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MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1963
No. 264
Higher Education
Budget Unpadded
Legislators Told
Board President
Emphasizes Points
Salem-(UPD-"We aren't com
ing in hero with any idea our
budget can be cut," Higher
Education Board President
William E. Walsh said
Wednesday to the education
subcommittee of the Joint
Ways and Means Committee.
Walsh, a Coos Bay attor
ney, pounded the table with
his fist, and poked his eye
glasses toward legislators as
he barked "This is our budget.
It is not a rubber stamp for
educators."
Wants Rapport
The colorful appearance
marked the opening of the
subcommittee's orientation on
higher education needs.
"I want rapport between
this committee and our board.
We have felt in the past that
the legislature has been criti
cal of our staff, and that we
have been less than honest."
Walsh, speaking in a loud
and gruff voice, looked bodily
at the subcommittee members
as he pounded the table and
snapped "This budget is not
padded."
Problems Known
"I know what you are up
against. When we are through
we want you to know what we
are up against," he said. -
Rep. Stafford Hansel! (R
Hermiston) asked Walsh's
views on one board to handle
both higher and lower educa
tion. Walsh replied, "All we can
do is handle higher education.
One board is all right if you
want to delegate authority to
staff people."
Chancellor Roy E. Lleual
len outlined how student en
rollment was expected to in
crease by 35 per cent, but that
budget requests were up only
29.6 per cent.
Rep. John D. Mosser (R
Beaverton) asked "who are
we providing education for?"
and asked the board to pre
pare a census of each insti
tution showing how man out-of-state
students are enrolled.
Wants Full Study
Chairman Daniel A. Thiel
(D-Astoria) said the subcom
mittee wants a full stuJy on
out-of-state enrollments. Sen.
Alfred H. Corbett (D-Port-land)
added "We are support
ing education for groups from
13 or 14 states."
Lieuallen told subcommit
tee members the board Tues
day had upped tuition fees
for out-of-state students, and
planned a series of $60 a
year increases in the fees to
bring the charges up to the
actual cost of instruction.
Kennedy To Meet
Chief Executives
Washington -OiPD-The White
House announced today Presi
dent Kennedy will meet at
San Jose, Costa Rica, March
18-20 with the chief execu
tives of six Central American
countries.
Kennedy will confer for
three days with the presidents
of Costa Rica, Guatemala, El
Salvador, Honduras, Nicara
gua and Panama.
The purpose of the meeting,
according to the White House,
will be to review problems
and progress under the U. S.
Alliance for Progress pro
gram, with particular atten
tion to a movement toward
economic integration of Cen
tral America.
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RECEIVES JAYCEE AWARD - In recogni
tion of his years of service to Medford, the
Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce last
night presented a plaque to former Mayor
John W. Snider, making him an honorary
life-time member of the organization. Here,
Jaycee President Richard Frey, left, hands
the plaque to Snider and congratulates him
on the unprecedented honor. The event was
the highlight of the group's annual "Bosses'
Night" banquet at the Rogue Valley Coun
try club. Knackstedt Photo)
John Snider Made
Honorary Member
Of Medford Jaycees
A surprised John W. Snider
last night was presented a
plaque making him an honorary-
life-time member of the
Medford Junior Chamber of
Commerce, the first time such
an award has been made by
the organization.
The presentation was made
by Jaycee President Richard
Frey at the annual "Bosses'
Night" banquet at the Rogue
Valley Country club. Snider
had been invited to the din
ner on the pretext of intro
ducing the featured speaker
of the evening, Dr. Edwin R.
Durno. . ,
The plaque was given to
Snider because of his "tre
mendous dedication and out
standing success in civic lead
ership" during the last several
years. Snider recently retired
from city government after
completing three terms as
mayor and nearly six years
as city councilman.
Awards Presented .
Jaycee State Vice President
Terry Green presented Jaycee
of the Month awards to Fred
Holmes, Everett Peyton, Bob
Burton and Frank Grimes.
"Exhausted Rooster"
awards were given to Kenn
Knackstedt, Henry Haydal and
Larry Allen in recognition of
their years of service to the
organization.
State Sen. Lynn W. Newbry
made a special trip down from
Salem to attend the banquet.
