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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
Lightweight Championship to
be at Stake in Fight Tonight

New York, May 2l-INS-Bounc-
ing, whirling, wild.swinging Beau
Jack resumes his pugilistic career
at Madison Square Garden tonight
and will Chamber into the ring al 2
to ! or better over Bob Montgom-
cry, the veteran though not aged,
trial horse from Philadelphia The
prize, besides sizeable purses. is
the New York Commission YER
sion OF the lightweight champion
ship. currently the property OF the
everything little Georgia negro.
Despite the fact that the bout
will be waged between two colored
men, Beau Jacks crowd.pleasing an
tics, the long boxing holiday at the
Garden during the time the circus
filled the joint. and the sports boom
now on will combine TO pull some
thing like $4,000 worth of custom
ers through the turnstile, Promot-
er Mike Jacobs doesn't mind.
Promoter Jacobs, in TACT. would
like to have a dozen Beau Jacks
right now instead OF just the one.
and weird assortment OF other
characters who have TO be shut
fled back and forth TO make up main
events in these times when the
paying clientele Graves action. The
one drawback TO everything is the
lack OF talent.
Hence Beau Jack bounces in and
out OF the Garden for fight just
about every time they open doors
and the customers bounce in right
behind him. Since he started his
campaign that led 10 his being
crowned successor TO Sammy An
gott lin New York state) the for
mer boot black has whipped up
froth OF no less than $4,000 in
five Garden bouts, with tonights
ENLARGEMENT 10 run second best TO
only his encounter with Henry
Armstrong just before the circus
took over.
While drawing that shower OF
gold through the gate he at the
same time beat Allie Stolz. Tlppy
Larkln, Fritzie Civic twice and
Armstrong to clinch his title and
his place among the top attractions.
He makes his first defense to-
night. He ought to win-if ne
doesn't run out of gas ration tick
cts between the 10th and lotn
rounds. He has been a notoriousiy
slow finisher in the past and over
this long haul with a veteran as eA'
perienced and as cagy as the Phil
adelphian might be hard put to re-
tain whatever lead she can get IN
the early rounds, if any.
Montgomerys record in point oil
knockouts and decisions is just
about as good as Beau Jacks, with
the added impressiyeness that the
former has fought oyer-the-welght
matches five times against cham
pions-three times with Angott anc
twice with Lew jenkins, Angotts
predecessor.
Neither Jack nor Montgomery
ever has been knocked out and each
has flattened q men-Montgomery
getting his in SO starts and the title
holder cooling his guys in SO EN-
counters.
In case you want TO know how
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
Sixth Grade Gives
Musical Program

A delightful program was given
at the Woodruff School assembly,
Thursday afternoon at 2:15 pre-
sented by the music appreciation
class OF the sixth grade, under the
Craftsmanship Of Clarence Tindall'
They were assisted by the kinder
garten rhythm band, effectively al
rected by Harold Hines.
The music appreciation CLASS
demonstrated percussion lnstru'
ments as follows: William. BUCK
snare drum; Eldred Lille, bells;
Glenn Horn. cymbals; Paul Fas lg'
tambourine; Edwan Becker. TRAN
giles, and Emerson Freeman, TOM
tom.
The program concluded with 4
film, in which the Philadelpnis
symphony Orchestra demonstrated
percussion instruments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21

BOSTON-INS-A Washington,
D. C. soldier was severely stabbed
in the neck in South Boston
by an unknown assailant who leap
ed at him from a doorway. Army
authorities identified the victim,
reported near death at City Hos
pital, as Pvt. George NJ. Jensen,
25, Of Mount Vernon, a member of
a guard detail
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
SIMILAR ACCIDENTS OCCUR

Traverse City. May 21-In Trav'
erse City, Mrs. Martha Acker Long
II, was killed at noon when she
stepped in front OF Pere Mar.
quette locomotive. In Kalamazoo
Mrs. Anna B. Williams. 81. was
killed at p. m. when she stepped
in front OF a locomotive Both WON.
en- were deaf.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
PRISONER OF JAPS

Washington, May 21-INS-The
War Department made public today
the names OF 81 United States SOL
diers who are held as prisoners OF
war by Japan; II who are held by
Germany; and IS who are held by
Italy.
One Michigan man was included
In the list. He is staff Sergt. Daniel
Heckmeier, who is prisoner OF
the Japs. He is the son of Mrs. Eliz-
sbeth Hackmeier. $500 Chamber
lain. Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
WOMAN RELEASED

