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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04

of elections who must receive 1t
before the polls close ON the day
of the primary.
Registration by mail is not per-
naitted for primary elections.
General elections:
Any qualified voter absent from
his county on the day of any gen.
eral election may vote an absentee
ballot. A qualified voter too i'll or
disabled to 60 to the voting place
also may vote an absentee ballot.
This applies to all servicemen.
Application by civilians for bal
loth must be made not more than
80 days nor less than two days
prior to the election and must be
made in writing.
Servicemen's applications may
be made any time prior to an e.
lection and may be made by him.
self or for him by some member OF
his immediate family. Application
must be made to the chairman OF
the county board of elections or on
a special card to the secretary OF
state who shall turn the applica-
ton over to the chairman of the
county board of elections. The
chairman S, all Immediately, after
receiving application, mail to the
applicant an absentee ballot Tor
all state, national and local offices
together with a container-return
envelope for returning same to the
chairman.
The serviceman must mark the
individual ballots according to in
structions printed on the top there
of and must sign his name on the
hack of each ballot. The ballots
must be marked in the presence of
his commanding officer or any
commissioned officer. The voter
must then enclose them in the con-
tainer-return envelope and seal
same; complete the certificate on
the outside of the envelope, sign
his name in the presence of any
commissioned officer after being
given the oath required; the Off
Ger shall sign the certification; and
the envelope mailed to the chair
man of the county board of cleo
tons issuing same and must be
received by 3 p. m. on election day
to be counted.
Any person in the armed forces
who is not already registered for
voting in general elections but who
IS qualified to register, and who
applies by mail for an absentee
ballot for a general election, may
be registered by the chairman of
the county board of elections, if he
is found by said chairman to be
qualified to register, and entitled
to vote an absentee ballot in said
election for all state, national and
local offices.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
German Armies Plight In Russia
Steadily Growing Darker Hourly

Berdichev is already half-encir-
cled by Russian columns pressing
in upon it at close range from
the north, east and south. With
Russian units now probably sweep
ing down on the last westward
escape route far in the rear at
Shepetovka, a minor Stalingrad
could result for the all-but-trapped
Nazi units still clinging to the Ber-
dichev anchorage.
Some 70 miles farther to the
southeast at Russian-captured Vo-
lodarka, another Russian claw is
reaching out from the lower Sec
tor of the Kiev bulge threatening
to break the last Nazi hold on the
lower Dnieper river.
At Volodarka the Russians are
within 20 miles or less of the Cher
line, the only remaining apply
feeder for the Nazi front south
east of Kiev. The Russians are
already due south of Byelaya Tsar-
kov and Mell in the rear of the
German forces still standing along
the Dnieper below Kiev. The Nazi
plight seems desperate in that Sec
ton and a fast-paced retreat alone
can save them from entrapment
by every Indication.
The deadliest threat of all for
the Germans, however, ominously
enhanced by the indicated doom
of the Berdichev bastioa, is down
the Kiev-Zhmerinka railway where
advance elements of the hard-hit-
ting Russian forces are reported
less than IS miles from Zhmerinka
i'm otior,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
COLLISION

Police officials stated Monday
that Frilds Caviness Of Will
mington said that he had stop
ped his car in line of traffic on
South 3rd street at $50 PM,
when a Queen City bus driven
by Mrs. Lois DeVane of Will
mington, hit the rear end Of
his car and knocked it into the
back of a car being driven by
]. H. Rich of Lake Forest. The
collision caused slight damage
to the rear end of Rich's car,
and also damaged Caviness'
car. Some damage was also
done to the bus. Mrs. DeVane
explained that she had been
driving at a low rate of speed,
but that her brakes had failed
to work. No arrest was made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
BLAMED
FOR CHURCH FIRE

