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History from the filei of Th
Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40
ind 50 v'S ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Mnv S. 1950 (Friday)
The Jackson county budget
committee has c o m p l e t e a
work on the tentative 195U-S1
budget which calls for expen
ditures of Sl.sez.o'au.
Chet Hubbard, president of
fhe Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce, criticizes Med
ford retail merchants for nav.
Ing a lackadaisical attitude.
20 YEARS AGO
Mav 5. 1940 (Sunday)
Some 130 persons are In
Medford for a two-day district
CCC conference being held in
the armory.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smtidue Pot" column: "An up
state scribe avers the primary
campaign has been as lively as
a funeral. All the canainaies
are as sad as a mortician, ex
cept those running for coro
ner." 30 YEARS AGO
May 5. 1930 (Monday)
Chicago planning engineer
endorses plan to build a park
on the top of Roxy Ann.
Rogue valley canneries pre
pare for season run will can ,
cherries first.
40 YEARS AGO
May 5, 1920 (Wednesday)
Jackson county is organiz
ing to conduct a campaign for
good roads.
Smokers of the Willow
Springs district plan to fight
high cost of living by ordering
tobacco direct from Kentucky.
50 YEARSAGO
May S, 1910 (Thursday)
James J. Hill, Portland, rail-
rnnrl pmnire builder, claims he
owns pacific and Eastern .mil-
line between Medford and
Butte Falls.
John R. Allan, president of
Pacific and Eastern, says he
only owns 40 per cent of the
stock, and its possible Hill has
acouired the rest, lie says, "If
this is the case, then both
Medford and himself have
ga i tied a good partner."
What's Your I Q.?
NInt sr ten correct It luperlor:
aven or alight la excellent; five or
lia It good.
1. Introduction of the sym
bol "A-l," original referring
to a first-class shipping vessel.
Is credited to L d's of L n?
2. Was Richmond, Va., or
Montgomery, Ala., the first
capital of the Confederacy?
3. Is Britanny in France,
England, or Belgium?
4. Where is the Roosevelt
memorial library?
5. Which President served
between tlio two terms of
Grover Cleveland?
6. Which state has the smal
lest Brea in the United States?
7. Is a spinet a piano-stool,
a top, or a musical instru
ment? 8. Which faith has more fol
lowers: Confucianism, Islam
ism, or Roman Catholicism?
9. If a frlctlonlcss machine
could be made would per
petual motion be possible?
10. If it were possible to
make a perpetual motion ma
chine would it be of any prac
tical value?
, Answer!) 1. Lloyd's of Lon
eloe. a, H 1 j o m f . 3,
reMK, Htde Park, .Y.
I; Ajartiw Harrison I.
r Rhode. Inland. 9. Muilrrai in-
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They Asked For It
Jack E. Schnaidt, the writer of a letter which
appears elsewhere on this page, is not, evidently,
a regular reader of this column. There's no reason
he should be, since he lives in Portland.
If he were, however, he would know that we
have long opposed billboards, and that we
strongly support, :he proposed initiative measure
to control them, which may be on the ballot in
November,
And we're not about to change our position
on the basis of what Mr. Schnaidt says.
e e e
UIS POINT 1 is correct.
Point 2 is correct in part, although we would
quibble about his phraseology ("state-operated
advertising monopoly" for one; it isn't that, it's a
program of informational signs for travelers).
And we would question that $50,000 figure for
sites. Where did lie dream that one up?
Point 3 is correct.
Point 4 is subject to interpretation. He calls
the restrictions on billboards "unrealistic." We
don't. He also claims billboard restriction would
be a "crippling blow" to the tourist industry.
That's not the way we heard it.
' a
jR. SCHNAIDT also pays lip-service to volun
tary controls on billboards, and claims that
"virtual abolition" is not the answer.
It's about the only answer possible and
directly as a result of the industry's obduracy in
not setting up any kind of effective self-regulation,
despite pledges to do so.