Mt. Clemens, Mich. May u -
Prosecutor Wilbur F. Held and Po-
lice Chief Arthur |. Rosso closed
Thursday their investigation into
the mysterious death OF three-year-
old Dannie Lyons. but Coroner
Howard V. Groesbeck. Jr.. still
chung to his original verdict that
the boy died by drowning, acct
dental or homicidal unknown" Mrs.
Violet Nonnemaker. twenty three
yearold ex-WAAC. was released
from the county jail at noon Thurs
day where she had been held since
May 10. the same day the boys
body vas discovered in the Clinton
River. She had been sought since
May 4 on a kidnap. warrant.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21

Pontiac. Mich. May 2l-Thurs-
day leaders OF the states Life In
surance Underwriters were arriving
here to attend the annual conven-
ton Of the Association OF Life I'm.
derwriters. Highlight Of the one-day
affair will be an address at noon
today by Gov Harry F. Kelly.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
JUDGE FOUND GUILTY

Lansing. . Mich. May 2l-Thurs-
day in the states first impeachment
trial in Il years the Senate found
Probate Judge Michael f. Nolan
of Gogebic County guilty OF charges
brought against him in an impeach-
ment action voted by the House OF
Representatives. and removed him
from office. The Senate voted gull
~ on two OF five articles OF i'm
parchment. voted not guilty on a
third, and dismissed two others.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
MICHIGAN MEN PRISONERS

Quincy. Mich. May 9l-Staff Ser
Geant Frank NJ. Stansell. Jr.. IS,
OF Quincy who was reported miss
ing after the fall OF Bataan, and
Warrant Officer Jack Day, SO, OF
Mt Clemens. formerly stationed at
Selfridge Field, are held by the jap
anese. Corp. Victor Jorae, %. OF
Laingsburg. is prisoner OF the
Germans. He was serving with a
tank unit in Africa when he was
captured.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21

NEW oRLEANS-INS- Motion
Picture Star Martha Raye's plans
for a two-week tour Of Army camps
in the South temporarily were can
celled today after physicians re-
ported she apparently was suffering
from appendicitis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
HOW THEY STAND
AMERICAN LEAGUE

"GameS benlnd ledOer.
Thursdays Results
New York at Detroit, weather.
Washington at ST. Louis (2N
weather.
Philadelphia at Chicago t2)
weather.
Boston 81. Cleveland IL.
Today's Games
Boston at Detroit.
Philadelphia at st. Louis, night.
New York at Cleveland, night.
Washington at Chicago. night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21

~UdWtS DbHIUU ItdUtI'
Thursdays Results
Brooklyn 5, st. Louis 2
Philadelphia 80. Chicago 90.
Pittsburgh at Boston, weather.
Cincinnati at New York. weather.
Todsy's Games
Chicago at Boston.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn. e
st. Louis at New York.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, night
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21

York-NS-Count Derby winner
today the $4,000 Whers stakes Belmont
Saturday Swords chasing
Derby The the Preakness will the
Withers colt able
satisfactorily
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21

"Ow men in the service in this war have
pretty definite ideas about what they're
fighting for and the way they want to find
our country when they come back. don't
you think 50. Judge?"
81 certainly do. George. Just week or 30
ago was reading in national magazine the
results Of poll taken among our soldiers
Each man was given QUESTIONABLE con-
tanning twenty-five assignments for the
folks at home. He was asked TO check the
first FIVE in order of importance to him.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
Sports Roundup

calsThs last of major league hodouts herd
fold today Novikon basebs mad Russian
he will join Chicago Cubs The
outeder playing contract 20
put talked holdous in
h.IIh
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
Auction Sale
81 LOTS-Boulevard Manor-S7 LOTS
in Ann Arbor, Michigan
THURSDAY, MAY 27

Starting at 90 and 500 np will continue until
lot Is sold Every lot sells regardless Of price,
TERMs-2596 cash a time Of sale Balance terms
H. c. SHAFMASTER Owner
DRAKE AUCTION CO.. AuetloneerS
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21

"Out of thousands Of replies the first
assignment to the folks back home was
Make sure I'll have job in my chosen
field Of work when get back. Number 5 was
Make sure that Prohibition isn't put over
on us again
when the men in the last war came
home and found prohibition had been put
over on them behind their backs they were
sore as boils. You can see, from what |
just told you how they feel about it this
time, too"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
Deserter Admits
Posing as Major;
Civilian Arrested

