davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29
RUSSIANS:
Western Stand

Those who, in commenting on the
strained relationship between the
East and West, have been wont to
say, It'll get worse before it gets
any BETTER" probably had reached
the end Of their rhetorical rope.
For it was unlikely that it could
get any worse without producing
armed conflict of some kind. This,
it appeared. was the top of the heap
of crises that had been piling up
for two years.
There were these developments:
THE AMERICAN, British and
French ambassadors, who had been
talking with Soviet Foreign Min
lister ". M. Molotov and Premier
Stain in Moscow for six weeks, left
the Russian capital, presumably
ending the four-power discussions.
THE THREE western powers
asked the Kremlin for a simple and
final Eyes or no" on the question
of whether Russia will lift its block
ade of Berlin.
U. S. SECRETARY of State
George Marshall, speaking before
the U. N. general assembly, warned
the Soviet Union that American pa
thence should not be mistaken for
weakness.
With the Moscow talks at an end
the center of action in the crisis
had shifted to Paris where the is
sue would be debated in the U. N.
The western nations-the U. S.,
France and Great Britain-plainly
had had enough and were deter
mined not to give another inch.
In an hour-long speech before
parliament, British Foreign Secre-
tary Ernest Bevin expressed his ma
tons determination: 1--WE are firm
ly resolved to go on with u pol
icy.
st AM NOT SAYING by that that
we are committed to war and all
the other things that might ensue.
We have not reached that stage
yet"
Speaking to the United Nations in
George Marshall, U. S. Sec
of state, outlined the basic
U. S. foreign policy in much the
same as Bevin. The United
States, he said, would not COM
promise the essential principles"
or barter away the rights and
freedoms Of other peoples"
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29
HOME
Record High

One of the most maddening Of all
the modern paradoxes is that while
millions Of American families are
searching desperately for decent
places to live. at the same time
more American families own their
own homes now than eve before in
history.
About 40 per cent of the nations
non-farm families owned their
homes at the beginning of this year,
it has been revealed by a federal
ser board survey. That comes to
a total of 1875 million city and town
families.
Although the survey did not take
UP farm families, the proportion Of
home owners among that group ira
ditionally has been much higher
than among city jewellers.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29
FINAL REPORT:
END 1t NOW'

AS the United Nations general as
sembly convened for its fateful
l948-49 session in the Palais de Chail'
lot the member nations took time
out to pay somber tribute to Count
Folke Bernadotte, their representa-
i've in Palestine who had died while
trying to implement the peace of
which they were supposed to be the
architects.
Then they began consideration Of
the plan for an enforced Palestine
settlement that Bernadotte had SUBJ
mitted before his death.
THE SWEDISH COUNTS final 49,
)OO-word report recommended that
the Arab-Jewish war should be PRO
bounced formally ended" If the
Arabs and Jews refuse to make
peace, the u. N. should do so itself,
the report said.
It calls for changes in the bound
aries of the U. N. partition plan
adopted in November, 1947, pro-
DOSING that the Negeb desert be CIV
en- to the Arabs and that the Jews
should receive all of Galilee instead
Of only the eastern part.
Other recommendations include:
l. Observation-Disclosures of
Jerusalem by placing it under U. N.
control.
2. ESTABLISHMENT of a techni-
cal boundaries commission to delim-
t the new frontiers.
3. CREATION of a Palestine con-
citation commission to deal with
population exchanges and supervise
other parts of U. N. decisions.
4. SETTLEMENT of the problem
of 36O, 900 Arab refugees by giving
them the right to return to their
m in Jewish territory or to re-
ceive compensation if they choose
not to return.
It was a good plan, the United
States thought, and Secretary OF
State Marshall announced that this
nation would back it to the fullest
extent. Said Marshall:
THE UNITED STATES consid-
FRS that the conclusions contained
in the final report of Count Berna-
dotte offer a generally fair basis for
settlement of the Palestine ques-
.ion."
He called it the best possible
oasis for bringing peace to a dis
tracted land" adding that mo plan
could be proposed which would be
entirely satisfactory in all respects
TO every interested party"
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29
? Current Events ?

