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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1947)
mm IMl ; i n WEATHER , M.. (Julia 41 I l'i..iln!lH.ii laal 1) Houri ,., O.iW ! dir.. m i tar u itala " I l.aat . I.H Narmal II. tl roraraill Mvally rlaa lanlalil an rrUar, aiwailansl aaawara. MIL'S HVK CUNTS lly FIIANK JKNKINH SKOMCTAItY OF STATE MAR SHALL, speaking to the llnrvttrd alumni usawlutltm at Cambridge I Mom I today, will Uiwn Uie coun trim of KurH to work out tngethor a grant now program of recoil trucilun, ' He thru promise American eco liuuilo awilaltthie And atipiiort "so fur a It limy be practical." Ho doesn't iniinn the amount tif money Uila country Intend to make avail able for mull a purKwe, but ys Kijroiw must have "substantial ad (Mlnnal help during the next three luTfour years or fare economic, aoclal and politic' deterioration of very rave character." UE tell why Kurup facet do- terloratlon, Industries In the culm and town are not prtKtucInK enough THINGS to go around. Without THINOH to lieiid It for. money become value Iraa. (We're learning aomelhlng about Uiat even here in happy Am erica.) Under alien circumstance, food brcomea auprrme In ImiKirtnnce. iKood PIIEVKNT8 STARVATION.) HO having nothing Ui trade It for Kuroiwnn farmer produce only at much food a they can eat or ped dle In the black market. Therefore the grim spectre of hunger atalk the atreet of the ctllr and town.. It ln't a pretty picture Murahell fialnta. Hut those who have seen t know lie apeak the plain truth. UK then goea to the root of the n matter In Uiene wurda: "The remedy lira In breaking the vlrloua circle and RESTOIUNO THK CONKIUKNCE of Uie European people in the economlo future of their own countrlri and of Europe ea a whole." America, he aays. must AND WILL do that. a ft" will coat money.. Plemy of It. Ten to fifteen bllllona la the cur rent estimate of Informed Amer icana Including Former President lioover. Hut don't get scared. If HOOD HUM1NKHH. If we go through with It Intelligently. tf you had a alore In an area altera everybody waa broke and htmgry, you couldn't do much bua Uie. In order to. protect ynnr own Intercut, you'd have to help your cuatomera to get going, aelllng them what they need and giving them a long time In which to pay. Over and over In varloui placea In Amer ica, that ha been done. When done Intelligently, It ha alwaya paid. YOU don't like the Idea, of courae. Thl writer doesn't like It. Your Impulse la to aay: "Let the rest of the world look out for luielf. They made thla broth. Let 'em stew In It. We'll look out for OURSELVES." You'd like to go bark to the happy, carefree day of Isolationism, when American wn eufflclent unto Itself. Bo would thl writer to be candid abnut II. But we can't do It. Thnl day I pat. We have to live In (he world, iC'anllnaa aa Tat 4, Calant Day's Jews in i riwuKW" M,,MHHniirrrr Leslie Roger?' Final Rites Slated For Friday Pinal rites for Leslie Earl Rogers. ' a.3. for the past 43 years a resident of Klamath Pulls and prominent In civic and banking circles, will be held from Uie chapel of the Earl Whltlock Funeral home at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon with Interment In Uie .family plot of Llnkvllle cemetery. Tim Rev. David F. Burnett Jr, will -lOfflclnte. Death came to Mr. Rogers at Uie family home. 851 Pacific Terrace, at ' ' 1 :05 p. in. Wednesday following an Illness of the past two years. Mr. Rogers was born In Fields Landing, Calif.. May 35. 1885. and moved to Oakland In 1891. He at tended schools In Oakland and ' studied at tho University of Cali fornia for two years, Ho embarked on his banking career In 11)04 when he accepted n position with Uie Cen tral Bank of Oakland. A short time Inter, Mr, Rogers was asked to accept the post of assistant cashier of the Klamath County bank, first bank In Klamath Falls, The Invitation came from Alexander Mnrtln Br., Alexan der Martin Jr., O. 8. Mooro, E. P, McCornack, E. R, Renmcs and Levi Wllllts, who organized the bank. Mr. Rogers took over his duties March 8, 1000. On April 17, 1007, he was married to Anna Mnrgreltcr, mem ber of a pioneer Jacksonville, Ore., family. Later, when Uie Klamath County bank absorbed the First National bank and assumed the mime of First National, Mr, Rngors became cashier of the bank. This change occurred about 1011. The bank moved to 4th and Main and remained there for some time. For many years, Mr. Rogers sorved as director of the First National bank of Merrill, along with E. M. Bubb, W. O. Dalton and An- drew M. Collier. In 1933, when tho First National Bank of Portland took over the First National here, Mr, Rogers retired from actlvo business, In 1934 he or ganised tho Rogers Finance com pany, first locatod across from the courthouso and at the tlmo of his death located In Uio M. L. Johnson offices. 