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minds on it. The order was
drafted by the Civil Service
Commission and had the support
of President Truman. Mr.. Tru-
man took the unusual action
before leaving the White House
of writing Gen. Eisenhower and
urging him to issue the order
which would mean eventual per-
manent status for these en-
ployes.
There are no indications as
yet that Gen. Eisenhower will
shelve the proposed executive
order. However, it may be nlodi-
fled or revised considerably be-
fore being issued. Some Repub-
licans on Capitol Hill think
some program for giving status
to temporary-indefinite workers
who passed exams should be
worked out. but on q different
system than that proposed by
the csc,
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merit system wherever he feels
that it will improve the opera
ton of Government. Whether
this would cause resentment on
the part of some Capitol Hill Re-
publicans and whether they
would fail to support such legis-
lation remains to be seen.
CSC-The Civil Service Com
mission is marking time until it
finds out who the three Civil
Service Commissioners are going
to be.
Action has been suspended on
virtually every policy decision
until the new commissioners are
appointed. Meanwhile, James
Mitchell, the CSC's Republican
member, remains on the job un-
til he learns if he has been re-
appointed or not.
The commission is one of the
few remaining agencies where
the top appointments have not
yet been made by President Els
enhower. The reason is that
Gen. Eisenhower's choices for
csc chairman have either re-
fused the position or have run
into opposition from some Sen
ate Republicans when their
names were mentioned for the
Job.
Gen. Eisenhower's chief as
sistants are hoping that matters
can be cleared up and the new
chairman and associate men,
bers appointed in a very short
time.
\ X X
RESERVE ORDER - Mean
while, it has become apparent
that it will be a while yet before
the reserve" status order for
the Governments temporary-in-
definite workers will be issued, If
at all.
Gen. Eisenhower and his staff
want to take a close look at the
order before making up their
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Georges primary. $11,250, 600;
secondary, $6,560.000; total, ST.
10000.

Georges primary. $11,250,000;
secondary, $6,560. 900; total, ST.
10000.
The district would get $39, 9,977,-
900 worth Of construction in the
third four-year period distributed
this way: Montgomery, primary,
$10,293.000; secondary, $6,084,-
600; total. $16,377,0o0. Prince
Georges primary. $15,725, 900;
secondary. $7.875. 900; total. $685.
100000.
Breakdown Of Other Areas.
This is a breakdown of how
funds in some other counties
would be spent:
Anne Arundel: First 4-year
period. primary, $14.245. 900; sec
ondary, $4,131,0 900; total. $18,-
$4,000; second period. primary.
$3.711.000; secondary, $780,
600; total, $6,741,000 third pc
riod, primary, $685., 900; second
airy, $2,620.000; total. $3.455, 900.
Calvert: First period. primary.
81 $3.50, 900; secondary, $1,179,000;
total. $2,559,000; second period,
primary, $1.055, 900; secondary,
81 ,080, 900; total. $2.135,000;
third period. primary. $1.125.00
secondary, $685., 900; total, ST.
$4,000.
Charles: First period, primary.
$4.665. 900: secondary, $4. OCT 900;
total, $8.732.000; second period.
primary. 1895, 100: secondary,
$3.307,OO0; total. $4.302,000
third period. primary, SITS, 900:
secondary, $S,272,ooo; total, $4,-
1000.
st. Marys: First period, pri-
mary, $1,675, 900; secondary, $3.-
459, 900; total, $5,134.000; second
period, primary, $1,200.000; Sec
ondary. 1929, 900; total, $4.439.-
600; third period, primary, $685.
600; secondary, $1.606,000; total,
$2.261 900.
Frederick: First period, pri-
mary, $15,007, 900; secondary.
$3,897 900; total, $18,904, 900;
second period, primary, $685.
600; secondary, $5,625. 900; total,
$13,593. 900; third period. pri-
mary, 6,OO9, 900; secondary, $4.-
$4,000; total, $685. 900.
The primary and secondary
mileage involved, respectively, in
each of these counties for the
12-year period is as follows:
Montgomery. 1884 and ISL;
Prince Georges. 1881 and 149.5;
Anne Arundel. 1858 and 41.9;
Calvert, 49.3 and 47.9: Charles.
62.8 and 1888; st. Marys, 49.3
and 1908; Frederick, 92.9 and
1888.
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PegIer Tagged
With Summons in
Pearson Libel Suit

