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St. EIizobeths Is 100 Years Old Today :

Of psychiatrie thought. It is
proud Of its method Of choosing
the best from each school and
applying it to the treatment of
the mentally i'll. It has trained
thousands of psychiatrists, psy-
biologists, psychiatric nurses,
social workers. ministers, occu-
pational therapists and others
who meet the mentally i'll.
Its late superintendent. DR..
william A. White. was one of
the few American psychiatrists
to give early support to the now
widely used -psycho-analytic'
method Of Sigmund Freud. the
noted Austrian psychiatrist.
Jurisdiction Transferred.
The hospital was under the
Jurisdiction of the Department
of the Interior from the time il
was established until July l
/ 1910. 1t was then transferred tc
/ the Federal Security Agency
now the Department of Health
Education and Welfare.
The hospital was established
to care for "the insane of tht
Army and Navy of the Unitet
States and of the District ol
Columbia"
! But in 1916, a Government
reorganization plan wa
adopted, ending the hospital
role of treating the mental,
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III Of the Army and Navy. To-
day, the hospital treats about
$500 patients, Of whom some
$500 are residents Of the Dis
trict.
When the hospital was found
ed, the District bore none Of the
upkeep, construction or patient
costs. In 1877, however. the city
began paying toward the care
of local inmates and. in 1912,
began sharing the cost of build
ing and repairs. roadways and
walks. This share was incorpo-
rated In the per diem patient
charge.
Costs on d. C. Mount.
This has brought about the
peculiar complexion of the hos
pital: 1t enjoys the prestige OF
being a Federal rather than a
local institution but subsists on
local funds primarily.
The st. Elizabeths bill the
District pays each year has been
steadily rising. In 1945 it was
So, ,295 800: in 1949. 81 .498, 900; in
1854. $9.531.457; in fiscal 1856,
$10,582, ,563.
Throughout the history Of the
institution. whether the District
has paid for its inmates or not
the local government has had
no authority in the operation OF
the hospital. A movement in
1916, led by Budget Ofdcer Wal
ter Fowler, proposed that the
District take over the hospital
as q master hospital and well
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BY John Meketwoy

. st. Elizabeths-the hospital
WITH the peaceful grounds and
tormented minds. the one that
will cost the District $40 mil
lion this fiscal years. officially
100 years old today.
On March 8. 1855, President
Franklin Pierce signed the bill
setting forth the purposes Of
the hospital. Today. the hos
pital is one of the worlds most
respected institutions for the
care Of the mentally Ill.
It was Dorothea Lynde Dix,
more than any one, who was
responsible for getting Congress
to set up the hospital. Her
name viii be given this year to
the new 420-bed Admission and
Treatment Building, the Dorothea
Lynde Dix Memorial Pavilion.
She devoted her life towards
the betterment of the mentally
i'll. BY her efforts, 80 asylums
for the insane were established
not only here. but throughout
the United States. In 1908, Con-
gress appropriated $4,000 for q
monument to her at her birth
place in Hampton, Me.
It was Dorothea Dix who Sc
lected the present site Of st
EliZabeths, a 363-acre tract spill
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Two Many Legs

CLEVELAND GA puppy
named Albie frisked around a
home in suburban Lakewood
today, apparently none the
worse for having six legs.
Mrs. Marie Newell. owner OF
the 6-week-old female pup.
said the forelegs and one set
of the hind legs were normal.
but that the other set of rear
legs were smaller, although
perfectly formed.
Mrs. Newell said the pup was
born into a litter sired by a
water spaniel. The dam was q
cocker spaniel.
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I'VE won't settle for peanuts
and 'tit's been q long dry spell
without arbitration"
An arbitration clause dispute
has been one Of the principal
points Of disagreement between
the union and management.
Some observers wondered II
the four-legged pickets might
not be violating a court order
limiting union activities at COM
pany gates. Commented Judge
o. K Morton:
Il don't plan to throw them in
Jail"
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fare center" However. the plan
died when critics said the hos
pital could not progress in the
treatment of the mentally i'll if
placed under the District gov
ernment and removed from Fed
eral control.
The hospital plans its big cele-
bration of the anniversary on
May 5 and 6. when a two-day
meeting of top workers in the
field of mental health from over
the world will meet to discuss
the latest in mental health.
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THE EVENING STAR A-2e
Washington. D c. /"
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1855

court-martialed for aiding the
enemy. not one Of these pointed
an accusing finger at some uni
versity professor under whom
they had studied at West Point
or elsewhere"
Speaking on what he termed
the weakness in colleges and
universities, Senator Fulbright
said, "In my view, at least. it
lies in our failure to teach gram
mar and rhetoric-to teach the
difference between mine and
yours
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when KIDNEYS
WorktooOffen