An overheated furnace was the
cause of the fire which swept
through the St. Luke's Zion AME
Colored church at Seventh ana
Church streets early Sunday NOR
ming Fire Chief J. Luddie Groom
announced Monday.
The fire, for which two alarms
were turned in one at 1872 a. m.
and one at LAS a. M, Sunday,
was fought by as many as three
companies of the fire department,
with the assistance of many SER
yicemen, both white and Negro.
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Continued from Page One)

The surging Russisn advance in
the northwestern corner of the Kiev
bulge, however, holds more oml-
nous threat to the foe than the
fact that he has been driven at
one point off Russian soil. In the
seizure of Novogograd Volynsk:
and investment of Oevsk, the Rus
slams have firmly anchored their
right flank against the P r p e t.
Pinsk marshes. forbidding N i
thanking attacks from the north.
They are in a position to start
great wheeling movement south
and southwest. aimed at entrap-
ment of the still huge German
forces in southern Russia against
the Rumanian border.
The critical Importance of Novo-
grad-Volynski to the strategic pat
tern of the battle of the Kiev bulge,
already the most outstanding Rus
sian victory and the bitterest Nazi
defeat of the war, is obvious. Its
capture puts the Russians astride
a rail line running from that point
to Shepetovka junction, 30 miles
to the southwest.
A Russian thrust down that rail-
road to engulf Shepetovka would
leave the Nazi garrison OF Berdl-
chew, so miles to the southeast,
caught in deadly vice 1t is al
ready cut off from escape south
ward by Russian capture some
days ago of Kasatin junction, just
below it on the Kiev-hmerinka
railroad,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
OLD POLISH Line
BELIEVED PASSED
Continued from Page One)

within IS miles OF the Warsaw
Odessa trunk railway running
through Zhmerinka. If they cut
that line it would leave the Ger
man Dnieper bend forces depend
ent on the entirely Inadequate rail-
ways running into Rumania from
Odessa.
The Germans are estimated to
have 10000 to $4,000 m in
southern Russia, including those
units bottled up in the Crimea.
Three Russian armies are exert.
ing constant pressure on them
waiting apparently to hit them in
full force when General Vatutin's
forces slash the enemy's main ar.
teries at the rear.
The Soviet front extending to.
ward Rumania is from so to &C
miles wide. The Russians have
by-passed Belaya-Tss rkov, a Ger.
man strongpoint ST. miles below
Kiev. Among the towns seized
during the day was Ttiev, a dis.
trict center 80 miles southwest oil
Kiev.
On the Baltic front another Rus.
sian army captured 70 localities
north of Newell. This apparently
was move by Gen. Ivan c. Bag.
ramian to strengthen his ri 9Th
flank before resumJng his march
toward Latvia, from IS to so miles
to the west.
c"The time is no far off when
the Red army will complete in
full the custing of the enemy from
the entire territory Of Soviet White
Russia" said the Khabarovsk ra-
dio in a broadcast recorded by
the United States For eign Broad.
cast Intelligence Service.
(The prediction was made in a
congratulatory message to the
White Russians by the council of
peoples conn.;ssars ongratulating
them on the 25th anniversary of
the incorporation c. their area into
the group of Sovie. Republics).
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
MRS. D. M. DAVIS

Mrs. D. M. Davis. rs. died al the
home of her daughter, Mrs. J. L,
Sutton at 2317 Princess street at
$40 a. m. Sunday following short
illness.
She is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. j. L. Sutton, and Mrs
N. H. Walters, both of Wilmington,
and three sons, R. L. Snakenbu1g &,
Savannah, Ca, W. E. Shaken.
burg, Wilmington, and Pvt. ,. M.
Davis, Camp Lee, Va. Three chill.
dren also survive.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at II a. m. from the
Fifth Avenue Methodist church,
with the Rev. c. D. Barclift and
the !, Rev. James Lawson Official.
ing. Burial will follow in Oakdale
cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
City Briefs
MOTE RETURNS

