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BABY KISSES POLITICIAN-Senator Claude Pepper of Florid,
tries hard for 3-year-old Freddie Calvert's vote, but seems to be
making out better with 4-year-old Regina Crawford, who reverses
the usual procedure arid kisses the senator. Kids had been attend
ing rally for Pepper with their mothers.
Ex-Mayor Advocates
Home-Building Rules
Adherence to minimum lum
ber grade restrictions, more ade
quate inspection of housing con
struction and establishment of a
minimum size for residential
building lots were advocated for
the city of Medford by former
Mavor James C. Collins in a pre
sentation at the city council
meeting last night.
Pointing to growing pains that
have hit Oregon harder than any
other state, Collins said that
housing here is "-iarting to slop
over." He said he wished to see
housing controlled.
Collins, owner of the Brown
and White real estate agency,
declared that he was "sick and
ttred" of the appearance of some
of the houses that are up for sale
here. He maintained that be
cause of poor grade or wrong
kind of lumber, houses start to
deteriorate within a few years
and are a detriment(to property
around them. '
The condition was caused by the
war, Collins said, but the war i
over and the condition should be
corrected.
Inspections Said Improper
He stated that building is not
United Nations Plane
Attacked by Israeli
Cairo, Egypt, May 3 U.P.) A
United Nations plane fired at by
Israeli fighters was flying the
regular air corridor to Cairo
when intercepted and forced to
land, American crew members
said today.
A Tel Aviv report said the
plane was forced down yester
day because it was flying out
side the normal corridor for neu
tral craft. The DC-3 was per
mitted to continue after landing
at Lydda airport, Israel.
Crew members said co-pilot
Capt. Jesse E. Washburn of Ra
cine. W. Va.. reported the inci
dent bv telephone to United
States Marine Brig. Gen. Wil
liam Rilcv. UN conciliator in the
Middle-East.
The plane was en route from
Beirut, Lebanon, to Cairo with
12 passengers, mostly Americans,
the crewmen said. They said
two Israeli air force P-51 Mus
tangs buzzed the plane several
times and then fired at least six
bursts of machine-gun fire.
HAIL PELTS VALLEY
Hail stones pelted the valley
yesterday afternoon and were
particularly heavy to the north
east of Medford but County
Agent C. B. Cordy said he
doubted if there was any com
mercial damage to the valley's
frurt crops. The stones were
comparatively soft and were
mixed with rain. The hailstorm
was general over the entire
region.
BULLETIN
The Far Went league he
bdll game between the Med
ford Rogues end the Maryi
ville Braves, scheduled for
Feirgroundi Park tonight, hat
been poitponed until tomor
row night becauie of wei
groundi, according to Buiineu
Manaqer Mel Carpenter. The
downtown parade, part of the
opening day ceremoniei,
which had been icheduled for
this afternoon, will be held it
4:30 p.m. tomorrow,
being inspected properly, prob
ably because the city does not
have sufficient funds. Building
permit costs should be doubled
he proposed, to provide addi
tional inspectors and enable
closer checks on building.
Collins said that he desired to
see a halt to cutting up of resi
dential lots. Such practice, he
brought out, lowers value of ad
jacent property and classifica
tion of the residence area. He
rapped the construction of more
than one dwelling structure on
small lots.
The building code should be
amended to prohibit construc
tion of a residence on lots of
less than 7.500 square feet un
less the lot is platted and the
project approved by the plan
ning commission, he proposed.
According to the plan, there
could be only one house for
each 7.500 square feet on a lot
larger than that minimum.
Councilnien told Collins that
the problems are being worked
on and referred the matter to
the building committee. They
said legislation being prepared
calls for a 6.000 square-foot lot
limitation. It was reported that
a marked improvement in in
spection should be seen soon be
cause of completion of other
work to which men in the build
ing department have been as
signed. Action of the council last
night included the appointment
of Charles Champlin as police
lieutenant. He will be in charge
of the department when Chief of
Police Clatous McCredie is ab
sent. Champlin has been a de
tective sergeant.
Prefer Dark Uniforms
It was announced that all fu
ture uniforms purchased will be
of the older dark blue type. They
will gradually replace the type
now worn by traffic men.
