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Courses Completed

nl:-Benjamin J. De Lacy. honor
s =; s :r.: i':'1ans aS slss from
At -Armored School Tank Department, Fort
Knox, Ky.-corpl Morris Esbera.
At Arssaa GeeHe; MdM. wistar' sshesl
Al .s E2Fsif 1anis' E!16aH' HRs
Russell H. Henson. Charles R. Minor. MiAS'
At stssion asyal ,nins .nsb.isan sishool oSsss Sta.
5ant, Barracks, ,r Pa.M1First Its Hsrry B.
Gerrsf Gea1is r. r Sems, HSsnss Ins RshTd MI
At Nsv.I ASiationW W RADIO He'is; sehoo. hooEDs Mem
Wayn. Ph,S, 1enn; IN basic flight training
Second 1t: Edward 1. CLARK. so'' m''S-
At Army Army iT. Al Forces Navisation School.
coof fes r joseph r glover Its w:4pen 59sn
At HaIlinren Army Air Field. Tex. Flexi-
Edwsrd A'iUSMfipxa lucas, TSomss M scRsIsh, Wslsh
rlsId .na rtT.i TsxTsssend :, i. Psyd 5. Tracy
pilot tT.inins@secend Lts, Ma11hf Wiflia@ GorPs F
A1shsS5s and % R:ns MsrDe Rhe5ty ceyps pilot
training-Second 1t. John c. Smith.
At Maiden. Army Air Field, MO-, basic fy-
Ing trainine-Aviation Cadet Thomas
At Shay Field. Sumter. S. c., basic pilot
.school-Ray yburn H. Newsom
At Sampson. N. Y. basic recruit training
seamsn Second Glass; Fred p. Hanold
At CORTLAND Army Air Field, Ala. basic
flying rehabilitation Cadet Arthur E.
Burnap. jr
At Gulfport Field, Miss, airplane mechan-
les tranng~pvt Eugene J. Downs, Pvt
At Hobbs Army Air Field, N. Mex, pilot
transition four-engine course-Lt Philip
Thomas Boundford
At Fort Benning, Ca. parachute school
Pvt. Joe OConnor.
At Laredo Army Air. Field. Tex, flexible
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Inc complete CAPT. bsrtimer.
list Of promotions, commissions and
orders to. report for active duty
Lieutenant Colonel.
.vtVMi Wiliiaw z u, B. HARDING 2sos Dumbarton
Edward O.. Littel, 241s North Randolph
street Arlington, Va.
prsnfi l. d,d Mqseley, Signal Corps Aero
,nSysbsm Wsltsr n s,rsa, Take auartermaster 1912
James Carroll, ordnance, I414 street
Joseph Byers. II. Adjutsnt Generals De-
Dartment, 36ol Connecticut avenue NV,
Albert d. Wallace, Air Corps, WeStcnes-
ter Apartments.
BuEnin9 Har0Id rrFs F. Barn santsgy Corps
WAYNE C. Grover, Adiutant nTa iNu Generals
DEPARTMENT. 140l Linden lane. Silver
Roger NJ Bellows. Adjutant Generals
pepar,msnt' ps "a n1s 300 Cecil street, UNIVERSITY
aas s0sssd Msdson caqsy ss4ess NV
Co Corps 1901 South Barton street, Airing
chsav sdv.5S GS,re DsIey e2os Wisconsin avenue,
Brandywine street, Arlington, Va. ' '' VII
Clifford 4; Poarch, Signal Corps. 2o27
Philip L. Gore. $50 Dexter street NV.
Carson w; Culp, GIL, Esfair road,
Bethesda. Md.
Frederick J. King. Air Corps, 2ls North
CHARLES j. Brown. 915 North Wayne
street. Arlington, Va.
Captain.
Virgil H. Massey. Military Police. 5on4
Ninth street NV.
Donald L. Liddle. Air Corps, sos MIS-
sissippl avenue, Silver Spring, Md
George C. Cook Finance, 1880 Dale
driye, Silver Spring. Nd.
