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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03

compared with the corresponding 1914 periods).
 Hardware sales advanced over a year ago reflecting the appearance of household utensils which have been scarce during the war. Items appearing in better quantities in- cluded electric irons, clocks, and can openers. Some small staple hardware items and a few steel products were received by hardware stores.
 The agency reported that the usual summer slump does not seem to have been as great as in previous years with a rapid turnover of sum- mer apparel continuing as fall buy ing gained.
 The sale of women's summer sportSwear and children's clothes continued to be emphasized in ap- parel volume, although successful promotional activities started on fall merchandise, according to the agency. Fall millinery sales in all price brackets were large.
 Great interest has been shown in the fur trimmed "shortie" coat. Woolen piece goods sold in unsea- sonably large volume as consumers planned fall wardrobes early. Mems wear continued steady with last year.
 Food volume decreased slightly from last week. The meat situation was eased with increased supplies and decreased point values. Frozen food stores received a steady flow of business.
 Wholesale activity remained at 8 higher level than year ago despite its apparent slowness as compared with previous weeks. According to the census bureau, wholesale sales in June equalled those of June, 1914 and were unchanged from May this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03
ALL-PURPOsE GOLF CLUB

Rome (UP) Ohdcers in charge of athletic programs for. troops said today that Horton Smith the pro star, is making experiments in this theater with a golf club with. an adjustable pitch.
 The purpose is to find club with! which a player can tour a course, using no other stick. Invented in the United States, the club has g heavy. head which can be set at i've pitches. One player recently did two over par on a French course with such a club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03
ED KELLEHER DIES

New York, Aug. 3-UP)-Ed Kel- leher, 50-year-old head coach of the West Point basketball team, died of heart attack on July 19 in Germany while serving as 8 civilian athletic consultant, his widow was informed today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03

assigned to Europe as war corres- pendent early last year. He was
 with American, British and Can- adian armies at the front and also covered SHAEF. Lewis was one of thre eAmerican press association representative who covered the German surrender at Reims. Dur ing the climatic fighting he trav- eled from one hot spot to an- other and did a distinguished job Of reporting and writing. He cov- cred the battle of the port of Ant werp, the 7th Army's Alsatian of- fensive and the Battle of the Bulge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03
Plans Cancelled For U. s. Employment Office In Borough

ward Urashka and children, Mrs. Lydia Rainville, MT. and Mrs. Mayo Abate, Mrs. William Palci,inski, Mrs. Otto Peterite and children, MT. and Mrs. Gus Reihle, Miss Helen Palobinski, Mrs. John Paulu- kaitis and Mrs. Frank Giedraitis.
 Supt. Chittenden at Conference
 Supt. of Schools Harold E. Chit tenden attended three-day con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03
IT'S MONOTONOUS

Great Falls, Mont. (UP)-Police Judge David J. Rwan heaved a sigh as he sentenced Ole Olson, 3l. to five days in jail. It was the 58th time Olson had come before Ryan on 8 charge of drunkenness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03

Over 1000 billion cubic feet of gas for domestic and industrial use were manufactured from coal last year-this almost two million cubic feet every minute around the clock.
 The coal byproduct phenol, com- monly known as carbolic acid, in addition to being one of the most important disinfectants is also the basic chemical in the manufacture of some explosives. plastic and nylon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03

London, Aug. B. (UP) - Prof. Harold J. Laski has not yet been named to any office in the new Labor government of Mritain but he is the man whom Conservatives charged in their election campaign would really run the cabinet.
 aLski is a 52-year old economist who this year is serving as the chairman of the British Labor party. The attacks on him during the election campaign were rem iniscent of those on Sidney Hill man during the American campaign last year.
 Sued Newspapers
 Probably no one was more sur prised that Laski to find himself a No. election issue and when various British newspapers and politicians charged he had said that Labor would bring a revolution
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
BY UNITED PRESS

o1 UNI ED NG00
 About $500 Allied planes from Italy and Britain droy 5000 tons of bombs on targets in France and occupied countries, on the Ruhr and in the Friedrichshafen area.
 In Italy, the Eighth Army drives to within three miles of Florence.
 Russian forces establish strong bridgehead across the Vistt1fa River in drive toward CracOw.
 Chinese and American troops seize Myitkyina, north Burma Japanese base under siege since May. .. In France, U. s. troops capture Rennes, along with Dinan and cut off the port of St. MalO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03
Admiral Tells How Task Force 5S Tried To Sneak Up On Jap Fleet
BY LEONARD c. SCHUBERT United Press Staff CorrespOndent