II you bspent been spending all
your evenings taking be dog for q
Walk or fixing The ben bosss,
chances are you've been reading
about some of tbe epents on tVbieb
The folIowing fire qaestions are
based. Can yoH ansWer them?
1. The United Nations general
assembly recently convened in
Paris for a 10 or 12-week fall
session. What Is the name of the
elaborate building in which the
assembly Is meeting?
2. The American, British and
French ambassadors who have
been comforting with Molotov re-
Gently took their leave of Mos
cow. Can you name them?
8. This year, 16 years after he
scared 10 miles into the strato-
sphere in a balloon, a Belgian
scientist-explorer plans to plunge
two miles under water to investi-
gate the deep sea world. Who is
he?
4. Who Is the man who took the
assassinated Count Bernadotte's
place as U. N. mediator in Pal
estine?
S. Princess Elizabeth Of Eng
land was in the world spotlight
when she got married last No
vember. Now she is in the news
again for a different reason.
What is it?
ANSWERS
1. Palais de Chaillot.
2. Walter Bedell Smith (U. 81. |
Frank Roberts (British), Yves Cha
taigneau (French).
3. Prof. Auguste Picard.
4. Ralph Bunche. an American. |
Bernadotte'S assistant.
S. She is expecting a baby in No.
vember.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29
-WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSS-1
Bernadotte's Murder Dramatizes
Question of Palestine Before U.N.;
East West Crisis Hits Final Peak

1-By Bill Schoentgen, WNU Staff writer-@
EDITORS NOTE: When opinions are expressed in the,e ami tb.v, are, Inns. NJ,
Western Newspaper Unions news analysis md not necessarily Of this new spape -
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29
THERE'S NO EXCUSE
Americas Rural Fire Loss Can Be Cut

able to almost any community that
wants to make the effort.
Principal means Of cutting rural
fire losses, according to the Nation
al Board Of Fire Underwriters, is a
good volunteer fire department,
quartered in a small town but serv-
ing the surrounding area that has
been organized into a fire protec-
ton district, such as nov is author
lied in SO states.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29
ANSWER MAN:
Brdnnan

When it comes to questions Secre-
tary of Agriculture Charles Bran
nan gets all kinds, many of which
have nothing to do with farming.
Pouring in at the rate of 5000 a
day, the queries vary from: How
do / bury cats in the ground?" to
What was Little Eva's last name
in the play, Uncle Toms Cabin?'"
and "Can you recommend a lonely
hearts club? Three Of us girls are
Interested"
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29

Although fire prevention week is
over for this year, the danger Oh
farm fires is not over and possibly
never will be.
But that seeming i~nevitabilty Is
no excuse. AS a matter Of fact, fire
protection experts say, there is no
longer any excuse for Americas
I00-million-dollar annual farm ire
loss.
The means to reduce it r avail
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29

(Graph by Family Economics Blu
reau, Northwestern National Life In
surance company
Since 1889 the total number Of
dollars In circulation in the U. S.
has more than trebled-from 80
billion to nearly 1O9 billion-while
our industrial production of goods
to buy has less than doubled.
Result: Cheaper money. Each
dollars proportionate worth in
goods has fallen until it now takes
1.76 dollars to buy as much as
one dollar would buy in 1889.
Over three times as many dollars
bidding frantically for less than
twice as much goods equals in
f1ation.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29

which Count Folke
Bernadotte and Col.
Andre Pierre Ser
rot were sitting,
looked inside and
started shooting.
The two killers
fled, leaving Serrot
dead and Berna-
dotte mortally
wounded. The U. N.
mediator
died as he was be-
ing carried into
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29
Dewey and Eggs

In sharp contrast to Henry Wal
lace's unsavory experience with
eggs in the South, the product Of
the hen brought nothing but good
to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, COP
presidential candidate. At his
PawIing, N. Y, farm he was made
honorary member of the national
GOOD Egg" club and was pre-
scented with an egg-bedecked
plaque by Hobart Creighton (left),
COP nominee for governor Of In
diana and president Of the Poul-
try and Egg national board.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29
HOLY LAND:
Murder

