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Evening star., 1944-06-26
Cbildren's Museum
Announces Plans for
Summer Work

The Children's Museum of Wash
ington has announced plans for its
third summer of work and play pro-
grams for children and adults which
it hopes to continue at Villa Rosa
before moving into a new home,
whose location is as yet undecided.
Registrations will be held tomor.
row and classes will be held from
Tuesdays through Friday from II
am. until pm. each week until
September 10.
Activities will include French and
Spanish classes, art, clay modelling
and the study of birds, rocks and
minerasL Volunteer leaders in
clude: Nine. Marie Eaton, former
professor of French at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin; Earl Ingerson,
petrologist with the Carnegie Insti-
tute and former professor at Yale
University, and Walter Fowler, who
will be general adviser for the
Audubon Junior Nature Club.
A workshop in children's creative
"a opNIldl 1CdtdiC w bC COll-
Quoted in cooperation with the
American University. The course
is designed for public school teach
ers desiring to participate in the
children's pleasure, but all who are
interested, parents and recreation
leaders and others, are invited to
attend.
Beginning July 10, the term runs
through August 10 with morning
lectures starting at $40 am. and
with demonstrations at II am.
Youngsters and oldsters alike will
learn about creative dramatics, the
ater makeup, puppet making, cos
tuning, stage designing and allied
activities, including the art sof
speech.
The museums programs are en-
tirely dependent on voluntary mem
berships and contributions, as the
children are supervised and in
Structed free Of charge with the
exception Of a nominal fee for the
purchase of materials for art work.
Evening star., 1944-06-26

God grants liberty to those who
love It and are always ready to
guard 1t and defend it."-Daniel
Webster. Buy War Bonds-Fifth
War Loan.
Evening star., 1944-06-26
|St. Mary's Church
Guild to Hold
| Fiesta Wednesday

The annual fiesta Of the women's
auxiliary guild. st. Mary's Episcopal
Church, will be held Wednesday
evening on the lawn of the church.
Twenty-sixth street and North Glebe
road, Arlington, Va.
The decoration keynote will be the
four seasons. Gayly decorated
booths Offering homemade cakes,
handmade baby garments, plants,
bulbs, garden and kitchen gadgets
will represent winter, spring, sum-
mer and fall. Handmade articles
will be sold by cub scouts for the
benefit Of the guild, while a promi-
nent place will be occupied by q
white elephant stand displaying
many "hard-to-get-in-war" items.
A portion of the lawn will be
roped of and reserved as the chill
Evening star., 1944-06-26
Recent Marriages

Mrs. Patrick F. Healey of Avoca,
Pa, announces the marriage of her
daughter, Miss Mary P. Healey of
Washington, to Mr. Herman G.
Lauten, also Of this city. The cere-
mony took place in st. Mary's
Church in Avoca, the Rev. Daniel
A. Mccarthy officiating.
Miss Dorothy Terrell, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy E. Terrell, and
Corpl. William A. Rhodes were
married recently in the National
Baptist Memorial Church, the Rev
DR.. Cove G. Johnson officiating
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Ensign Annabelle
Thomson, U. S. N. r.. OF Atlanta
ILL.,, to Pfc. Frederick Ashenhurst
u. S. M. c.. of Albany, the ceremony
taking place at Weston, near Casa
nova, Va. The Rev. w. Carroll
Freeman officiated.
Announcement Is made OF the
marriage of Miss Evelyn Banner,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hymen
Banner, to Pvt. Jack Donald Rice.
son of Mrs. Joseph H. Rice and the
late Mr.. Rice, the ceremony taking
place June 4. Rabbi Solomon H.
Metz officiated at the ceremony.
Evening star., 1944-06-26

when 1t conceived the plan of
boarding youngsters on private
farms In Maryland. Later 1t
bought small farm, and still later
a larger piece Of property which
finally was made available for con-
valescents, thus necessitating the
society to rent suitable sites to carry
on Its camp work. The purchase
Of this permanent camp Is a dream
come true" to the society.
Evening star., 1944-06-26
THE EVENING STAR, Washington. D. c.
MONDAY, JUNE a6 1914.

drens section. There . trained
squirrel. Tommy Tucker" present.
ed by Mrs. NJ. G. Bulls Of Washing
ton. Is scheduled to be direct
hit" A magician will provide thrills
and games with prizes and pony
rides will also be featured. Movies
will be directed by Boy Scouts.
Approximately $50 people are ex-
pected. Buffet supper will be served
beginning at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1944-06-26