Are you worried and embarrassed By
ftoo freouent Kidney excretions)l due to
common Kidney and Bladder Irritations.
which sometimes result In miserable
Backache, referred. secondary aches.
and Bladder IrritationS may cause ten.
sion and loss Of sleep-then you can't
help feeling tired and depressed, In such
derful, soothing relief through Its bacteri.
ostatic action In acid media. and its anal
eesic value as an effective pain reliever.
Over billion CYSTEx tablets used prove
druggist today under money-back guar.
antee. See how much better you feed
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by Nichols avenue Sc. and over
looking the city.
During the 100 years. the hos
pital has had but FIVE superin-
tehdents, including the present
one, DR.. Winfred Overholser. AL
five have been presidents of the
American Psychiatric AsSocia-
ton.
The hospital has never beer
identified with any single school
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answering questions submitted
by school children.
Mayor Robert c. Jones was
stopped by one yesterday, how
ever.
Bill Cutler. eighth grade stu
dent. asked:
IF the Mayor is kidnapped. who
paws the ransom?"
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Life in the U. S.
Four Animals
Walk Aircraft
Picket Line
Life in the u. S.
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Mar. 8. -
Elephants and camels Joined a
picket line yesterday.
The international Association
of Machinists rented the animals
for reinforcements as their strike
against the Rohr Aircraft Corp,
continued in its seventh week.
Two elephants and two camels
replaced union members as pick
cts for couple of hours. Their
signs included such sayings as
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Colleges Dom Breed
Reds, FuIbrighf Says
By the Assoeiefed Press

CHICAGO, Mar. 3.-There Is
a weakness in the Nations col
leges and universities. Senator
Fulbright. Democrat, Of Arkan-
sas told a group of educators
today, but their key weakness.
he said, is not that they breed
Communists.
1T is arrant nonsense to say
that they do" Senator Fulbright
said in a speech at the final
general session of the national
Conference of Higher Eduea-
ton, sponsored by the Associa-
ton for Higher Education.
mot one of our enlisted men
who went over to the Com
munist side during the Korean
war and refused repatriation
cited as his reason any Marxist
indoctrination while in college.
;. AS for the officers who were
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Civic Duty

RIVERDALE. N. j. R.-As
part of current cIvics program.
public officials of this Morris
County community have been
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ADVERTISEMENT.
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Sparkling buttons and but.
tons in unique designs for
deeorotion tailored but
tons for trimming :. utility
buttons in oil sizes. All
top quolity.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-12

Bell J n Frame w T Williams.
f. p Hicks J O. Maxey P T
Pierce. p. Taylor. Clinton VII
lfa.ns, and Robert L. Worsham
Huguenot c. O Bodle. A r
Kerr. Herman Knabe. Roy Nc
iockIn. w f Meyer. J n Os-
borne. l. E. Poore. Harvey 8
Reams. Jr,. T. O Younce and
Willie I. Smith
Petitions signed by 10 or more
eligible voters faVoring nomina-
ton Of additional persons viii be
received by the community cleo
ton board chairma: II submitted
by not later than August II
Chairman for the districts are
J w Hatcher. Macon. K. 4 Co.'S
by, Spencer and David Cable.
Huguenot Their addresses viii be
in care 81 the Powhatan ASC
office Names Of persons so pc
taioned for will b. included In
the slate Of nominees II found
eligible under the regulations Of
the SECRETARY Of Agriculture
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-12
Beaumont

