Mm)
John H. Plorion, 20,
cU'C'li'iciiiii'B miili'. third flJiss,
whose wife, nt'tly. lives ill On-
Ill! to, Ore, has seen action ill
Okinnwo aboard n cruiser In the
Pacific.
During tlie battle fur the Jap
bland 111" ship destroyed iniiiiy
tin gel and shot clown five planes,
(luce of thorn ns they closed in
for suicide dives.
I'lerson won the Dron.o Slur
durinn the battle for l.?yto gulf
when he volunteered to help
lilht flics on the USS Princeton,
which hnd been hit by a Jiip
bomber.
He nttended La Grande high
school nnd, before entering the
niivy in Miirch, 11143, whs em
ployed by the Worley I'ainl and
Sign compnny here.
Sgt. Veryl Smith
n native of Ln Griinde, Oregon,
whose in i on I s live nl 1104 O
uvenne, wns recently trnnsferrcd
to Ulythevllle nrmy iiir field,
Ark., n comhiit crew triilnini!
station of the first troop carrier
. command.
At present he is assigned to
Squadron B-l as a radio mcch
nil If,
Jane Wlllinnu,
seamnn first class, WAVES, ar
rived in Ln Grande yesterday
from Washington, I). C, where
she has been stationed, for a week
leave til the home of her pnrenls,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Hny O. Wlllinms.
Shortly ufter her return she will
be transferred to Bnlnbridge
island, Seattle.
Cadet Fred Burgess,
nOTC, USN, slutloned nl Seat
tle where he attends the Univer
sity of Washington, wits called to
Ln Grnmle by the ilcalli of his
itrnndfnlher, Fred Smith. He ar
rived hen- yesterday nnd w ill re
turn to Seattle Tuesday..
Warrant Officer James G. Ereaon
of Ui Grande, son of Mr. C. II.
EVenoii of Raymond, Alberta,
Can., Iini been nwnrded the
tironr.c slur nirdul for conspicu
ous nrroniplishmcnls In battle in
time Philippines. .
; The decoration was licslowod
upon the assistant-adjutant of
the 103d regiment by Maj. Gen.
Jens A. Doe, commander of the
renowned 4 1 si infantry division,
nth the conclusion ,of the Jap
shattering Zamboimga campaign.
Kveson graduated from Ray
mond high school In 1934 nnd ma
triculated to the Draper School
of Commerce in Ln Grande. .
There he mnorcd In public nc-1
counting nnd played basketball
ami was graduated in UKIH.
, lie enlisted in the army of the
V. S. In April, 1941, mid went
Oversells will the "NiiihwJ.'s',',s
Own" 41st division SI) months
Alto, Since, he fought through
two bloody jungle enmpaigns In
(i'i'iv Guluen, prior lo limiting two
assault invasions in the Philip
pines. , Two of the bemcdaled 4lster's
brothers are in Canadian svrv
(ees, Stanley Kveson with the
liC'AK and Harold Eveson with
the navy.
Sgt, Vern Gillaspey
flew heiv from Scuttle yesterday
and spent the day visiting his
pnrenls, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gil
laspey. and his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Wiles Uithint. He is In the
Washington city for a six-weeks
course in airplane mechanics.
Mrs. Gillaspey. Ihe former Wmni
frcd Scott, remained at Drew
field. Florida, where Sergeant
Gillaspey will return upon the
conclusion of his stay in Seattle
T i Lester R. Swareni,
infantry, has returned from Hi
mouths overseas in the European
theater of war, on the V. S. hos
pital ship. John F. Meany, and
is being treated tcmpoi.uily nl
Stark general hospital prior to
tving transferred lo unothei
army hospital.
His home address is mute 1. I..i
I ninde. He is Ihe son of ,l,v
Swaivns Before entering the
service he was engaged in fann
ing. He has bovn awarded two
ttroim' still's and the good con
duct modal and is eligible to
wtsir Ihe European theater rib
bon. Tirtl Lt. William O. Wagner.
fighter pilot in Stuttgart, Ger
many, son of Mr. and Mrs. G'.cmi
Wagner of Ui Giande. has tven
tninW the ditingmsiel HyiiK
eiw-Js and the ninth cluster lo In..
ur medal.
