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Rail
A formal complaint, asking
the Oregon public utilities com
missioner to prevent the pro-
1 posed discontinuance of South
ern Pacific passenger service be
tween Ashland and Portland, has
been prepared by three state sen
tors.
The document, drawn up in
Grants Pass yesterday, also
asks Commissioner .Charles H.
Heltzel to investigate, and to
order "reasonably adequte serv
ice. Senators Philip B. Lowry,
Medford, Gene L. Brown, Grants
Pass, and Paul E. Geddes, Rose
. burg, formulated the" complaint
In Brown's office after discuss
ing the railroad's proposal with
John McCullough, chief counsel
for the PUC. The complaint
probably will be filed early next
week.
People Should Be Heard
. Lowry said the action was not
taken by the senators as such,
but as representatives of the
people, believing the people
should be heard through a pub
lic hearing.
McCullough pointed out that
Southern Pacific has denied the
PUC has jurisdiction, but added
the commission would conduct
an investigation if a complaint
is filed.
"The main concern," he said,
"is whether or not the commis
sioner has power to suspend
schedules for elimination of
service.
If the PUC orders the SP to'
continue -service after Aug. 7,
the railroad can then file for a J
writ of probation, which, if
granted; would make the PUC's.
order inef ective. The courts then
would decide if the comission-
er has authority to issue such
an order.
Can Order Service
- McCullough said the commis
sioner has power to order serv
ice after it has been suspended
by reason of inadequacy, but
that there appear to be no stat
utes giving authority to continue
service.
Whether-or not mail and rail
way express service would also
be discontinued was discussed.
Some 60 per cent of revenue
from the present passenger
r trains is from mail, McCullough
said the records show.
The complaint, if the commis
sioner is found to have jurisdic
tion, will be followed with pub
lic hearings and a complete in
vestigation, McCullough said.
Senator Lowry declared that
"What we need to do is get this
thing started." ,
The complaint alleges that
present passenger service is slow
and is a "combination of rail
passenger service and freight
service, and trains have many
stop-overs." It alleges that pres
ent service is inadequate because
it is a night-time schedule and
does not "reasonably accommo
date" residents.
Out-Moded Equipment
"For the most part," it adds,
the equipment provided is "old,
out-moded and uncomfortable."
Some of the expense of the run
is due to the use of Pullman
accommodations, it said.
It adds that discontinuance
will adversely and unfavorably
affect Jackson, Josephine, Doug
Klamalh Air Base
Funds Out of -Bill
Washington (U.R) Rep. Louis
C. Rebaut's unusual point of
order tirade against a House sup
plemental supply bill' yesterday
knocked about $4,000,000 worth
of military construction projects
for Oregon out of the measure
temporarily at least.
Removed from the measure
were stipulations for $1,806,000
for Portland International Air
port; $2,059,000 for Klamath
Falls Air Base; and $92,000 for
Tongue Point Naval Station at
Astoria.
The Senate, when the shrunk
en bill is put before it, is ex
pected to restore all projects cut
by the house. Rabaut, a Michi
gan Democrat, used parlia
mentary procedure to slash the
bill, claiming that most military
projects in the $2,000,000,000
measure were outside the legal
scope of the bilL
Salem (U.R) Gov. Paul L.
Patterson has reappointed Dr.
John Rankin of Astoria as a
member of the State Veterinary
Medical Examining Board.
MDettiiiii
Kansas City, Mo. (U.R)
The FBI cleared Audrey Earl
Brandt of suspicion today in
the sex slaying f Donna Sue
Davis.
Special Agent Percy Wyly
said an FBI check on Brandt's
movements between June 24
and July 12 ruled out the pos
sibility that Brandt committed
the crime ,
las, Coos. Curry and part of
Lane counties, representing a
"population of substantially
200,000 persons.
The area affected "comprises
a substantial portion of the in
dustrial, commercial and eco
nomic life" of Oregon, the com
plaint states, and providing ade
quate rail passenger service is
"of vital importance to the con
tinued prosperity" of the area.
The proposed suspension of
service "will adversely affect,
retard and deter the anticipated
development" of the . area, and
"businesses and enterprises of
various character will be reluc
tant to locate themselves" in
the area.