Mayor Diamond Flynn called
a meting of the council health
committee for Monday at 7:30
p.m. at the city hall. Member"!
will discuss with pac""-- and re
tailers nicanircs that should be
included in a meat inspection
ordinance.
Flynn announced aLo that the
United Spanish War Veterans
auxiliary here has been granted
permission to sell popnies on the
streets on May 12 and 13.
(See itory, page 4)
China Said 'Sold Out to Russia';
Comeback Under Chiang Not Likely
Hong Kong, May 3 (UP.)
Top-level American observers
evacuated from communist
China said today the country has
been "sold out to Russia lock,
stock and barrel."
They arrived in Hong Kong
aboard the General Gordon aft
er months of harrassment and
inability to obtain exit permits.
They said most of the initiative
in the 'sell out" seems to have
come from the Chinese Reds.
Ruiiia Giving Little
Russia, they said, is only too
glad to cement the deal but is
giving as little in return as
possible.
Asked about the possibility
of a nationalist comeback, they
said: "Not under Chiang Kai
Shek." The Gordon brought out 735
evacuees, including all Ameri
can diplomatic personnel re
maining in China. There were
127 Americans aboard. The rest
Pepper
States'
Veteran Senate
Member Concedes
To Rep. Smathers
Outcome Seen Trend
Toward GOP Principles
By United Press
President Truman's staunch
supporter, Sen. Claude Pepper,
was resoundingly defeated for
renomination in Florida s demo
cratic primary yesterday by
Rep. George Smathers, an out
spoken opponent of Mr. Tru
man's "fair deal" program.
In Alabama, the outcome of a
primary test between Truman
democrats and states' rights
democrats still was in doubt.
The issue was whether or not
democrats affiliated with the na
tional party will regain political
control of the state from the
democrats who seceded during
the 1948 presidential campaign.
Pepper Concedes
Smathers' victory over Pep
per, a veteran of 14 years in the
senate, was so positive Pepper
conceded soon after midnight.
With returns almost complete,
Smathers" victory margin was
aproximately 65,000 votes.
Republicans saw in the Flor
ida outcome the harbinger of a
GOP victory in the congression
al elections this fall.
Guy G. Gabrielson, republi
can national chairman, saw in
the outcome, a trend toward
GOP principles.
"Will the president recognize
this rebuke from his own
party?" he asked.
States Righters Lead
In Alabama, returns from
1,108 of 2.505 precincts save the
states' righters the lead in 37
state democratic committeemen
races with the pro-Truman
group ahead in 34 of the posts.
An uncommitted candidate was
in front for the 72nd seat.
The- southern, balloting, with
naiinnnl issues at stake, over
shadowed the nation's two other
primary election scenes.
In Indiana all 11 incumbent
congressmen seven democrats
and four republicans won re
nomination in the primary
voting.
' In Ohio, State Auditor Joseph
T. Ferguson claimed victory m
the democratic senatorial nom
ination to oppose Republican
Sen. Robert A. Taft in the No
vember election.
Taft was unopposed in the
GOP primary. Seven democrats
sought their party's nomination.
Snowbound Marial
Sends Appeal for Aid
Grants Pass, Ore., May 3 (U.R)
An appeal for aid from 14 snow
bound families at Marial on the
lower Rogue river was under
investigation today by Siskiyou
forest service officials and the
Red Cross.
Red Cross offices here and in
Portland have received letters
signed by Marial Billings Pad
dock, Lawrence J. Daw and El
win Swinncy urging immediate
delivery of supplies for the iso
lated community.
"We have been snowbound
since December 12, and have had
no delivery of supplies for man
or beast since. Poultry and live
stock have been killed because
of lack of food. There is about
seven miles of packed snow."
Siskivou Forest Supervisor H.
V. Oby'e said that the postman
who serves Marial had reported
that the community was short on
coffee and some staples bit did
not indicate they were in serious
trouble. ,
Marial becomes snowbound
each winter. The road Into the
area is a forest trail. Obye said
the road would be checked and
opened "if we have enough funds
to do so."
were stateless persons, British,
French and other nationals.
The American observers, who
have been active in China for
the past several years, also said:
1. Russia has supplied China
with some planes and trucks but
it is doubtful that the Soviets
will reduce their strength else
where in order to send large
quantities of military and indus
trial equipment to China. There
is no evidence of Russian naval
bases. However, no foreigner
has been allowed to land in
Tsingtao in recent months.