Stedman Prescott, ir.. Infantry. 304
West Montgomery avenue. Rockville, Nd
Dean M. Hayes, Medical Corps 1912
Burke street Sc
Lindley R. Murray. 36os Insomar
place NV.
John w Latimer ir., Medical Corps
2515 Thirteenth street NV
Jose A. Rivera, Signal Corps, 1875 Co.
lumbia road NV
John H. Swope, jr, engineers, 1902
Davidson drive, Chevy Chase Nd
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snells began popping all around us.
And you can bet we got out Of there
IN a hurry"
On the trip into Salerno, a fellow
gunner was shot in the side. "A
fellow doesn't know what words to
use when he talks about a friend
being killed." he said. "All I can
say is ne was doing a dangerous Job.
Just day or two before he had said
ne was going to become father and
planned to take his battle ribbons
home to give his baby"
Grossman has covered more than
10000 miles Of ocean travel on trans
port duty.
He calls Glasgow "the best liberty
town in all the world. I've never
seen friendlier people. They turn
the town over to servicemen. The
Scotch girls are plentiful and good
looking, just like Bobby Burns said
in his poems"
Grossman is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry G.. Grossman.
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pairs rapidly. "Of course, here" he
added, surveying through the win
dow the vast depot area comprising
more than 100000 square feet, "the
job is stupendous, but the elements
of efficiency and the spirit of work
and cooperation are the same"
Maj. Sanders has been interested
in the recent War Bond drive con-
Quoted among the armed forces.
"The soldier who invests 10 per cent
or more of his limited income in
War Bonds is not only making a
wise use of his money but placing
a greater responsibility on the man
and woman In the States to buy an
additional bond" he emphasized.
The telephone rang. Some prob
lem at one of the 10 various COM
panies assigned to the battalion for
administration had arisen. The
adjutant, First 1t. John A. Milewski,
was consulted and the matter was
adjusted.
About the only recreation I have
time for are occasional operas. I
enjoy them, even If I had to come
all the way to Italy to see them,"
he said.
Il have met quite few people
from Washington during my travels,
including Jerome Fancuilli with
Civic Affairs and Sergt. J. R. Bate
man. OF course there are many
Washington men in the various
companies attached to my head
quarters. particularly those COM
panies originally members Of the
4th Battalion. Many of them I
recruited myself"
The dinner bell rang and hun
dreds of Italian civilians ran to Join
the soup line. Again the vender was
calling, Peanuts, peanuts, very
good" And overhead formation
of Bills were on their way to the
front.
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was his most narrowing mission, 1t.
Golden said. During this recon-
naissance assignment, 1t. Golden's
crew followed the convoy for two
and-a-half hours. They made three
runs over a large destroyer, causing
the convoy to turn and twist, as the
warships fired up several hundred
rounds Of heavy ammunition.
His mother, Mrs. Katharine Gold
en-, and his wife, Mrs. La Vera
Golden, live at 1881 N. Abingdon
street, Arlington. 1t. Golden, a
graduate Of Washington-Lee High
School, attended National Law
School in Washington for three
years. A recipient of the Distin-
guished Flying Cross, he has been
continuing his study Of physicA be
tween combat duties. I
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William A. Lockyer, ir, $3.50 Pine,

Branch court. Silver Spring. Md.
Henry w. Brown. Air Corps, 2201 Thir-
teenth street NE, in England
sooo semme st4se Arm0sd
Knox. KY.
Second Lieutenant, Marine Corps.
avahin Henry n Shsdid; NaH., i3 MASSACHUSETTS
Pensacola. Fla.
Commissioned Ensign-Navy.
Robsrt F. Snyder, Vienna, Va
street NW l. H,nt H.va ~
Pensacola, Fla. '
ssai ssi All e ssls: shss: csas:s s;ss
NR 4 S.S.I at Ti.inins s'3ass. esassT Pen: s:n:
WNefbsrt s cosn. In <. ~ 4 &. oeers,. avenue
sacoia, Fla.
stan serseant.