Fog Problem Cited
The complaint also alleges
that at certain times of the year
it is impossible to travel by
automobile, bus or plane because
of a heavy blanket of fog.
The complaint asks that if an
investigation reveals inadequate
service, the commissioner order
"reasonably adequate .service"
which should be required to in
clude "reasonable daytime sched
ules, reasonable speedy service,
reasonable connection with other
train schedules, reasonable com
fortable and adequate equip
ment, and such other additional
adequate service as may ... be
justified upon investigation and
determination.
Mrs. R. H. Parsons
Dies Here During
Visit to Daughter
Mrs. Maude Bemis Parsons, 81,
widow of the late Reginald H.
Parsons, died this morning at
her Hillcrest orchard home east
of Medford. i 7
Mr. Parsons, Seattle indus
trialist, financier, philanthrop
ist and civic worker, died June
9 in Seattle.
Mrs. Parsons arrived in Med
ford July 7 to visit her daughter,
Mrs. John Day, and although
under a strain as. the result of
her husband's death, had not
appeared particularly- -ill - until
this morning when a doctor was
.called.
Born in Masachusetts
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Judson Bemis, Mrs. Parsons was
born in Newton, Mass. A for
mer resident of Colorado
Springs, Colo., she had lived in
Seattle for many years.
She was married to Mr. Par
sons in 1901. In addition to Mrs
Day, she is survived by. another
daughter, Mrs. Howard A.
Frame, Los Altos, Calif., two
sons, Reginald B. Parsons, Los
Angeles, and George Parsons,
Seattle, and several grandchil
dren.
Mr. and Mrs. Parsons were
long active in a wide range of
civic enterprises, and historical
and international welfare
groups.
ParUims Medford Residents
They were parttime residents
of Medford for many years. Mr.
Parsons was owner of Hillcrest
orchards and was the founder
of Pinnacle Packing company, in
which he held a substantial in
terest at the time of his death.
Funeral services for Mrs. Par
sons are pending, with Perl fu
neral home in charge of local ar
rangements. Interment is expect
ed to be at Seattle.
Casper Oveross Found
Innocent of Murder
Salem (U.R) Casper Oveross,
Silverton carpenter, yesterday
was acquitted in Marion County
Circuit Court of the murder of
Ervin Kaser, a prominent hop
grower who lived near him.
The jury announced its unani
mous verdict of innocent at 5:26
pjn., just 30 minutes short of 24
hours after deliberations began.
As Oveross left the courtroom,
a free man, he was flanked by
his two teenaged daughters, who
had stood by him through the
lengthy trial, Colleen, 19, and
Karen, 14. , -
Kaser was shot from ambush
last Feb. 17 while he sat in his
car, parked in the driveway of
his home.
The state's case had hinged on
a .30-.30 caliber rifle found .in
the Pudding river some time
after the slaying.
The trial lasted 22 days with
more than 60 witnesses, called.
Weather
. FORECAST: Fair tenicht. Partly
cloudy Saturday. A few after
boob or evening- itaowers r '
thnndershowere in mountains.
A little cooler. Low tonight
aear SS. Hit Saturday 88.
Hghest TMterday it
Uww this MeraiBg
Equalization Board
Orders Assessor
To Add Tree Values
Tax Commission's
Figures To Be Used
The Jackson county board of
equalization yesterday ordered
County Assessor Robert Fowler
to place on county tax rolls the
appraised values of orchard trees
as determined by state tax com
mission appraisers.
The order followed a recom
mendation from ' Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Gene Piazza' that
the board comply with the com
mission's order that trees values
be placed on tax rolls prior to
Aug. 15.
The board ordered Fowler "to
place on the tax rolls the ap
praised values as determined by
the state tax commission apprais
ers to be the true cash value."
Doesn't Know Value
Fowler said today he did not
know what the total appraised
value is, and had not received
tax rolls from the board. (The
value has been unofficially esti
mated at between $2,000,000 and
$3,000,000.)
Fowler pointed out that shade
trees, according to tax commis
sion officials, were considered in
recent reappraisals of property,
and are already on tax rolls.
Yesterday's order by the board
will be on orchard trees only.
