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"Princ
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the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
VOL.
XUI,
Nu.
62
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
MARCH
14,
1953
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June
30
Postal
Statfon
"B"
on
Sixth
Avenue
East
will
be
closed
with
inauguration
of
door-to-door
mail
delivery
in
Prince
Rupert,
it
"was
reliably
learned
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Ruins
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Sl.OM.Oo
when
lire
destroyed
the
huge
machine
chop
at
Halifax
hhipyard
earlier
this
week.
Machine
shop
acrow
the
harbor
at
Dartmouth
will
go
on
double
shift
to
make
up
for
the
loss
of
output.
More
than
200
workers
employed
In
the
demolished
plunt
will
be
temporarily
placed
In
other
Jobs,
officials
said.
Russ
Veto
Pearson
Selection
UNITED
NATIONS,
N.Y.
(CP)
The
Russia
of
the
new
Malenkov
era
has
vetoed
L.
B.
Pearson
oi
Canada
for
the
job
of
secretary-general
of
the
United
Nations,
well-qualified
sources
reported
Friday
night.
It
was
the
56th
veto
the
Soviet
Union
had
cast
In
the
UN
Security
Council
and
the
first
since
Georgl
Malenkov
succeeded
Stal
Interference
in
Romance
Caused
Boxer
to
Commit
Crime,
He
Says
VANCOUVER
O
A
young
Interference
In
hU
romance
witli
boxer
eharued
with
murder
was.
the
girl
he
loves
"even
more
quoted
Friday
as
admitting
hu'than
my
mother
and
boxing
"
guilt.
Haying
the
crime
followed!
The
statement,
which
police
PRIME
MINISTER
ST.
LAURENT
Is
planning
an
official
visit
to
Washington
May
7-S
to
discuss
"matters
of
mutual
Interest,"
It
was
learned
today,
A
formal
announcement
is
due
from,
the
White.
House
and
at
Ottawa
shortly.
old
Caught
!
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in
mujiw
,
Klcmer.t
tin-
Communist
and
dictator
of
vakia.
died
to-be
a&re
of
Gfi.
;adin
announced.
lurried
to
Prague
;
(uneral
In
Moscow
iay
Prague
Radio
uki
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ill
with
pncu-phuri;.)-
Thursday
,d
developed
rapid
j
Friday
Pfai'ut-
Radio
Indl-,,id
had
taken
cold
s
icy
winds,
west-is
in
Vienna
said
d
many
Czechslo-limk
at
the
sudden-aiath
with
skcplic-d
almo-.t
too
much
nre
that
two
Com-
sw
should
die
one
dijiii
w:u
MKiuri-
liiiujr
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Commute
the
man
who
lie
biondifu
seizure)
Ca.-ctiuslovukia
in
was
no
Immediate
who
may
surrecd
thr
country's
No.
I
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only
was
presl-
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jd'd
the
Com-
f
and
wan
com-
hirt
both
or
the
'ret
poLire.
ai
the
son
of
hum-"
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to
ntr
tn
Vienna
ni
td
his
Communist
int
of
Oottwald's
ntl(al
with
thai
jncement
of
the
in.
and
after
pral.i-rJe
Radio
said:
mptinic
to
destroy
'hoovtikla
will
be
rStt
r.weh.
people
i
luard
against
all
f
domestic
enemies."
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Plane
p
Dies
I
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CP)
The
lftJ,t
meiiiljer
of
the
r
shut
down
by
r
Plains
Thursdav
I
ihsli
offielals
here
1(1
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Soviet
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the
d'
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toll
of
u"
k
to
seven
all
"n
British
olficers
has
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Soviet
zone
with
'iry
escorts
to
get
SAILORS
IN
KOREA
WANT
NEWS
FROM
HOME
TOWNS
VANCOUVER
-Canadian
sailors
in
the
Far
East
want
news
front
their
home
communities,
vice-admiral
E.
R.
Main-guy,
Canada's
chief
of
naval
staff,
reported
here
on
his
return
from
a
Korean
tour.
He
said
he
will
recommend
that
weekly
tape
recordings
of
.
Cttiiad,ii
Jca
rU
ipiirtiiis
-
events
be
sent
out
each
week
to
the
three
Canadian
destroyers,
the
AtliabaAcan.
Crusader
and
Halda.
now
in
Korean
waters.