A $5.1 million assault-libel-
conspiracy suit had a new de-
fendant today, all because of the
Inauguration ceremonies yester-
day.
Columnist Westbrook Pegler,
seated in the press section at
the gallery, was greeted by a
man who asked as to his health
Mr.. Pegler had hardly re-
sponded. Fine. fine" when Pro-
cess Server Hugh Duy gave him
a summons and Copy o: a COM
plant.
The suit, fled two years age
by Columnist Drew Pearson, al
legged that Senator Mccarthy
Republican. of Wisconsin, the
Washington Tlmes-Herald, Full
ton Lewis. jr.. radio co...1nenta-
tor, and Mr.. Pegler sought to
drive MIR. Pearson out of husi-
ness.
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National co'eE551sa N|A4b
D. C.. Area Within 4 Years

The Maryland State Roads
Commission plans to bring the
Washington National Pike down
as far as Seven Locks road and
connect it to Wisconsin avenue
and East-West highway near
Silver Spring within the first
four years of its proposed 12-
year construction program.
These and other details of the
plan which would cost 1858 mil
lion throughout the State were
disclosed in a report to the Gen.
eral Assembly today.
Gov. McKeldin will dedicate
a smile section of the pike from
near Frederick to Urbana on
Saturday.
The highway, consisting of
two 24-foot driving lanes sepa-
rated by wide grass plot, will
eventually connect Frederick
with Washington and will be a
substitute Route 240.
Work is progressing on addi-
tional parts of the dual-lane
highway which is expected to be
completed to Clarksburg, Mont
gomery County, by the end Of
the year.
The section to be opened to-
morrow runs from the inter-
section with Route Is to Urbana.
and includes an interchange
with Route IS.
Access points also will be con-
structed at Hyattstown and
Clarksburg.
Will Dedicate Section.
At it's southern end. the pike
from Seven Locks road down as
far as River road, a distance of
As miles, would not be completed
until the second four-year period
in the overall plan. The final
1.8-mile stretch from River road
to the George Washington Me-
mortal parkway on the Potomac
River would be delayed until the
last four-year period.
No definite route for this last
project has been established, a
member of the commission staff
said. The commission has in
formed residents of the area that
if it departs from its proposal to
run the last link down Thomas
branch, it will hold hearings
first.
Project in Sections.
This is how the commission
divides the project: First four
years, commencing in 1854, ex-
tend the pike from the Clarks-
burg interchange to Route 118
at Brink. a distance of 81 miles,
and costing $2,383,00O. A second
job. also in the first four years
and extending the pike from
Route 118 down to Seven Locks
road, a distance of 10.1 miles,
would cost $5.540,000
A Rock Greek parkway con-
nection would run from the end
of the pike to Wisconsin avenue
at Grosvenor lane, a distance of
3.6 miles and costing $1.780, 900.
Another connection, 3.5 miles
long, would extend the route be-
yond Wisconsin avenue to East
West highway at or near Beach
drive. This link would cost
$2,482,000
Rights of way Acquired.
Rights-of-way for all these
projects have been obtained. Also
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planned for the firSt four years
would be acquisition of rights-of-
way for the last 8 mile to bring
the link all the way to the Dis
trict line. The cost was placed
at $4,000 and the construction.
scheduled for the second four
year period, would cost $3.50 900.
Also scheduled for the second
four-year period would be an ex-
tension of Washington National
pike from Seven Locks road to
River road, a distance of AS
miles at cost of $2.639, 900. The
final link from River road to
George Washington Memorial
Parkway, a distance of 1.8 miles.
would be completed in the final
four-year period at a cost OF
$1,105, 900.
Other Projects in Plan.
Here is list of other primary
road projects included in the
plan for Montgomery County
for the first four years.
Make Route 240 from Rock
Vile to the Rock Greek parkway,
\ distance of As miles. a dual
highway with dividing strip. cost
ing $620.000.
Right-of-way acquisition and
planning for Washington's cir
cumferential highway. $3.50, 900
construction to begin in second
period.) The distance is Ills
miles in Montgomery County
alone.
Right-of-way and planning for
eventually making Route 81 a
dual highway between Olney and
Glenmont, IL miles. $450,000
construction to begin In second
period.
Right-of-way and planning for
widening and surfacing Route 81
from Brookeville to Olney, "a
miles, $4,000.
Right-of-way and planning for
widening and resurfacing II
miles of old Route 20. from How
ard County line to White Oak,
100000.
Right-of-way and make dual
highway of old Route 20 for 3.9
miles from White Oak to Georgia
avenue, $1.3 million.
Right-of-way to make future
dual highway Of Route 800 for
2.6 miles from White Oak to
Prince Georges County line,
100000.
Dual Road to Kensington.
Build dual highway on Route
1913 from Chevy Chase to Ken
sington, 2.9 miles, $1,950,000.
Right-of-way and partial con-
struction of dual highway on
Route 1873 from Kensington to
Prince Georges County line, 6.5
miles, $2,235, 900.
Widen Wisconsin avenue IL
miles from Rock Greek parkway
to Cedar lane, 100000.
Construct dual highway on
Route 100 driver road for a dis
tance of "a miles to connect the
Washington National pike with
a proposed beltway around
Washington. $1,157.000.
Right-of-way and planning
for future widening and resur-
facing Route 20 for ~ miles be-
tween Rockville and Norbeck,
$65, 900.
Straighten curves and re-
surface Route 27 from the Wash
ington National pike SIS miles
toward Damascus, $685.. 900.
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District-Windy with rain this
afternoon. high near 43. Rain
ending this evening followed by
cloudy and windy with lowest
about "a tonight. Tomorrow
fair with moderate tempera-
lures.
Maryland-Cloudy and windy
with rain in the east early to-
night and possibly snow flurries
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President Eisenhower and the
new Republican administration.
It's been 20 years since the Re-
publicans were last in control of
the Government and naturally
they are eager to get as many of
the choice Federal jobs as are
available.
However, most Federal jobs are
now under the merit system and
there are rather slim pickings
for the Republicans as far as
good jobs are concerned. And
removal of even more jobs from
the dwindling list of political
patronage positions would make
things even tougher for the Re-
publicans.
On the other hand. such advo-
Gates of good Government as the
National Civil Service League,
the Citizens Committe for the
Hoover Report and others
strongly urge extension of the
merit system to cover many of
the jobs now under political
patronage.
Persons close to President Els
enhower feel that he will swing
his support to extension of the
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Juvenile Shippers Damage
Home Of William Phillips
BY the Assoeiated Prsss