The proposed billboard control measure is
the answer to the outdoor advertisers' lack of
consideration, lack of judgment, and continued
imposition of a commercial enterprise on what
is the property of the people of the state the
highways. They fought
in the last legislature to
In short, they asked
Property Tax Revision
A pleasant voiced lady called on the 'phone
the other day to discuss the school budget which
was voted down last Monday.
She voted against it, she said. She did so not
because she is against schools, or specifically
aeainst the budget. But she voted against it be
cause her property taxes
proves ot the schools, she indicated, but sne said
she thinks a pleasant home is important for her
children, too, and that, if necessary to protect
that home, school costs can be cut down and she
can take over herself some of the things the
schools are now doing.
She certainly has a point.
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PROPERTY taxes are
miicf Ua i-lr.no ennn
ill MO 1 UL UUIlUl UUV")
structure to give some
relief.
A point she mav have
people know this, and have long worked for a
more equitable tax structure. They dislike being
so dependent on local property tax revenues.
They know there is growing resistance to
property taxes, and that they particularly hurt
people on fixed incomes, who cannot, indefini
tely, continue to pay higher property taxes.
And committees of the legislature and others
are preparing various versions of tax revision.
11
OUR friend wanted to know who she could con
tact concernincr her interest in tax relief.
The appropriate individuals are our members
of the legislature, State Senator Edwin Durno,
and Representatives Eve Nye and Robert Duncan.
We will be very much surprised if the 1961
legislature doesn't come
which will offer a measure of property tax re-
11CI- 11 8 uuy "LeilLU.
The Pressures on Nixon
Richard M. Nixon has
favorite political figures. Among other things,
he appears a little too facile, a little too able to
be on all sides of a question.
And, it is interesting to note, a considerable
number of leading Republicans agree with us.
At least this is the interpretation we put on
the many comments about how he is urged to be
"more conservative" or "more liberal" in the
hope of attracting the support of this or that bloc
of voters.
CEN. Barry Goldwater, the standard-bearer of
Republican conservatism, has warned Nixon
to steer to the right.
More moderate, or "liberal," Republicans are
cautioning him not to, and point to the re-nomination
of Sen. Clifford Case in New Jersey as evi
dence that middle-of-thc road or liberal-leaning
policies are the most popular.
Do thev pay Nixon ;'. compliment by implying
that he will set his coulee one way or another,
without regard to his own political principles?
Or do they simply imply, by such advice, that
he HAS no fixed political principles?
AT ONE time, Nixon was nicknamed "Tricky
Dick."
Republicans seem to give this derogatory
nickname new meaning and new currency by at
tempting to persuade him to create a new public
imae of himself along the lines they desire.
(-' As for NixonV fixed political principles, his
ideals, does anyone know what they are?
Republic-mis, conservative and .liberal alike,
'dohY)sefrh:t(j-,K.'A.
a much milder proposal
a standstill.
for it. E.A.
are so high. She ap
high. And something
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measure of property tax
missed is that the school
up with some program
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never been one of our
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' PACS DRIVERS FIX FLATS IN '601XA MINUTE,
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Communications
Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of
the writer, althouqh under certain circumstances the use
of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The
Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a
view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted
for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letter
printed in this column do not necessarily represent the
views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the cast.
Against Billboard Regulation
To the Editor: There is an
anti-outdoor advertising peti
tion being circulated in Ore
gon. Before your paper takes
an editorial stand for or
against this petition we would
like you know that the peti
tion: (1) Prohibits all billboard
advertising on Highways 99
and 30 and requires that all
signs, although legally erec
ted, must be removed within
five years.
(2) Substitutesa state
owned and state-operated ad
verstlng monoply on High
ways 99 and 30 providing for
the state to erect billboard in
formational sites at an estima
ted cost to taxpayers of $50,
000 for each site. The state
will set rates and sell all
space on these government-
owned billboards.
(3) Prohibits in almost all
areas, except cities, brand
name advertising on all Ore
gon i major highways. All
non-conforming signs must be
removed in five years.
(4) Places unrealistic restric
tions on advertising for
motels, restaurants, scenic
areas and resorts. This pro
posed legislation will be a
crippling blow to the tourist
industry, which is Oregon's
third largest business.