"Adviien" Incade China
2. Soviet "advisers' have in
vaded all fields of endeavor in
China. Soviet personnel can be
seen in large numbers in Shang
hai and Peiping, some in civil
ian dress, some wearing Chinese
red army uniforms.
3. The Chinese reds maintain
1 steady drumfire of propaganda
designed to convince the Chin'
Defeated in Florida Election;
Rights Group Leads in Alabama
Medford
45th Year. 12 Pages
Lattimore Scorns
New Attack Made
By Hickenlooper
McCarthy ism Shadow
Described as Threat
Washington, May 3 (U.Rl
Owen Lattimore told Sen.
Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R.. Ia.)
today that an attempt to attack
him through his wife "strikes a
new low."
Hickenlooper. one of the sena
tors investigating charges that
Lattimore is a communist, asked
the far eastern expert about a
lecture made by Lattimore's wife
in 1943. In reply, Lattimore
snapped:
Second Day of Testimony
"I think this attack on me has
set many a new iow in American
political life. I consider an at
tempt to attack me through the
activities of my wife strikes a
new low."
Lattimore went before the
senate foreign relations subcom
mittee for the second day to de
fend himself against charges by
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R..
Wis.) that he is a communist and
a Soviet spy.
In another biting criticism of
his accuser. Lattimore said the
"shadow of McCarthyism" hangs
over all public fii"ires and theat
ens American with Russian-type
smears.
The Hickenlooper -Lattimore
exchange was set off when the
senator asked Lattimore about
a lecture delivered by Mrs. Lat
timore before the Tom Mooney
labor school in San Francisco in
1943.
Favored Chiang Support
Lattimore replied that the
United States was at the height
of its war efforts in 1943 and that
he and his wife were asked to
speak "all over the place." He
said they were voicing .strong
support for the Chinese war ef
fort and Generalissimo Chitmg
Kai-shek. Then he described the
attack as a "new low."
Hickenlooper retorted that he
thoueht the facts were pertinent
"in putting the pattern together
regarding Lattimore's attitude
toward communism. 1
"In putting the pattern togeth
er," Lattimore asked, "is it the
audience where one speaks or
what one says?"
Hickenloooer noted it was not
until 1947 that the California
legislative committ"e on un
American activities had describ
ed the labor school as a school
for instruction in communism.
Lattimore comment that maybe
it was "a good thing" for the
members to be exposed to what
the Lattimorcs were saying in
1943.
Banks Here Report
April 24 Deposits
In answer to the April 24 call
of the comptroller of the cur
rency the two Medford banks
reported a total of $30,027,811
in deposits. Slightly more than
half of that total was on deposit
at the First National bank where
SI 6,347.425 was reported. At
the United States National bank
deposits totaled $13,824,189.02.
The loan figure for the First
National was $6,732,878 and at
the United States National there
was S4, 979. 819. 32 out on loan at
the time the call was answered.
ese that the Russians are their
only friends. But this propagan
da has not been too sutcesslul.
The Chinese "are not very hap
py" about the pro-Russian policy
but there is little they can do
about it.
4. The nationalist Formosa
Bastion will be a "hard nut to
crack." Soviet help in a For
mosan invasion is likely to be
held to the minimum due to the
Russian fear it might lead to an
open clash with the United
States.
Talk of Third War
5. There Is widespread talk
of a third world war. Many anti
communists believe only a war
can help them throw off the so
viet yoke. There is no indica
tion the Russians themselves be
lieve war is imminent. The Chin
ese reds may be encouraging
war rumors as an excuse for
maintaining large standing
army.
-MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY
Battleship Missouri's Three Top
Officers Lose Promotion Numbers
Norfolk, Va., May 3 (U.R)
The three top officers of the bat
tleship Missouri were set bck on
the navy's promotion list today
for running the big Mo aground
on a Hampton roads sandbar last
January 17.
Capt. W. D. Brown, the skip
per who accepted "sole respon
sibility" for the grounding, suf
fered a loss of 250 seniority num
bers, which had the effect of
placing him behind 249 other of
ficers on the navy's promotion
list.