BEVERLY, Mass, Jan. 21.-
Police said four boys caused
thousands Of dollars damage
last week end in the home Of
William Phillips, one time
Undersecretary of State and
Ambassador to Italy at the
beginning of World War II, by
practicing target shooting in
doors with two revolvers.
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Maryland Assembly
Awaits Action Today
On Committee Posts
By the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 21.-The
Maryland General Assembly met
today and looked to Speaker of
the House Luber and Senate
President Della to name men,
bers of important committees so
that the legislative machinery
can begin moving.
Little has been accomplished
90 far in this 90-day session.
Two weeks were lost in recesses
and delay in selecting the Sen
ate president, and until he and
his House counterpart name the
committees, no laws can be
passed.
Committees Needed.
Bills, after introduction, must
go through the various commit
tees before the full Legislature
votes on them.
Senator Della and Mr.. Luber
promised to name their commit
tees today.
Even after the committees are
formed, it will be next week be-
fore any real work gets under
way on major bills and the
customary tussle with the budget
begins.
Gov. McKeldin has until Mon
day to submit his budget and
indications are he will use all of
the time allowed to him.
Meanwhile. there was evidence
that the rebellious Democrats
who tried to block Senator Del
las election as Senate president
were not disbanded as a faction.
The rebels, II of them, were
involved in the Democratic Party
fight that held up organiza ton
of the Senate for a week. They
were supporting the unsuccess-
full candidacy of Senator C.
Ferdinand Sybert, Democrat, of
Howard County.
Map Own Program.
A spokesman for the group
vas reported as saying that they
met during the recess from Fri
day until today and decided to
map their own program of legis-
lation.
The spokesman added. how
ever. that he thought the pro-
gram would draw support from
the Della faction of Democrats
and Republican legislators as
we'll.
He made it clear that the
other seven Democratic senators
were not invited to sit in on the
strategy sessions, but that if
they wanted to join. they could.
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Some commuters from OUT.
lying areas OF Fairfax County
had better leave for work a little
early tomorrow because they
probably will have to wait for
some units of the 82d Airborne
Division to pass.
The 82d. here for the inaugu-
ration parade, is leaving Fort
Belvoir for Indiantown Gap. Pa.
in a 600-vehicle convoy at 4:10
am. The convoy will take some
three hours to pass a given point.
The long line of men and equip
ment will stretch from Fort
Belvoir, all the way across Fair
fax County and beyond Aldie,
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Early Grants Of Land
Tie Up Plat Slated for
Shrine 10 John Brown
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 21.-Land
grants made long ago according
to military rank may delay in
definitely Maryland's contribu-
ton to a Harper's Ferry National
Monument.
It's the land the privates re-
ceived in the old days that has
frustrated Maryland title search
erS.
They haven't Strengthened out
the ownership of property slated
to be turned over to the Federal
Government for a shrine at the
scene of John Browns raid
nearly a century ago.
Joseph F.. Kaylor, director of
the Department of Forests and
Parks, today declined to predict
when Maryland will be ready to
deliver its TOO acres for the park.
West Virginia last week ceded
400 acres to the National Park
Service. Its share was valued at
$35, 900. Maryland has $4,000
budgeted to buy up land on its
side of the boundary for the
Harper's Ferry development.
This, Mr.. Kaylor said, was the
problem:
After the Revolution the new
government divided a lot of land
among soldiers who had fought
for it. Captains got good bottom
land. Then came the lieutenants.
Foot hills went to sergeants and
corporals. Land up high, "the
rock parts" was left for the pri-
Yates.
An area called Maryland
Heights" way up high over
looking Harper's Ferry, is what
the National Park Service needs
from Maryland. And what the
privates did with it is the ques-
ton.
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500 Vehicles in Army Convoy
Leave Area Early Tomorrow