Waste
Charges
Denied
OTTAWA
(CP)
Finance
Minister
Abbott
says,
Canada
is
getting
as
good
or
better
value
out
of
the
defence
dollar
and
other
public
expenditures
"as
any
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Pearkes
make
use
of
stenographers,
paper,
messengers
and
cabinet
ministers.
all
paid
by
the
taxpayer
.
td-
Inform
departments
of
complaints
about
defence
spending.
Staffs
of
the
departments
then
could
investigate
complaints
and
make
a
reply.
If
not
satisfied.
Gen.
Pearkes
then
could
bring
the
matter
before
Commons.
today.
The
station,
in
charge
of
Mrs.
L.
Holland,
serves
more
than
300
persons
In
the
area
east
of
Hays
Cove
bridge.
It
was
opened
during
the
war
to
accommodate
the
hundreds
of
shipyard
workers
and
additional
thousands
of
servicemen
In
the
city.
At
one
time,
there
were
five
employees
at
the
station,
but
after
the
cessation
of
hostilities
they
were
transferred
to
the
downtown
office.
Mrs.
Holland
was
appointed
clerk
In
charge
in
August,
1951.
CLOSING
IN
JtNE
While
no
date
has
been
set
for
start
of
maU
delivery
by
postmen.
It
Is
believed
the
service
will
begin
by
June
30
date
when
the
federal
government
Is
surrendering
Its
lease
on
Postal
Station
"B."
All
types
of
business
are
conducted
at
the
station
and
many
ettisens
In
the
area
have
boxes.
Jack
Burgess,
postmaster
here,
said
It
Is
possible
a
sub
post
office
will
be
opened
In
the
area
now
serrea
oj
ovauon
a.
oui
i
all
postmen
will
be
dispatched
:
from
the
downtown
office.
He
said
the
sub
post
office
at
Seal
Cove,
which
serves
about
75
citizens,
will
remain.
Meanwhile
the
Civil
Service
Commission
Is
seeking
postmen.
'Closing
date
for
applications
is
Monday.
Seven
postmen
will
be
required
to
deliver
to
the
estimated
2.500
persons
on
the
list
drawn
up
by
the
post
office
department.
Mr.
Burgess
said
a
survey
Indicates
most
people
have
installed
letter
boxes
or
slots,
as
required,
"and
those
who
haven't
will
get
things
done
as
soon
as
the
minister
announces
starting
date
for
delivery."
Mill
Operator
Severely
Hurt
In
Explosion
bpeelal
to
The
Drriy
News
SMITHERS
Max
Buddruss,
a
mill
operator
about
45
years
of
age,
was
severely
injured
In
an
accident
late
Friday
while
clearing
land
on
his
farm
at
Evelyn,
B.C.,
a
small
settlement
nine
miles
west
of
here.
He
was
apparently
blowing
up
stumps
with
dynamite,
according
to
some
nearby
neighbors
of
Mr.
Buddruss,
when
one
of
the
charges
that
he
set
failed
to
go
off
at
a
set
time.
He
went
to
Investigate
and
the
charge
blew
up
In
his
face.
He
was
rushed
to
Bulkley
Val
ley
District
Hospital
here
and
attended
by
Dr.
Weare.
His
condition,
however,
was
considered
so
serious
that
he
was
flown
to
Vancouver
by
an
RCAF
plane
early
this
morning.
On
February
21
last
year
Mr.
Buddruss
was
injured
when
his
truck
collided
with
a
westbound
CNR
passenger
train
at
a
level
crossing
at
Evelyn.
-WEATHER-
Synopsis
A
storm
centre
In
the
Gulf
of
Alaska
la
moving
very
slowly
to
ward
the
B.C.
coast.
A
series
of
weak
disturbances
moving
out
of
this
centre
will
bring
cloud
and
some
rain
to
most
coastal
districts
today
an
dtomorrow.
Forecast
North
Coast
Region:
Gale
warning
In
effect.
Cloudy"
and
mild
with
lntermltten
rain
today
and
Sunday.'
Southeast
gates,
35,
in
exposed
areas;
else
where
southeast
20.
Low
tonight
and
high
Sunday
At
Port
Hardy
and
Sandsplt,
38
and
46;
Prince
Rupert,
36
,ana
m.
'Canada's
Needs
Before
Gas
Can
OTTAWA
Trade
Minuter
.
'
Howe
says
the
federal
govern-!
inenl's
policy
on
u
ol
tlie
country's
huge
re.sourees
of
natural
gas
and
oil
U
not
only
one
of
Canada
first
but
"Canada
Al-ways."