HIlsboro 3-(UP)-Vice-Adm Mitschers Task
  the Philippines change operaona plans O. tn shy they rana he esaid
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03

Factory employment, formerly widespread, is virtually ended in cities of southern Holland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03

ChAs,s 18-year farm development plan is meeting with favorable re- sponse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-03
Laski Knows Secret
 Of Making Headlines

This is another of a series of dispatches on personalities in the new Labor Government of Bri- tain.
 BY CHARLES T MAILMAN (TInitad presS Cfaff CorraSpondaufl
Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
Preston L. Dyer In
The Merck Report
Milford Soldier Studying
Dentistry AT University
OF Florence

Pfc. Preston l.. Dyer, son Of Mr..
studying dentistry at the CniVer-
sity of Florence i'll Italy is depicted
in photograph illustrating an
article contributions of Dentistry
TO World War H. written by LIT.
Col. John {. Brauer, dental corps
office, rendering assistance to 4
dental officer. who is treating a
casualty of the Italian campaign i'll
the 2lst General hospital near Ma
pies The photograph and article
appear in The Merck Report for
published monthly in the interests
Of Pharmacy and medicine, and is
outstanding in its field.
Young Dyer has been in the ser
vice over three years, 23 months of
which he has spent overseas. He
was critically wounded III the
Italian campaign June |. l943 and
received treatment in five hospitals
tor six months before he recovered
He plans TO continue his dental
studies in the States when he re-
Ceives his discharge The work
which he has done under the super
vision of the highest skilled den
fists in the Italian theatre of opera
tiOns will prove invaluable to him
when he resumes his studies as Z
civilian.
Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
EmOpe's Children
To Receiue gifts
Red Cross To Send Gift
Boxes, Area No. 6. Here,
Is Cooperating

Children in War-dcVastated Eu-
rope will receive Junior Red Cross
Gift boxes containing both school
supplies and toys this year. 1t was
felt that though boys and girls III
Europe will need small items to
use in school they should also
have the delight and Joy provided
by toys and pluythin&s.
The Junior Red Cross of Area No.
6. Delaware Chapter, American Red
Cross. have contributed their share.
not only in the giving of money.
but in Gift boxes for the children
overseas. nut cups for the veteran :;
hospital and menu covers for the
Navy
Mrs. Herman Phillips, chairman
of the Junior Red Cross. is very
proud of the way the children have
taken hold of the various projects
and wishes To acknoWledgr hel
thanks to the schools doin& such
fine work
The schools and the Girl scouts
have contributed the following ar
ticlcs:
Halrin&ton Special School Dis
tlict 80 overseas boxes and 2GC
Crulu To pal;c :. t'l'asrD
Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
New Jersey Will
Get River Crossing
Bill Next January
War Department Permit
For Span Will Be
Sought If Action Of
New Jersey Assembly
Is Favorable.