The Oregon Council of Out
door Advertising has made re
peated efforts in the past to
work out legislation with the
sponsors of this petition. As
of last December, members
of the outdoor advertising in
dustry met with the sponsors
of the initiative petition and
agreed to amendments for
the Oregon State Outdoor Ad
vertising Act which would
include the "National Stand
ards for Regulation by States
of Outdoor Advertising Signs,
Displays and Devices Adja
cent to the National System
of Interstate and Defense
Highways." Such an amend
ment would qualify Oregon
for the "i of 1 per cent bonus.
These efforts were rebuked
by the sponsors of the initia
tive petition.
We support fair regulation
of outdoor advertising and of
all other forms of commer
cial activity. But virtual
abolition with the substitution
of a state-operated system is
not the answer.
Jack E. Schnaidt
Secretary
Oregon Council of
Outdoor Advertising
PoTtland, Ore.
Great Decisions
To the Editor: Another
Great Decisions season has
passed and we would like to
express our appreciation to
you and the Mail Tribune for
supporting this program in
Medford. We are proud and
grateful for your cooperation
and Interest in Great Decis
ions I960.
Approximately a half mil
lion citizens participated in
discussion groups throughout
the country this year and they
were supported by hundreds
of newspapers and broad
casting stations. It Is our feel
ing that important strides in
the slow but vital growth of
responsive citizen awareness
and participation In the direc
tion and conduct of our for
eign affairs is a continuing
responsibility and we hope
that you will continue to ex
press this responsibility in the
pages of the Mail Tribune. We
iook forward to working with
you often in the future.
We would like to call your
attention to the summer
edition of th. Foreign Pollttj
Association Headline Series
which will d.goat and. collate
(or the Ai'tericutt people Te'trltionally caused weakness,
v - - - w. ' - - i
Menace
cent key recommendations on
United States foreign policy
contained in: the 15 reports
prepared by experts for the
Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations; research by the
Committee on Economic De
velopment; new studies by the
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
and reports by the American
Assembly and the National
Planning Association. This
will be an introduction to
Great Decisions 1961 and
should be helpful in your
personal study of some of the
key issues. This booklet will
be available In August and
can be ordered for 35c from
this office.
Thank you once again for
your interest and cooperation.
William R. Cambell
Bruce O. Blake
Foreign Policy Associ
ation 48 Kearny st.
San Francisco, Calif.
Debit Items
To the Editor: Well the
powers that be in Washing-
ton can rest easy now that
they have blocked all of Rep.
sorters efforts to secure
passport that would enable
him to visit Red China.
And the reason for their
opposlion is obvious. If Mr.
Porter were allowed to 'go
over there he would find
means to locate and interview
some of the 400 GI's still held
as communist prisoners. Too
bad that Teddy wasn't in the
White House when the armi
stice was signed. He would
have told the reds in no un
certain words to return those
boys, or else, and If they
hadn't been, there would be
no Red China today.
I often wonder what those
chaps think of us, over here
in this wonderful land of the
free and the home of the
brave, and the feelings of
their mothers, wives and chil
dren who pray for the return
of their loved ones.
Whoever takes credit for
ending the Korean conflict
must also assume the respon
sibility of selling those boys,
along with several million
North Koreans, into a life
of red slavery. I certainly
wouldn't want their misery
and suffering marked as a
debit Item opposite my name
in that big book up younder.
Claude M. Hall
2860 Hartley Lane
Grants Pass, Ore.
Dangerous Diets
To the Editor: Recently Dr.
Harry Daniclson, talking on
the mental attributes of the
whole man, stressed the need
for developing in childhood
a lively Imagination. Without
this the mind of the Individ
ual soon becomes rigid and
unwilling to Invite change,
making progress impossible.
Have we reached this attitude
in regard to food?