Earlier Order
The tax commission earlier
ordered the equalization of taxes
on trees, but the board notified
the commission it would be im
possible to carry out the order
before June 15, the previous
deadline. The commission ex
tended the deadline until Aug.
15 and discussed with county of
ficials three means of assessing
trees, including the. use of the
commission's appraiser figures.
The commission values are in
dicated on cards sent to orchar
dists notifying them of the re-appraisal.7--?i4-
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Polls Close at 5
In Water Elections
Polls remain open until 5 p.m.
today for votes in the Medford
and Rogue River Valley . irriga
tion districts. The election will
determine whether the districts
shall enter into a rehabilitation
contract with the U.S. govern
ment. , -
Yesterday it was announced
that an initial appropriation of
$350,000 for the irrigation im
provement projects had been ap
proved by congress. Construc
tion and repair work will begin
immediately If water users give
their consent today.
Polling places for the Medford
district include, Precinct 1, Hill
crest orchard house, Precinct 2,
Phoenix Grade school gym, Pre
cinct 3, Oak Grove school. .
Rogue River Valley district
poll is located at the district of
fice on - Merriman rd., beyond
Howard school, near Gilman's
dairy.
Salem (U.R) Gov. Paul L.
Patterson has appointed Harold
W. Laurence of La Grande as a
member of the State Board of
Examiners in Watchmaking and
Clockmaking.
Trial Recesses; Medical History Heard
The first degree murder trial
of Bernice, Hampton (Tex) White
was recessed at 10 a.m. today,
only half an hour after the start
of the morning session. '
Cause of the delay was the
fact that a Medford doctor called
as a witness for the defense was
unable to be present until this
afternoon.
Only one witness gave testi
mony this morning. He was Dr.
Christian P. Hald, Ashland,
White's family physician, who
testified concerning drugs which
he has prescribed for White's
epilepsy. - '
Family Testifies
White and two members of his
family were among the witnesses
for the defense yesterday in the
fourth day of the trial.
White is charged with first de
gree murder in the death on
March -2. of Eugene Raymond
Birk, 32, Phoenix.
. Birk died in an Ashland hos
pital after being fatally injured
by blows over the head. He re
ceived the injuries March 2 -at
Talent mill, where both he and
White were employed.
The testimony of White was
interrupted four times by "seiz
ures." During these he threw his
head hiTsT, rubbed his neck, and
Br, Meirl Sfleeter :
Pies WMfo on TrBp
Dr. Robert Sleeter, one of
Jackson county's best-known
physicians, died suddenly in
Arco, Ida., early yesterday aft
ernoon, apparently from a heart
attack. He was 44. .
Dr. Sleeter, an obstetrician
and gynecologist with the Med
ford clinic in the Medical Cen
ter building, left Medford Tues
day with Mrs. Sleeter and their
oldest daughter. Roberta, 14, for
a 10-day trip to Jackson Hole,
Wyo., - and Yellowstone and
Glacier National parks. ;
Death Sudden
Friends said today, his death
was sudden and totaly unexpect
ed. His brother. Dr. Richard
Sleeter, formerly in practice
here and now a member of the
faculty of the University of Ote4
Today Is Deadline
For Fijing Budgets
Today is the last day Jackson
county cities and special tax
districts may file 1955-56 fiscal
year budgets in the Jackson
county assessor's office.
Assessor Robert Fowler said
most budgets have been filed,
and all but Phoenix' budget
were,expeae tc-l- weybel0r
the office closed. Phoenix was
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granted an extension until July
22 to allow 20 days posting time.
Fowler said Medford had not
filed its budget at noon today,
but it was expected this after
noon. Medford's budget was
adopted Wednesday night after
deleting $66,510 over the 6 per
cent limitation. Butte Fall's
budget was expected this after
noon, he said.
Sanitary districts and some
water districts had not filed
budgets by this noon, he said.
Plywood Workers
Reject M&M Offer
Portland (U.R) AFL plywood
workers at five M and M Wood
Working Company plants in Ore
gon and northern California have
rejected a back-to-work proposal,
union officials said today.
Claude McCulley, executive of
the plywood local - here, said
workers at plants at Portland,
Albany, Lyons and Idanhan in
Oregon and Eureka in California
had turned down the proposal
by a 706-493 vote yesterday.
