fishing
effort
than
was
required
highs
Tuesday
At
Port
Hardy
vear
while
visiting
in
Vancou
sons
present
at
the
function.
-
Refreshments
were
seived
af-
rendered
to
tne
Koyai
v
uuu
mth
unanlnl0Usly
choscn
Mounted
Police
three
weeks
ago.
to
aent
tne
coaUtion
In
the
He
told
Commons
that
the
fm
mn
electoral
diptrict
Crown
lawyers
have
advised
that
Mf
(Jmlth
g
member
of
tne
evidence
does
not
warrant
pro-
lMt
,eglslaturft
ceedlng
with
the
charge.
.
Ml
hlstorlc
pect
of
the
meet-Miss
Linton
was
the
n'ie-lngwas
the
presence
for
the
first
teenth
suspect
in
the
1946
spytlme
Qf
a
natlve
delegate
hi
the
40
and
!0,
Massett
37
and
48.
ver
Mr.
tdorln
accompanied
Toronto
"'Oliver
Prince
Rupert
37
and
50.
I
ter
the
presentation
ceremonies
.a-r.
1
4
I
i
1
Atliona
to
take
the
smaller
catch
in
thai
earlier
year.
The
International
Fisheries
proceedings
involving
,
pmon
of
Oordon
Mackay
of
to
be
apprehended.
She
was
,
0reenvlile
on
the
Naas
River.
Aumaqiie
Beat
tie
Ilevcourt
Bobjo
-
Buffalo
Canadian
Consol.
Smelters
..
(.:niiwesl,
i
Donakla
-
Kldona
Registered
voters
so
far
in
At-iln
district
total
12C0
of
which
number
350
are
natives.
Commission
consists
of
four
members,
two
from
Canada
and
two
from
the
United
States.
Present
members
are:
Stewart
Bates,
Ottawa,
G.
W.
Nickerson,
Prince
Rupert,
chairman,
Milton
C.
James,
Washington,
and
Edward
W.
Allen,
Seattle.
Mr.
James
is
secretary.
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O
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58
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....
Bum,.,.
East
Sullivai
former
government
clerk
at
the
national
capital.
FIRSTHAUBUT
OF
SEASON
IN
First
halibut
of
the
1949
season
at
Prince
Rupert
was
landed
to
the
Prince
Rupert
Fishermen's
Co-operative
this
morning
by
the
local
boat
Cape
Race,
Capt.
John
Hall
Johan-
OiaiH
Yellowknlfe
Ood's
Lake
Hard
rock
TWO
FIUE
CALLS
11
EKE
LAST
MONTH
Ilarricana
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Gulii
inn;
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10
120
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.21
3.95
3.30
.02:4
.17
2.05
.00
1.27
.31
.30
.12
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3.70
.22
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,
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5.3d
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10.75
10
Vt
2.22
-
2.55
.29
.08,
-
.1614
Ilnseo
..
.lollet
Qiieh'-c
Lake
Rowan
I.apaska
Little
Long
Lac
-
Prince
Rupert
had
a
banner
month
for
fire
safety
during
April.
The
fire
department
answered
only
two
calls,
both
being
minor
blazes
with
negligible
daniake.
Fire
calls
so
far
this
year
total
24,
with
loss
set
at
about
$2,000,
as
compared
with
BASEBALL
SCORES
SATURDAY
American
Boston
3,
New
York
4.
Chicago
5,
St.
Loute
4.
Cleveland
5,
Detroft
7.
Washington
4,
Philadelphia
3.
National
New
York'),
Boston
4.
Philadelphia
12,
Brooklyn
4.
St.
Louis
4,
Chicago
3.
Pittsburgh
4,
Cincinnati
8.
.
SUNDAY
American
Boston
-11,
New
York
2.
Cleveland
2,
Detroit
3.
Washington
9-3,
PPhlladelphia
15-7.
Chicago
7-14.
St.
Louis
6-11.
National
New
York
5-2,
Boston
6-4.
Philadelphia
4,
Brooklyn
2.
St.
Louis
8,.
Chicago
3.
Pittsburgh
10-2,
Cincinnati
4-5.
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42
'for
the
same
period
of
1948,
Lynx
Maduen
Red
Lake
Mcl,eod
Cockshutt
Moneta
Negus
Noranda
Louvicourt
Pickle
Crow
2.3i
''m
.
.
,f
t)'
1
53.7J
j
,
;
-
!
sen.
The
Cape
Race
was
forced
hi
with
a
short
catch
by
loss
of
gear
In
the
stormy
weather
which
has
featured
the
open-.
Ing
of
the
season
since
midnight
Saturday..-
The
vessel
was
fishing
outside
of
Squad-aree.
The
down
price
of
He
and
9c
was
paid
pending
finsl
settlement.
The
fish
is
going
into
cold
storage,
there
not
being
enough
for
a
shipment
to
eastern
markets.
iZ...
2.05
'
4.00
with
loss
of
$10,000.
R.
E.
Burnett,
of
the
Vancouver
office
of
Burns
and
Co.
was
a
passenger
today
aboard
the
Princess
Louise,
bound
for
Ketchikan
on
a
tour
of
Alaska.
He
will
fly
to
other
Alaskan
cities.
San
Antonio
SCFNE
OF
MURDER
This
small
house
was
the
scene
of
a
triple
axe
slaying
recently
at
Tarnopol
Susk
22
miles
east
of
the
town
of
Wakaw.
Standing
before
the
doorway
is
Joe
T.
stoski
who
discovered'
the
tragedy.
Stoskl
is
a
neighbor
of
Theodro
Adamovic,
one
of
the
victims
nd
owner
of
the
farm.
Also
slain
were
Mrs.
Kathrina
Balatsky,
29,
and
her
six-year
old
son,
Bohd-ui
Andrew
Baltsky,
the
husband
and
lone
survivor,
is
in
critical
condition
In
Prince
Albert
hospital
suffering
from
throat
wounds
as
well
a
a
fractured
skull.
The
Balatskys
came
to
.37
1.50
Senator
Rouyn
....
Sherrit
Oordoll
....
'
Julian
L37
Steep
Rock
Sturgeon
River
17
Silver
Miller
-40
i,.t
Kinuamhpr
ns
niSDiaceu
utusuna.
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Uainuui
icwi
1-iutv.uwv.
r
.
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