Necessary legislation providing
1Ul the Delaware River CROSSING
and its application To the New Ier-
:cy highway system has been pre-
Jared and will be submitted to the
legislature of that state when 1t
CunHcnes in January.
This was learned this week fol-
lowing a conference at Trenton be-
tween Frank Y. DUPONT. chairman
O! the Delaware State Highway
commission: Lieut.. Gen. Eugene
ktyhOld. former chief of /. :.
Army Engineers. now head of the
Delaware River Crossing Division
Ct the State Highway Department
and Spencer Miller, Jr.. New Jersey
State Highway commissioner.
The meeting was one OF a series
Cf sessions which Mr. DUPONT had
held with the New Jersey highway
officials and all. he said. have been
OF a cooperative nature.
MIR. DUPONT said that among the
topics discussed at the meeting was
the geological formation of the
riyer bed Meredith +. Johnson.
New Jersey geoloSist, participated
in the discussion.
In the event the New Jersey Leg
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Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
Cooperative To Meet
At Dover Nov. 13
Southern STATES Group viii Hold
Annual Session st High School

\ program OF business and enter
tainmcnt has been arranged for the
annual MrmI Ership meeting OF
southern States Dover Petroleum
Cooperative to lac held in the Dover
Hi2h school, November Is, Tues
day rVcnin&. at s o'clock. All farm
people OF this section are invited
I.ucius {. Webb OF Lincoln. who
Will preside during the evening,
will Call on Rev Paul a. Kellogg.
pastor of Christ church, to open
tie meeting with prayer. The aud
fence viii be led hy Russell Wilson
Of Dover in sin2ins Il group OF
songs. Mrs. Clifford Clark of Ken
ton viii he the accompaniSt.
Successors to f.. 5. Knight of
Wyoming and John TarhurtOn OF
Dover, whose 3-ycar terms on the
board of directors are expiring will
be elected. From the following
rominecS, together with any named
al the meeting, the new members
Will be elected: Randall Hill. Har-
rin%ton: George Robbins. Milford
Henry Wilkins. MarNdcl and Wall
er t. Bishop, Wyoming.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
Banner Hunt Season
FOreseen By LdlUsOn
Chief Game Warden Cites
Reason For Belief Amount
of Game Released

The quail and rabbit hunting sea
son, opening next Thursday, NOV.
18th will be the best in the history
of Delaware, according to Frank A.
Lawson. chief game warden OF the
Board of Game ami Fish Commits
SiOnerS.
The release of 1888 quail and g.
g81 rabbits during the last six
months has augmented an already
abundance of quail and rabbits
throughout the state. Mr.. Lawson
said. In addition more than 500
pheasant were released by the
hoard during the first five months
of 1945. The pheasant season
tcockbirds only) also opens OF
Thursday.
Daily bag limit for rabbits is six
while - quail and two cock pheas
ants is the limit per day. Mr.. Law
son said Also reported plentiful
are raccOOns. the season for whiCl
opened and will continue unit
January Is.
Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
Thanksgiving Service
At Calvary Church
Service Will Be open To The Pe0-
pie Oi All Churches

\ service Of Thanksgiving will
hc held in the Calvary Methodist
Church on Thanksgiving Day at
lU:3O Il. III. This announcement has
Just been made by Reverend l.. +.
Werner. Minister of the Calvary
hirch
THANKSGIVING day is rich in
American tradition and has always
teen thought of as day for thu
gathering together of families for
the purpose OF giving thanks to
God for his many BLESSINGS of seed
time and harvest. The day has al
Ways been observed III the manner
Instituted by the Pilgrims. a ser
(ice of worship in the churches is
rs traditional as the turkey
In this year of our Lord We have
more to be thankful for THAN seed
time and harvest. The end of his
tory's most terrible war should ht
& cause for additional thankSgiN
laG. Families, separated because O
the war and now reunited. should
use this day as an occasion tuI
family Worship in the church o
your choice.
Reverend Werner has announced
that the service will b" open to th'
people of all churches. Specia
music will be provided by the Cal
vary ChOirs. The Minister vii
: preach on the subject Let Us Civ
Thanks" If your church is not hay
ing Il service at this hour come an
Worship with us.
Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
Senior Class To
Present Bazaar
Affair will BE Held At High school
Next Friday. November IL