He praised Snider as one who
commanded "continuing admi
ration and respect during his
years as mayor.'1 .
Letter from Hatfield
Hugh Jennings read a con
gratulatory letter to Snider
from Gov. Mark O. Hatfield,
who sent his "regrets" at not
being able to attend in person
because of a prior commit
ment. Hatfield lauded Snider
as a "sound counselor, chair
man of the state board of aero
nautics and as a goodwill am
bassador in tile Sister City
program."
Dr. Durno was introduced
to the group by Mayor James
Dunlevy, who described him
HEIVSBRIEFS
AtOUNO THI MOM
ECM DOOR LEFT OPEN FOR BRITAIN
Paris-Wh-Franct left the way open today for Britain to
enter the European Common Market,
French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve da Murville said
"The door has not been (lammed against Great Britain" in
Its bid to enter. France has demanded that Britain enter
without any special arrangements to protect its domestic
agriculture and commonwealth trade.
ATTEMPT TO BLOCK NEGRO PRESSED
Columbia, S.C-HPIi-Fiery state Rep. Red Bethel said he
would make a linal effort in the General Asiembly today to
push through resolutions that could block the admission of
Negro Harvey Gantt to all-white Clemion College.
MEREDITH SILENT ON RETURN TO SCHOOL
Jackson, MissaPKNegro James H. Meredith settled with
his family in new apartment Wednesday but he refused
to lay whether he Intends to return to the University ol
Mississippi.
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as "past master of every
thing." . .. , ,
The former congress man
from Oregon's fourth district
called upon the citizens of the
state "to get interested in a
new Constitution."
New Constitution Needed
"Oregon needs a new Con
stitution," he sa id, noting that
the present document was
written more-than 100 years
ago and that It has been
amended 111 times.
Dr. Durno criticized the fed
eral government's fiscal pro
gram. . "The government is spend
ing $1 million an hour more
than it is taking in," he said,
and added that "$500,000 an
hour - is . being spent for for
eign aid alone."
He also pointed with con
cern to the Social Security
program. "Our young people
in this country face an addi
tional $1 billion increase in
Social Security payments next
year," he said.
Hemming Against
Merger of Boards
Eugene -(UPD-President Ar
thur S. Flemming of the Uni
versity of Oregon today said
he would not favor a merger
of the Boards of Education
and Higher Education in Ore
gon.
Such a merger was propos
ed by Gov. Mark Hatfield to
the 1BB3 Legislature.
Flemming said he was
brought up under the New
York State system in which
both boards are joined under
a Board of Regents. He said
New York state was not
known for excellence in high
er education. -
While he does not favor a
merger, Flemming said, "I see
the existence of the problems
which the governor outlined.
But I think these problems
can be resolved between Uie
existing boards."
He said he believed the dis
advantages of combining the
boards would outweigh the
advantages.
Haworth Attends
Committee Meeting
Medford Park and Recrea
tion Director Robert Haworth
attended a meeting of the
Planning committee of the
Pacific Northwest Park and
Recreation conference In Eu
gene Wednesday.
Plans were made for the
program of the annual confer
ence of the organization,
which will be held in Eugene
this year from April 22 to 24
Haworth said.
Last year's conference was
held in Vancouver, Wash.,
and was attended by about
600 delegates, he said.
Washing ton - (UPD - Mrs
Robert F. Kennedy, wife of
the attorney general, is ex-
: peeling her eighth child in
I lime.
Russian Buildup Said
Proceeding in Cuba
Strike Against
Boeing Ordered
For Saturday
Seattle - (UPD - The Execu
tive Board of the Internation
al Association of Machinists
today called a strike against
the Boeing company at 12:01
a.m. local time Saturday.
How ever, President Ken
nedy already has taken .steps
to invoke the Taft-Hartley
Act. The President named a
special board of Inquiry
Wednesday to. investigate the,
naming of a board of
inquiry under the Taft-Hartley
Act serves as a prelude
to the Justice Department
seeking of a federal court in
junction to provide an 80-day
cooling-off period.
Threat To Nation .