The union official' said the
strike, which began July 1 over
contract difficulties,, would con
tinue, but that union representa
tives were willing to meet with
M and M. officials at any time.
apparently was unable to talk.
Each lasted about a minute, and
after each, he requested that
questions to him be repeated.
Presiding Judge H. K. Hanna
called a recess when White was
stricken the fourth ' time.
Most of White's testimony on
direct examination concerned
his medical history, starting from
the time he was 14 years of age.
White stated that at the age of
about 14 he fell from a pony, and
a few days later started to have
"spells." He said these included
convulsions lasting two or three
minutes and followed by split
ting headaches, and other occa
sions when he "would just feel
numb."
Are Examples .
He declared that the interrup
tions in the court room were ex
amples of the latter type.
White said he was forced to
drop out of school because of the
seizures, and later, in 1939, re
ceived a medical discharge from
the Marine Corps as an epileptic.
He added that his condition has
not improved and that he has
been afflicted by both types of
seizures since moving to Oregon
in 1952. As far as he knows,
White said, employees at Talent
saw mill did not know of his I
DR. ROBERT (BOB) SLEETER
Physician Dies Suddenly
(Brainerd photo)
gon medical school, went to
Boise, Ida., last night to meet
Mrs. Sleeter and Roberta, and
will accompany them home.
Dr. Sleeter was born in the
midwest, but lived most of his
life in Medford, graduatiing
from Medford High school. He
attended the University of Ore
and the university medical
-
I OVaaWA AAA atutu
He has practiced in Medford
ever since graduation, except
during his service with the
Army. He was called to service
with the 41st National Guard
division early in the war, and
served as an Army physician,
with 33 months overseas in the
South Pacific. '
Professional Groups
Dr. Sleeter was a member of
the Elks lodge and of the Jack
son County Medical society and
other professional groups,, and
was vice-president of the Rogue
Valley Knife and Fork club.
Survivors, beside bis wife and
brother, include his mother, Mrs.
Mamie Sleeter; 1715 East Main
st., four children, Roberta, Chris
tine, Elle"n and Ronald, and sev
eral aunts and uncles. His fa
ther, Dr. Ralston Sleeter,. also
a physician, died some years ago.
The family recently purchased
a residence at 39 South Berkeley
Way.
The body will be returned to
Medford Monday by train! Perl's
funeral home will be in charge.
Radio Highlights
An - address by President
Eisenhower will be heard over
station KYJC (1230 kc) at 6
p.m. today and over station
KMED (1440 kc) at 9:15 p.m.
affliction.
Concerning the attack on Birk,
which resulted' in the Phoenix
man's death, White declared "I
had no intention whatever (of
killing him:) I wish it hadn't
happened." He denied any mem
cry of having said "I'll kill the
," as Harold Allen, a
witness for the state, had testi
fied. - White said that he did not
intend to hit Birk, that he only
wanted to protect himself if
Birk charged him.
Questioned by DA
On cross examination, White
was questioned extensively con
cerning his medical history by
District Attorney Walter Nun
ley. He also testified concern
ing events of March 2 at Talent
mill leading up to and including
the attack on Birk. ,
Also testifying yesterday after
noon were White's mother, Mrs.
C. M. White, Hamlin, Texas, and
his wife, Mrs. Virginia White.
His mother said that White
has been in "poor health" since
he was six years old, adding that
as a boy be had severe head
aches. She also testified that he
has had "severe, fits" since the
age of 14, and described the
same type of attacks as those to
which While testified. '
Ike Voices Hope
For Solution of
Major Problems
President Aware
Of Opportunities
Washington U.PJ President
Eisenhower declared the hope to
day that next week's Big Four
conference will "open new vis
tas" leading toward solution of
major East-West problems. :
Mr. Eisenhower voiced this
hope only a matter of hours be
fore his scheduled departure to
night for the Geneva meeting
with the leaders of Russia, Bri
tain, and France.
"We are in a period of great
flux in international affairs," he
said. 'There are signs that the
world may be entering a new
phase in international relation
ships." The President cited the Big
Four meeting as ah example of
this "new phase." He said he
hopes he "and his fellow states
men at Geneva will "be able; to
identify the outstanding decisive
issues and develop methods to
try to solve them."