413 Main. Mr. Rogers gave iiiiHtlnllngly of Ills tlmo to public services. Ho was a member of the Salvation Army ad visory board for IK years and held that post at the time of his death. Ho was a member of tho Klamath Falls ISIks lodge held membership : number 70, the first card Issued after I'fi? charter was signed, He became a member In 1012 and In 1934 served as exulted ruler of the lodge. He wag KLAMATll Train Went rhotographer Joe Pohl of the Krle, Pa- Dlipateb-Herald, wha took thl picture of a washout under the Erie railroad track about an hour after the New York-Chicago Erie Limited hod paaaed thl point, eU matrd thl waahout waa at leaat 1 to IX feet wide before the train reached thl point The train came to a bait and waa derailed about a half mile after patelng thl flood-created bridge, rolil ritlmated the waahout a thown In thl picture waa about 0 feet w Ide and tt feet deep. ' AP wlrepholo. Boy Treated For Injuries Seven-year-old Ilonnle Virgil Ha klna waa treated at Klainnth Val ley hunpltal thla morning tor alight Inlurle received when he wa knocked down by a car at Recla mation and Earn Mnln about 8.30. The car wn driven by Mr. Herbert Perdue. 39. of 3435 Eberleln. Ronnie I the eon of Mr. and Mrs. I'lnyd M. Hntikln. 1023 Walilland. and I a atudent at Mill achnol, Iiiveallgatlng police ld Utat the little boy ran Uilo the atreet In front of Mrav Perdue ear. He waa hit on the right leg and knocked to the . pavement. Mm. Perdue itopped Immediately, I put Uie boy In her ear and drove i htm to the noxpitai, wnere ne waa treated and releaaed. Prize Too Small So Contest Off BEATTI.E. June 5 on Cancella tion of the annual Couiievtlle Indian Water featlval on Wldby Island was announced yesterday by festival of ficial. The reason: "The 110 prlie money "10 to each of the II men In Uie winning boat) look like peanut to the Indians thl year." also a member of the Klamath Falls Rotary club, served for 35 years as treasurer of the Klamath County chapter, American Red Cross, and was also a member of both school boards. He served a chairman of the board of district 3 at the tlmo Kla math Union high school was built. Mr. Rogers was a member of the Presbyterian church of Fields Land ing, town of hi birth. In addition to tho various position he held, Mr. Rogers worked diligently on various smaller clvlo protect. In addition to his wife, Anna. Mr. Rogers Is survived by three children, Mrs. Bcott (Zepha) Warren of Al goma, Mrs. Harry (Jean) Ravlua of Chlloquln, and one son, James of Algoma, five grandchildren and one niece, Mrs. Warren Bradley of Oak land, Calif. One son, Donald, died September 31, 1945. Six old time friends will serve as honorary pallbearers at Friday's rites. They are. Bert Hall. Charles L. Moore, W, O. Dalton, A. R. Onmpbell, Ernest M. Bubb and Henry N. Moc. Active pallbearers will be, Lloyd L. porior, ueorge Mcituyre, Koinna b. WrlRht, Maurice Johnson, Andrew M. Collier and William Hagclslcln. LESLIE ROGERS ' i . Kennell-Ellls. riiw v , rii - - c "'i) ik-' 1 I Ai KALL8, OIIKOON, THUHrilMV, JUNE , 1M7 Acrott Wothed - Out Solon Claims Bill Will Merge Services WA8HINOTON, June S P Sen ator Robertson iR-Wyo.l laid today the pending army-navy unification bill actually would merge Uie two services. "It's merger legislation, pure and simple." the Wyoming lawmaker told a reporter. "Lel'a not fool our selves about that." Robertson Is a member of the senate armed service committee which In his absence yesterday ap- FourTreaties Ratified WA8HINOTON. June 5 iV-The senate completed ratification of the first four of World War II'i peace treaties today. After ratifying Uie Italian treaty by a 79 to 10 vole. Uie senate Uien gave voire vote approval to treaties wllh Romania. Bulgaria and Hun gary. The action on Uie Hungarian treaty came only a few hours after President Truman at a news con ference had denounced as out rageous a communist coup In that country. Action on the Italian agreement came after rejection 67 to 23. a pro posal by Senator Fulbrlght (D-Ark.) to delay action on all of Uie treaties until next January 35. The treaties become effecUv'e on ratification by all of the