. Kennedy said he acted be
cause "any interruption of the
production of aircraft, missile
or space craft at the Boeing
company would be a serious
threat to this nation's defense
effort."
Boeing produces the Min
uteman intercontinental bal
listic missile regarded as the
nation's prime nuclear weap
on. Members of the Aero Me
chanics Union voted 16,864
3,590 Wednesday to reject the
firm's final contract offer.
The dispute affects about 40,
000 workers at seven major
Boeing sites throughout the
country from Cape Canaveral,
Fla., to Seattle.
Key Issue
A union shop clause Is the
key issue in the dispute over
a new contract. - A union shop
was recommended by a presi
dential panel appointed to as
sist in the negotiations.
The offer turned down by
union members included an
hourly wage boost of from 22
to 32 cents over the next three
years and increased pension
benefits.
Subcommittee To
Receive Briefing
On Situation
Sen. Morse Asks
For Information
Washington - (DPI) - State
Department officials will brief
the Senate Latin American
affairs subcommittee Friday
on reports of a new Soviet
military buildup in Cuba.
Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.)
asked the State Department
to provide infor m a t i o n
Wednesday amid Republican
demands for a new Senate in
vestigation of the abortive
1961 invasion of Cuba.
Sen. Kenneth Keating (R-
N.Y.) said he had evidence
that the military buildup in
Cuba is 10 times greater than
it was last July prior to the
missile crisis.
Tanks, guns, MIG fighters
and other arms are continuing
to pour into Cuba," Keating
told a reporter. He said his
information was based on re
ports from Cuban refugees.
He said he thought the re
ported buildup posed a "very
serious situation" for the
United States. Keating said it
is much more important at
this time than the question of
the cause of the failure of the
Bay of Pigs invasion in April,
1961.
He said he was not opposed
to an investigation as propos
ed by other Republican sen
ators into the invasion fiasco
but he thought senators should
be cornered first with what
he said was the current mili
tary threat.
Democratic foreign policy
experts objected to a Repub
lican demand for a new Sen
ate investigation of the Bay
Lof Pigs invasion.
"The Bay of Pigs Incident
was terrible," said Sen. John
J. Sparkman (D-Ala.), "but I
don't believe any further in
vestigation would serve the
national interest."
Sen Barry Gold w a t e r (R-
Ariz.) raised a new cry for
an inquiry Wednesday. He
proposed a full investigation
of the Bay of Pigs incident
by the Senate Armed Services
committee of which he is a
member.
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Hornbrook Fire
Destroys Landmark
Hornbrook - Fire of unde
termined origin destroyed an
old landmark here this morn
ing, when the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank S u e 1 1 a
burned.
Located on Cottonwood
Creek rd. opposite the quar
antine station, the homj was
recently purchased by the
Suettas from the Robert L.
Cummins family which lived
there for many years. The
Suettas moved to Hornbrook
from Vacavllle less than a
year ago.
The barn and other farm
buildings were threatened as
the blaze razed the two story
house. Firemen were still at
the scene at 10:30 o'clock this
morning.
TEXAS MAN ARRESTED
State police here reported
the arrest this morning of
Clyde Eugene Laughard, 33,
Dumas, Tex. They reported
that he is wanted by the sher
iff's office at Bakersfield, Cal
if., on child abandonment
charges. Laughard was placed
in the Jackson county jail. .
Year-Round Trout
Fishing Planned
Emigrant lake will be open
to year-round trout fishing
when new angling regulations
set by the Oregon state game
commission go into effect Feb.
9. according to Neil Ledward,
Jackson county parks and rec
reation director.
Ledward received a letter
from P. W. Schneider, direc
tor of the state game depart
ment.
The parks and recreation
commission had requested the
lake be open year-round for
trout fishing since people may
now fish for catfish, bluegill
and bass in the lake. When
a trout was caught, It was
explained, it had to be re
turned with the chance that
it might die.
Oregon state police noted
today that catching and keep
ing trout Is illegal now. State
police have received several
calls about a possible change
in the trout fishing season
dates. So far, police said no
information to change the
trout season from the present
has been received.