Army uniforms and Insignia
brought two men to grief today, as
FBI agents arrested a deserter
from Little Rock. Ark, for i'm
personating an officer and civil
ian for wearing the army uniform
illegally.
Harold r. Jones, %, was ar
rested in a loop hotel. according
to FBI Chief Bugas, for posing as
a major. Bugas said the youth
admitted he promoted h m S e ] T
through the ranks from second
lieutenant TO major and that he
had cashed $1,000 in bad checks
from Texas 10 Michigan since his
desertion last August.
Bugas said Jones was a physical
education instructor at a school
near his Little Rock home before
entering the army in August, 1889.
Charged with wearing the uni
form illegally was James Marion
Pauley, %, of Pikeville, KY. who
was arrested when he appeared at
police headquarters to identify a
man he charged had assaulted and
robbed him of sos.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
; Brothers
Join Army
Together

Joseph Laramie, %, former all
city football star and national
YMCA wrestling champion who
four months ago donated his air
plane 10 the salvage drive, goes
into the army at Fort Custer with
his two younger brothers to-
morrow.
The Laramies live at 1857 Hart.
The three were indicted together
last week.
when Paul and James were
drafted" he said, 81 decided TO
20 along so that we wouldn't
split up" y
Paul is 19 and James 20. They
and Joseph are graduates OF
Southeastern High School.
Joseph tossed in his 9-year-old
single-motored Waco plane to the
scrap drive last November,
at ran all right" he explained,
"but 1 knew I would be In the
army soon. so what the heck"
The brothers have been in war
work since graduation. The en-
tire Laramie family, as matter
of fact, is in war work--including
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Laramie Sr.
and two married daughters.
The husband of one OF the
daughters is a marine private and
that OF the other an air force S
cadet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
Bags German Bomber
About to Hit His Ship

How does il feel to have a Nazi
torpedo bomber winging its way
right into the side of your ship?
"Y0u don't have time to think
about it; you just fire your gun
ne fast as you can" said IT.
year-old George Kubinski, now
at home, at 1857 f. Warren
court, on a 12-day leave.
Young Kubinski is pointer on
the navy gun crew stationed
aboard a merchant marine ship
that has just completed a voyage
to Great Britain and Africa.
He speaks with authority when
II comes to torpedo planes. for the
first one that attacked his ship
in the Mediterranean went down
from the shells Of his gun.
"She came I'm on our star
board bow, and we hit her with
IL rounds. She seemed 10 jump
right up into the air and then
collapse into the sea-" he said.
There are three stars on the
service flag hanging in the window
of his home. Georges brother.
Edward, %, is a sergeant in a
medical battalion in Australia, and
another brother, Victor, 81, is now
in Great Britain with the Cana
dian army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
County Building
Insurance Cut

County Building insurance
which was cut in half when the
present board of auditors took
office. today was reduced another
IS per cent when requests for bids
were announced.
Total insurance 10 be carried,
Auditor Hafeli announced, will be
Sl50.000 on the building and $780,
600 on the contents.
The 1889 insurance figure, much
publicized during the Judge
Ferguson grand jury, and which
was one of the contributing fac
tors in the removal of the last
board of auditors, was 81, 94S, 900
on the building and $350,000 on
contents.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
GIadwin Filler Held
Prisoner by Nazis

Flying Officer Harold William
son of Gladwin, Mich, is prisoner
of war in Germany. c a d a n
Army officials revealed today. He
previously had been reported killed
in action.
A second flier, Donald Tedford
OF Windsor, who had been reported
missing. is now presumed dead, the
flying command reported. His
plane was shot down in action over
Malta. il was revealed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
"NEATF0RM"
CORSET
BELTS
s:92s

Thousands of women wear it
just for its slenderizing magic
and comfort. Many doctors
recommend il as an excellent
support for weak, sagging mus
cles and post-operative Use.
Odd and even sizes, rs to SO.
Crowley 's-Basement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
{. 6. NdgeI Freed
OF Driving Charge

A charge of reckless driving
was dropped today against Ernest
C. Maggie, former state represents
tive. because OF lack of eye-wit-
nesses TO the series of accidents
covered by the charge.
Nagel was accused OF striking
three cars in one block on Whittier
near Roxbury last January. The
only witness available, did not see
him strike the first car, but only
watched him back into the third
as he sought TO disengage his car
from the second,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
Dancer in Night Spot
Wins $4,000 Suit

Miss Chautse Shea, dancer now
appearing in a Detroit night club,
won $4,000 in her wage suit
against Sonia Henie's manager,
Arthur Writ, her attorney in
formed her today following de-
cision of the New York court of
appeals.
Miss Shea charged Writ dis
missed her because she reported
to the American Guild of Variety
Actors that he failed to pay over
time for work on Monday-custo-
mary day off in theatrical work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
Claim Against $4,000
Police Fund Settled