The sullen-faced, uniformed men
in the jeep didn't say a word after
they had stopped the procession of
United Nations cars that was wind
ing through the Katamon section of
Jerusalem.
Carrying a machine gun, one of
them walked up to the automobile in
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-29

Art White. salary .-~ HOO
Montana Power Co.,
electricity 2.08
George Devener, salary $500
Stroup Hardware Co..
supplies 24.8S
Northern Garage,
services-supplies .-- 23.39
E. M. Farr.
salary and mileage ...- 77.46
Paul o. Nilsson, insurance 900
Rowe Furniture Co.,
rent of chairs....- $3.50
Bert j. Bowman, mileage 400
County Auditor.
reimburse petty cash p. 41.98
David Stockton.
rent of boat and labor 1900
Mont. State Industrial
Sch, transportation .. 800
Montana Power Co.,
electricity ...-..-.. 1878
Billings Gas Company.
gas 21.4O
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Rimgaila, Adomas ir Benediktas, i!
Silales val, Taurages ap.
Rimkutes, Anele ir Maryte, is Dvar
vicip KIM, gyv. Philadelphia.
Rusinskas, Vincas, gyv. Chicagoje
Samalius, brolis Jono.
Stakiniene, Gene, is Grinkiskio val.
Kedainiu ap., gyv. Chicagoje.
Stankeviciene, Elena, gyv Kalifor
nijoje.
Staskeviciene Mardosaite, Viktori
ia, is Alytaus ap.,. gyv. Elizabeth
Statinskiene, Petronele, is Vilkavis
kio ap., gyv. Pittsburgh.
Stoniene Penkauskaite, Ona, i:
Gruzdziu val, siauliu ap, gyv
Indiana waist.
Sudiene sedaite, Tekle, gyv. Chi
cagoje.
Svilas, Jonas, is Gaures val, Tau
RACES ap., gyv. Chicagoje.
semetas, Jonas ir Juozas, is laura
ges ap.
Tamosiunas Grubis, Aleksandras
Elena il Jurgis, ir Tamosiunien;
Grubiene Paslaviciute, Elena
is Linkuvos val, Siauliu ap.
Vaisvilas, Povilas, gyv. Waterbury
Vaitilas, Antanas, gyv. Cleveland
Vernytes, dvi seserys, dukterys Yer
nienes Strockytes, is Zagares v.
Siauliu ap.
Viesa, Vincas, is Alytaus ap.
Vilimas, Vladas, is Kruoplq val.
siaulip Ap.
Vitkauskiene Pranckeviciute, An
tose, is Marijampoles ap.
zilinskaites, is Pilviskiu VAL, Mari
jampoles ap.
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sutas, Juozapas, ir sesuo Adele,
gyv. Brooklyne.
Tinginys, Jurgis, Is Batakiu val.
,Titlius. Jonas, Petras ir Simonas, g.
Brooklyne.
Tumalavicius, Juozas ir Jurgis, is
Kuktiskiu val, Utenos ap.
Tumenas, Kazys, is Pandelio val,
Rokiskio ap.. gyv. Chicagoje.
Vaisnoras, Jonas, is Paezereliu val ,
i sakiu ap.
Vasiljevas VosyIius, Juozas, is A
nyksciu val, Utenos ap.
Vilkaite Sakaliene, Marijona, is
Pandelio val, Rokiskio ap., gyv.
Chicagoje ar Bostone.
Yinksnytes, dukterys Juozo, is Pan
! delio val, Rokiskio ap., gyv. Oma-
ha, Nebr.
Vosylius (Woylus), Jonas, is Kidu-
liz val, sakiu ap., gyv. Bronx N.
Y, ir sunus Walter Woylus.
Zavackis. Antanas, IS saukenu, gyv.
PHILADELPHIA .
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MIRE 1900 IsEIVIU
LIETUVIU