James r Barrinston. formerly with Com
merce Department in South Pacific.
serEesnt.
Sidney W Rawlinss. 25l1 Q street NV,
at stout Field, Indianapolis, Ind.
M Vaa .venu. Nw in GsrpS Sis sprns rSS
Tex
Sergeant-Marine Corps.
Claude w. Mcdaniel, 1915 Bay street
s.E in Cherry Point, N. C.
Corporal
Samuel Cohen, Air Corps, formerly with
government Printing Once. in Asheville,
Everette P. Edwards. Air Corps 1905
Byers street Sc, in Muroc Field, Calf
Private First Clsss-Army.
lessette D. Lee, SO Adams street NV,
In Europe.
:. Joseph A. eeah, 114e conns6ieut avenue
NV, Ia Northern ireland.
0eofUe y. Lngehack. Ar eorpa, 1A22
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District Marine Major
Leads Band Into Action

CAPE GLOUCESTER, New Brit
ain.-Close on the heels of the COM
bat teams as they landed on this
island came a Marine Corps band,
led by Maj. Leon Brusiloff, 8211
Larry place NV, Washington, car
rying tommy guns instead of in
strufnents.
As soon as they landed, Maj.
Brusiloff split the band into squads
and sent them out to rid the pro-
posed bivouac area of snipers and
ooopy traps. Several hours later,
Withaa number of dead snipers to
theiFscredit, the band reformed in
the interior and were deployed as
a guard detail.
This unit was in the thick of the
fighting, although most band units
in combat zones have been used for
strebcher bearers and other COM
parasively noncombatant duties.
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Paul G. Grenning. Adjutant Generals
OepaTtment. 1875 Seventeenth street NV
Ralph j. VAUGHN, 1902 North Scott
street, Arlington, Va
George r. Thompson, Adjutant Generals
IDepartment 1925 First place North, Ar
Clarence NJ Hicks, Air Corps, 1904
Thirteenth street NV
-oh Allan L. Kamsrow, Transportation Corps
=. Donald c. Stout. finance, 4o25 Eighth
Wallace. R.. Hitchcock. Air Corps, 4o4
ramona street. Chevy Chase. Md.
Philip T. Taliaferro, ordnance, 1901
South Eighth street, Arlington, Va.
Hugh NJ Walton, infantry. 631s Third
street NV.
Harold W, Richmond. finance. 7oa Rock
Greek Church road NV
Bruce Learned, infantry, Ali Jefferson
street, Alexandra. Va.
William H. McKenna. Signal Corps, es17
Dallas avenue, Silver Spring, Nd
First Lieutenant, Marine Corps.
Ashley C. johnson, 1925 suitland terrace
s. E.. in Solomons.
Commissioned Second Lieutenant
William A IDcEver ir Si5n p;pev
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Homebound Arlington Flyer
Dropped Bombs on RobouI

A BASE IN NEW GUINEA
Prayer comes natural. when about
so Zeros Jump your flight" admits
First 1t. Jack T. Golden, bombadier
with the famous Jolly Rogers u
heavy bomber unit of the 5th Air
Force, now homeward bound to Ar
lington, Va, after over 800 combat
hours.
1t. Golden was speaking from ex-
perience. He participated in the
first mass daylight raid on Rabaul,
when his fight bombed the Lakunai
dispersal area and runway. His
crew accounted for two Zeros and
two probables, at the cost of five
holes In their Liberator and some
close ack-ack fire.
shadowing . large Japanese On
voy headed for Rsbaul from 1 1nk
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Doubts About Postwar Future
Stalk Servicemen, One Writes

and Mr.. Citizen is tossing in his cash
in fine style. but still fellows like
myself are thinking and worrying
and wondering. No, not about the
war. I said: That was in the bag"
not about getting knocked off. You
just don't worry about something
like that.