He enlisted in February, 'M.
end has been overseas since Inst
September. He was graduated
Ironi the U Grande high school
with the class of 1!2.
Lieutenant Wagner is pilot ot
a Thunderbolt.
MONEY TO BURN.
BOSTON. Ce4. July ! tl'P'
-Police iv-pottod today Smen
Ostroiki. St so "burned up" I
over his arrest on charges of In- ,
toxirution and birarh of the
rcaee he set afire SJ00 he had
cn his eison in the M!ice look-
IHON MEN TALK IT OVER Hick Forroll (left) 38-year-old
catcher of Washington Senators, playing his 16th year in major
leagutit, being congratulated by Hay Schalk, formor Whito Sox
backstop, for breaking record for games caught in lifetime. For
mer record of 1721 was established by Schalk durilg his 17 years
In the majors. Rick equalled this mark July 5, and is now set
ting a now mark evory time he catches.
Nelson Hailed as One
Of Greatest in Golf
By WALTER BYERS
DAYTON, O., July 10 (UP)
For Ihe first tune in his ean-.'r,
I'yrnn Nelson or Toledo, O.. was
acclaimed by most of his fellow
journeymen today as the grealesl
golfer Ihe name has ever known.
Such golfing veterans as Den
ny Shute, former British open
champion; Craig Wood, duration
national open tillisl: and Mod
Corcoran, tournament manager of
the. Professioal Golfers' nssoein
lion to monlion a few all
were strong In their stand Hint
regiudli'ss of Bobby Jones, Waller
llagen and even the imni'.irlal
Harry Vardon Nelson Is the
all-lime tops.
Eight Straight
Nelson, now 33 and a veteran
of 13 years of professional tour
nament golf, won thai acclaim
yesterday. For he climaxed the
greatest winning streak in the
history of the sport by beating
Sammy Byrd of IX'troit, 4 and
to win Ihe 27th national PG A.
tournament.
In winning Ihe P.O. A. a sec
ond lime, Nelson kept alive his
record ot eight straight major
individual tournament victories.
NoNlson also has won II cham
pionships so far this year as well
as $31,5110, counting Hi.' $R,lllli
he gained yesterday.
Beit Puller
Nelson beat a lough man in
Byrd, for the 3ll-yiii' old Detroit
pro was trying for a goal the
one he set eight years ago when
he ipiit baseball to become a pro
fessional goiter. Hut Ityrd gave
way as most of them do I,;
Nelson's niagnfieent finish.
Byrd's roundhouse swing out
drove N.-lson consistently by 50
yards and he evi n matched Ihe
celebrated Nelson iron game, lint
en Ihe greens, !!yrd bowed lo
tlvj wizardry of a man who had
always been considered a medio-
Pitchers Heroes
Of Weekend Play
In Coast League
By JACK DAILEY
Pitchers dominated P a e i f i c
coast bast ball league play for Hie
successive second week-tlui in
all but two of the 12 names play
rd Salmti.iy and Sunday. In sup
port of their efl'oils was one
three-hilter, one font -hit game,
a five-hitter and two si-liil per
formances. Po'.ll.oid swept both ends of
its doubiehead.-rs with Hie slip
ping Seals, ti-4 and 5-4. Seattle
slaved right on the heels of the
IVavers wilb a twin killing over
Hollywood. 5-3 and 4 0. U mark
ed Ihe s,vond Imu- in th: v weck
nd com. sis the Suds shutout
the stats.
Oakland d.-fcatid S.uiani. ele
m the t;it game. 1 0. but Bud
Fasley came Kick m U- night
tap ith a Mvlv.lt, ; t,' gie the
Selens an een h:c.,k. a 0 t'li-ei g.
Columellas ga c the Padvcs only
thiec wWii-i in tlv Mvend gam,
and Los Aug.:,.. wen I n Tl'.c
Seraphs ciptuied the first game.
31.