1t. Dudley Mote has return
ed to his post at Fort Ord,
Calf, after spending the hoii-
days at the home of his moth
er, MRS. J. D. Mote Of winning
ton. 1t. Mote, who has been
in the Armed forces for three
years, has spent eight months
in the service in Trinidad.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
BERLIN IS GIVEN
ITS WORST RAID
tContinued from Page One)

Buildings across the street also
suffered in this heart Of the gov
eminent center. they added. 1--WE
heard that hundreds of persons
were trapped in the tremendous
shelter built under the Chancel-
lery'.
Early in the war, Hitler used to
turn over the Chancellery shelter
to children and expectant moth
ers. ~
Another person reaching Stock
holm said all windows were shat
tered in the Esplanade Hotel near
the Chancellery, and that POTS
daerplatz looked. as though it was
completely destroyed" A Swedish
businessman said Berlin's air raid
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
COMPLAINT FILED

E. S. Halle of Wilmington fill
ed a complaint with the police
department Monday that he
was driving south on Third
street at $3.50 p. m. Monday,
and was making the right turn
into Red Cross street, when
Andrew Aquilini of Maffitt Viii
lage driving sedan south on
Third street, struck the left
door and fender of Haile's car.
Only slight damage resulted
from the collision, and no ar
rest was made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
BROUGHTON ON RADIO

RALEIGH, Jan. 3.-LP-Gover.
nor Broughton said today that he
has accepted an invitation to
speak on the radio program Am.
erica's Town Meeting of the Air
from New York city THURSDAY
The Governor and Congressman
Jerry Voorhis of California Will
speak on the subject How Can
the Democrats Win In 19442n
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
CAPT. TURNER w. BATTLE

ROCKY MOUNT, Jan. 3-R)-
Mrs. Nell G. Battle has been in
formed of the sudden death of
her son, Capt. Turner W. Battle,
"A, of the U. S. Marines, at the
Naval hospital Saturday at Camp
Lejeune. The funeral will be held
here at 4 pm. tomorrow.
Capt. Battle was an antiaircraft
instructor at Camp Lejeune and
had only recently returned from
a years service in the South
Pacific, where he was wounded
in action. Prior to entering the
service shortly after Pearl Har.
Dor, Capt. Battle was for six
years assistant to the secretary
Of labor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
Obituaries
MRS. MINNIE E. HERRING

Mrs. Minnie E. Herring, 83, wife
of the late J. R. Herring, died
Monday at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. J. A. Owens, 40 N. Third
street.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at II a. m. from the
Oak Plain Church In Sampson
county. The Rev. Sankey L. Blan.
ton of the First Baptist Church OF
Wilmington, the Rev. Barnes OF
Fayetteville and the Rev. Gresham
of Richland, will conduct the SER
vices.
Mrs. Herring is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. j. A. Owens
Wilmington; two sons, H. R. Her.
ring and A. L. Herring, both OF
Rose Hill; and three brothers
Jim Robinson, Clinton; Billy Rob
inson and Carey Robinson, both
of Rose Hill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04

No one was injured in the blaze
which completely destroyed tho
brick and stucco church build
ing.
Chief Groom announced that the
insurance carried on the demolish-
ed building was not sufficient to
cover the cost of the damage done
by the fire.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
TORPEDO SINKS
u. S. DESTROYER
Continued from Page One)