Physically and mentally we
are what we eat. We are told
that we are the best fed peo
ple In the world. If that is
true why do we have more
degenerative diseases than
any other nation? In China
death from starvation Is com
mon yet cadavers showing
heart disease are so few that
the medical schools have dif
ficulty giving their students a
comprehensive Idea of heart
disease
Dr. C. L. Pathok M.D.. of
the medical college of Jaipur,
India, in a study of beggars
found that 83.75 per cent were
free from nutritional weak
ness and only 1.25 per cent
had dental caries. Here over
90 per cent of our school chil
dren have dental caries and
it is almost Impossible to find
ad,ulu entirely free trbin nit-)
We re beset by dingers.
Tile political troubles in Af
rica, Cuba and South America
are Communist inspired. How
long will it be before we are
an island in a Communist sea?
The Russians have a timetable
fur the conqueat of the United
States according to which we
have not many more years in
which to enjoy this pleasant
way of life. As our danger be
comes greater our need for
keen minds, stout hearts, and
strong bodies will also be
greater.
Physically our present diet
ary habits lead to disaster.
Our foods have three great
defects: devitalization due to
processing, deficienry in vital
elements because pr,1uced on
deficient soils, and a super
abundance of chemical addi
tives. It is true that if only
one chemical is present in
our food we might develop
tolerance for it. But when
every mouthful contains one
or more chemicals, there
comes a time when the accu
mulation of these in the body
will cause a smash up, such
as sudden death from heart
trouble, a sudden knowledge
of cancer, or a baby born
mentally or physically defi
cient. Would it not be the part of
wisdom to examine the facts
advocated by the Natural
Food enthusiasts? These real
ly advocate a return to the
dietary practices that have
nourished the race adequate
ly since Us creation.
Anna M. Street
36 North Peach st.
Medford
Visits Appreciated
To the Editor: I wish to
take this opportunity to
publicly thank the many
friends and relatives, organi
zations, etc., in our commun
ities who are mindful of the
"shut-ins" and are so gracious
in calling on the ladies in this
home, bringing cheer with
smiling faces and song and
many other kindnesses which
we shall never forget.
At Easter time the Singers
from the Apostolic Faith
Church came with their mes
sages of cheer. The Salvation
Army came with individual
Easter Baskets for each lady.
On Saturday before Easter
the Crater Teena Page Sewl
ing Club, which is a 4-H
group, whose leader is Mrs.
A. E. Sidner, came at lunch
time and served ice cream and
cake for our dessert. Then
there is another fine group
of people from the First Pres
byterian Church in Central
Point known as the Board of
Deacons, who have surprised
some of the ladies on their
birthdays with a lovely dec
orated cake for the lady
whose birthday we are cele
brating.
Also we never cease to ap
preciate the fine pastors who
have visited us and served
communion to those who wish
to partake, reading God's
word and having prayer. This
means so much to a "shut-in."
Other friends and relatives
have come with magazines,
puzzles and flowers and
cookies, or candy, there is
just no limit to their thought
fulness. This all reminds me of the
Scripture which reads: "In as
much as ye have done it unto
one of the least of these my
brethern, ye have done it un
to me." Matthew 25:40. We
do appreciate this so much.
Bernice E. McCue
McCue Rest Home
104 Laurel st.,
Central Point, Ore.
Rale Increase Hit
To the Editor: I believe I
am justifiably indignant over
the proposed rate increases
projected by the California
Oregon Power company. I
have prepared and forwarded
a letter to the Public Utilities
Commission, setting forth the
objections I feel are insur
mountable to favorable con
sideration of this request.
In taking the position that
I do, I bear in mind that I
would not care to see our pow
er company suffer where in
creased charges were justified:
nor, would 1 care to see any
economic loss to the fine corps
of personnel in its employ.
Neither do I want to see fur
ther unjustified costs imposed
on a community which al
ready suffers from some of
the highest rates experienced
anywhere.
H. W. Robertson
103 North Central ave.
Medford
Editor's note: Mr. Robert
son's letter to the Oregon PUC
follows:
Gentlemen: As a consumer
of electricity in the area serv
ed by the California Oregon
Power Company, I feel most
strongly that its proposed rate
increases are unwarranted by
the facts pertinent to its econ
omic position.