MdWr IN lS43 ana III recent uoiltIlS
has been with her parents in
Bolivia, accompanying her mother
to Washington from La Paz short
time ago.
Ambassador Boal has represented
this country in many foreign posts,
his latest assignment to another
country being that of Ambassador
to Bolivia. He is now on special
assignment to the State. Depart
ment.
1t. Lees father was Speaker of
the Maryland House of Delegates
and his grandfather was member
of the Maryland Senate and also
served as United States Senator
for four years.
No date has been selected for the
wedding of Miss Boal and 1t. Lee,
who is now on leave after many
months of sea duty. Prior to being
assigned to sea duty he was assis-
tant naval attache of the United
States Embassy at Santiago, Chile.
He was graduated from Princeton
University in 1888 and is a member
OF the Ivy Club.
Among other engagement an
nouncements of interest is that OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis R. Kenney of
Chevy Chase whose daughter, Miss
Kathryn Claire Kenney, will be
married July 16 to 1t. Ramon Gre
leck, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Grelech of Baltimore.
The engagement of Miss Monica
Irene Bishop to Sergt. Robert Mel
son Berry, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James E. Berry of Saltwater, Okla,
is announced by her mother, Mrs.
Frank Kimball of Bethesda.
Sergt. Berry is stationed at Camp
Gruber, Okla, and the wedding will
take place July Is In Saltwater.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement OF Miss Minnie K.
Stevens, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl H. Stevens, to Petty Officer
Willis S. Glidden, U. S. NJ R., son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester W. Glidden.
The bridegroom ELECT is now on
duty in the Pacific and no date has
been set for the wedding.
MIR. and Mrs Max Gamerman an
nounce the engagement OF their
daughter, Miss Rebecca Gamerman,
to Capt. Philip Feinberg, son of
Mr.. Harry A. Feinberg of Mime
apolis.
Capt. Feinberg is now on duty at
Walter Reed Hospital, and the
wedding has been set for some time
In August.
Evening star., 1944-06-26
n announcement
Announcement, IN

Announcement Il made of tha
marriage Of Ensign Dorothy Nor.
rison, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrx.
Jesse G. Morrison of Kalamazoo, Ia
1t. q. g. Charles Cairns Flora, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Paxson
Flora Of Watertown, Mass. The
ceremony took place in the homs
OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. Bert Nye, the
Rev. Malcolm Marshall Of st.
Adams Episcopal Church oficiating.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
So Ndzi Generals
Urge Revolution
lee othsv Pictures IN Pictorial Rrview

MOSCOW, Dec. Is CUP)--Mar-
shall Friedrich Won Paulus. former
German commander at Stahngrad.
and ~ other captured German
generals addressed an imprisoned
appeal 10 the German army today
10 overthrow Hitler and Himmler
and make peace before the army
is destroyed.
The appeal was relsyed over
loudspeakers in the Russian front
lines. Millions Of copies were
'opped over the German lines by
oviet planes.
Won Paulus said Germany has
lost the war and called on the
German people and army ITO rise
for the act of salvation against
Hitler. Himmler and the baleful
system"
Speaking as q representative of
the Soviet sponsored Unto of
German Officers. he urged the
Germ ans 10 rid themselves Of
''this irresponsible and criminal
leadership that is driving Ger
many TO certain DOOM"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16

unknown TO them offered to let
them use the boat for 25 cents.
They set out about 2:30 D. m.
and shortly thereafter they lost
the oars.
Throughout the rest of the
afternoon and during the night.
when the temperature dropped to
II degrees, they drifted back and
forth across the lake while the
water inched up in the leaky boat
until il nearly foundefed.
The boat finally went aground
off Huron Pointe shortly after
noon today. In water chest deep.
the shivering boys .waded ashore
to the home of William Maricale
Lakeshore Drive.
Maricale and neighbors wrapped
them in blankets, fed them hot
coffee and then rushed them TO
the hospital.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
p Hrs. Adrift OnLake.
; Boys Reach Shore