Big Four powers Uie. U. 8., Britain, Russia and China. Mine Disaster Cause Told WASHINGTON, June 5 tP) A senate publlo lands subcommittee declared today Uiat "use of explo sives In a nonpermlsslble manner" was the Immediate cause of Uie March 35 Centralla (111.) mine dis aster which claimed 111 lives. Submitting a report to the senate on an Investigation tt made, the committee said: "In summing up the responsibility, committee mem bers found that almost everyone concerned was guilty of negligence to one degree or another manage ment, the miners, uie Mine work ers' union, state and federal bu reaus." Chairman Cordon (R-Oro.) told the senate the committee recom mends federal legislation giving the U. 8. bureau of mines or some other federal agency "authority, not only to promulgate an adequate safety code, but also authority to enforce it." Fremont Junior High Graduation Slated Tonight Parents and friends will gather In Pelican court ot KUHS at 8 o'clock tonight, Thursday, when Fremont Junior high school will graduate 198 eighth graders who have comploted Uiclr grado school career. The processional will be played by the Fremont school orchestra fol lowed by tho Invocation by Uie Rev. 8. M. Topness. The girls' chorus will sing two numbers followod by a violin solo by Athena Lamnropulos. The graduation address will be ?lven by the Rev. David Bar net t Jr., ollowed by the presentation of the DAR award by Mrs, William Owsley. Honor pins will bo presented by Principal Lowell Kaup, followed by three songs by the mixed chorus. Presentation of the olass by Mr, Kaup will be followed by presenta tion of diplomas by Jack Schulae, The program will end with the or chestra's recessional. Orchestra di rector Is Oland Warcup. vocal mu sic director, Patricia Hunt. The publlo Is Invited to attend the -O' Seov Unification Droved the bill by a 13 lo 0 vote. He said he would have voted against Uie measure. It provides (or unlllcation of the mlllury and naval forces under a secretary of national security. The bill says speclllcally that there anau be no merger, a provision upon which the navy Insisted. But Robertson contended that "nine lines of the bill are merger line and It doesn't take a lawyer to figure It out." He referred to a eeetlon which create a "natipnal security orgahPi union (which) shall consist of Uie department of Uie army, Uie depart ment of the navy and Uie depart ment of Uie air force. ..." Robertson's argument Is that making Uie three departments part of an "organization" spells merger. He said he Intends to fight the bill on Uiat ground when It reaches the senate floor, probably next month. President Truman formally sent to congress yesterday the universal training report drafted by his nine member commission and urged Uiat it be given "early consideration." The commission called upon con gress to. act at once to set up a sys tem of compulsory military training for the nation's youths, declaring Uiat failure to do so would Invite "extermination." The house armed services group already has voted to open hearings on the proposal . They probably will be started In about two weeks. Welfare Fund Warning Given SEATTLE, June 8 () Horry O. Page, president of the American Public Welfare association, warned welfare administrators today to exorcise good Judgment In request ing funds or run the risk of re ceiving arbitrary cuts which "may result In Inadequate funds to carry out actual needs." Page, deputy commissioner of the New York department of public welfare, is here to attend the West coast regional conference of Uie as sociation. . nnrlnir the war vears." he sold. "every state had surpluses but now these surpluses are gone or ear marked and tlu states are feeling the need for carefully scanning their budgets. He declared social insurance should be expanded to Include groups not now covered. McNee Named Lions President Wesley McNee, president of the McNee Lumber Sales, was elected president of the Lions club at Uie Tuesday noon meeting. Paul Lee was named vice presi dent; Everett Vanderpool. secretary-treasurer: Martin Putmon, Lion tamer; Bill Mihie, tall-twister. Bob Henrv and Roy Premo was clocted as two-year directors and Rev. Howard Hutchins, one-year di rector. Installation of new officers will be held June 27. Murder-By-Mail Pfot Develops As More Britons Get Explosives LONDON, June 5 UP) A Scotland Yard spokesman said today scores of prominent Britons, including Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and other high government leaders, were targets of a murder-by-mall plot of "Jewish terrorists," apparenuy In reprisal for British Palestine policy. . 