In making his company's re
quest, President Cummins has
stated that inflationary trends
and an $85 million outlay of
construction capital are justi
fication for increasing the cost
of power to his customers. He
tacitly deplores inflation,
since he asks relief from It;
but, in the same context, he
asks the state of Oregon to
help contribute to further In
flationary trends by granting
increased consumer co-ts
The other point) that ofa
.heavy outlay cf
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'Miscellaneous Specialist1
Helpful to
By DICK WEST
Washington -a'PD- The only
person I know who seems to
enjoy answering obscure ques-
nA1! tions is Sam
I D a v e n port.
wno mignt be
described as a
miscellaneous
specialist.
The more
obtuse a ques
tlon is the
more Daven
port likes it.
Since Daven
port answers questions for
congressmen, you can see that
he has a lot of fun.
Davenport gets his kicks as
editor of the Office of the Co
ordinator of Information. And
at this point, I would like to
pose a rhetorical question my
self. Occupies Sunlilo Suite
The office of the Coordi
nator of Information occupies
a sunlit suite in the old House
capital, should be dismissed
without consideration. Patrons
of any enterprise should not
be made to directly subsidize
the creation of new resources
of revenue, since these, of
necessity, . are planned and
justified on the basis of self
liquidation. I realize that the local
company has a greater than
average problem in power
transmission, due to the wide
area it serves; but, actually, it
would seem that this company,
if efficiently managed, should
now be experiencing an ade
quate income. Its rates are al
ready among the highest in
the nation.
Furthermore, it has been
the practice of the California
Oregon Power Company, dur
ing the last 20 or 30 years, to
produce and sell an excess of
power to other systems; name
ly, the Pacific Gas and Elec
tric Company, at wholesale
rates. Presumably, this has
been a satisfactory enterprise
of this company, despite the
fact that such transmission is
carried over a distance greater
that 100 miles. As long as this
company has an excess of
power which it can afford to
wholesale to other power
grids, any consumer rate in
crease seems untenable.
Harvey W. Robertson
On Capital Punishment
To the Editor: Some distinc
tions seem necessary in light
of your editorial on capital
punishment (May 3, 1960). Mr.
Darrow has been known to
convince a jury a client was
insane, in order to have him
escape punishment for a
crime; and then convince an
other jury the same man was
not insane. This would allude
to at least some weakness in
the lawyer's integrity. Your
second authority on capital
punishment seems ludicrous.
Leastwise, we are forced to
rule out objectivity on the
part of Mr. Chessman in his
statement about mercy. For
we must not emphasize mercy
as to destroy justice.
Your questions "-what are
the objectives of punishment?
Is it for the protection of so
ciety, and rehabilitation of the
offender? Or is it punitive
. . .?" What!? Let's try that
again. Is punishment punitive?
Tsk, tsk.
If you eliminate capital
punishment, care must be ob
served; for the resulting death
(even though it may not be
intended), while repelling an
unjust aggressor, would be
acting in self-defense, and yet
might conceivably be a viola
tion of the law of the land If
capital punishment, as such
was outlawed.
In the prevention and pun
ishment of crime, the state
justifies one of the basic rea
sons for its existence. The
means for attaining this end is
supplied by God through the
natural law. The death penal
ty is one of these means. It
fulfills the retributive func
tion of punishment by re
establishing as far as possible
the balance of outraged jus
tice, and is the only effectual
punishment against the most
serious crimes. Now then, if
even with capital punishment
crimes of murder and treason
abound, surely a lesser penal
ty will never suffice.
In the most grcvious crimes
claims of retribution and de
terrence are imperative. If
capital punishment falls short
as a deterrent, the fault may
well lay In the process of ad
ministration, rather than the
nature of the punishment it
self. When the law affords
long delays, the lesson may be
scraped of meaning. Effective
deterrent punishment must be
swift, summary, and sure,
That is not meant to stifle the
the accused in gathering evi
dence for presentation at a
fair trial.
The state has the right of
capital punishment, but this
right may lie dormant if the
state can protect itself in
another way. If the state can
prove itself competent with
out the use of capital punish
ment, then it not only need
not, but ought not, use It.
Robert J. Howard
828 B West UrhfS)
CMedfordi
U.S. Congressmen
office building and employs
such cneerful people Dav
enport to do the coordinating.
