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|            |   | Norton County News      |   |                         |
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| PO Box 365 |   |                         |   |                         |
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| Norton, KS |   |                         |   |                         |
| 67654-0365 |   |                         |   |                         |
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| Bob Dean,  |   |                         |   |                         |
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| Payments   |   |                         |   |                         |
| For 2007   |   |                         |   |                         |
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| be 22      |   |                         |   |                         |
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