Va, around 7 am. when many
commuters are on their way to
work in Washington.
The convoy will travel from
Fort Belvoir over Shirley High
way to Route 236. westward
across Fairfax County over 236
to Route so, thence to Aldie and
northward over to Route IS to
Harrisburg, Pa. and from there
over State Route % to Indian
town Gap.
There is one note of encour-
agement. The long convoy will be
divided into % units, and motor
lists may pass through at the
end of each unit, the Army said.
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Paul Porter Resigns
European Aid Post
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PARIS, Jan. 81. Paul r.
Porter. No. 2 man in Europe for
Americas economic and military
aid program. has resigned. the
Paris Office Of the Mutual Secur-
lty Administration announced
today.
Mr.. Porter is deputy for eco
nomic affairs In the Office of
William H. Draper, jr., United
States special representative in
Europe. The announcement said
his resignation would take effect
"in a reasonable time, pending
appointment of a successor"
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Also Frank Coles. treasurer;
Jack A. Sullivan, recorder; Mr..
Hammond, Dr.. Meyer and Mr..
Book, representatives to the i'm
perial session: Carl Taylor, Har-
ry Bendall, Walter c. Davis and
John Haley, representatives to
the Mid-Atlantic Shrine Asso-
ciation.
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The four were ordered into
Juvenile Court here today on
charges Of illegal entry.
The four found two revolvers
in the Phillips home. police said:
Mr.. Phillips was reported
wintering in Arizona.
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Congress in Brief

Senate:
May confirm eight Eisenhower
cabinet members (noon.
Commerce Committee holds
hearing on Washington Union
Station accident.
Foreign Relations Committee
holds closed session to consider
nomination of Harold E. Stassen
as mutual security administrator.
House: .
In recess until tomorrow.
No committee meetings sched-
uled.
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an end Of po-
litical patron
age in jobs for
United States
marshals. at
torneys,s post
masters a n d
others.
Such moves
to place all
xce pit top
policy posi-
tions in Gov
ernment u n
der the merit
system poses
a dilemma for
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in western counties tonight.
Lowest 1898. Tomorrow, fair.
Virginia-Cloudy and windy
with rain in the east ending
early tonight. Low 35-40. To-
morrow, fair.
River Report.
(From U. S. Engineers.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Fails;
Shenandoah cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
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Other off,
GERS are Har-
ry Hammond,
p a S t poten-
tate: Orville
F. Rush, chief
rabban; D. c.
Book, assist
mt rabban;:
George Yeak-
m a n. hig h
prize st and
prophet; Ber-
uard M. SUIT
tier, oriental
p1lide
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Virqinio Lawyers QuuIify

RICHMOND, Jan. 81 (P.-Six
more Virginia attorneys have
qualified to practice before the
Virginia Supreme Court of APP
peals. They include Allen Kam-
crow of Alexandria.
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Arlington School Dance