In only thi.v games Sunday
wore manage: s .';-,. lo call in
relief pitchers Beth s.m Fian
cisoi and ot;.iri,l i.;ed an cxti.i
hull, r III t!u-;t l::.l g.cnc lull'
Vic Ti.lh.l relieved Ke.gu
s.-n m the t::st game f. r S.,n
P'lego .l.,ke M t c.mc to
C.'hcn's m the P,,it;..nd fin
ale. In the only charge in the
standing.. I.e. Angel s ,:.piac.-,i
S..n Dug,, m siv.h pl.uv The
S. a!s stiii cling to teu'th 'iee In
i. scam h..!f cavn
Cemiv.cllas. recent ictuin.c
! em the Chicago Cubs, tinned in
Sundays top pit. lung pc: toi ir,
aeie uh-.'.c t gi.tt i ;ng !ns Mt!i
t. east 'e.lgue t: lumplv
r i
ere puller.
For the 33 holes of their sched
uled .'Ill-hole match, Nelson one
pultL'd 18 greens which tells the
sloiy. Byrd one-putted eight.
Byrd shut n five-under-par 07
on the morning round for n two
up lend nnd for a moment it
looked like NoNlson was to be
dened. He long before hnd drop
ped the nerveless, expressionless
type of play which bus earned
him Ihe monicker of Ihe "mech
anical man."
37 Under Par .
Byrd, who had the crowd of
(.Olltl behind him, went three-up
on Ihe 21st bole. Nelson came
back lo make it two-up and then
Byrd missed a four-foot putt on
Ihe 25th to diop to n or.-?-holc
lead. He came down with the
jitters after that, niissfng an
other fuur-footer on the nexl
hole as Nelson evened the
match. That actually was the
i nd, although the official score
lists it 4 and 3 on the 33rd hole.
Nelson was eight under par for
He day to By id's two-under par
snooting. For the complete seven-
'day tournament. Nelson was 37
strokes under par for 204 holes
compared lo Byrd's 15-under-par
lor 107 holes.
All-Star Teams
Selected From
Four Outfits
POIiTLANI), July Hi (UP)
An all-star baseball game to
laise relief money for the Na
tional Association of Professional
Baseball Player will be played
here tonight with players from
Ihe Portland Beavers and Seattle
Banners facing n nine from ros
lois of Hollywood and San Fran
cisco. The two managers Horn each
legion Marv Owen nnd Bill
Skit'l for the north and Lofty
OTlnnl and Buck Fauselt for the
south have selected the teams.
South team (Hollywood and
San Francisco) pitchers. Bar
thelson. lUnvohch. Pierey. Kur
il. an and Oliver of Seais. and
Mashnsik. Sharp, Inlelkofer and
Kimball, Hollywood.
Catchots Sprin. of the Seals.
Hill and Krause of Hollywood.
Fu st ba..e - Sanders of Seals.
Second base Charley Petersen
of Seals, Hicliaiiison of Holly
wood. Thud bast Perry of Seals.
Buck Fatisell of Hollywood.
Outfielders Sheridan, Guin
tuu and Fnos of Seals, Brooks
Hold.-r of Hollywood.
And for the north team
(Seattle and Portland! pitchers,
lelty Mussel', Federmeyer, Mooty,
la ty Gi,tuiai son of Portland:
Carl Fischer, Svl Johnson, Byion
Speece of Si at lie.
Catchers Soua and Hansen
ot Beaveis, Boh Finley of Bam-
Fust
McDonald of Bam.
- Mel Nunes of
Si
Bcav
end h,i..
Thud Kise- Charley English of
Beavers. Chuck Alello of Ham
icis Out tie!, ieis Flank Shone.
Spencer 11.,:, iS and Frank Luc
ch si of lv ,. .-is: Ted Ni.rberl.
.'.irk Whipple. Bill K.U.- of Ham
iets. Theie are many mountain
I't.iks measaiuig around 30,000
lee! in height on the moon.
lll) nnd I I KSDAY
fVARNERS' NATIOHAI JOY SHOW!
of AyC'7.
tea ai f.t1 UniN -tui J
,W SU; t.Vi! KVXET V Mil
Cubs Extend Lead
In National as
Detroit Falters
Chicago Would
Like to Meet
Old Scries Rival
By CARL LUNDQU1ST
NKW YOI1K, July Hi (UP)
The Chicago Cubs were doing
llieir pail today toward making
history of n decado ago repeat it
self, but the Detroit Tigers were
falling down on the job.