Branchfield Offers
Bill on Liquor Cards
Salem (UPD Rep. Edward
Branchfield (R-Medford) to
day introduced a bill to tight
en the regulation concerning
the use of liquor Identifica
tion cards by persons under
26 years of age.
The measure forbids lend
ing cards and makes it a mis
demeanor to give false Infor
mation when applying for
one.
WEATHER
FORECAST: fair ind mnky
through Friday. Low tonight
11-21. High f'rldiy 45-50.
Temp.
Hlghrat VfUfrday 51
Lowctl This Morning II
Our Skiei Tonight
A unset today ..... 5:14 p.m.
Bunrlit tomorrow . 1:31 a.m.
Nfw Moon tomorrow 1:41 a.m.
The path of the annular phate
of the trllpte of the Run, oc
curring at thti New Moon, be
glm at tunrlte In the Sooth
Pacific Ocean, eronea the
southern tip of South Amrrfra,
the Atlantic Ocean. South
Africa and Madagascar, and
ends In the Indian Ocean.
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READS ABOUT VICTORY - Elated Repub
lican Don Clausen of Crescent City, Calif.,
smiles as he reads the announcement of his
election victory at Eureka. The Del Norte
county supervisor swept all six counties in
California's First Congressional District to
rev
defeat Democrat William Grader. The elec
tion was made necessary when Rep. Clem
Miller, killed in an airplane crash while
campaigning, won the November election
despite his death. (UPI)
Proposal Calls for
Special Election
On State Tax Bills
Salem -(UPD- A three-way
tax bill was proposed today
by Rep. Joe Rogers (R-Inde-pendencc).
The bill calls for a special
election to determine:
-If voters want a tax hike,
-If they want a net receipts
tax, or
-If they want a sales tax.
Rogers said "any tax meas
ure should be submitted to the
people. Offering the people a
choice is the ultimate in solv
ing a very difficult problem
in a democratic manner."
The sales tax proposed by
Rogers would be the Washing
ton type of tax, a 3 per cent
tax on all items except feed,
seed, fertilizer and drugs. He
said it would bring in about
$75 million a year "which
will be earmarked for educa
tion." Credit Increased --
The personal exemption in
dependency credit on the
present Income tax would be
raised from $600 to $750. "A
large share of the extra reve
nue will be for the relief of
property taxes." There will
also be a provision to limit
the amount which can be
raised by property taxes,
Rogers said he feels present
proposals fail to provide
enough revenue to balance the
budget "and provide nothing
for the relief of the overbur
dened property tax.
"The sales tax would pro
vide at least a 30 per cent
reduction in property taxes,"
he said.
Other highlights:
Education - A senate joint
resolution asking the state
board of higher education to
establish a "quality program"
of graduate education in tiie
arts and sciences in the Port.
land metropolitan area was
introduced by Sen. Don S.
Wiilner (D-Portland).
Subdivisions - A bill to reg
ulate subdivision land promo
tions was turned into the
house by Rep. Edward Ridder
busch (D-Tillamook). It would
require promoters to register
and pay a fee to the real es
tate commissioner, who would
make a detailed report on the
lands.
Riddcrbusch said the bill
is aimed at "out-of-state and
in-state promoters who are
presently getting enormous
prices for near worthless
lands.
Labor - The AFL-CIO bills
on unemployment compensa
tion and on strike breakers
were introduced in the House,
The compensation bill
would reduce work require
ments for claimants and
would raise weekly benefits
from 40 to 50 per cent of
Oregon's average weekly
wage. The anti-strikebreaker
bill would prohibit referral of
employees to places where
labor disputes exist.
Dam - Rep. Elmer McClure
(D - Milwaukie) introduced a
resolution to ask congress to
change the name of John Day
Dam to Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dam.
Dentistry -Aboard of
dentistry sponsored bill was
introduced in the Senate
which expands the definition
of the practice of dentistry,
and sets rules for truthful advertising.
Monmouth Students
Face Fire Charges
Monmouth fUPU- Nine Ore
gon College of Education stu
dents will face charges of
destruction of public property
as a result of a scries of fires
in a men's dormitory, a col
lege official said today.
Dean of Men Dr. Donald
Duncan said Polk county au
thorities probably will file
misdemeanor charges Friday.