'V . Discovery of Uie letter bombs was disclosed yesterday, when Scot land Yard announced that envelopes containing explosive powder anil tiny detonators had been sent to several leading figures in British life. A Yard spokesman said three more such letter bombs were uncov ered today. All recipients thus far had been warned or became susplolous in -time and the letters were turned over to police. , , A spokesman said the letter bombs were "very dangerous and suf ficiently powerful to kill or permanently maim." He said all were mailed from Italy. ....... ' Italian police said Uiey had been unable to uncover any trace of the source of the explosive envelopes there. uifl . nip Democrats Urge Labor Bill Veto WASHINGTON, June S 1rV- tiipm rfnuvH(l house member appealed to President Truman touay lo veto the compromise labor bill and reported they got a reply that he Is going to siuay urn immm very thoroughly before acting. The legislation, Imposing curb on union and strike, passed Uie house by a thumping margin and I now awaiting final senate action, possibly today. The congressmen calling at the White House were Rep. Lesiiuki of Michigan, Madden of Indiana, and Klein of New York. Coal Talked Asked whether Uie legislation might head off a possible soft coal strike, Lesinskl said there I an es cape clause under which the miner could refuse If the mine were de clared unsafe by John L. Lewi, United Mine Worker chief. Senator Taft (R-Ohlo) said there wa a chance the senate ballot might go over until tomorrow. It depend, he said, on how many peo ple want to apeak how long. Once the vote comes, the bill goes to the White House, where some key democrat expect a veto. There Is no doubt about senate passage. The only question I whether the vote will turn up a margin Indicating that congress will veto a veto. That takes a two-tootle majority Id both branches. Fund Cutting Gets Praise WASHINGTON, June 6 WV-Rep. Horan iR-Wosh.) said today Uie house is doing a good Job In cut ting government expenditures. He cited slashes In Uie navy, ag riculture and war department bills as evidence. "The cries of bureaucratic an eulsh." Horan said In a statement. "which have accompanied each bill for funds to come to Uie floor have been somewhat deadened by the growing realunuon on Uie part of the country-that the appropriations Browing realunuon on Uie part of the country that the appropriations oomniittee. has- beeu ttotnfr a very Uiorough lob of studying the needs of government agencies, paring out uie paaaing ana protecting uie es sential and worthwhile functions. The representative said Uie house appropriations committee "quite de liberately siasnea overneaa ex oerues to the peacetime bone" In handling the army and navy appro-. prtauon Dins. Millman Hurt When Hit By Log ArUiur Patterson, about 37, em nlnve of Fialier Logging company and son of A. H. Patterson, well knnm iciamath countv rancher, was rushed to Klamath valley nospitai Wednesday afternoon suffering from injuries received wnen s trues oy a log. Patterson has a broken left arm and crushed groin, according to uie attending physician. His condition was reported good this aiternoon. It Is understood Uiat Patterson was working In the Fort Klamath area wnen a log ronea on mm. Columbia Spring Freshet Ended PORTLAND. Ore.. June 5 7P1 The Columbia river's annual spring freshet Is over, Uie weather bureau reported today. The Columbia river reached 17.5 feet at Vancouver today and the Willamette river 17.3 at Portland well below Uie levels of Uie 18 feet and more originally expected for this time. The weather bureau said cooler temperatures in Uie water sheds had prevented a heavy flow. From now on, Uie rivers are ex pected to recede. Overell Trial Postponed SANTA ANA. Calif.. June 5vP Because Uie lawyers have been get ting prospective jurors excused al most as fast as they ore empaneled, the Overell yacht explosion mur der case today was in recess until next Monday. By then, 135 additional talesmen will have been summoned, and from Uiem there may come a sufficient number ot citizens satisfactory to both sides. , Counsel for Louise Overell, 18-year-old heiress and her 21-year-old fiance, George Gollum, Jointly charged with murdering her par ents, have Indicated they may use all of their 30 perenv tory challenges. Flood Damage Repairs Made RUTLAND, Vt, June