The senior class Will present a
Bulaal-KcNi,W in the Milford High
School auditorium on Friday. No
Vcmhrr Ii.
THE bazaar committee of which
Tom CIruduuiel is chairman, has
planned mauy booths Ior your en-
jt>4n.al Auuu@ these is hin&u
broih With attractive useful prizes.
These prize, WjIl he displayed in
Iii, window 0f the Piece Hard
ware Company. during the week OF
NuNrmbvr - Beside the hil&o.
there Will be various games to cN-
rrcisr your skill
Monsieur Rublt will be on hand
to guess your weight and if he is
wrong 10 present YOU with a small
9itt. The future viii be unfOlded
to You out OF the depths OF Madam
Zcro's crystal ball. She is one who
knows all and can reveal many
amazing things 10 YOU
To add to the thrills of the eve
ming the class members are busy
preparing Gay Nintties Musical
Revue. The program they are
planning Will fill Il half hour to the
hrim with coined yand music.
SO. young and old. make a date
for Friday evening, November 16
to join the seniors III the auditor
um for fun and entertainment Ad
mission is little 40c for adults ant
25c for children Tickets can b,
purchased from any member of til,
senior class.
Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
Rotary Hears
1t. Smith Tell
OF Campaign
Daughter OF Mrs. Chas.
Swain Served Three
Years, Three Months In
Army Nurses Corps.

One of the most interesting pro-
grams ever to be presented before
the local Rotary Club was given
last Monday evening at the regular
weekly dinner meeting. when Lieu
tenant Virginia Smith. daughter of
Mrs. Charles Swain Of Milford who
has recently been returned to the
States after serving three years
and three months overseas with the
t. s. Army Nurses Corps, was the
guest speaker
The program was arranged
jointly by Harry Mayhem and Past
President Harry j. Pettyjohn, anC
Lieutenant Smith was introduced
to the club by Mr.. Pettyjohn
Lieutenant Smith was attached
to the 6lst Station Hospital. tn,
Cooper Hospital Unit and was il
the first volunteer group to leav,
the States. The first stop was il
Africa. and here Lieutenant Smitl
and the other nurses. We're afford
ed an opportunity to see how tou&l
and brutal war can be.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
Plans Progressing
For V. F. w. Post Here
=. Franklin Morgan Is Chairman
OF Local ORGANIZATION Committee

According to $ Franklin Nor
gan of Houston. chairman of the
local committee of overseas Veter-
ans, arrangements for an Or9anl-
Zation meeting are progressing ia
Vorablc and the date will be an
nounced shortly.
l.. T. NJ RalSton. representing
the state headquarters of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars of the tni-
ted States, today predicted that
public interest in the welfare OF
the veteran will virtually disap-
pear in the postwar era. and that
the rehabilitation of returning vet
Grams will become primarily a re-
spOnsibility for established veter-
an organizations.
Industry is deeply concerned in
the veteran today because OF the
manpOwer shortage. Others are
equally anxious about postwar
veteran welfare planning. Most o
us are more or less conscious of th'
difficulties which will confront GU
brothers, sons. husbands and ia
theirs when they come back MI
RalStOn pointed out
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Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
City Honors Scouts
For Waste Paper Drive
Awards Were Presented BY Mayor
Evans And His Committee

Individual and unit awards for
the waste paper campaign conduct
ed toy Boy Scouts OF Troop l02 We're
presented by Mayor Edward C..
Evan. AlphunSo HumeS. city Coun
I'll secretary and Ninal Bennett,
kiWansis club president.
Tie following scouts were hon
urcd: Emerson Adams. Bill Brown,
Richard Clendaniel. John \. De
Chant. Bob Glasco. Bill Gordon,
Ward Hitch, Harry Humes. Buster
| ank, Cecil Maloney, Skip Mayhem,
Jack Messick. Frank Reedy, Bob
Waples. and Richard Warren.
The troop in March and April
collected 55,G17 pounds of waste
paper which entitled it to the Boy
Scout General Eisenhower Waste
paurr Campai@n MeLll, and the
unit award of Il 11-mm German
she'll cOntainer.
Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
All Automatic Arms
Must Be Registered
In Milford Today
A Representative OF The
Internal Revenue De-
partment Will BE AT
Police Headquarters
From 9 TO II O'clock.