Mr
Howe
said
in
the
Com-j
mons
Friday
tiie
Royernment
b:-
Jleves
only
a
contimiou
supply
,
of
Alberta
natural
(ias
for
On
tario
and
Quebec
will
be
through
an
all-Canadian
plMline.
He
hoped
one
could
be
constructed:
Con.si.stent
wi'h.lhat
polity
the
government
will
not
Lvsuc
any
IX'rmlts
for
export
of
t'unadlan
gas
kt
the
United
States
before;
Canaria's
nceiU
arc
met.
'
"Anything
I
lie
gnvemmrnt
may
do
will
be
dielated
by
i
what
the
government
believe
is
In
the
best
long-range
In-
t
terest
of
Canada,"
he
ald.
Mr.
Howe
made
the
statement
in
as
boss
of
the
Kremlin
a
week
ago.
An
official
communique,
after
the
closed
door
meeting
ended
late
Friday,
merely
said
agree
ment
had
not
been
reached
on
a
I
successor
1o
Trygve
lie
because
j
one
"of
Uie
permanent"
council
members
had
cast
a
negative
vote.
sources
said
there
was
no
doubt
that
Russia
did
It,
although
the
voting
was
secret
and
ballots
were
burned
before
the
door
was
opened.
The
council
also
voted
on
United
States-backed
Carlos
P.
Romulo
of
the
Philippines,
but
he
obtained
only
five
votes
and
thus
Russia
was
spared
the
necessity
of
vetoing
him.
On
a
third
ballot,
the
council
voted
on
Russia's
choices,
Polish
foreign
minister,
Stanlslaw
Skrzeszewski,
but
he
received
only
the
lone
Soviet
vote.
Council
then
decided
to
meet
again
March
19
after
the
big
five
have
consulted
among
them
selves
in
an
effort
to
reach
agreement
BULLETIN
LONDON
(CPV
The
Air
Ministry
tonight
issued
"get
tough"
instructions
to
British
fighter
planes
in
Germany
and
ordered
all
training
planes
to
be
armed
to
the
teeth.
A
communique
Issued
here
said
training
craft
will
be
fully
armed
and
will,
when
necessary,
be
offered
fighter
cover.
,
Tornado
Kills
14
in
Texas
HASKELL,
Texas
U
Ram
paging
tornadoes
killed
at
least
17
persons
in
west
central
Texas
and
Oklahoma
Friday,
smashed
several
towns
and
caused
damage
expected
to
run
into
the
millions
of
dollars..
Fourteen
of
the
deed
were
In
Texas.
said
20-year-old
Charles
Mathews
gave
after
his
arrest
March
4.
was
read
at
a
coroner's
Inquest
Into
the
death
of
Mrs.
Ann
Smith,
44,
his
manager's
sister.
The
Jury
returned
a
verdict
of
"homicide,"
saying
Mrs.
Smith
"came
to
an
unnatural
death
as
a
result
of
severe
head
injuries
Inflicted
with
hammer."
Jurors
added
the
hammer
"apparently
was
wielded
by
Charles
Mathews,
alias
Sunny
Jones."
Mrs.
Smith
was
found
dead
In
her
home
tn
an
upstairs
room
and
23-year-old
Mrs.
Allan
Wall-berg
was
found
tied
to
her
bed.
victim
of
a
brutal
beating.
Police
said
the
younger
woman
had
been
criminally
attacked
Some
hours
later
Mathews
was
arrested
while
he
was
en
route
to
church
In
a
taxi.
He
was
charged
with
murder.
All
principals
in
the
rase,
with
the
exception
of
Mrs.
Wallbcrg.
are
negroes.
Testimony
that
she
was
lured
to
a
hotel
room
by
Mathews
j
scant
hours
after
the
slaying
'
was
given
at
the
inquest
by
the
girl
Mathews
said
he
loved,
Ver-
I
nle
Lovetta
i
Peggy
Bowen.
j
She
said
she
went
to
dinner
with
Mathews
and
consented
to'
go
to
the
hotel
room
with
him
to
meet
a
friend
of
his.
But
when
they
arrived
the
room
was
vacant
"Sonny
grabbed
me
and
shoved
me
through
the
door,"
she
said.
"I
screamed
and
bit
his
fingers
when
he
shoved
them
In
my
mouth.
A
man
came
along
and
1
got
away
from
him
.