Su Shame numeryje telpan.
Gals mirusiu iseiviu Lietuviu
vardais, mirusiu skaicius .iau
pasieke 1900, nuo Vasario m
1897 metu, kada mirusiu var
dal Dirvoje pradeta skelbti.
ZELIONIS Antanas, seno am.
ziaus, mire Sausio 10, Cleve-
land, Ohio. (Alytaus ap. Mo-
ciskenu k.) Amerikoj isgy-
veno 40 metq.
PALAIMA Juozas, "a m., mi
re Sausio IL, Cleveland, O.,
kur buvo ir gimes.
LABAsINSKAS Jonas, 48 M,
zuvo automobile nelaimeje,
Gruodzio II, Lindhurst, N. j.
Gimes Elizabeth, N. J. 90
tevq vardai: Jonas ir Katri-
ma Labasinskai.)
BARTKEVIClENE (Vaitkevi-
ciute) Elena, seno amz., mi
re Gruod. 13, Chicagoj. (Pu-
MOS par) Amerikoj isgyve-
no 81 m.
.VIsNIAUSKAS Jonas, pusamz.
mire Gruod. 13, Chicagoje.
(Marijampoles par.)
DOVEIKIUTE Genovaite, %
m., mire Gruod. Is, Chica-
goj, kur buvo ir gimus.
JANUSAS Jonas, pusamz., mi
re Gruod. Is, Chicagoj. (Ma-
zeikiu ap. Leckavos p. Buk-
naiciu k.) Amerikoje isgyve-
no "a m.
MECIONIS Jonas, pus a mis-,
mire Gruod. 10, Chicagoje.
(Rozalimo par. Butnalaukiu
KY Amerikoj isgyveno 35 m.
VITRIGAS Vladas, mire Lapk.
%, Irons, Mich.
VASKIS Antanas, naire Gruod.
9, Rockford, Ill.
KLAPATAUSKIENE yieva, 62
M, mire Lapk. IL, Racine,
Wis.
MATONIS Motiejus, So metus
mire Lapkr. Is, Haverhill,
Mass.
ARLAUSKAS Juozas, mire n
Lapkr., Montreal, Kanada.
KISIELIUS Jonas, mire Gruod.
men,, Philadelphia, Pa.
zERDECKAS Jonas, seno am
ziaus, mire Gruod. 16, New
Philadelphia, Pa.
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baigesi, siuo tarpu
! gavote pranesima
apie tai, su siuo
dideliu zodziu:
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MIRIMA
MlRE. ISEIVIAI ANERIkOS LIETUVIAI
znios ape muss Letuvius same skyriue tapnama dyka