A representative of the internal
revenue department.. Paul {. Culp,
will be at police headquarters in
this city. today. Friday, November
3, from 9 to u O'Clock noon. TO
register all automatic guns brought
back by returning veterans.
Mr. Culp will be III Harrington
the same day from ! to t p. m. at
Harrington city Hall for the sam"
purpose. On November Il. from -
TO p. IN. he will be in Frankford.
AT the city hall in that town. Next
Friday, November IS, Mr. Cuip Will
be in Georgetown at the state troop
ers headquarters.
According to Mr.. Culp. failure to
register automatic arms. can re-
suit in a penalty of 50 2.o0U fine or
five years in jail. or both, at the
discretion OF the court. Any other
automatic rifle or Shot gun with a
barrel of less than Is inches in
length. whether of foreign or do
mestic make must also be register
ed, failure to register these will in
volve the owner with the same pen
atty.
Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
River Pilots End
War Job Nov. 80
Colorful Lewes Clan Will Be Returned To
Civilian Status BY United States Coast
Guard On That Date; Served AS Unit
Since January 1912.

The war" is eoins to be oyer
soon for l.ewes' most coloriul clan.
the Delaware Bay and River pilots.
AT the stroke OF midnight on Nov.
3D. the Delaware Bay and River
shippers Will put away i'll moth
balls their good-braidcd blue uni
forms Of ;ht United States Coast
Guard they have worn tie past
three years and II months, and
once more don the Cut-and-drlrd
mutti of MI Plain Businessman.
I.ieut.-C Comlu. c. clifton Maull OF
Itwes, one OF the hc1t-kuoWn in
the mid-uSe group OF pilots, says
the order has been received hN the
lltmhers OF ;hr Pilots Association
For the Bay ana River Delaware To-
return To ttciI iurmcr status ON
l'tccmhcr |.
There are now II licensed pilot
in the association. plus the new ap-
prruliccs. The apprentices served
Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
State Welfare Home
Now Overcrowded
Kent Institution Handling Nearly
Third More Cases Than Capacity

The State Welfare Home at
Smvrna has almost one-third more
persons than it was built TO care
Tor and despite this overCrOwdlnS,
still has the longest waiting list III
its history.
This condition was reported to
the Old Age Welfare Commission
al it's meeting last Saturday after
noon by Dr.. &. J. Prickett. superin-
tendent. who said the total pOpula-
ton OF the home on Oct 81 was 81 l..
The waiting list on the same date
was ~. Il record number. he said.
The commission discussed tie
overcrowdinS of the institution.
which members said is becoming
an increasingly serious problem.
DR.. Prickett also reported oper-
ating costs have increased III the
last - years from about $50 Il
month for each person to $3.50
Increased costs of food and higher
salaries were cited as the causes.
Operating costs for the month Ol
October amounted to Sl3,032.S1
This total was apportioned anon
the three counties as follows: New
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Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
Cedars Will kiiwaniS Fall
Attend Church Farm Festival!
Sunday, Nov. II Huge Success
Will ForegO November
Ceremonial To Go To
Wesley Nj e t h o di $ t
Church, Georgetown.

Foregoing the usual November
ceremonial this year Evergreen
Forest No. ~ Tall Cedars of leha-
non. OF Kent and SUSSEX counties
has arranged It. attend Divine Hrr-
ice at Tie Wesley Methodist
church. Gcor-,tunu. Wi sunday
,a,ouiu4. \ul eu. hrr III, taIa III. 80
. M Reverend Omar Jonoe, H. -.
will deliver the -ormom al thiS
specially arranged service.
The members will meet in the
Masonic Temple III Georgetown AT
p. IN. and proceed To he church in
ii body This is the first time in its
long and brilliant career that the
Forest has attended church srrNic"
in Il body. \ large attendance Is
expected.
The committee arranGlnS the
service are all prominent members
Headed by William W sharp OF
harrington as chairman. il Is COM
posed of w ShoCklry Dou@hertE Oi
Milford. " Harry Eaton of FELTON,
Harold y. Hatfield of Georgetown
William r. Hobbs of Geor4ctoWn
Edward b. Green Of Georgetown
Robert B. Morgan OF Georgetown
Joseph VI. Iauk of Milton. william
T. Atkins of LcWrs. Clarence NJ
Holt of Ocean View, George W. Til
of R"hohoth. Preston Williams q
Frankford ard Nirdeu BrHrn .
LcWeS
The annual election Of officers o
Evergreen Forest will take place 4
the next ceremonial of tn" Forea
On December 9Th in the tommunit.
building. Milford. when reports q
the years activities will be sub
mitted.
Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09