If we don't come back, we Just
don't. but if we do-ah, there's the
thing If and when we come back,
what will there be? What's it 60
ing to be like? That's what we
think about most of the time. Not
about the hell we're going to meet
in the skies, but the uncertainty
and distortion that lies ahead after
we've cleaned up things. No matter
what postwar planning is done now
or later, nothing Is going to alter
the fact that it's going to be . tough
world.
Sees Future Tough"
It's going to be tough. because the
millions Of boys coming back aren't
going to be soft, fun-loving kids any
more. They're going to be hard,
tough men, because they are taught
to be tough-and only those who are
hard and tough are going to come
back.
We're learning to kill now. When
I think about 1t, I shudder at the
thought Of shooting some fellow
down in flames Things will be
rough and tough and bitter, and the
boy who expects to come home to
rosy future is in for a great disap-
pointment, If there are any boys
who feel that way.
One grows old awfully fast in the
Army. And in the Air Corps YOU
live twice as hard and twice as fast.
I've always tried to see the sensible
side OF things, even though some
times I've failed to act accordingly
and I'm trying to look at this sensi-
bly-hard though 1t may be-and
truly believe that the hysteria about
after the war" will be the civilian
problem rather than the Army.
In other words, we know and we
feel what is coming and are trying
to adjust ourselves for 1t while the
people at home run about yelling
about this and that. That's OK.
Somebody's got to do something, and
they're In the position to do it. But
how can they know what to do and
how we feel when they do not know
what it's all about? They can't pre-
dict how Joe Soldier is going to feel
when he comes back, or what he
wants. Maybe Joe Soldier doesn't
know himself.
Foresees Religious Revival.
They talk OF the Government
sending college men back to school
to finish their education. Sounds
ine, and will get lot of votes. But
how many of us will want to 20 back
to school? How many will be able
to clear his mind of what he has
been through and absorb the funda-
mental principals Of biology, govern
ment or accounting? A few, per-
haps, but not too many, I can say.
The one real thing that will come
out Of the present war is something
that perhaps has been lacking in
many Of us-love OF God! Sounds
strange coming from me. Oh! I've
always had it in my heart, I know
that, but it's not until the last few
months that I've more and more
realized what it really means. It's
just that when you know that every
day you're taking your life in your
own hands, you know some ones
got 10 be looking out for you.
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Copt. Steomer Honored
BY Party in Italy

ITALY.-There was time out for a
birthday celebration here when Capt.
William M. Steamer, 1905 Sixteenth
street NV, port naison officer for
the Military Railway Service, and
Ensign George Francis, a purser, had
a birthday January 27.
Among representatives of the
Army, Navy, Merchant Marine and
Coast Guard who attended the party,
which was held aboard ship, was
Capt. Steamers brother -in-law, 1t.
j. Roger Hamilton, air forces, whom
he met In italy recently for the first
time In two years.
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Silver Spring Brothers
Reunited in Enqlond

Two brothers from Silver Spring,
Corpl. Lowndes w. Clark, %, and
Sergt. George E. Clark, "a, met in
a Red Cross club in. England Feb
ruary after a separation Of Is
months.
George Clark, an infantryman,
has been overseas since October,
1912. AS a member of the Mary
land National Guard, he entered
the service about three years ago.
Lowndes Clark, an air forces
radio mechanic, has been in Eng
land since November,
Both men attended the Mont
gomery Blair High School, Their
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w.
Clalk, live at 716 Richie avenue, Sill
yer Spring. Md.
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Maj. Sanders Finds Army
MAKING Fine Future Citizens
AT A BASE DEPOT IN ITALY.

AT A BASE DEPOT IN ITALY
The serviceman returning to civil
ian life will be a. finer and more
serious-minded citizen. This is the
opinion of Maj. John M. Sanders,
executive officer of an ordnance
battalion.
"The men of the armed forces
will be more useful citizens when
they return to civilian life" he said.