Mr. Eisenhower expressed
these views and hopes in a letter
transmitting to Congress a bulky
report on U. S. participation in
the United Nations during 1954.
Mr. Eisenhower told Congress
that "I for one will enter these
(Geneva) discussions with a full
awareness of the opportunities
'offered by theUnilf Nations "to"
contribute to the peace of. the
world."
"If these meetings reach use
ful areas of agreement in the
handling of international prob
lems," the President said, "then
they will open new vistas look
ing toward - further agreement.
This can . only mean that the
United Nations will have new
and wider opportunities to build
upon the foundations this laid."
In the letter, Mr. Eisenhower
also: ",
- 1 .Expressed hope that through
patient diplomatic effort Com
munist China will be convinced
that it should end "the wrongful
detention" of U. N. Korean War
prisoners. He said "the pro
longed anguish of these men and
their nearest kin' arouses the
sympathies of the civilized
world.',
2. Said Russia has given "the
appearance" of accepting "at
least some - principles" of . a
sound position. Nuclear weapons
make disarmament "literally a
problem of survival for all man
kind." ,
3. Reported "dramatic" prog
ress in the U.S. effort to turn the
atom to peaceful purposes.
There are grounds "for real hope
for participation by the Soviet
Union' in his world atoms for
peace plan. But "we will not
slow the wheels of progress if
some do not. choose to join us."
White's wife, gave similar tes
timony, adding that the epileptic
attacks have continued since
their marriage in 1947. White
has been, she said, a good hus
band and a good father to their
three small children. They have
three daughters, the youngest
being six months old.
Other defense witnesses yes
terday afternoon were George
Zickafoose, ' 228 Hartley rd.,
plant superintendent at Talent
mill, and Virg Snelson, a mill
employee. .
: Zickef oose, who is also White's
landlord, described events at the
mill shortly after the attack on
Birk. He stated that White's face
was "ashen" and added that
the defendant failed to respond
to questions." ,
; Dr. A. E. Merkel, who first
was called as a witness for the
state, was recalled to the stand
yesterday as a defense witness.
He testified that he had pre
scribed anti-convulsive drugs,
given . to epileptics,' for - White
since the defendant was first
lodged in jail.
White's complete Marine
Corps medical - record was ad
mitted into evidence shortly be
fore the trial .was recessed at
bout S:4I pjn.
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Seek End To Cold Uar
Moscow U.PJ Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin declared
today that the struggle between East and -West "cannot be solved
by war."
The Soviet Premier pledged the Soviet delegation at the
Geneva "summit" conference' will seek "a common language"
to end the cold. war.
Bulganin spoke at a Dress conference the first vr h.M Viv
a Soviet Premier. -. . ,
It took place in a handsome conference room in the Cabinet
Ministers' Building, inside the Kremlin walls. ,
Bulganin told Soviet and foreign newsmen that the chiefs
of government at Geneva would not be able "to settle all inter
national differences." , : - .
-. But he said their objective will be to "point the way", to
solutions. . j. ,
"The Soviet delegation, for its part, will make such an ef
fort," Bulganin said.
The Soviet Premier said some of the urgent international
questions will persist. But he reiterated that the aim of the Gen
eva conference wil be to resolve them.. ;
West Ready With
Vague But United
Front for Meeting
. Paris (U.R) The Big Three
foreign ministers met today to
put the final touches on the
West's strategy plan for the Ge
neva conference.
Diplomatic informants said
the West was ready with a vague
but "agreed-upon" united front
to cover the questions of Ger
man unity, European security
(and world disarmament -""'
No Hard Line
The Allied blueprint was ham
mered out here during the past
week, but no hard line was to be
formed by the West until the
Soviet Union firms up its stand
for Geneva.
U.S. Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles, British Foreign
Secretary Harold MacMillan and
French Foreign Minister An-
toine Pinay scheduled one meet
ing early today to discuss their
plans. ' .
Following a press conference
In: Moscow by Soviet. Premier
Nikolai Bulganin, which is ex
pected to disclose, the Kremlin
policy line,the foreign ministers
likely will meet again later to
day to consider any indicated
modifications of their views.