Arnlislice Day
Celebration
Parade Featuring Re-
turned Veterans, State
Guard and Horse Show
Will BE IIighlights.

Thai November - 1915. Will he
Ions rvurmhervd III the annals OF
SUSSEX county s"c3ns to be al cs-
fabIishvI fact iud4lns from the
support bcing given
from an sections OF the county to
the lust expanding plans for the
AtmISjirr Day celebration to he
A.Id in Grur4,1uWu on that date.
Th- hard working committee. tlu-
der the general chairmaushlp OF
Earl Rust and thr cooperation OF
rhc Gcur4etuWu Town Council,
headed by Mayor ". Linden Raw
Inns. is leaving no stones untnrned
ia make The day one OF patriotic
celebration and tribute.
Colonel Ralph :. Baker and Ser
@cant Si@uurd l. Christensen. both
DISCHARGED service men of George
town. ar, heading Il committee to
"lran4r for all service men o1
World War H. VINO have been dis
CHARGED or are ON leave, to partici-
pate in tine parade This unit vii
include men and women from al
DEc services. Amy Navy Marine
Corps and Coast Guard.
Invitations To all American Leg
ion Posts and V f. VS. in the state
have been sent out and many have
hrrn accepted. Fire companies a
tar no.th is Smyrna. have also beer
invited To participate
Services clubs all over the coun
~. boy scouts. troops from For
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Milford chronicle., 1945-11-09
Col. Duncan
To Speak Here
Next Monday
Wilmington Colonel Will
BE Speaker on Harry j.
Petty Johns Armistice
Day Program.

colonel :. T. Irwin Duncan of
1nl West ThiftH-tirsl street Will
miu@juu. who is home on Il i5-daY
leave with Il Bronze star added to
his World War II huuors will be
the guest speaker at the regular
weekly dinner meeting OF the Mil
ford Rotary club ncEt Monday eve
ming. November -.
The program houoring Armistice
Day is being arranged hy Past
President Harry J. Prttyjohn. who
has been Il close friend of Colonel
duncan for many years.
As cOmmaudinG officer of lhe 3Ath
\ g. \. Group IN Europe. Colonel
Duncan. a veteran officer of the
Delaware National Guard, headed
the group which swept through
Europe behind the German forces
from Utah Beach. Normandy. To the
Baltic Sea.
Colonel duncan will report tC
Font Bliss, Texas. on completion oi
his leave. presumably for further
military duty.
tie Is one bi Il lew lbiillti l)tld-
ware National Guard officers who
have seen duty in the Pacific anC
the European theatres of opera
;iun He has been ON active duty
with the Army since the fall o
1910 when the former l9S;h Coas
Artillery REGIMENT left Delaware
for Army service.
The citation accompanying tn,
Bronze star Award states: A
commanding officer of the 3Hth An
ti-Aircralt Artillery Group, Colo
mel duncan Was responsible 70
one 90 nm. gun battalion. six 4
nm. automatic Weapons hattaliOns
and one starchil&ht battery durin
the crossing of the Elbc River i
+ the NNIIl Corps. airbornc. area q
the Second British Army Zone frOl
April 26 to May :. l945.
AS senior anti-airCraft artiller
: officer in the XVIII Corps he pen
sonally supervised the defense {
/ the bridges against air, grount
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