The habits learned In the Army-co-
operation with our fellow man, re-
spect for individuals, and, perhaps
the greatest of all, to do things
ourselves-will follow us, I may
even surprise my wife by making
the bed and helping her dry the
dishes"
"The soldier returning to civilian
life will have a greater interest in
civic affairs as he now sees the
necessity for it," the major said,
watching with interest the loading
and unloading Of the vehicles. He
paused here and glanced around,
then a wave Of the hand. The words
were not spoken but the thoughts
were evident. Lasting peace en-
tails the cooperation of every in
dividual.
Maj. Sanders Is native WASH
ingtonian as is also his wife who
maintains residence at 1857 Worth
ington street NV. Before being
commissioned April %. 1912, he was
general manager of Hill e. Tibbitts,
auto dealers. having served them for
Is years. He attended old Business
High School, now Roosevelt High.
where he was active in the High
School Cadets.
Maj. Sanders said he found a close
relationship between garage man.
agement and ordnance, which is
rushing and pushing the materiel
forward and making thorough re-
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we deserved one, a rest with real
beds and wine and women and song,
but We were sure that we had no
chance We hadn't after the pre-
vious campaign. So we were ready
for whatever higher authorities de-
cided would be our next mission.
Somewhat less than a week later
area, where the field artillery was
under trees. Because the campaign
was about over and the field artillery
was we'll concealed, we had to man
only half our guns, which gave US
considerable rest, during which time
the men could wash some of their
clothes and write a few letters.
All the field artillery was together
here, which gave us only two rear
echelons, and the day before the
campaign was officially ended both
our Sicilian and North African
groups Joined US, so we were all to-
gether again for the first time in
two months. There was much
greeting of old friends, talking and
comparing notes on what had hap
pened in the past two months.
Every one who had been through
the campaign was envious of those
who had been taking it easy" in
North Africa, and those who had
been in North Africa were Jealous
of the experiences that we who had
been through the campaign had had.
But, best of all, the men who had
been carried from the bombed ship
pack to North Africa for hospitali-
zation also returned; we had suf-
fered no casualties from the bomb
ing after all.
Since then we have moved several
times-we even had a rest period OF
about week, but, of course. there
were no beds connected with 1t.
However, there was wine and song;
was made battery commander at
the last position and at our rest
bivouac I gave the men a vino
party" 1t did wonders toward re-
laxing taut nerves. In one bivouac
area we even got hold of some tires
for the motorcycle that I had gotten
at Emma and, until we were made to
turn it in, we had a wonderful time
riding it. Although it was all that
the large engine had promised in
speed, it was so heavy that it didn't
handle as we'll as I had hoped that
it would-it was, therefore, some
what disappointing.
At present, we are in q static
position, guarding permanent OBJ
Jective. Even though training con-
tinues and air guard is a regular
duty, this is a comparative rest for
us (though some of the inspec-
tions thap we get now make me
wish that we were back in combat
duty AGAIN.. Too, we are in pyra-
midal tents and have even built
hunks; altogether, we are far more
comfortable than we have been at
any time since we left the States.
This whole thing seems tame
now-the invasion and fighting in
Italy have already relegated this
campaign to the past and, since Italy
was considered part of the "Festung
Europa the Sicilian invasion now
looks minor. But to those of us who
were in it. it was not minor. it was
fraught with experiences that We
shall never forget.
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sergt. z. F. McKnew. planes. He was
on board a Navy ship in the harbor
during intermittent bombing at
tacks.
my stay there was exciting but
BRIEF" said Sergt. McKnew, who ar
rived at Sicily with Rear Admiral
Alan G. Kinks naval task force.
Now serving with the marine de-
tachment here. Sergt. McKnew is a
grh hduate of Central High School.
His wife, Mrs. Gayle o. McKnew,
lives at 23Oo North Washington
boulevard, Arlington, Va.
Sergt Foley Decorated.
Staff Sergt. James S. Foley,
Hyattsville, Md. waist gunner on a
Flying Fortress. has received an
Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
for 'meritorious achievement" on
10 bomber combat missions over
enemy occupied Europe.
THE courage, GOODNESS and skill
displayed by this enlisted man upon
these occasions reflect great credit
upon himself and the armed forces
of the United States" his citation
said.