After drifting helplessly in an
old row boat on icy Lake St
Clair for % hours, three Van
Dyke youths this afternoon
Mfded ashore when their bat
led craft went aground off
11uron Pointe. Nm
The youths, Edward Wilson, 13,
of 1878 Dodge; Roy Barlow, Ia,
of 1885 Paige, and Alvin Beck,
IA, OF 1857 Chapp. were rushed
to st. Joseph's Hospital in Mt.
Clemens, where physicians feared
they would develop pneumonia.
| According to sheriff's deputies.
the boys had yesterday afternoon
off from Lincoln High School be-
cause of a benefit in a Van Dyke
theater.
Instead Of going TO The theater,
Il was said. they went 10 Nine
Mile and Jefferson, where a man
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
JAPS LOSE 1854

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HQ., Dec.
Is (INS)-Gen. Macarthur esti-
mated today that the Japs have
lost g., 554 men during the 55-day
battle for beyte Island. Included
were 33,801 counted dead and
10000 killed at sea through air
and surface attacks on conveys.
American casualties were given
as 2,176 killed, 1857 wounded and
2o7 missing for a total of 10,400.
Gen. MacArthur's communiuue
also reported that New York's
nth Infantry Division had
smashed forward a mile north of
the captured Port of Ormoc and
seized the enemy's main supply
depots on the western coast of
Leyte after bitter fight.
Long range artillery, mean
while, supporting the advance,
destroyed Jap barge concentra-
ton 10 the northeast on the
Antilao River.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Department Store
Faces 0PA CHARGES

The OPA today filed an injunc-
ton suit in federal court against
Colonial Department Stores, Is
State, accusing the company of
evading prices established on
alarm clocks.
The government charges that
the company has violated regula-
tons by offering to give away
alarm clocks on condition the
customer buys S25 or more worth
of specified iewelrY items.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
$50 Flying Forts
I'm Raid on Reich

LONDON, Dec. Is CUP)-More
than $50 American Flying For
tresses and $50 fighters attacked
industrial and rail targets in the
Hanover and Kassel areas of
western Germany today in a re-
sumption of the aerial offensive
against the Nazi communication
and supply lines to the western
front.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
PLANT CLOSED

The Michigan Steel Casting
plant, which manufactures cast
ings for tanks. was closed when
500 employees walked out this aft
ernoon after a dispute over dis
charge of an Inspector.
Production of tank hulls at the
Cadillac plant of the General Mo
tors Corp. has been cut so per cent
by walkout- of 300 welders.
Other plants involved in strikes
are:
Center Line plant of the Bundy
Tubing Co., 1000 idle.
AeronauticaI Products, 1902
Ryan, 600 out.
Briggs Outer Drive plant, IA
production workers and "a in
spectOrs on strike.
Strip finish department of
Great Lakes Steel, "a employees
on strike.
The Aeronauticai Products plant
was closed and 600 workers
locked out" by the company fol-
lowing a dispute over rates paid
inspectors, Earl Reynolds, interna-
tional representative of the JAW.
Go, charged today.
The aeronautical workers, mem
berS of Local 155 UAW-CIO, were
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Chinese Beat
Jap Attack

cHUNGKING. Dec. IS UP)--
Chinese troops continued their adj
vance southeastward through
Kwangsi Province today. driving
strong Japanese raiding party
back within 100 miles or less Of
the captured American air base
at Liuchow.
A communique said the Chinese
were c0nverging on the Japanese
held town of Hochin from three
sides after capturing Tashantang,
five miles northwest of the town,
Changpoyu,. IA miles to the west,
and Paopingyu, 20 miles to the
southeast.
On the Burma front, Chinese
forces compressed the Japanese
defenders of Bhamo into a narrow
series of pockets along the Irra-
waddy River and under q strong
artillery and aerial bombardment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Ydnk Infantry Units
Kept at Top Strength

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is (UP)
The army is constantly refresh
ing its front line fighting forces
by sending in fresh men every "a
hours to replace casualties and
keep all units constantly at maxi
mum strength. according to the
war department.
The department also announced
that $1,000 enlisted men from the
army air forces and $4,000 from
the service forces were being
transferred to the ground forces
to help keep infantry strength at
its peak.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16

Although one plant manufacture
ing material for tanks is closed
and production of parts in another
is cut so per cent by strikes. the
U. S. Army today issued an appeal
for more production.
A telegram sent to the General
Motors Corp. and its employees by
Brig. Gen. A. B. Clinton, Detroit
ordnance district chief, stated that
overseas commanders are de-
manding tanks in greater quanti-
ties at once.
Six Detroit war plants, two of
them directly engaged in the
manufacture of tank material and
parts, are involved in strikes to-
day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Given Purple Heart
For 1893 Wounds