Agreed List of Topics ;
An 'American spokesman an
nounced after Dulles arrived
here Thursday that "there is an
agreed list of topics and details
of these topics for the confer
ence, and there is agreement on
the substance of these points.".
Informed sources ; said .' the
United States, Britain and France
would not put forth any detailed
plans until they net an idea of
the Russian program. But they
have agreed on these three main
objectives: ,
1. The reunification of Ger
many.
2. A security arrangement for
Europe that would meet any le
gitimate Soviet fears. This is said
to include an offer to limit a
unified Germany's armed forces
to 12 divisions to further reas
sure Moscow.
3. A disarmament program.
Points To Be Pushed
Despite a spate of supplemen
tary suggestions, these points re
main the principal points of the
agreed Allied program . to be
pushed, when President Eisen
hower, French Premier Edgar
Maure and British Prime Min
ister Sir Anthony Eden sit down
Monday, with Bulganin and the
Soviet delegation. - .
That Kremlin delegation will
be the strongest bargaining team
ever sent to the West by Russia.
It will contain all the major
Soviet strong men nominally
headed by Bulganin, and includ
ing Communist Party Head Ni
kita Khrushchev, in his role as a
member of the presidium of the
Supreme .. Soviet and , Defense
Minister G. K. Zhukov.
Diplomats in London inter
preted this as an indication Rus
sia means to talk -business and
wants to be able to make big
decisions on the spot
Portland (U.PJ Appointment
of Hollis M. Dole, Portland, to
be director of the State Depart
ment of Geology and Mineral
Industries' has been announced
htxe, -1
Russians Have No
Intentions To Attack '
Bulganin said there had been
considerable talk in the West of
"the menace allegedly emanat
ing from the Soviet Union."
He added solemnly:
' "We have never had and do
not now hatr ttm intent;..-. &
tacking anybody."
The press conference and the
general improvement in East-
west relations led to speculation.
nere tnat Bulganin and Presi
dent Eisenhower might ex
change state visits as an after
math of the Geneva conference.
1 Before the press conference
started, there were rumors that
success in the summit talks in
Geneva might lead to wholesale
exchanges of visits . bfc Soviet
and Western statesmen.' - --.
This prospect was one of the
more sensational possible by
products of Geneva ducunuMf in
Western quarters in Moscow.
' The reports were based on a
series of recent casual conversa
tions by Bulganin and Commu.
nist Party Leader Nik-it
Khrushchev with Moscow dinlo-
mats of the United State. Bri.
tain add France. , -
Mr. Eisenhower, visited Mos
cow as a victorious comrade-in.
arms at the end of World War
II. But he has never been here
as president. ...
The possibility of an txdunn
of visits between Soviet anf
Western statesmen is fortified by
the recent trip to Belgrade by
the Russian leaders and their ac
ceptance of an invitation to call
on Indian Prime Minister Jawa- .
nanai Nehru in New Delhi
There already have been hints
that Bulganin mieht ston over
m some Western countries on his
way to India.
Central Point Officer
New Deputy Sheriff
Central Point ' Josenh D.
Walsh, Central Point nicht na-
trolman, ended his service with
the city last night after four
months' employment.
Walsh has been named a den
uty Jackson county sheriff, ef
fective today.
Walsh previously worked
year in the Medford police de
partment eight months with
Medford's Business Service Bu
reau, Inc., and three years on
the Bridgeport Conn., police de
partment. He and his wife and
four children have been living
in Medford.
MAN HOSPITALIZED
Lloyd Knapp. 41. of 418 South
Groveland ave., suffered head
injuries when a ladder collaDsed
at Myron . Root ' and company
packing shed, 663 South Grane
st, about noon today, according
u a report rrom sacred Heart
hospital, where he is confined.
He was taken to the hospital by
Medford Ambulance service.
NATIONAL
St Louis
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Brooklyn
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Poholsky, Schmidt (S). Law
rence (6). LaPalme (6). Wright
(6) and Bur brink; Newcosabe
and Campanella.
Chicago 7. S I
New York , S 11
Jones, ' PerkowsU (7) .
McCullough; Heam and
strum. i
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Cincinnati
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Pittsburgh
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NuxhalL - Freesnaa (7) and
Burgess; Law and Petersen.
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