stroyer blew up and sank off New
York Harbor today.
Last November the destroyer
Borie damaged herself fatally in
riding a Nazi U-boat to the bot
tom in one of the most 'spectacu-
lar naval actions of the war, and
had to be sunk by U. S forces.
The last naval vessel reported as
probably actually lost to the enc
my in the Atlantic was the de-
stroyer Sturtevant, which went
down after an underwater explo-
sion off Florida in April, 1912.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-(R-Uait-
ed States naval vessels lost off the
eastern Atlantic coast since Pearl
Harbor:
Feb. 10, 1942-Destroyer Truxton
and naval stores ship Pollux lost
in gale near Lawrence Harbor,
East Newfoundland. Forty-three of
155 men on Truxton were saved.
Seventy-eight of Pollux crew lost.
Feb. %, 1942-destroyer Sturte-
want sunk by underwater explosion
off Florida. Navy repor t e d
small loss of life.
Announced June Is, 1942-YP-
$3.50, anti-submarine patrol boat,
sunk by U-boat gunfire off Atlantic
Coast Four lost.
Announced Juns Is. 1943-sub.
marine R-12 sunk off east coast
while on training exercises. Loss
believed accidental. Undetermined
number of crew lost.
Aug. S, 1943-Gunboat Plymouth
sunk off North Carolina by under.
water explosion. Sixty crew mem
bers rescued.
Sept. 80, 193-Coast Guard Pa
troll vessel Wilcox foundered in
storm off east coast. One life lost.
Jan. 8, 1944-Destroyer sunk by
explosion in Lower New York Bay.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
STEPHEN E. BROCK

Stephen E. Brock Of Seagate
died at the Bullocks Hospital on
Monday at p. m. following long
illness. Funeral arrangements will
be announced later by the An
drews Mortuary.
Mr.. Brock is survived by his
wife; three daughters, Mrs. A. R.
Flowers, Mrs. A. S. Pridgen, and
Mrs. L. L Bishop, Sr.; two sons,
William A. Brock and Thomas R.
Brock, all of Wilmington; and by
one sister, Mrs. Turley, of Lake.
land Fla.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
w. HARVEY oyERCARsH

CHARLOTTE, Jan. 3-(R-W,
Harvey Overcarsh, 66, well known
organist, pianist and voice teach
err, died yesterday at his home
here after a long illness. Over
carsh was native of Sumter.
S. C..
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
w M. DANIELS

SAYBROOK, Conn, Jan. SIP
- Winthrop More Daniels, ~,
transportation expert who succeed
ed President Woodrow Wilson in
professorships at Wesleyan and
Princeton and later served under
him in New Jersey as public
utility commissioner and in WASH
ington as a chairman of the In
terstate Commerce Commission,
died yesterday after brief ILL
ness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
ARTHUR BEARDsLEY

ELKHART, Ind, Jan. 3..R,-
Arthur Lehman Beardsley, IA,
president of the Miles Laborato'
ries, Inc, since 1886, died today.
He had been ill since Dec. 22.-
Beardsley was born at Buchanan,
Mich.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
CHICKS POWDER

An automatic X-ray machine to
accurately check the prope
amount of powder in hand grenade
fuses, essential to prevent prema-
ture explosions, has been develop
ed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
7. T.. WOODvILLE

Jack L. Woodville, brother OF e.
HAYWOOD Woodville Of Whining
ton. died at his home in lignun,
Va, Monday morning OF double
pneumonia. Services will be an
nounced later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
VICTORY TIME

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-R,-Be-
cause 1914 "is definitely a victory
year." you soon may be hearing
radio time announcements with
victory time substituted for
war time" - if the idea of Ed
tor Archibald r. Watson, of the
New YORK Law Journal, catches
on.
Approximately 10000 American
families adopt children annually.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
SEED POTATOES

RALEIGH, Jan. 3.--LR-R. B.
Etheridge, head of the state de-
partment of agriculture's markets
division, today advised seed deal
ers to obtain additional quantities
OF Maine seed potatoes prior to
January IS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04

The first successful flight in the
United States in a Heavier than
air machine" was made by the
wright brothers at Kitty Hawk,
N. c., On December II, 1903.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-04
WEATHER
Continued from Page One

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. -(P-Weather
bureau report of temperature and rain
fall for the "a hours ending p. m.
in the principal cotton growing areas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
WATR PROGRAMS
 1920 KilOcycles