The Pi Beta Nu fraternity and
Theta Kappa sorority of WASH
ington-Lee High School in Ar
lington will sponsor their annual
winter dance at the Washington
Hotel Friday night.
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expected tonight in the North and Central Appa
achanS and rain along the coastal of the northern
portion the Middle Atlantic States also is forecast
Upper Mississippi Valley, the Northern Plains and the
Northern Rockies while rain will fall in the North Pacific States
Washington to California well the Great Basin
will be generally fair elsewhere weather slated
for the Gulf States and the Southern Palms. but will be
slightly cooler in the Rockies. ZAP Wirephoto
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Roads
Continued From First Page)

tonSAnnapolis expressway be-
tween this city and Route 301.
Completion of the Washington
National pike from Frederick
into this city.
Another pair Of lanes for
Route 301 to make it a divided
highway from just south of Bal
timore to the Potomac River
bridge in Southern Maryland.
Bypass around or express
ways through Cumberland, Ha-
gerstown, Frederick, Salisbury
and Bel Air.
Another pair of lanes to make
Route 40 divided between Fred
erick and Hagerstown.
Straighten, widen, relocate,
rebuild and resurface Route 20
and obtain rights-of-way for an
eventual dual expressway be-
tween Hagerstown and west Of
Hancock.
Straighten and widen Route
20 the rest of the way west to
the Pennsylvania line.
Ask Higher Gas Tax and Fees.
The Legislature is being asked
to increase the gasoline tax by
cent a gallon to 6 cents. raise
vehicle registration fees and au-
thorize toll highways to finance
the program.
The two nearby counties, COM
prising the Sd construction dis
trict, would get more. by far,
than any other district. The
4th district-Baltimore and Har-
ford Counties-would be second
highest with $108,863 900.
District No. S, embracing Anne
Arundel, Charles, Calvert and
st. Marys Counties, would be
allotted 4,0O1 900. District No.
7. which includes Frederick, Car
roll and Howard Counties. would
get $6S.262.000.
The report, comprising 152
large-size pages. gives a COM
plete county-by-c county break
down Of projects and their as
signment to the first. second or
third four-year period in the
12-year program. Because of its
size and cost, the commission
said. copies cannot be distributed
to the public but will be avail
able for public inspection at the
various district headquarters. in
cluding those at Frederick,
Laurel and Upper Marlboro.
In order to get the most ur-
gently needed improvements
under way as soon as possible.
expenditures in the first four
year period were programmed
at $242, 793. 900; for the second
four-year period, $167,334, 900
and for the. final period, $780,
098, 1000.
More Divided Highways.
At present, there are only 167
miles Of divided highways in
Maryland. The program calls
for 212 more miles of this type
Of construction. In addition,
294 miles of existing two-way
roads would be converted to
divided thoroughfares and "a
miles of roadway would be built
as the first lane Of future di-
vided roadways.
Access control for many Of the
new roads is provided as "the
only sure means of protecting
heavily travelled highways from
being strangled by commercial
and residential development" +"
the commission said.
OF the 212 miles of new
divided highways, all but % have
been designed for control of ac-
cess; of the 294 miles to be con-
verted to divided arteries, con-
troll of access would be provided
for 1872 miles. OF the "a miles to
be built as one lane for eventual
dual highways, control Of access
is planned for 48 miles.
$71 Million to Start.
The report shows that in the
Montgomery-Prince Georges con-
struction district, a total Of $71.-
296 900 would be spent the first
four years. This is further
broken down as follows: Mont
gomery primary roads, $23. 3.064.-
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The Federal Spotlight
Bill Would Take Collectors
OfCustoms Off PotronogeList
BY Joseph Young

Legislation to Collectors Customs jobs political
patronage has been introduced by Senator Thye Republican of
Minnesota.
Thyes bill would place positions other
patronage jobs the Bureau Customs under the classified
civil service
Evening star., 1953-01-21
DR.. Meyer Of Herndon
Elected 10 Head Shriners

DR.. William Meyer, Herndon
physician, has been elected Illus
trious Potentate of Northern
Virginia's Kama Temple Shrine
g., 10Eo
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II E Ed
FUEL
Oil?

II You need fuel oil, call Wssk.
insfox's Old Reliable firm At
REpublie 7-5800. Since 1919 folks
have depended on US for quality
fuel. Automatic weather con.
trolled deliveries. Meter-printed
delivery tickets your kuarantee of
getting all the oil you pay for. A
free Ventalarm will Be installed
on your tank to prevent oil spills.
Day and night service. The Old
Reliable A. P. Woodson Co, 1913
H Street NV. Phone Republic
l.SeQ0.
Evening star., 1953-01-21

Record Temperatures Ihls 1eHr'
Highest, 73, on January 16.
Lowest, 25. on January B.
High and Low of Last "A Hours.
High, "a, at 1904 pm.
Low, 40, at 6:45 am.
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forerunner of other measures
to be introduced shortly in
Congress that will provide for
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The Sun and Moon.

tfeclp1tSt1On.
Monthly precipitation in inches in
e. nitaI lc1irrent month To dafel.
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Tfde IHbIbb.
Furnished By United States Coast and