EAST LIVERPOOL, o.. Dec.
10 (UP)-Charles Craig. 67-year.
old veteran of the SPANISH meri-
can war. figured today that It's
better late than never.
The war department has Just
advised Craig he was awarded the
Purple Heart for wounds received
"A years ago while a sergeant In
the u. S. Army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
I22 War Dead
On State List
(see Roll of Honor, Page 10

(See Roll of Honor, Page 17)
Michigan's longest list of SOL
diers killed in action for single
day has been announced by the
war department.
The total for the state is 122.
OF these, Sd were from the Detroit
area. Today's list for the nation
contained the names of 2,4O4
dead. In all cases, next OF kin
have been notified.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Honesty Pays $500
To Finder of $4,000

lot where Mrs. Slower had left her
car. She was on her way TO the
bank to deposit the cash from sale
Of her home.
Dickman and a friend, Al Smith
of 1898 Monterey. went to the
Slower address after Smith had
read newspaper stories OF the
money being lost.
So IL will be q merry Christmas
after all for the Slower children
Gary, 8, Joan. 5. and Craig 3. and
for Mr.. Dickman. too. The $500
reward will pay a lot OF doctor
billx'1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16

For Supplies
Cut by Strikes

The Clayton & Lambert plant,
ffiif French read. was closed This
afternoon following a fight be-
tween a foreman and a Negro
worker. The company manufac-
lures shells for the u. S. Navy.
See Page l6.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Hull Recovering

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS (UPy
Former Secretary of State Hull
is getting along very well and
making excellent progress in re-
covering from his illness, Secre-
tary of State Stettinius said
TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
FOR DELAYS Veto

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is (UP)
House leaders were advised TO-
day that President Roosevelt had
not yet acted on legislation to
freeze the social security pay roll
tax for another year and would
not do 50 before tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16

(Lloyd Tupling. United Press
war correspondent. eported
from the flagship of the carrier
force off Luzon that naval air.
men had destroyed an esti-
mated lat Jap planes. An Off
cial navy spokesman estimated
so to so Jap planes were de-
stroyed in air combat and an
other 81 on the ground.)
AT least 100 of the planes had
directed aerial blows against the
Clark Field sector by 10 a. m.
Japanese time) today. Domei
said.
'Some 800 others ranged over
other sectors OF Luzon and the
Yisayan area" Domei asserted.
FROM TASK FORCE
The raiders few from an Amer
lean task force which, the Japa-
nese agency claimed, had been
sent into waters due east of
Luzon lin a desperate move to
relieve the stalemated war situa-
ton on Leyte Island"
Tokyo also reported that B-29
bombers. singly or in small
groups, dropped incendiary bombs
in the Tokyo area today.
Cali IL members of the crew
of B-29 bonn Der which
"ditched" on the way back from
the big raid on Nagoya Wednes-
day have been rescued at sea. a
dispatch from the u. S. base at
Saipan revealed.)
The first acknowledgment by
the japanese that American car
rier-borne planes had struck
Luzon on Wednesday was con-
tanned in an earlier transmission
by Domei which identified the
targets for that day as Manila,
Batangas and Lipa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
al never saw so much money

never saw 80 much money
In my life"
With this simple statement. a
modest man of 20, frail and ailing
from a weak heart, returned to
Mrs. Ida Mae Slower. 1870 Lam
cashire, $500 in cash she had lost
yesterday.
Overjoyed. Mrs. Slower handed
back $500 to the honest man.
whose last name Is Dickman, and
who lives at 149 f. Columbia. He
found the money on Washington
Blvd, near State and the parking
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
FOR for Vet Widows Aid

WASHINGTON. Dec. Is (UP)
President Roosevelt has APP
proved legislation providing pen
sions for widows and children of
World War veterans and who
were not suffering a service con-
nected disability at the time Of
death.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Back Reds
On Poland

LONDON, Dec IS cUP) Prime
Minister Churchill today endorsed
the Soviet Unions claim 10 a post
war buffer state" 10 be carved
out OF eastern Poland and tacitly
invited the United States 10 make
public its stand on the explosive
RusSo-Polish dispute.
In far-reaching definition of
the British policy on postwar
European settlements. Churchill
told Commons that Great Britain
will support Russia at the peace
conference in demanding terri
torial concessions from Poland in
the east.
In return, the greater part of
east Prussia would be ceded to
Poland, he said, suggesting also
that there would be no objection
from Britain or Russia II the Poles
also pushed out their western
borders into Germany proper.
The British-backed Russian
plan, Churchill said. enviSages the
virtual extirpation of the PrusSian
state, with the force removal
from their homeland of most of
the Prussian Junkers who tradi-
tionally have been the heart and
soul of the German military ma
chine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16