.
."
Mathews.
In
his
statement,
blamed
Mrs.
Smith
for
Interfering
with
his
romance
and
boxing
opportunities
and
said
he
went
to
the
Smith
house
on
the
day
of
the
slaying
with
no
special
purpose
In
mind.
Old
t'ountrv
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Burnley
3.
ManrhrsU-r
United
t.
CartWI
City
a.
Drrby
County
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Liverpool
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0.
Maneliiwter
City
4.
Aston
Villa
I.
Mlddlesburough
1.
Wolverhampton
I.
Newcastle
UnlUKI
a.
Amelia!
I.
Presmn
North
End
4.
Purtamouth
0.
Sheffield
Wednesday
a.
Blackpool
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Btoke
City
I.
Bolton
Wanderer
a.
Tottenham
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Chelsea
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a,
Charlton
Athletic
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City
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Sheffield
United
3.
Bury
1,
Hudderstleld
Town
1.
Pulham
0.
Nottingham
Potest
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Leeds
United
2.
Lincoln
County
1.
Leleeater
City
3.
Brent
fort
S.
Luton
Town
6,
Bamsley
0.
Notts
County
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Ooncaster
Rovers
a.
Plymouth
Aniyle
I.
Hull
City
S.
Rotherham
United
0,
Blackburn
Rovera
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Southampton
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Swansea
Town
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Aberdeen
1.
Rangers
I,
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SCOTTISH
LEAGUE
DIVISION
A
Dundee
3.
Falkirk
1.
Ralth
Rovera
s.
Alrdrleonlans
0.
K.A.
Amateur
Cup
(Semi-finals)
Harwich
S,
Walton
1.
Pegasus
1.
Southhall
1.
Other
Match
St.
Ulrren
a.
Parties.
Thistle
3.
Must
Be
Met
Be
Exported'
as
he
discussed
a
private
bill
to
incorporate
Mid-Continent
Pipelines
Ltd
The
company
plans
a
gas
pipeline
from
A,
be
r
la
along
the
general
route
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
to
Winnipeg
and
then
to
Eastern
Canada.
However.
Progressive
Conservative
and
CCF
spokesmen
opposing
the
measure,
have
suggested
that
the
company
plans
to
plpei
gas
Into
the
VS.
j
Mr.
Howe's
statement
lelt
the
following
speakers
at
a
loss
as
to
whether
they
should
continue
opposition
to
the
bill.
;
Smelter
Planned
For
This
City,
Says
Paper
A
"distinct
possibility"
that
h
cu.stoni8
smelter
will
be
located
In
Prince
Rupert
Is
being
rumored
in
financial
circles.
It
Is
istated
In
i
the
current
Issue
of
the
B.C.
Financial
and
Economic
Times.
"It
appears
that
the
availability
of
surplus
power
Is
attracting
attention
to
this
area
as
It
seems
that
there
will
be
a
surplus
or
Hime
450.000
H
P.
after
Kitimat
Is
completed
and
producing."
the
publication
re
ports.
It
Is
explained
that
the
smelter
is
being
planned
to
treat
concentrates
of
copper,
gold.
lend
nine,
silver
ores
and
pos
sibly
tungsten
concentrates,
"if
the
idea
is
followed
through,
there
Is
no
doubt
that
It
would
be
of
tremendous
importance
to
many
mining
com-nnnlps
In
that
area
Including
Western
Tungsten
Copper,
Am
erican
Standard,
Sll-Van
l
tne
Rmlthrrx
area)
and
Tungsten
of
B.C.,"
the
article
observes.
"It
is
possible
that
Consolidated
Mining
might
transfer
Its
Polarls-Taku
ores
(leased
on
a
five-year
basis)
to
the
Prince
Rupert
company."
CALLS
GENERAL
ELECTION
TOKYO
WiJapan's
rebellious
Diet
threw
out
the
government
nf
Prime
Minister
Shleeru
Yos-
hlda
tonight
and
he
Immediately
dissolved
parliament
and
called
a
general
election.
other
country."
Stepping
Into
the
budget
de
bate
In
the
Commons
to
reply
to
criticisms
of
his
1953-54
proposals,
Mr.
Abbott
said
supporters
of
opposition
.
groups
had
not
substantiated
charges
of
widespread
waste
and
extravagance
In
the
government
He
dealt
first
with
the
speech
of
J.
M.