A claim against $4,000 from the
police benefit fund which went
into the estate of the late De-
tective William r. Mcmillan was
settled by Circuit Judge Brennan
today when he split the money
among McMillan's first and sec
ond wives and two daughters.
Mcmillan died June l26, 1912.
Evening star., 1943-06-22
Four From the Same

"The Conspirators," new novel by
Frederick Prokosch recently bought
by Warner Bros, will reunite male
members of the cast of Casa
blanca"
Evening star., 1943-06-22
most discouraged looking casts of
the season.

most discouraged looking casts OF
the season.
In the role of poor Lucy Seward,
the girl whose blood is being drained
by the vampire who does not believe
in rationing. is Mary Heath, who
looks more pitiable as Miss Heath
than as poor Lucy. Frank Jaquet
undoubtedly is trying his best to
make old Prof. Van Helsing proper
antedote for vampires, but the best
he can get out of his imperative
sentences is a snicker from the
audience
Charles Francis struggles man.
fully with the role of DR.. Seward
and Guy Spaull and Eduard Fray
make sturdy gestures as Jonathan
Harker and Renfield, but somehow
this department thinks the acting
honors of the evening go to Nichol-
son as the maid
Count Dracula," she says, an
nounclng his first entrance, and
there was more terror in her voice
than in any other line of the play.
That can only mean there was
something terribly wrong with the
rest of the lines for Miss Nicholson
definitely is no Katharine Cornell.
Addenda: Not being in the Army,
the weather, nor anything can keep
Phil Hayden from maintaining un-
broken the chain of Phil Hayden
r Tntir,,o
under the direction of Betty BigeloW
who has taken over for Mr.. H. for
the duration will be presented
Thursday evening in the presidential
ballroom of the Hotel Statler :.
There will be cast of 200 and the
maestro himself has flown back
from his station in California to be
present for the affair :. The critics.
lucky people, enjoyed a variant of
the Hollywood premiere today at
Loews screening room when they
were co-gueStS with Virginia Weidler
at screening of her latest picture,
The Youngest Profession" The
profession, in case you are piqued.
is autograph collecting . Among
those collected by Miss Weidler are
those of MGM's topfight stars, all
of whom naturally play themselves
in the picture ITS Up to You"
Washington Workshops anti-black
market musical. will open a Today
engagement tonight at the Depart
ment of Agriculture Auditorium
There will be no reserved seats and
a 25-cent War stamp will earn the
smiling welcome of the doorman
Curtain is at s 80.
Evening star., 1943-06-22

LII d wall way, N4l buSooA o1lN ilIo
collaborators do struggle to strike
terror in the hearts of the custom
erS. The customers, however, either
laugh or remain politely aloof,
reaction strangely calculated to give
Dracula chills, if he should happen
to be listening.
No one has said just what it was
that inspired Mr.. Lugosi to revive
"Dracula" for an audience which
has spent decade listening and
watching the screaming and claw
ings of Herr Hitler. One is free to
conjecture that it was the fabulous
popularity of Angel Street and
Arsenic and Old Lace If so, it
was a grievous miscalculation for
compared to the unique qualities of
these dramas, Bran Stoker's old
chiller is a boring old fogey of
play. unworthy of the attention of
an uninspired summer stock COM
pany. It's creaks are those in the
joints of age, more productive of
sympathy than of terror.
h 4
Mr.. Lugosi has been built into a
pretty monstrous fellow by the
movies in the decade and a half
since he last played Dracula in the
flesh. Clearly his reputation is in
large part due to the mad machina-
tions of Hollywood, an ingenuity in
demonology which exists beyond the
interest of science or the potency of
wolf-bane. Stripped down to his
own stature, Mr.. Lueosi looks and
talks not unlike a kindly old grand
father playing games with the kid
dies who, in turn. get the impress
sion cramps is silly old fool.
His error, however, is as much a
matter of judgment as anything
else for ''Dracula" is as outmoded as
a 1928 model automobile. In those
innocent old days the dramatization
by Hamilton Deane and John L.
Balderson looked faScinatingly aw-
full. Now it just looks awful, cum
bersome thing made the worse for
the efforts to "Streamline" it. These
are pretty crude pieces of remodel
ing, one of which seemed to in
volve a reference to Mr. Renfield as
a flying jitterbug" (wowD, and an
other a reference to atom smash
ing. They couldn't possibly fool any
one except those who thought it
would be a good idea to revive
'Dracula' at this time
Those who participate in the
struggle to invest the play with life
and death-comprise one of the
Evening star., 1943-06-22
Where and When
Current Theoter Attroct tions
and Time Of Showino