!, BERNIISkAS Aleksandras, 85
m. mire Gruod. Is, New Phi
ladelphia, Pa.
GUDAITIS Mykolas, 66 metu,
mire Gruod. M, Wilkes-Bar-
re, Pa.
JAKAITIS Petras, pusamzis,
/ mire Gruod. 18, Chicagoj.
VITKAUSKIENE Mare (Rod-
moniene), 81 M, mire Gruo-
dzio 25, Chicagoj. (Vilkavis-
kio miesto). Amerikoj isgy-
veno 40 metu.
| VAsKYS Antanas, Sc M, mi
re Gruod. m., Rockford, Ill.
DOVEIKAITE Genovaite, 20
M, mire Gruod. 16, Chica-
goj, kur buvo ir gimus.
KARNYLA Jokubas, 70 m. mi
! re CIR. A, Norwood, Mass.
JONAITIS Pranas, mire Gruo-
dzio Is, Chicagoje. (siauliv
ap. Kriuku par.)
TAMKUNAS Jonas, pusamzis,
Traku apps. Kietaviskes par.
Gluses ky
VAICEKAUSKAS Juozas, 81
M, mire Gruod. 20, Chica-
goj, kur buvo ir gimes.
KARSKIENE Bernice (Kuncai-
te), 81 m, mire Gruod. p,
Chicagoj. (Telsiu par..)
zILINSKIENE Valerija, pus-
anne, mire Gruod. 20, Chica-
goj. (Panev. ap. Elizavos p)
Amerikoj isgyveno Sc m.
TUTLIENE Agota (Zamiene),
pusamze, mire Gruod. % d.,
Chicagoj. (siauliu app Ame-
rikoj isgyveno 35 m.
KIAUNIS Pranas, pusamz., MI
re Gruod. 25, Chicagoj. (Pa-
nevezio ap. Krekenavos par
Muiliskiu Ky Amerikoje IS
gyveno AZ m.
DRAUGELIS Antanas, 63 m,
mire Gruod. 26, ChicagoJe.
(Suvalku red.) Amerikoj l.
gyveno 43 metus.
TARBUNAS Juozas, pusamzls'
: nnire Gruod. %, Chicagoje5
(siauliu ap. seduvos p. Kru-
piskiu Ky Amerikoj isgyve-
no AZ metus.
CINGIENE Prane (Petralclu-
~te). So M, mire Gruod. 25,
Chicagoje. (Raseiniu apskr.'
Skirsnemunes p. Venslovls-
kin ky Amerikoje isgyveno
35 metuS.
VITKIENE Mare, SO M, mlre
Gruod. 5, Maspeth, n. Y.
PALUPIS Juozas, mire Gruod.
5, Plains, Pa.
Juozas, 52
metu, mire Gruod. 13, lnker-
man, Pa.
Jonas, mire rs
Lakr., Luzerne, Pa.
GUDAITIS Mykolas, 66 metu,
mire Gruod. II, Wilkes-Bar-
re, Pa.
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2aulauskaite Paulauskiene, Julia
is Telsiu ap., gyv. Chicagoje.
Pesliakaite Morris, Aleksandra, i.
Kauno, gyv. New Yorke.
Petruliene Katauskyte, Juze, gyv
Chicagoie.
2etrusonis, Petras ir Pranas, is Pan.
delio val, Rokiskio ap., gyv. Bo.
stone.
Pocius, Kazys, baiges Kaune Tevv
Jezuitu gimnazija.
ouskunigis, Stasys ir zmona Balsiu-
te, is Ilguvos par. sakiu ap.
aadzevicius, is Karmelavos VAL, su-
nus Vinco, gyv. Chicagoje ar Eli
zabeth.
aamanauskas, Mykolas, gyv. Balti-
more.
2amanauskiene Kareckaite, Ona.
is zasliu val, gyv. New Yorke.
aomanowski, John, gyv. Plymouth.
2ondeyko Bataviciute (buv. Zu-
kauskiene) Aleksandra, is Saukenp,
vyras Zigmantas Rondeyko, ir val
kai Benediktas ir Sofia, gyv. Phi
ladelphia.
3akalauskas, Pranas, is Plyniu KIM,
Luk8iu parap.
'altonaites, Ona ir Roze, is Seiriiu.
5tankeviciute Eimanauskiene, Ur-
sllle, is Pajevonio val, Vilkavis-
kio an.
Steponaitiene Braniskaite, Matil-
Ga, is Vilkaviskio ap., gyv. Grand
Rapids, Mich.
sakaliene Vilkaite, Marijona, is
Pandelio VAL, Rokiskio ap., gyv.
Bostone ar Chicagoje.
Tecfile, is Kybartu Viii
kaviskio ap.
Silkiene, Juze.
neideriene Dravininkyte, Angus
tie, gyv. Bostone.
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JfESKAU Kastanto ir Jono
larpq, arba kitu sunu ir duk-
5ru Petro Karpaus, kilusiu is
Iokolu Naujienos, - Marijampo-
IS ap. Atsiliepti:
Mr.. J. Kidolis,
152 Dyc.kman street,
New York, "a, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-08-05
COOK
THESE
WAYS:

TO COOK IN WATER: Cover
with water thot or coldD and
heat to simmering. Cook slowly
until tender about 1ls to 2
hours. Serve sliced hot or cold.
TO FRY: Slice II to q In. thick.
Brown ON beth side in small
amount Of lard or drippinEs.
TO BROIL: Slice same ~ to fry.
Preheat breiler. Place slices 3
or 4 ins. from heat. Broil sntii
golden brown fabout 3 min.1.
Turn and brown second side.
TO BAKE: bake in spen pan
In moderate oven t350o) for
IA hours. Glaze BY covering
with . mixture Of 1 tablespoon
vinegar, u teaspoon dry mus
tara and 4 tablespoons brown
sugar. Bake 80 minutes longer.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01
$3.50 Western Montana Acres
Can Be Irrigated by Pump

including cost of land dwelling for
latter, a comparison of the cost of
operation and maintenance for the
two systems, a comparison of the
labor cost of applying water with
the two systems and the adaptable
ity of the crops grown to one or the
other type of irrigation.
Research now in progress at the
Montana agricultural experiment
station is aimed at giving a better
idea of the relative importance of
the above factors in helping a farm
er determine the point at which a
sprinkler system is more economic
al than open ditch irrigation, accord
ing to the report.
Crop Possibilities
Crops in the area that might be
expected to utilize most of the ir-
rigable land include irrigated pas
ture, hay, feed grains, truck crops
and berries and sweet cherries. The
types of farming to be found in
clude cattle and sheep ranches with
forest service grazing lands; inten-
sive irrigation farming on the Flat
head, Bitterroot and F~renchtown
projects; dryland wheat farms; spe-
cialty crop farms such a. cherries,
berries and truck crops, and diversi-
fled farms of a general nature in
all the mountain valleys.
Irrigated agriculture in western
Montana can support higher costs
for water than commercial agricu1-
ture generally, the report states, but
it is considered reasonably certain
that all lands which can be pump
irrigated at a cost of SIS per acre or
less will be economically feasible.
Pumping Costs
The SIS per acre figure was the
feasibility figure OF average amount
considered available to pay irriga-
ton costs. 1t was arrived at by es-
tablishing weighted net values for
the common crops in the area; in
terviewing farmers concerning their
estimate of the amount they would
pay; consideration of the agricul-
tural stability in the area and the
comparatively high value of some
of the speciality crops.
Possible power rates varying from
" cent per kilowatt hour to 2 cents
per kilowatt hour were set up.
1t was determined that using the
power rate of X cent per kilowatt
hour, Sc percent of the total power
: required would be used on land:
| with an annual cost of SIS per acre
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01

IRRIGATION CAN be brought to
an estimated 1882 acres of land in
the Columbia river basin of western
Montana by the use of small indi-
vidua1 pumping plants, according
to a survey report made by j. D.
Mathews, department of rural engi-
neering, and Roy E. Huffman, de-
partment of agricultural economics
and rural sociology, Montana state
college, Bozeman. Sprinkler irriga-
ton systems would be necessary on
over half of this potentially irrigable
acreage due to the expense and, in
many places, the impossibility of
land leveling.
The report was prepared for the
Bonneville power administration and
the Montana agricultural expert
ment station and is available from
local county agents or direct from
Bozeman. The survey included all
lands drained by the Clarks Fork,
Flathead and Kootenai rivers that
were within a 100-foot lift above the
water source. Detectives of the sur
vey were to estimate the feasibility
of irrigation with small pumping
plants and to estimate the potential
market for hydroelectric power that
such pumping plants would need.
Sprinkler Irrigation
The survey disclosed that about
half of the potential irrigable acre
age would require sprinkler irriga-
ton systems because of the Uneven
land. The other half of this acreage
could be 1eveled and irrigated by the
open ditch method. 1t was pointed
out that water requirements for the
sprinkler system are about half the
requirements for the open ditch
method. Also, if the pressure re-
quired by a sprinkler system has al
ready been created in lifting the
water to the land, the reduction, by
use of a sprinkler system, in the
amount of water to be lifted is an
important factor.
The point at which it would be-
come economical to use a sprinkler
system instead of the open ditch
method of irrigation would bt
reached in the case of porous soil
with heavy water requirements
Other factors effecting the point a
which it becomes economical to sub
stitute a sprinkler system for tn,
open ditch method include the eff
ficiency of the particular sprinkle
system used, a comparison of tn
investment cost of the sprinkle
system and the open ditch syster
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01

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