It was just 10 years ago Chi
cago and Detroit met in a mo
mentous world series nnd the
Cubs, who lost out then, mnki
no secret of Ihe fact the Tigers
are the tram they'd like to tackle
again, that is provided the scries
is played, and the Cubs get into
it themselves.
Four Ahead
They made it apparent yester
day . they are going to be hard
to beat out. They stretched their
first place lend to four full games
with a double victory over the
Giants at Chicago, 5 to 3 and 7
to 2. Phil Cuvarrcltu, who was
just a kid breaking in when the
11135 scries was held, maintained
his pace as the Cubs' top slugger,
getting a home, n double, two
singles and two walks and bat
ting in three runs in the two
games. Hy Vandenbcrg limited
lh-3 Giunls to three hits in the
opener and Hank Wyso put
mough outs between the 11 hits
he allowed In the second game
to win his 12th decision.
Meanwhile the Tigers, losing,
5 to 4, at New York, were in
their worst slump of the year,
dropping four games in n row
for the first time. . They haven't
won n game since leaving Detroit.
Ace pitcher Alton Benton wasn't
charged with the defeat but he
was hit soundly before being re
lievd, Nick Etten tugging him for
a two-run homer in the third.
Zeb Eaton put tiie the Tigers
buck in front with a grand slniti
homer in the fourth, but they
couldn't hold it. The Yanks got
three more in the sixth, relief pit
cher Waller Wilson walking in
the deciding run. The second
game was rained out.
Rained Out
The second place Senators'
double bill with the Browns was
rained out at Washington, but
they moved within a game and 0
half of the lead as Ihe Tigers
lost. The White Sox - At: cities
double bill at Philadelphia also
was rained out.
Boston won a rain-shortened
six-inning game from the visiting
Indians. 6 to 4. to hold a third
place lie with the Yankees, two
and a half games behind the
leading Tigers. Relief Pitcher
Francis (Bed) Barren worked an
inning In Knin an easy win, his
third of the season.
Upset Cards
The Biaves cooperated with
the Cubs in Ihe National by up
settinis the Cardinals in a double
leader al St. Louis. 3 to I and
5 lo 3. That ran their reeoid
ever the world champions to five!
straight and eight victories in 12
starts this season.
The Pirates gave the Dodgers
two sound healines at Pittsburgh
l' to 7 and 15 to 3, as Truett
iiliip) Sewell and Ken Gables
marked up ea..y wins. Bob El
liott hit a homer, a tiiplc, a dou
, ble and a single.
Uueky Walters and Vernon
K e n n e d y capitalized on the
chance lo improve their records
pitching ihe Beds to n pair of
victories over the Phillies at
Cincinnati, (i lo 1 and 3 to 1
(.hurley Sehanz. loser in the fiist
game, tied a modern major rec
ord IV I, ill I.... ,.
I , , ', k oiui- oaucrs with
P'lched balls, ,o in succession
'o force m the Bed's final run.
Talbeit Hart
Sweep Tourney
i1Ki;sllA' Wis- Juy ' -'p-
"i" i.uoitt. Wilmington. Di
and Doris Hart, Miami, Fla.. 1,
el..
eft
louay ior the eastern clav tour
menl at Jackson H,-i,.M v
irna-
V.,
after making a clean sweep of th
"-siciu senior tennis titles.
T.ilhert. winner of the national
clay courts title .lust onc KVek
' (ore. defeated Klwood Cooke
Los Angeles. (1-2. fi.g. ?.5 fr ,,,
I men s singles til ,- ll
Miss
Hart scored a straight set
umph over Marv Arnold
Angeles. (i-;t, )!.(!,
Miss Hart ol.ive.l ,.,ii.
Mrs.
Sarah Palfiey Cooke, whom
she
cimv.ii.iiocl in Saturday's
finals, to in the women':
s aey uelcited Ml.vs Arnold
.! Mis Eleanor i-,,.i
,, ,, , - l"ni.iiaiii
noi. u tvit. t,.j, (,..; ,f,
and l'alheil later ,,, a',
the ir,icd doubles i l ow i
the Cookcs.
Hart
took
finm
Granada
TOMTK nnd Tl KSDAY
" ""N
VON STUOHEIMK- I
j Mory Beth HUGHES Q?