A number Of the Beaumont men
enjoyed a pleasant and profitable
days fishing on Mobjack Bay.
/ Saturday. Aug g. They left the
school at 230 IN the morning
returning that night. and report
ed good catch as we'll as a
/ NICE day on the water. Those who
+ took the trip We're M. B. McLane
Jr., F. c. Nichols, l. w. Horne.
Bergman Mann. Sam Arlington,
James Yates, Roy Weakley. Don
Borofsky. Stuart Gathright. Tom
my Thompson, and Bill Parrish.
Of Richmond.
/ Mrs. John Horne, with Mrs w
/ r. Parker Of Powhatan. spent a
part Of last week with Mrs. c. l.
Riley, family. and guests. Of Win
chester. at King Copsico Point
on the Potomac River.
Miss Womack has just returned
from yacatloning with relatives in
North Carolina. Miss Womack
also took two day trip as the
guest Of Mrs. George Lawton. to
Mays Head. N c.. and Williams
burg. where they attended the
pAgeants. The Lost Colony. and
The Common Glory"
Mr.. and Mrs. Bergman and
daughter. Susan. spent their va
cation at Virginia Beach and in
the mountains
Jimmy Layne is visiting friends
this week end at the College of
William and Mary and Virginia
Beach.
Vacation Visitors
Mr. and Mrs M b. McLane.
Jr.. and Mr. and Mrs. w NJ. Bal
son recently spent few days IN
Washington. ID C., Baltimore and
Atlantic City,
MI. and Mrs. Stacy Clements
visited relatives in Halifax county
during the past two weeks
Others who have been recently
vacationing are Mr.. and Mrs
Boothe, Mr. and Mrs Nichols,
Sarge Lemonds and Mr. Hayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. piercy are
spending their vacation at their
place on the Severn river.
The McLane cottage. at Well
ford. was struck by lightning re-
Gently while Mrs McLane. daugh-
ter Cyndy. and Mr.. MacLane's
mother were there. Fortunately.
damage was done only to the
chimney and roof. and no one was
injured.
DR.. Michael and Miss kimenter,
of the Memorial Guidance Clinic
in Richmond, were visitors to the
school on Friday. July 30 The
probation officers of the Norfolk
City Juvenile Court also visited
the school on that date and talk
ed with all of the Norfolk boys.
DR. Brady, of Powhatan, sub
Stituted for DR. Lloyd while the
Lloyd family were vacationing
New Employees
Mrs. Rice. registered nurse.
Is now employed as assistant to
Miss Womack at the infirmary
and relieves Miss Womack during
her vacation.
New employees in the Office are
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-12
Trenholm

Mrs. Sidney A Stokes and Mrs
Earle l. Dandridge and son, Of
Ballsyille. visited Mrs Cecil De
Noon. Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs Alfred Dabney. Of
Gup Springs. visited his sister.
and brother -in-l law Mr.. and Mrs
O B Cosby Jr, Sunday evening
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Stratton and
family visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. s DeNoon. Sunday
The Muddy Creek Quartette
sang at the revival services at
Oakwood Church. at Gum Springs
Friday night They were invited
to sing by Mr. and Mrs. @. B.
Cosby as that is the church Of
which Mrs. Cosby is a member
Harry Long Of Richmond, is the
pastor
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-12
Ballsville.

A wonderful rain fell II THIS
area Sunday afternoon and night
breaking the intense heat wave
The rain brought relief 20 yeg--
tation as well as man, much 70
the Joy Of the farmers
Rev. D. r. Look did not fill his
appointment al Hobson's Chapel
Sunday morning as he was in
West Virginia for .the week end.
Mr. and Mrs " c Page and
daughter. OF Lyncfsburg were re-
cent visitors In lie home Of Mr..
and Mrs. w c Netherland
Mrs Agnes Laws and Miss
Edith Clarke spent Thursday in
Richmond
DR. r ( Douglas, accompanied
by a group OF friends. motored 10
Richmond Friday night TO see THE
wrestling match Between George
Becker and John Tobias the
Golden Greek
Mr. and Mrs Daniel Brown and
Miss Alma Brown visited 7 NJ
Netheriand Sunday He continues
Ill in Petersburg General Hospit :
al
Mrs. Eulia Dandgldge is. spend
Mrs. Ann Coleman and Mrs Bet
ty Jacons
Mrs Annie Hughes has recently
returned from Stuart Circle Hos
pital and is betting on nicely
Construction Of the new central
storage building lis going forward
rapidly The work is being done
by the boys OF the maintenance
department, under the direction
Of II A. Layne. Roy Weakley. and
Mac Racer.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-12
POwhatan ASC
Elections BY
Mail This Year

Election 81 members 70 the
Fonn4tan county Agricultural
3tablilZatioJl Il q Conservation
tASCy Committee THIS year viii
be held by mail
Ballots win be sent out on
August ~ and must he returned
70 the county ASc office IN Pow
hatan by August 20.
Candidates for community COM
mltteenen who were selected by
Il community election board are
AZ follows
Macon James Babcock. John
Booker, Father James = Kelly.
X Henry Hatcher. g Il Cosby.
il. X j LESTER Albert May. X
M McCracken. Paul II 9tratton
and JACK Clayton
Gpencer II II Cobb, A. d
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-12

ing few days With Mr.. and Mrs
Nelson Palmer at Trenholm.
Mr. and Mrs George " Pal
more. Jr. and son were guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. & NJ. cambridge
Saturday
Wallace Garrett, Of Richmond
vas a visitor hire on Sunday
Mrs Robert l.. Blanton was
in Richmond Thursday Oh a shop
ping trip
Mrs. r. J Lester visited Rich
mOnd on Friday.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-12

parents. Mr. and Mrs Alvey Pal
more. Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Charlie Duke md
children. OF Richmond visited her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs b w Wa
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-12