Intermountain West
Under Snow Blanket
Salt Lake City, May 3 4U.R
One of the heaviest spring snow
storms on record covered most
of the intermountain west today,
just about completed the destruc
tion of Utah's $3 million fruit
crop and killed one person.
Mclvin Cullcns, 17, high school
student at Hooper in Weber
county, was fatally Injured late
last night when a car in which
he was riding struck a concrete
overpass abutment. The driver.
Need for Water,
Fire Bonds Told
At its April 28 meeting, the
Medford Realty board unani
mously approved a resolution
urging voters to approve bond
issues for improvement of the
city's water system and fire de
partment at balloting to be held
concurrently with the primary
election May 19.
In a statement made public to
day, the realty board said "the
city of Medford faces an increase
in fire insurance rates. It seems
that the present fire insurance
rates were established in 1933.
At that time the city had an
auxiliary source of water supply
from Fish lake. This supply has
been discontinued. Inadequate
water supplies in summer, at the
time when fire danger is great
est, together with increased num
ber of risks due to population in
crease, and without a corres
ponding increase in fire fighting
equipment and personnel, has
made an increase in insurance
rates necessary."
The board said that if the in
crease in insurance rates should
be ordered by the Oregon fire
rating bureau, it would mean an
average hike of 20 per cent in
insurance costs.
Fire rating bureau officials
have indicated they will not take
further action in the matter
pending the outcome of the elec
tion, the realty board reported.
Wouid Cut Excise Tax
On Cheaper Cigarets
Washington. May 3 (U.R)
The house ways and means com
mittee voted tentatively today to
cut the excise tax on cheaper, so
called economy brand, cigarets
by an estimated $90 million a
year.
This, coupled wilh a $4,500,
000 reduction approved by the
committee in the tax on plug
and twist chewing tobacco,
brought the total excise tax cuts
okeved by the committee to date
to about $1,065,000,000.
The excise reductions are sub
ject to committee reconsidera
tion later and must be okayed
by both houses and the president
to become law. The cuts go far
beyond President Truman's
recommendations.
In Its action today, the com
mittee voted to reduce the
manufacturer's excise lax on
the cheaper brands of cigarets
from the present $3.50 per
thousand to $2.45 per thousand.
Washington, May ) (U.R) J.
Fred Johnson, federal communi
cation commission hearing ex
aminer, died last night of a heart
attack. He was 37.
WEATHER
ponrrAST: Pitiiv riondr
night and Thundty. Light
frrrr tonight. W ft r m c r
Thursday.
Timl.
HlghMt Vtriiv 41
l.nwul IhU Morning 34
free, to 4:30 a.m. Today .2ft
Cmdr. John R. Millctt, oper
ations officer, was sentenced to
lose 100 numbers in his grade.
Lt. Cmdr. Frank G. Morris Jr.,
the navigator, lost 350.
The three officers had been
court martialed on charges of
culpable negligence and neglect
of duty. Their sentences were an
nounced by Rear Adm. Allen E.
Smith, commander of cruisers,
Atlantic, who ordered the courts.
Brown pleaded guilty while his
two subordinates pleaded innocent.
Vail Beus, 16, said snowstorm
had reduced visibility to zero.
Beus and two others were hurt.
Depth of the snow in the heavily-populated
central valleys of
northern Utah ranged from two
inches in downtown Salt Lake
City to eight inches in Logan.
In the Wasatch mountain winter
sports centers, usually about
closed this time of the year, the
fall was much heavier.
The bureau of agricultural eco
nomics reported that sub-freezing
temperatures during the last
week already had caused a com-
Dlete loss of all budding fruits
exccDt aDnles in Salt Lake. Davis
and Box Elder counties. In Cache
county, around Loean. the dam'
age was over 50 per cent, while
in Utah county, near Provo, the
loss to fruit crops was estimated
at 60 to 95 per cent.
Last year, the harvest in these
counties of apples, peaches,
pears, apricots and cherries was
worth $3,350,000.
Tree Limbs Bowed
Experts said that today's
heavy snowfall had bowed tree
limbs to the ground and if fol
lowed by expected low tempera
tures "would ruin what little is
left." Early plantings of tomatoes
and sugar beets were also wiped
out in many areas.