3:o0-Red Sox vs. Cleveland
 Indians
 5:00-Melody Revue 5:30-News
 5:45-Superman 6:00-ankee News 6:l5-Terry And The Pirates 6:30-Pleasur And Profit: News 6:45-Jack Armstrong 7:00-Fulton Lewis, Jr. 7:15--Terry's Tunes 7:30-Phone Your Answer 7:45-Symphony Serenade S:OO-SIzing Up the News-Cecil
 Brown
 S:15-Fulton Oursler S:30-Xavier Cugat 9:00-Gabriel Heatter 9l5-Return Of Nick Carter 9:30--Spotlight Bands: lnterlude l0:O0-Royal Arch Gunnison lO:l5-Top Of The Evening lO:30-New Dancing Discs 10:45-Del Courtney's Orch. News il:i5-Ray Henle, Commentator ll:30-Gay Claridge's orch. A- TOMORROW 7:30--Happy Hank ~ 7:45-Sacred Heart Program S:0O--Yankee News S:i5-Shoppers' Guide (Part 1) S:55-Morning Devotions 9:0O-Breakfast Club lO:00-Sweet River lO:15-My True Story 10:40-Shoppers' Guide (fart ) ii kfast At Sardrs l1:30-Gil Martyr ll;45-What's our Idea? Personal I2;OO-OPA Consumers News:
 Melodic Moments 12:15-Yankee News l2:30-News
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
WAVELETS s
By ED LEAMY

More and more the big broadcast ing companies are focusing their thoughts on postwar televisiOn, as you will have gathered from . re- cent column here which reported the ideas of Paul w. Kesten, vice. president of the Columbia Broad casting System. Today I am happy to pass on a message from Niles Trammell, president of The National BrOadcasting Company who says:
 "It is unfortunate that apparent confusion has developed as to what technical standards and frequency aIl0cation are best for teEevisi0n and when televisiOn should be launched as service to the American public.
 "En February of this year, the National BrOadcasting Company an- nOunced . policy of energetically pursuing the development of tele- vision brOadcasting on the best practical technical standards and committed itself to launch 8 tele- vision network service at the earliest possible moment permitted by the progress of the war. This was done in the firm belief that television in its present state has proved prac- tical and is now ready for public participation. The NEG believes that teIevision offers the American pulp lice the greatest radio service yet conceived and should be released as soon after the war as possible on the best practical standards known to the engineering profession.
 Tn contemplating the practical application of war research to exist ing and possible new radio services, Chairman James Lawrence Fly of the Federal Communications Con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
159O--WBRY--96

?. M. 30O--Mary Marlin 3:15-Bob Trout-News 3:30-Columbia Masterworks or
 Music 4:OO-Broadway Matinee 425-Bill Costello, News 4:30-Burl Ives 4:45-The Raymond Scott Show 5:0O-Fun with Dunn 53O---The Suppertimers 5:45--Amerlcan Women 6O0-Quincy Howe and the News 6I0-Ba seball Scores 6:15--Iyn Murray's Orchestra and
 Chorus 6:30--News G.45-The World Today 6:55--The Meaning of the News 7:00--Home Front Quartermaster 7:15--John Nesbitt-Passlng
 Parade 7:30-Concert Hall of the Ar S:OO-Allan Jones with Frankie
 Carle's Orchestra S:30-Dr. Christian S:55-News Highlights-Charles T.
 Lynch 9:00-The Frank Slnatra Show 9:30-Jack Carson 1O:OO-Great Moments In Music l0:30-Report to the Nation 11:00-News ii:l5-Joan Brooks, Songs 11:30-Invitation to Music
 Erich Korngold, Conductor 12:00-Sign or.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

We don't have to wait until any particular season to can certain brand of sour grapes Goeboels prom ises the German people trump cards when the invasion comes forgetting that there is no trump when the deuce is wild It's odd that insomnia never troubles person when it's time to get up. Eventually Hitler going to find out that it would have been wise to get out of the reign Why it that it's the who gets peeved when hot weather wits the collar that some woman has to iron?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