Stage.
National-"Dracula." with Bella
Lugosi: Tonight at $50.
Screen.
Capitol-"Presenting Lily Mars"
Judy Garland showgirl: 10:45 an.
l:35, 430, 7:20 and 1905 pm. Stage
shows: 1880, 3:45, 6:35 and 9:20 pm.
Columbia-"Cabm in the Sky
and music all around; IL am, 1905.
$40, Sis, 7:20 and $50 pm.
Earle-"Action in the North At
lantic.' conveys VS. Nazi subs: 1890
am. 1:20, 4:l5. 7:05 and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows: 1880, $40, 6:35 and
$50 pm.
Keith's White Savage" tenn
pestuousness and technicolor: 1875
IN, 40, 3:45, $50 7:50 and 9:55
pm.
Little-"Cat and the Canary"
Hope and Goddard chilled: ll:40
am, 1;45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and s:45
pm.
Metropolitan - Mission to Mos
cow an Ambassador abroad ll:25
am, 2, 4:30, 7:05 and $40 pm.
Palace-"Crash Dive" war from a
submarine: 1l:40 am, 2:10, 4:40,
ITO and $40 pm
Pix-"Three Girls About Town"
with Ioan Rl0pde1l. Continuous
from pm.
TranS-Lux News and shorts:
COOtinllOlIS from IN q m
Evening star., 1943-06-22

Fred laughs. Just before they start
again, Miss Lamour says, This is
really going to smell to high
heaven" and she puts her fingers
to her nose. Afterwards the record
ing machine plays the song while
the two singers listen critically. Fred
rests his chin on his chest and
winces. Dotty smokes cigarette
with her eyes closed and grimaces.
Il hope you will forget all this when
you hear this love duet in the Polish
cafe in And the Angels Sing" If
you don't there will be the devil to
pay-for me-
X X X X
Maureen O'Hara. who goes to
Paramount from RKO in exchange
for Sonny Tufts (who. gets Olivia
de Havilland at RKO in Govern
ment GirlD will stay with Ray Mil
land in "Tomorrow's Harvest" This
is the picture for which Paramount
wanted Ingrid Bergman. Nova
days whenever a studio wants to
impress reporter with the impor-
tance of a role. one is told: This
is the part they wanted Bergman
for'D
Anyway, this little piece is about
the amazing Mr.. Tufts who, with
out any screen experience whatso-
ever, contrives to steal so Proudly
We Hail. from such cinematic vet
Grams as Claudette Colbert, Paulette
Goddard and Veronica Lake. There
are five girls in the Paramount office
who affirm that they like Mr.. Tufts
"even better than Alan Ladd."
The boy now earns between $500
and $400 week, but is slated for
Evening star., 1943-06-22
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

Brenda Marshall tells me when
she was given George Sanders as her
leading man in THE Night Is End
ing" she was terrified" 1t seems
Brenda had heard those stories of
Sanders rudeness. But" Brenda
says, when we met we started talk
ing OF person we both hate, and
we've been friends ever, since!" If
Brenda is responsible for the re-
markable change in Mr.. Sanders,
she deserves some kind of medal.
George is now not only full of fun
but positively frolicsome on the set
of his picture. He pulls the leg of
his director with almost boyiSh ZeSt,
going to the length of having special
badges bearing the directors name.
''Moguy for President" for members
of the picture to wear. And" con-
tinues Brenda, except for the first
two days George doesn't even sleep
any more on the set!" This was
Sanders favorite method of keeping
away the conversationalistS.
Miss Marshalls husband, 1t. Will
liam Holden, almost went abroad a
few weeks ago. And now Brenda is
hoping he'll be here when the baby
comes in November. Brenda is now
working for Goth Century-Fo hav-
ing obtained her release from War
nerS when the studio tried to loan
her to Sol Lesser for Tarzan pic
ture.
Fred MacMurray finally gets
around to singing a solo with that
really fine voice of his. l heard him
singing verse to Dorothy Lamour
in And the Angels Sing" Then it
was Dotty's turn They were re-
hearsing, and because this is what
you will not see or hear on the
screen, you might like to know what
goes on when two stars rehearse
love song.
Says Fred: Usually when I start
singing. they take the camera and
put it on the girl"
Says Dotty Cto the director:
Evening star., 1943-06-22

"DRACULA," starring Bella Lugosi pre-
sented by Harry H. Oshrin. dramatization
based upon the novel of Bran Stoker, d.
rrected by o. D. Woodward. At the Ma
Evening star., 1943-06-22

the same build up given Stirling
Hayden, who was told that If he
would remain in pictures he would
be earning 100000 year after his
first two films.
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