MacDonnell,
chief
financial
critic
for
the
Progressive
Conservative
opposition.
Mr.
MacDonnell
had
made
"sweeping
general
charges
of
waste
and
extravagance
in
the
government
without
particularizing
any
of
the
charges."
The
fact
that
he
made
the
assertions
did
not
mean
the
charges
were
true.
Mr.
Abbott
said
he
would
not
claim
that
every
cent
in
a
S43O0.0O0.vO0
budget
"is
wisely
spent,"
but
I
do
say
there
has
not
been
widespread
waste,
widespread
inefficiency
and
widespread
extravagance."
Mr.
Abbott
then
referred
to
charges
to
Maj.-Gen.
G.
R.
Pearkes,
VC
(PC-Nanalmo)
that
there
had
been
waste
and
extravagance
In
the
construction
of
radar
stations.
Mr.
Abbott
recalled
that
production
minister
Howe
had
said
recently
charges
had
proved
an
Investigation
to
be
without
foundation.
Gen.
Pearkes,
Mr.
Abbott
said,
had
brought
the
matter
out
hi
the
Commons
without
first
consulting
any
of
the
departments.
He
had
made
the
charges
without
mentioning
names
or
places.
He
suggested
that
in
similar
situations
in
the
future
Gen.
fought
duel
of
the
season.
The
teams
are
so
closely
matched,
as
demonstrated
in
last
Tuesday's
game
when
Mansons
retained
an
edge
throughout,
only
to
be
nosed
out
by
twd
points
In
the
final
seven
seconds.
Plans
to
arrange
a
preliminary
between
the
third
senior
team
CCCs
and
Booth
Memorial
Rainmakers
did
not
materialize.
Jack
Evans,
coach
ol
the
student
cagera
who
leave
Monday
to
compete
In
the
B.C.
high
school
championships
In
Vancouver,
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UFA
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to
Elect
Officers
by
Secret
Ballot
VANCOUVER
Card-holding
members
of
the
United
Fishermen
and
Allied
Workers'
Union
(TLC)
will
elect
their
top
officers
for
1953
by
secret
ballot.
Previously,
all
officers
of
union
have
been
elected
by
convention
delegates.
George
North,
union
press
relations
officer,
said
positions
of
president,
business
manager
and
secretary-treasurer
would
be
filled
by
election.
Convention
delegates
will
continue
to
elect
two
vice-presidents
and
18
executive
members.
North
said
the
mechanics
of
the
ballot
have
not
been
worked
out
but
the
system
will
likely
be
similar
to
that
of
the
International
Woodworkers
of
America
In
which
ballots
are
mailed
to
locals
following
nominations
at
the
annual
convention.
All
ballots
are
counted
and
returned
I
within
60
days.
said
the
team
would
not
play
here
before
departure.
"I
can't
risk
having
any
ol
the
boys
suffer
an
Injury
before
we
go,"
said
Mr.
Evans.
Tonight's
scheduled
Inter
A
playoffs
also
have
been
cancelled
for
that
reason.
Another,
basketball
highlight
takes
place
next
week,
Wednesday
and
Thursday,
when
Ocean,
Falls
All
Stars
meet
CCCs
here-for
the
annual
northern
B.
C.
pulp
mill
crmrapionship
tournament.
J
Crucial
Basketball
Game
Set
For
Civic
Centre
Gym
Tonight
.....
-a
Third
and
it
could
be
the
last
game
of
the
senior
city
basketball
playoffs
is
scheduled
tonight
at
the
Civic
Centre
gym.
With
two
straight
wins
by
Gordon
it
Anderson
In
the
best-of-five
series,
tonight
is
Manson
Omegas'
final
chance
for
a
comeback.
If
Omegas
lose,
G-As
take
the
playoff
trophy,
along
with
the
league
championship
they
have
already
won.
But
the
game
Is
not
expected
to
be
a
walk-away.
In
fact,
it
is
likely
going
to
be
the
toughest-
,und
n
lh
sulphur
hoUprlngs
with
the
air
tem-
rse
yt0!.
lhree
mcmber
of
tne
RCAF
stationed
ale
s
J
90-degree
water
lures
Airwomen
L.'
E.
,
and
n
k
v
tH..
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m
i
r
to
winu
UVer-
Watch'nK.
nd
wearing
clothing
:W.
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tatncr'
ttre
Cpl.
F.
McDonald,
Olace
Bay.,
wo.
Moose
Jaw,
Bask.
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