f MV-Fear of an outbreak of disease abated here today a tank truck carrying drinking water rolled Into thl elty digging cut of the wreckage of a flash flood that knocked out all tllltle. Power and light were restored but ga and water supply systems were still out of commlaslon with a possibility that It may be several day before pipelines eaa be re paired. Hundred still homeless from the flood unleashed by a bursUng power dam Tuesday night were being housed In the armory and fed by mobile kitchen. Water HtaUon Up Emergency water station were set up throughout the city with farmers from Uie surrounding coun tryside helping In serving well and spring water In a pall and bucket ongaae. Warning came repeatedly to thl elty' IS. OO resident from pa Hie health sfileia' that all water must be boiled at Iraat minute. They were cautioned against using any from faueeu. For the first time to almost three days, folks here were eating some ' hot food. Pour person reported missing been accounted lor. ine last a 13-year-old boy who wandered from the yard of his home showed up yesterday. Grange Policy Issues Talked BEND. June 5 (Pi State grange convention delegates waded Into controversial policy Issues today as more committee reports came to uie ajtxmhlv floor. The taxation committee lormai report was expected to draw strong argument today, particularly over uii! sales tax issue, i ne states w nrooosal ha a substantial bloe of supporters in tne grange convention for Uie first time In the organiza tion s history. Deieaates vesterdav aooroveo reso lutions calling for more pre-paid medical and health orograms after Peter Zimmerman. Yamhill, declared "the farmer takes more care of his livestock's health than of his own and his family'." Other action asked for a timber severance tax to assist forest con servation; open season on beaver traDDliur where the animals damage form property; tighter enforcement of tne Dang s disease control law. Governor Snell and Uie state Mill ties commissioner were asked to In. vestigate charges of Inequitable freight rates In Oregon, particularly In the Klamath basin. A resolution also recommended restoration by congress of funds for reclamation, and. .Bonneville, power administration projects. - - . Still More Rain Promised Cloudy skies which have blotted out the sun for over a week In the Klamath area added still more rain Wednesday and today. Klamath Falls resident noted Uiat Wednes day evening's downpour, Inter spersed by hail, drenched certain sections of town, missing other parts 01 tne city completely. From 8 a. m. Wednesday to 11 a. m. today, Uie California Oregon Power company records show Uiat 21 of an Inch of rain poured down on Klamath Falls, making slightly over two Inches in the past eight days. The weatherman offered little hope for a let-up with his forecast of "mostly cloudy with occasional showers tonight and Friday." Truman Creates National Forest WASHINGTON. June 5 (Pi -President Truman today consolt dated port of three national forests in California as "The Six Rivers national forest." - A proclamation said that parts of Siskiyou. Klamath and Trinity na tional forests were consolidated "in the Interest of administrative man agement." The proclamation added that the acUon does not change Uie status of any land ownerships. r M Hm-d lirhta hla nine in I ri' .:,''". .,JmaaM)ai ' -y.v-'- ymp itfs . x ; stroke ot the clock. The three are uncovering a Klamath Heating company line to do a little repair Jekv Left to right, Fells Peace, Burd and Wiley Liveaay. Buys Jade Q-Si J. L. Kraft, Chicago food manu facturer and rock hobbyist, dis play in Lo Angeles, some pol ished Jade. Kraft recently bought a mountain of Jade at Happy Camp, Calif, near the Oregon bor der. Asked if be were going into Jade commercially, he said; "No. anybody can come up and get all Use rock they want from my moun tain. It' free pickin'a." AP wirephoto. Federal Court Term End Near Federal court wa due to finish its business her for this session this afternoon, except for one holdover Item for which Judge James Alger Fee and members of his official family will come back from Port land on Monday. That Item is the government's condemnation suit against Great Northern railway, concerning a sewer line right-of-way across GN property. Testimony is to be taken at 3 p. m. Monday. U .xesteraay. artemoon tne courv i iimsnea n earing testimony in jerry rO'Sullivan's $25,000 sut for damage against weyernaeuser Ttmoer com pany, and