Sergt. Foley, 10, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubert M. Foley, 1915 Nichol-
son street, Hyattsville, worked for
an adding machine company in
Washington before entering the
service in October, 1912.
1t. Kendall on Mission.
Second 1t. Ralph D. Kendall re-
Gently completed his first mission
over Nazi-occupied Europe. He
skillfully piloted his P-38 Lightning
and returned to his aerial recon-
naissance station here with pictures
vital to crushing the Nazi war ma
chine, it was said at Photographic
group headquarters.
1t. Kendall is the husband of
Katherine Kendall, 1924 Brentwood
road Sc, and the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. V. Root, TIT Kearney street
NE. He was Government en-
ploye before entering the Army in
January, 1912. He now is a pilot
for a Photographic reconnaissance
squadron.
Col. Vandevanter Cuts Cake.
On the first anniversary recently
of Flying Fortress group, Col. Elliott
Vandevanter, Jr., 2129 Florida ave-
nue.. cut a many-tiered birthday
cake. AS commanding officer of the
heavy bombardment outfit, Col.
Vandevanter has led his group,
combat wing and division on sew
eral combat missions into Germany
and German-held territory. The
group has flown over go missions
since its arrival in this theater and
has been intact as one unit since
February, 1912.
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81 days after we landed. l men,
toned before that my boys were
tired-in that 81 days they had
moved and dug new gun pits 16
times, usually in rock or very hard
dirt.
AS far forward as we were we
dared not use dynamite to blow our
pits. One section in another bat
terry tried this one day About a
minute after the first charge went
off four German shells landed right
at them. Thinking that maybe this
was happenstance, about an hour
later they blasted away again
Twelve shells came in this time
Each pit has an average diameter of
18 feet and is about 2 feet deep.
Therefore. during the 81 days, in
addition to loading and unloading
their trucks, moving over almost i'm
passable paths, pulling guard, shav-
ing, bathing and washing clothes
my two gun sections alone had
moved approximately COB cubic
yards Of dirt. For only part time
work, and without any tools except
mattocks and shovels, that's lot of
dirt.
Don't let those pictures you see
in magazines of Bofors guns sitting
up on top OF the ground fool you
IN real war, or in this theater, any,
way, that just isn't done. And you
who dread moving so much-we had
to move everything that we had on
an average Of every other day, and
with only about half an hours
notice. We thought that we had
moved frequently in the Tunisian
campaign; there we learned only
the basic principles.
Again In this campaign, as in the
last, the major roll was PLAYED bv
the infantry supported by the ar
tluery. And the Americans have
really become masters in the use of
artillery. AS said before, the Ger
mans call it magic fire.; one cap
tured major wanted to see our "au-
tomato cannons." I also mentioned
now horrible it must have been for
them. moving as frequently, at least,
as we did, and always backward.
The 7th Army distributed COPIES
OF an unmailed letter captured on
German and it was pitiful. but
heartening, to read. He told of the
constant retreating and the she'll
fire, saying that it was even worse
than the battle of Stalingrad. So
maybe the Americans are learning
how to wage war.
Great credit should also 20 to the
Air Corps. One of the most delight
1ul sights that I saw was the Ger
man and Italian trucks along the
road, bombed and strafed into use
lessness. Between our last two
positions there must have been at
least one every so yards. And, of
course, the Air Corps did a Won
derful preinvasion job against air.
ports and lines of communication.
But though seldom mentioned and
deserving praise are our truck
drivers. Driving trucks that were
usually overloaded with men and
equipment, and towing a gun or a
trailer, our truck drivers went places
That 1t was impossible to 90. ] used
TO think was pretty good driver
out must admit that am less
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flylng FORTRESS
base that has
won, for the sec
ond successive
t i m e t h e
monthly emci-
ency CO mt e S t
S po n S o red by
the group arm
a m e n t officer.
Pfc; r O d 6 e RS
ship rolled up
983 out of a
oss j b le 1000
p OF n is in a
contest that i'm
posed stringent
p en- a l t i e S for