The State Police arson di
vision was called In for in
vestigation when college au
thorities were unable to solve
the case.
Dr. Duncan said several
small fires had occurred at
the college In the last few
years. The latest started when
students set fire to rags and
paper and kicked them under
a door at Maaske Hall, a
men's dormitory, he said.
Board of Health
Sets Medford Hearing
Portland -'UPli- The State
Board of Health said today
hearings will be held in seven
Oregon cities next month on
proposed revisions of admin
istrative rules concerned with
nursing homes.
Marion B. Lamb, assistant
to State Health Officer Rich
ard H. Wilcox, will be hear
ings officer.
Hearings will be held at:
Pendleton Feb. 6, Bend Feb.
8, Eugene Feb. 11, Coquille
Feb. 13, Medford Feb. IS. Sa
lem Feb. 18, and Portland
Feb. 20.
Italian Government
Approves Proposal
Rnme-(VPD-The government
today gave its approval to
a new atomic strategy believ
ed to be the withdrawal of
land-based U.S. Jupiter mis
siles from Italy and their re
placement with Polaris mis
sile submarines.
The decision was contained
in a communique which said
Premier Amintore Fanfanl's
government had approved
"the proposed criteria for the
modernization of the arms of
the NATO alliance."
The communique was is
sued following a cabinet ses
sion. It did not go into further
detail.
But it was clear it referred
to the long-speculated with
drawal of Jupiter missiles
from Italian soil and their re
placement with the sea-based
Polaris missiles.
Ashland Firm Files
Incorporation Papers
Salem - (UPD - Articles of
incorporation were on file to
day for Harshmann Logging,
Ashland, signed by Roger P.
Harshman, George A. Harsh
man and Ronald L. Rlckclts.
Price of Milk,
Bread Loaf Size
Committee Topics
Salem -(UPD- Tile price of
milk and the size of a loaf
of bread got their first legis
lative consideration today at
a meeting of the House Com
mittee on Food and Dairying.
The committee, already
caught between dairymen and
milk distributors, discussed
milk price legislation that has
not yet been introduced.
"There is no question that
this is going to come up,
Chairman Victor Atiyeh (R
Beaverlon) said.
"I think we should look for
something to stabilize the in
dustry In Oregon, he said
"This is a complicated prob
lem.
Rough Drait Presented
The committee had before
it a rough draft of a bill re
quested by Oregon milk Pro
ducers, expected to be intro
duced before long.
It calls for milk distributor
pools, similar to those pro
vided in the 1961 milk control
legislation that expired at the
start of this year. Dairymen
say the 1961 legislation stabi
lized the Industry.
Statament Considered
The committee also had be
fore It a statement Issued
Wednesday by distributors,
who process and sell the milk,
represented by the legislative
committee of the Oregon
Dairy Industries.
It opposes the dairymen's
proposal, and says the 1961
bill "contributed to insta
bility." The statement said
the weakness lies in the fail
ure of the program to control
out-of-state milk.
'Balloon Loaf Studied
The committee also con
sidered the problem of the
"balloon loaf" of bread - a
one-pound loaf baked in a
one and one-half pound pan
to make it fluffier.
It voted to ask a spokes
man of the Oregon Retail
Bakers to appear. Legislation
sought by the bakers would
give the State Agriculture
Department the power to set
bread loaf size and labeling
standards.
Billie Sol Esfes
Formally Sentenced
Tyler, Tex. -(UPD- Bankrupt
farm tycoon Billie Sol Estes,
convicted o f swindling a
farmer, was refused a new
trial today. Estes was formal
ly sentenced to eight years in
state prison.
Attorney John D. Cofcr
served immediate notice of
appeal to the state Court of
Criminal Appeals, Estes was
freed on a new $5,000 bond.
Estes was convicted of
swindling Pecos, Tex., furmer
T. J. Wilson on a mortgage
deal for, fertilizer tanks.
It wus Hie first trial of many
pending against Estes.
Malaya Tells Indonesia:
'Leave Malaysia Alone1
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya-IUPD
-The Malayan premier, Teng
ku Abdul Rahman, renewed
today his warning to Indo
nesia to "keep your hands off
Malaysia."