The (rredtfttmtrm
i c-1 1 t with r-vNi
RE?!.1
3UC PC'..;
SUHXiK l O.MfcOY
N tiWS and HAND '
(The Army Was ;
netse;
, N;fr'ai U vS &!LME WOVEN M0E:
Today's Sport Parade
By JACK CUDDY
NEW YORK, July 16 (UP)
Usually someone else tells a base
ball player when he's through
when it's time for him to quit the
game. But Edward Joseph Mayo
pronounced his own diamond
obituary Sept. 7, 1943. That wns
the dismal day on which the last
place Philadelphia Athletics trad
ed him lo Louisville of the Amer
ican Association.
lntieldcr Mayo, of the taffy hair
figured he wouldn't even report
to Louisville. He decided he
would quit bnscball and concen
trate upon his small dairy busi
ness in Clifton, N. J. Ho thought
his case was hopeless, as far as
competitive baseball was con
cerned. He knew or thought ho
knew that he was blinded in
one eye.
Blind, He Thought
AM during Ihe 11)43 season with
Connie Mack he had fought
Baseball Standings
By United Press
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L. Pet.
Chicago 47 29 .618
St. Louis 44 34 .564
Brooklyn 44 35 .557
Pittsburgh 41 38 .519
New York 42 40 .512
Boston 39 39 .500
Cincinnati 37 33 .493
Philadelphia 21 63 .250
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 43 32 .573
Washington 40 32 .556
New York 41 35 .539
Boston 41 35 .539
Chicago 39 38 .506
St. Louis 35 38 .479
Cleveland 35 39 .479
Philadelphia 25 50 .333
PACIFIC COAST
Portland 66 41 .617
Seattle 62 44 .585
Sacramento 54 53 .505
San Francisco 53 55 .491
Oakland 52 55 .486
Los Angeles 48 58 .453
San Diego 49 60 .450
Hollywood 45 63 .417
Brakemen
and
Switchmen
Urgently Needed!
Union Pacific U.K.
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Steady Work
If you hit between the ages of IS and 55 we
will employ you as student brakemen. This is
an excellent opportunity to place yourself in
a Rood post-war occupation. Also openings in
shops, at ioiis el;tsifieatinns billed and un
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folks - .: v-Sk ' i
UP Staff Correspondent
against that blind spot in his left
eye with little success. He
wound up with a .219 batting av
erage. The eye wouldn't func
tion, after being struck by a
pitched ball in a spring exhibi
tion game. It suffered a retinal
hemorrhage, muscular ruptures,
etc.
Eddie Mayo was the most sur
prised man in baseball when, on
Nov. 1 of Hint year he was draft
ed by the Detroit Tigers. He said
to himself, "I guess Detroit does
n't know- what it's getting; I don't
believe I'll even report for spring
training. Why should I burden
the Tigers?"
Another Shot
Then I lie miracle happened.
During that off-season, the left
eye suddenly responded to the
treatment it had been receiving
throughout the summer with the
Athletics. It began to work okay:
the blind spot disappeared. So he
took another shot at big-time
baseball.
Eddie Mayo did well in his first
season with the Tigers, last year.
Ho won the job as regular second
baseman with the Bengals. He
performed excellently afield and
wound up with a air batting
mark of .249. Ha nad no eye
trouble.
And this season he really went
to town. He became the "spark
plug" and the "main spring" of
Ihe Tiger, team as it entered its
robust bid for 'the ''American
league pennant, which it missed
so narrowly in '44. Many other
names have been mentioned in
connection with the Tigers' suc
cess; but Manager Steve O'Neill
says. "Mayo is the club's key
man. Detroit baseball writers
traveling with the club agree
heartily with stout Steve.
Mayo, first genuine regular at
Detroit's second base since the
great Charlie Gehringcr, has
sparked the Tigers' surprising ef
fectiveness with the double play.
Meanwhile he has been doing his
other fielding chores like a ber
serk rabbit; and he has been hit
ting consistently for a mark of
about .288.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER , , l;c ,
Phone 600 ; .