JAMESTOWN, n. Y, Dec. Is
(UP)-Police today held in GUS
tody for the FBI. Harold L. Stew
art. %. employee of the Creston
Transfer Co, Grand Rapids, Mich.
who was accused OF taking
truck and more than S133 in COM
pauV funds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
BASE RECAPTURED

SOUTHEAST ASIA no,
Handy. Ceyfon, Dec. Is tUP)-
Allied troops have recaptured the
former base of Buthidaung, IS
miles northwest of the Burmese
port of Akyab, and cleared n
village two miles to the south. it
was announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
PHONE YOUR REQUEST
GALAXY OF STARS

Orchestras of Paul LaVoie and
Samuel Benavie will play at fire.
quent intervals and there will be
entertainment by this galaxy of
WJR stars.
Harold Kean, "the Sunshine
Boy"
Mary Morgan. soprano.
George Dorm, tenor.
Don Large Chorus.
The Swingtet, mixed trio.
Robert Luscombe. baritone.
Helen Hadley, soprano.
John Mckenzie. tenor.
The Mummers directed by Ger
aldine Elliott and Eric Howlett
Tonights the tirne--1l o'clock
on WJR (kilocycles 1901. Heaf
Detroit's own radio show of the
year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
SINGER Expects Baby

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. Is (UP)-
Virginia O'Brien, dead-pan film
singer, expects visit from the
stork in June. ro-Goldwyn-
Mayer studios announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16

WASHINGTON, Dec Is (UP)-The House TODAY
passed and sent to President Roosevelt bill creating the
Office OF Chief of Chapans in the navy for the duration
OF the war The measure provides for the appointment
Of one chief OF chapans and would give him the of
rear admiral.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
THE WEATHER
BouRLY TEMPERATURES

The sun will set at 500 .. m. today and
rise tomorrow AZ s.S4 a. m
The moon will set AZ 621 .. m today
and rise tomorrow AZ 9:47 m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Armour Confirmed

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is fUPJ
The Senate has confirmed the
nomination OF Norman Armour to
be ambassador to Spain.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16

Attack EuZOn

. NEW YORK, Dec. Is tINs)-The Japanese Domel
agency reported that approximately 400 Amer.
lean planes struck at LuzOn again today i'm foowup to
the attack previously reported by u S. Pacific Fleet head
quarters in which 81 Jap planes and three ships
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
SAILOR CONFESSES STRANGLING EX-WAC

HOUSTON Tex, Dee. 15 (UP)-Polce Chief Percy
Head reported that 25year-od Dallas sailor today con-
fessed strangling Miss Clara Penn 26yearold former
private in the WAC because she refused give him back
wedding ring she had twisted from his finger.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16

9ad1| FLASHES

CONGRESSMAN TO STUDY THEIR PROCEDURES
WASHINGTON, Dec. ID tINS)-The House today
Joined the Senate in voting to set up committee to make
Congress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
GOOdfeIIOWS
On WJR at Ill

Many thousands will be at their radios at II o'clock
tonight for Detrols radio show of the year. The Detroit
Times-WJR Old NewsboYs Goodfellow Fund broadcast
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16

WASHINGTON. Dec LIS lINSl-The Senate today
sent the 900 river and barbOr bill to confer
ence in fight involving huge NerthSeuth Carolina
project and the central valley of California
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
BODY UNCLAIMED

Meanwhile. Miss Velez' body
remained unclaimed in the Forest
Lawn Memorial Park mortuary.
Attendants said they were await
ing some one 10 claim the body
and arrange funeral services.
Her sister, Mrs. Josephine An
derson, was expected from San
Antonio. Her mother was i'll at
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. ID
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
EDEN URGES MEETING

The prime minister revealed
that the United States Is fully
aware Of the agreement reached
between Russia and Britain on the
Polish question and that so far il
has voiced no objection.
He implied. however. that the
time has come for a definite
American statemen I and an
nounced that he would welcome"
a confere with President
Roosevelt and Premier Stain at
the earliest possible date and pre-
ferably in Britain.
= Foreign Secretary Eden. speak
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