Extensive damage was also re
ported in southern Idaho, where
loss in fruit orchards particu
larly cherries was "tremen
dous." Forecasters expected at least
a partial clearing tomorrow.
Volunteers Work to
Stem Canadian River
Winnipeg. Man., May 3 U.R)
Soldiers, sailors and civilian vol
unteers worked desperately to
day to build more dikes to stem
rising flood waters of the ram
paging Red river.
The flood crest poured tons of
brownish water on Emerson. 70
miles south of here, and was re-
norted descending on the small
town of Morris, between here
and the United Slates border.
With an inch more of rain pre
dicted before tonight, the crest
was expected to reach Winnipeg
some time tomorrow. A light
rain had been falling here since
yesterday afternoon.
All along the river between
here and the international bor
der, flood waters hit peaks high
er than those of the destructive
floods of 1948. The level here to
day stood at 23.9 feet above nor
mal. Hood River Woman
Named Oregon Mother
Salem. Ore., May 3 'U.R)
Mrs. Ruth Elliott Crooks. Hood
River, was named today to sue-'
ceed Mrs. Henry Roc Cloud of
West Linn as Oregon mother of
1950. 1
The selection was made by the i
Oregon Mother committee. Gov. I
Douglas McKay, who announced
the choice, explained that Mrs.
Roc Cloud had automatically va
cated the title of Oregon mother
when she was selected as Ameri
can mother of 1950, under long
standing procedures of the Amcr- j
ican Mothers committee of the
Golden Rule Foundation.
Mrs. Crooks has four sons: One
a vice president of radio Inven
tions and assistant professor,
school of Journalism, Columbia
university; another an advertis
ing writer; a third, a research
chemist; and the fourth, an in
surance representative.
NAMED EDITOR
Corvallis, Ore., May 3 (U.R
Bob Young of Beavercreek In
Clackamas county has been ap
pointed editor of the Daily Bar
ometer. Oregon State college stu
dent newspaper, for the next
year.
Tribune
3, 1950
NO. 36
Smith said the court had sen
tenced Brown to a loss of 300
numbers but because of a recom
mendation of clemency he re
duced the sentence by 50 num
bers. Experienced naval officers
said the severe loss of numbers
actually would work in Brown's
tavor. they explained the loss
knocked him out of the oromn-
tion zone for captains and appar
ently eliminated the chance that
he might come up for promotion
in the next two years to be pass
ed over and forced into retire
ment. Smith said he ignored a recom
mendation for clemency for Mil
lett because he felt "the sentence
imposed is inadequate as punish
ment for the offenses found and
proved ..."
Veteran navy officers said
Morris' sentence left him in the
worst spot of all because it failed
to remove him from the promo
tion zone and left him with the
prospect of .being passed over
twice and forced into retirement.
Naval officers who declined
to be quoted said the effect of
me loss of a single number in
the captain's grade was approxi
mately twice as severe as the loss
of a single number in the com
mander grade and three times as
severe as loss of a single num
ber in the grade of lieutenant
commander.
Thev explained that in the caD-
tain grade there were 1.5R6 line
officers compared to 3.127 In the
commander grade and 4.838 in
the grade of lieutenant com
mander. $200,000 for Winner
In Alaska Ice Pool
Nenana, Alaska, May 3 (U.R)
"Ice fever" gripped Alaska to
day as the frozen Tanana river
nearcd the cracking point.
When the ice goes out, lucky
ocrsons who guessed the exact
break-up time will divide the
"Nenana ice pool," which Man
ager Slim Avery said contained
more than $200,000.
Two of the territory's acknowl
edged experts predict the Ice
will break in the river tomorrow.
Sourdough Avery believed the
tell-tale tripod set in the middle
of the river ice would move to
morrow afternoon, tripping a
clock mechanism that deter
mines the exact time.
The other expert, Weatherman
David Burt of Fairbanks, pre
dicted the ice would break up
exactly at 4:45 p.m. (7:45 PDT.)
"But." explained Burt. "I'm
prejudiced. I've got a dollar on
that minute." Burt's $1 may net
him several thousand dollars.
Last spring, four persons di
vided a $164,000 jackpot when
the ice went out at 12:39 p. m.
on May 14.