Staff Sergeant William Dwyer, former resident Of South Elm Street and standOut athlete at Wiby High School not too many years back has arrived with tne crack 3S9th Infantry somewhere in the Pacific after two years of intensive training in the States He writes he had very nice trip with plenty of entertain ment nightly featuring boxing movies and music TWO other Waterburans made the trip with him. namely, Second Lieutenant Marty LydOn another former South Elm Street resident, and Sergeant Roy McEvoy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

John Allan McVerry former Democrat newspaper carrier from Woodtick Road enjoying 10day furough with his mother Mrs. Clara McVerry Better known to more intimate acquantances as Alan tne youfgsSea @ has been with the 277th Engineers Battalion since November IT, He's been stationed at Camp Swift Iexa and at Ekin West Virginia He attended South scnoo n Wocot and later employed by the Eastern Coloi Company and the Kelley Tree Service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

Editor Tall Tower Topics. Enclosed you will find invitations to attend the Scovill War Producuon Stage Show Friday, May 12 at S:15 m at our Hecre ation Hall on Hamilton Avenue. See and hear 5O Scovill years roll by Added Attraction: The latest fashions by downtown store with Scovln gfs as models. t. |. Sincerely yours, John Madden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

Nellie LizauskaS, Nellie Yankus, Helen LicniKas, Anne Bogush Alice Gowlis and Patricia KomanausKas comprised the Waterbury delegation which attenoeu the Connecticut Lithuanian convention recently at the K of L. clubrooms in Hartford Mrs Hazel Yackel of Walnut Street is patient at St. Morys Hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

Platoon Sergeant Leslie Adams of Camp wheeler Georgia, is enjoying furlOugh at his parents nome, 52O Highland Avenue. Ann KituCci oI S4 O"o;reI snarkler from her sailor fancee, Peter DUrso sea man first class who returned earlier this week to ttle Creek, Va.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

Howard Bates of 2oe Wood Street and George Boleau of 71 Walnut Street. cousins who have yet to meet te other will begin boot training with the Navy May 2o Though it's hard to believe the boys do not know one another it's almost harder to fancy they're both inter ested in the hobby photography George, by tne wav. has brother Ernie, overseas with the Army Air ~corpS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

Private First Class James B. Mccarthy son Of the late Mr. and Mrs Thomas Mccarthy of Watertown, IS casualty somewhere in the South Pacific accOrdmg to information sent Mrs. Rita Pickett of Depot Street, WatertOwn Jim has been in service IS months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

Mr. and Mrs Earl Lallier are heraldlng tne 1iltn t s,t of Ionglegs Stork who left Mrs Earl fourth son at the Waterbury Hospital recently The elongated pop is former Wby High and City Amateur League oaSKet bali star who now earns weekly stipend at the Chase Manufacturing Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

Henry F. Liebeck, assistant to Rev. Dr. John c. Walker Second Congregational Church pastor, of the speakers at the annual meeting of the ciated Pilgrim Fellowship groups of northern Ltch- field County Sunday the Second Congregational Church in Winsted .. Corporal Randall Mccarthy of 2O2 South Elm Street, Army dental technician in Lincoln, Nebraska, was year older yesterday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

Claire Niesen, radios dream voice, spent most of last week in bed but not to get into the mood foG her Friday we Who Dream broadcast. Hospitaiized with an in: testinal infection, Miss Niesen did the show seated on a high stool at the mike, with an understudy stand ing by.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
Good Evening.
- . -
SUPPER AT SIX

These are very busy days, Dad says-wonder if 1t pays ~. .,, Tro ret home from the shop at fve-thrty F4ot and grimy and dirty, . sap together a meal off the kithcen shen And eat the stuff all by himself ,. Then out to the garden a little while to plant Armed with hoe and spade fine stuff we gran" Father says he wouldn't know HOW to rest so he does another TOW, - And thinks how the fence needs coat ot painI And that his garden is sort of quaint Father wonders If the time will come when won't be just a bum, Cooking his own badly planned meals Wondering realizing just how 1t feels - Fgnding that business and domesticity can't mx . ,, Ana "'SiANs i'' '0"'N N' EM ENG