In an exclusive Interview
with UPI at the tengku's at
tractive hilltop residence, he
said frankly he Is bewildered
at the griwing trouble be
tween Indonesia and this
Southeast Asian nation which
will be expanded by summer's
end into the Malaysian fed
eration. "I did not expect anything
like tliis," the lengku said.
The mild mannered pre
mier, who will be 60 on Feb.
8, said:
"But I cannot sit back when
they go on talking. Finally
I had to say, keep your hands
off Malaysia."
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Surprise Element
n Long-Awaited
Kennedy Proposal
Tax Preferences
For Most Elderly
Washington -IUPD- President
Kennedy asked Congress to
day to recapture about a fifth
of his proposed $11 billion
lax cut for individuals by
clamping drastic limits on deductions.
His proposal would limit
deductions for such things as
home mortgage interest, con
tributions, medical expenses
and local taxes. Only that por
tion of the total amount which
exceeds 5 per cent of the
taxpayer's income could be
deducted.
The sweeping nature of the
plan was the surprise element
in a 9,000-word message In
which Kennedy spelled out
his anxiously awaited request
for a three-step reduction in
personal and corporate tax
rates.
His blueprint also called
for new tax preferences for
most persons over 65, for
many working mothers and
for professional athletes, au
thors and others whose earn
ings fluctuate widely. He urg
ed tougher tax treatment for
the oil and gas industry.
stock dividends and stock op
tions enjoyed by some corpo
ration executives.
Cancels $2.3 Billion
The President said his pro
posed "reform" in deductions
would cancel out $2.3 billion
the $1 1 billion tax cut
he wants to give individuals
to pump more purchasing
power into the economy and
revitalize business.
He said it also would mean
that some 6.1 million of the
25 million taxpayers who now
Itemize deductions would
find it more, or equally, prof- .
itable to take the standard
10 per cent deduction and file
a short return.
However, Kennedy's tax
blue-print. would give low-income
groups a better break
on deductions than they get
now. It would establish for
the flrBt time a minimum de
Iduction - $300 for a single
person or married couple plus
$100 for each dependent.
Everyone would get that
much regardless of deductible
expenses or income.
As a result, between 750,-
000 and 1,000,000 low-income
taxpayers would be removed
fro.T the tax rolls. This would
bi in addition to certain old
people who would be relieved
of tax liability under other
rule changes.
Raises Problems
Obviously aware that the
deduction proposal will face
trouble in Congress, Kennedy
said "the present practice of
allowing taxpayers to deduct
certain expenses in full . . .
raises difficult problems of
equality, taxpayer compliance
and tax administration and
enforcement."
As for proposals that he cut
his record $08.8 billion budg
et to clear the way for tax re
lief, Kennedy said he had pro
posed spending the minimum
needed for national security
and the Soviet challenge in
space. He said it would be "a
grave mistake" to cut It.
Democratic leaders believe
all advance signs indicate
that Congress will wind up
voting a tax cut this year.
But they believe Kennedy
wilt get few of the revenue
boosting "reforms" he wants.
Three Annual Steps
As previously revealed,
Kennedy's plan would reduce
Individual income tax rates in
three annual steps from the
present 20 to 91 per cent to
a new range of 14 to 65 per
cent.
Other major points:
Individual Wlthholdlna-To
reflect lower tax rates that
would apply to 1963 income,
the withholding rate would be
cut almost 14 per cent, effec
tive July 1. Since Congress
is not likely to complete ac
tion on any tax legislation be
fore late summer, the Treas
ury anticipates It will have to
refund unusually large
amounts when taxpayers com
pute their final 1963 tax bill.
Tax rates would be lower still
on 1964 Income and again on
10t5 Income.
Would Drop
Corporations - They now
pay 30 per cent In taxes on
the first $25,000 in earnings.
This would drop to 22 per
cent on 1963 Income. Earnings
above $25,000 now are taxed
at 52 per cent. This would
be cut to 47 per cent over a
two-year period, starting: next
Jan. 1. Kennedy said the big. ,
gesi percentage cut would go
to the 450,000 corporations
which earn $25,000 or lest
rather than to the 13S.onn
larger corporations.
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