The office was established
in 1947 to take some of the
Debate on Treaty
Bitter in Japan;
Premier Hopeful
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign Editor
Another ally of the United
States is being torn by a bit
ter political debate. Fortu-
" 'JrAlI n a t e 1 y, this
f-Kl one so far is
lrVl n o n - violent
:id bears no
res emblance
jjfc a to the bloody
StJ' ,J u p h e a v a 1
which toppled
the Syngman
R h e e regime
in Korea nor
fhitiNewioiii to anti-govern
ment student rioting in Tur
key. It concerns the U.S.-Japan
security treaty which Prime
Minister Nobusuke Klshi sign
ed last Jan. 19 in Washington
but which still must be rati
fied by the Japanese Parlia
ment. Its opponents hope to
hold off ratification until aft
er President Elsen h o w e r's
scheduled visit in June and
then to make it the subject
of giant protest demonstra
tions. Kishi Hopeful
The debate has raged for
weeks, and Kishi still hopes
to have the treaty ratified
well in advance of the Eisen
hower visit.
If the going gets too rough,
he might even take it to the
people in a snap election.
Opposition to the treaty
springs from at least three
sources.
There remains in Japan a
considerable reservoir of anti
U.S. feeling. There also is
nostalgia for the "good old
days" when Japan had con
siderable .trade with what
now is Red China. And there
is the internal political angle
wherein K 1 s h i's opponents
both inside and outside his
own party hope to embarrass
him to the point they could
throw his office up for grabs
among themselves.
Reds Give Comfort
Lending aid and comfort
to the treaty's opponents are
the propaganda machines of
both Red China and the So
viet Union.
The treaty, consiting of a
preamble and 10 short arti
cles, replaces the Japan-U.S.
security treaty signed in San
Francisco in September, 1991.
That treaty undeniably was
one-sided and gave the United
States unlimited military
privileges in return for a
peace treaty.
The new treaty gives Japan
joint responsibility for its
own defense. It gives the
United States rights to mili
tary bases in Japan but it
also gives Japan the right
to "prior consultation" on the
movement of U.S. forces and
the weapons they can use.
Kishi and Eisenhower have
agreed that the "prior consul
tation" clause gives Japan a
virtual veto over the move
ment of Japan-based U.S.
forces.
Nuclear Ban Certain
It almost certainly means
Japan would prohibit any in
troduction of modern nuclear
weapons in Japan. It also
makes it questionable wheth
er Japan would agree to the
dispatch of U.S. forces to the
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burden off the Library of Con
gress in handling Inquiries
from congressmen. Under an
informal arrangement, it han
dles spot queries, leaving the
library free to field those re
quiring heavy research.
In one respect, it is th
most unusual governmental
office In Washington. It has
less employees now than
when it started.
Davenport, a former school
teacher, joined the staff 13
years ago and recently an.
swered his 35,000th question.
To commemorate this mile
stone, he gave a box of candy
to the congressional secretary
who asKea 11.
Knew Answer
The question was: "Who it
the proper congressional con.
tact for the border patrol?"
Davenport didn't have to look
it up. I forgot to ask him what
the answer was.
A big man with a perpetual
smile and infinite patience,
Davenport takes on about 15
such questions every day. He
keeps a meticulous log of hit
activities in a looseleaf note
book which may eventually
become the world's only en
cyclopedia of trivia.
On the day that I stopped
by to see him, Davenport was
up to question six and wai
enjoying himself hugely.
Among other things, he had
Informed callers where to buy
Indian Handicraft (Interior
Department), where to get a
statistical abstract (Census
Bureau) and when the Sum
mit Conference would begin
(May 16).
defense of the Nationalist Chi
nese offshore islands of Que
moy and Matsu.
In Kishl's own party ther.
Is some feeling that the treaty
should be delayed in the inter
ests of better relations with
Red China and Russia, ignor
ing the political price such
better relations would entail.
There is no belief that iU
opponents can defeat th.
treaty, but between now and
ratification the going for
Kishi is likely to be rough.
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