Complete Local Reports.,' r
Monday, July 16, 15)15
Golfers Here
Walla Walla Sun
La Grande's golf club team
will have its last home tourna
ment of the season next Sunday
at the country club here, when
it meets the Walla Walla country
club team, it was announced to
day. Yesterday, the La Grande golf
ers defeated Enterprise, t h e
"host" club, by a score of 34 to
14.
Enterprise golfers, since there
course was ruined by the forced
landing and subsequent removal
of an army bomber, came here
yesterday and staged the tourna
ment. For years, the two teams
Enterprise Score Points
Thompson 81 0
Fisk 82 0
Johnson 82 0
Snyder 96 2
Green 82 0
Jones 81 H4
Stivers 88 1
Haggerty 85 3
Ortman 97 0
Wagner 97 0
Jacobs 96 1 '.-i
Loy 103 Hi-
Smith 1'5 V3
Thciscn 105 2
Courtney 106 0
Burns 87 . Vt
14
'Janie' Gay New
Comedy at Liberty
In the immortal language of
a bright young miss by the name
of "Janie" it's a foregone conclu
sion that "Jopanopiopc" opis opa
hopit. And just in case you read
that sentence twice and decided
the regular printer must be on
vacation, be assured he is not.
It's simply the 1944 way of say
ing that "Janie" is a hit. The
language is a thoroughly respec
table, normally acceptable method
of communication used, it seems,
among today's youngsteis in
place of the now out-moded "pig
latin" of their parents. The
youngsters, their now "op" lan
guage, and their somewhat be
wildered parents are all happily
in- evidence in Warner Bros."
comedy hit, "Janie." which i
playing today and Tuesday at the
Libei ty theater with Joyce Rey
nolds and Robert Hutton in the
top roles.
The film is an adaptation of
the smash Broadway success by
the same name, and its compe
tent supporting cast includes
such well-known favorites as
Edward Arnold. Ann Harding,
Robert Benchley, Alan Hale
and Hattie McDaniel, as well as
an up and coming group of
youngsters who make a fine
showing for themselves and con
Good beer
A glass or two of light
OLYMPIA is perfect with
chicken a -la -king, Italian
spaghetti, or with any other
supper dish.
It's the
that makes
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have had a "home and home"
I arrangement, and this has been
carried out this year,.. .
Ira Snider and Mack Johnson
i were in charge of the meet for
the Enterprise club and Mrs. Sni
der was in charge ofthe lunch
eon which was scrveoNby the En
terprise group also.
Bud Fisk, who made a hole lit
one on No. 6 in June, was unable
to repeat that feat ' yesterday
when he played for the Entor
ptise club, to round out its team.
Dale Reynolds shot one round in
35. .?u
Scores yesterday: V
La Grande Score Poiak
C. H. Reynolds 78 3
Dale Cherry 78 3'
C. A. Reynolds 80 3,
Emery : 98 I
Worley 82 3
Howard 81 Hi
Meyers 88 Hi
Fitzgerald DO 0
Walker 95 3
Parker .'. 95 3
Hutchinson 96 Hi
Stange 103 H4
Burton 113 2Vz
Snodgrass 107 '1
Herford 103 3'
Lanzer 84 ,21j
34
tribute much to Ihe film's fresh
ness. The youngsters are: . Dick
Kidman. Jackie Moran, Ann dil
lis, Ruth Tobcy, Virginia Pattern.
PGA Tournament ;
Sets 3 Records c
DAYTON, O., July 1G (UPij
The 27th national tournamciitof
tlie professional golfers' associa
tion set three new P. G. A. rec
ords as well as netting more than
$50,000 w hich will be turned over
to the rehabilitation fund of near
by Wiight field. 1
The records were: (1) the larg
est total crowd in .the history 'of
the tournament, 31,000; f2) Hie
largest field, 143 entries; and U)
the largest press file, approxi
mately 40,000 words daily.
Argentine 'White
Hope' Debut Set
NEW YORK, July 16 (UP)
Big Abel Cestac, the now Argen
tine "white hope" who is co
managed by Cmdr. Jack Dcmpsey
and Luis Angel Firpo, will make
his United States debut at Madi
son Square Garden July 27, in a
10-round bout w ith John Thomas,
Harlem negro heavyweight.
Dempscy announced today nego
tiations for the match had been
completed.
Water"
to Meet
day
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