Judge Fee took Uie case under advisement without rendering; a decision. O'Sullivan asks S25.000 for Injuries received when he was hurt in an accident at the mill over a year ago. The civil suit brought by Mary Lampropulos against Glenn Kent to set aside a deed wa being heard by Judge Fee today. Gunshot Victim Still Critical Eveland Chlloquln, Klamath In dian who suffered gunshot wounds in the groin at the Frank Sum mers ranch 16 miles from Chllo quln Tuesday afternoon, remained In a critical condition at Klamath Valley hospital but Dr. George H. Adler said at noon today Uiat a slight Improvement was noted in Chiloquin's condition. No arrests nave been made in connection with the shooting al though Special Indian Officer John Arkell and two FBI men are work ing on the case. ... City Band To Try Pool's Acoustics OREGON CITY, June S (ffV-It won't quite be singing In Uie bath tubbut a citv band is to be form ed here and plans call for It to be seated In Uie deep end of the swim tning pool. The pool, sponsors pointed out, is drained for cleaning on Monday's the day concerts are piannea. 9M 5 A 1 j .at f the rain this morn In as th o'clock Special waa snapped right en the $40 Million Added For WASHINGTON, Juna 1 (AV-Tha ' house paaaed and sent to th aeuat today a tS.28.92,423 army supply bill after adding MO.OM.M. to fund for airplane purchaaee. The actio) wa taken by unanimous vole vot. ' As It left the hones, th bill waa M35 09.977, or 7.s per eent bets the president's budget estimate far new appropriation for the war de partment during the fiscal year be ginnln- July 1. The $40,000,000 Increase In new plane funds was the only change made In the bill by the house. That um was added to I39S.OO0.00O which the house appropriations commute had recommended for Uiat purpose. Long Debate The house had debated for hour an amendment by Rep. Malum (O Tex.) to add the amount to Uie bill before discovery that the appropri ations committee had erred in re porting that there was an addi tional $280,000,000 available for th air corps. Rep. Enget (R-Mlch.), wha hail led the fight against the amend ment yesterday, told the hens to day the proposed f3tt.Me.tM for new plane Included 28,MM la contract authorisation far. next year. Earlier, Engel had contended the 1 28e.eoo.no waa in addition t the S3M,0M,M. When Engel admitted hi error, the house shouted It approval of the Malum amendment and repub lican and democrat crowded around the Texan to congratulate him. Port Tie-Up Row Flares BAN FRANCISCO. Jun B W Harry Bridge and west coast ship- ,. owners explosively broke a ten) public silence today over negotla Uons aimed at avoiding another shipping strike on June 15. Each charged the other with bad faith. Bridges' CIO maritime committee, which he heads, said the shopownera were resolved to "lock out" the un- , Ions rather than extend contract year and mediate "slight wage Jn- creases" being asked by "a couple of the unions." The shipowners countered with the assertion that such an extension was offered the unions on Memorial Day. Their statement suggested, that anything else, such as wage in-. creases, constituted something new injected by Bridge withoulr their knowledge. Firemen Battle LaGrdnde Blaze : LA GRANDE. June S W) City firemen battled a stubborn blaze In the basement of the EpUng Distri buting company building for if hours yesterday before bringing; th fire under control. Thick smoke prevented firemen from getting to the fire's source. LaGrande Fire Chief Parley Hutchison was overcome by smoke and was dragged from danger by other firemen. Company officials would not esti mate the loss, but said that heat, smoke and water caused extensive damage to furniture stored in the basement It wa the company's sec ond major lire in 14 month. . Teen-Agers Held For Return Home Two 18-year-old Arlington, Calif., boys are held in Juvenile custody here today, awaiting trip back to Riverside, Calif., where they are said to be wanted in connection with several burglaries. The boys were picked up late yes terday afternoon by city police in a Main street restaurant. At first they told questioners they were Just passing through from a school in , Washington, but later said that they had run away from home in Arling ton several days ago after police had located a cache of stolen ar ticles at the home of one of the boys. A message from Riverside asked that the boys be held for California, authorities. . 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