Timber Sales Up Five
Times Over Last Year
Portland. May 3 H. J. And
rews, regional forester, said yes
terday that nearly five times as
much forest service timber was
sold In the northwest during
January, February and March
this year than during the same
period In 1949.
A total of 287,605,000 board
feet of timber, valued, at $3,186,
096. was sold during the quarter
rom the 19 forests in Oregon and
Washington. Comparable figures
for last vear were 59,001,000
feet sold for $718.8(10.
Average prices dropped be
tween last year and this. And
rews said from $12.20 per
thousand board feet to SI 1.0R.
Sales in Oregon topped those in
Washington, he said.
Democrats Outnumber GOP
In Oregon Registration
Portland, Ore., May 3 (U.R)
The democratic party In Oregon
has passed the republicans in
voter registration for the May
19 primary election, the Oregon
Journal said today.
The newspaper said a survey
of all counties showed this score:
Democrats, 355,072.
Republicans. 345,687.
The journal's figures give the
democratic party a lead of 9,286
voters as the political parties go
into the final lap of campaign
ing. Dave O'Hara, elections chief
of the secretary of state's office,
said he was "prettv sure" it was
the first time that democrats
United Nations
Secretary-General
Will Visit Stalin
Will Make Attempt
To End Cold War
Paris, May 3 (U.R) United
Nations Secretary - General
Trygve Lie announced today he
will go to Moscow next Wednes
day and confer with Soviet Pre
mier Josef Stalin in an attempt
to end the East-West cold war.
Lie also rejected bv implica
tion former President Herbert
Hoover's proposal that the UN
be reorganized without Russia
and her satellites in it.
Would Lead To War
Although he did not mention
Hoover by name. Lie said pro
posals to split the world per
manently into two camps sooner
or later would lead only to a
third World War.
Lie already has talked with
President Truman and Secretary
of State Dean Acheson in Wash
ington, with British Premier Cle
merit R. Attlee in London, and
D-'ih ,fr.onch Premier Georges
Bidault in Paris in his quest for
a cold war truce.
, He announced his decision to
visit Moscow at a press confer
ence here. Besides Stalin, he is
expected to talk with Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei Vishin
sky. Lie first disclosed he was con
sidering a trip to Moscow sev
eral weeks ago. But he indicat
ed he would not go if his talks
with western officials convinced
him the trip would be useless.
Truce Hope Revived
His decision to go revived hope
he may find some basis for an
East-West truce.
Constantin Zinchenko, assist
ant UN secretary-general for se
curity council affairs and a Rus
sian citizen, will accompany Lie.
I expect to be in Moscow for
several days and to see Soviet
leaders." Lie said. "If Premier
Stalin Is in Moscow and It can be
arranged, I hope to see him.
Mayor D. L. Flynn
To Be Candidate
For Reelection '
Mayor Diamond Flvnn an
nounced at the city council ses
sion last night that he will be
a candidate for re-election in the
November general election.
He indicated that the early
declaration of his plans was
prompted by the inquiry and con-
cern of friends and by the desire
to carry out the work that his ad
ministration has begun.
Flynn was elected mavnr in
November, 1948, and took office
on Jan. 4, 1949. His public ser
vice includes duty as city coun
cilman, budget 'committeeman,
civil service commissioner and
selective service board member.
He was appointed councilman
when James C. Collins was
named mavor followinii the
death of Mayor C. A. Meeker in
late rebruary, 1948.
A Medford resident more than
50 years, Flynn was in the elec
trical business for 35 years be
fore becoming mayor.
DIAMOND L. FLVNN
To Seek Reolection as Mayor
FOOD INDEX UP
New York, May 3 (U.R) The
Dun & Hraclstrcct, Inc., whole
sale food price index rose one
cent this week, reflecting ad
vances in the prices of ll foods
and declines in six others, the
agency reported today.
have taken a lead in Oregon.
Democrats showed their big
est gains in Multnomah county
but rIso demonstrated new
strength in every other county.
There are 15 counties in which
the Democrats are in the major
ity and 21 in which Republicans'
lead, the same score as in the No
vember election of 1948,
Throughout the state demo
crats piled Up a gain since 1948
of 20,288 new registrations while
republicans registered only 1,389
new voters.
Including Independents, pro
gressives, socialists and others,
there are 711.722 voters regis
tered throughout the state.
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