The ladies Of Muddy Greek
Church served ham supper to
Eastern Star ladies az the War
Memorial Building Monday night
Il was Tor the benefit Of the
building fund D: Muddy Creek
Church
Mr. and Mrs Milton Cole OF
Richmond visited ms mother
Mrs. Nellie Cole Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Raymond DeNo0n
and daughter Of Richmond We're
visitors N the neighborhood Sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs. II 0 Williams
have made quite i tot u repairs
10 their home lately such as
putting on siding and adding new
doors and windows 1t looks quite
nice
Mrs II w Smith and children
spent Saturday IN FarmS HE
MIR. and Mrs K J. willis visit
ed IN Richmond Sunday
Richmond Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. 5. r Stokes and
children. ana Mrs Frances Kelly
OF Richmond. visited his parents.
Mr. and Mrs W. | Stokes. Sat
urday
Mrs r B Swami returned from
Georgia Thursday where She went
TO attend the funeral Of her
brother Marstou Marshall
Mr.. and Mrs Cleveland and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs Pet
tus OF Richmond visited their
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Frances Longford,
Jon Hall Divorced

STUART. Fla. Aug. 80 R.-
The 17-year marriage Of Actress
Frances Langford and Actor Jon
Hall has ended in divorce.
Miss Langford filed the suit
some time ago, but grounds were
mot disclosed. The decree was
granted last Tuesday in nearby
|Titusville.
An attorney said the divorce
was "amicable' and the property
was divided in an agreement
signed Friday. The divorce was
granted under their real names.
Charles F. and Frances Locher.
They were married in June.
1883. There, were no children.
It was the first marriage for
each.
The couple had lived at nearby
Jensen Beach several years and
owned considerable property in
this area. Miss Langford is a
native Of Lakeland, Fla.
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Al u. S. Businessmen
To Be ROK Tax Hostages

crate In protesting arbitrary, ex-
orbitant taxes and claiming ZAP
proximately 20 members tof the
Chamber of Commerce in Ko-
real are being held as individual
hostages"
Called Routine"
A ROK government spokes-
man said refusal to issue exit
permits to persons owing tax is
routine in any country"
These were the latest develop
ments In the running fight be-
tween foreign business repre-
sentatives and Korean taxation
officials over taxes which the
American Chamber claims are
"exorbitant, arbitrary and dis
criminatory."
The. Chamber spokesman said
foreign business concerns have
been assessed completely UNI
reasonable taxes and that the
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Warren Asks
Fetes

Chief Justice Warren today
called on communities across the
Nation to organize programs cell
ebrating the bicentennial of the
birth of John Marshall next
month.
/ Justice Warren, acting as
chairman Of the John Marshall
Bicentennial Commission, sent
the request to the Governors OF
all States and Territories and
ito the Mayors of all communities
iof more than 10000 population
The anniversary Of the great
Chief Justice, honored as the
first powerful expositor of the
principles of American constitu.
itional government. falls on Sep
tember "a. The entire month.
however, was established last
year by Congress as John Mar
shall Bicentennial Month"
President Eisenhower last
week inaugurated the MONTH
long celebration in an address
TO the American Bar Association
convention in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Warren's letter to COVER
nors and mayors suggests that
State proclamations, similar to
the Presidents, be issued to
mark the occasion and that
local bar associations. school and
other community leaders plan
commemorative ceremonies dur
ing the month.
! To help plan such ceremonies,
each community has oeen sent
a 64-page handbook of informa-
ton and suggestions. Conrad
L. With, executive officer of the
commission, Is co-ordinating BIZ
centennial plans from his Office
in Room 1923 of the Interior
Building here.
| Included in the handbook
which Mr.. With sent out. to-
gether with Chief Justice War
ren's letter, is an appeal to all
Americans" by Edgar Eisen-
hover. vice chairman of the
commission. The appeal" says:
1T is the American way. and
in the best tradition of our great
republic to pay tribute in this
country to the heroes Of peace
as well as to the heroes of war
John Marshall of Virginia may
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Icordi Pleads Not Guilty
ToHoIohon Case Perjury

Maj. Holohan was killed in
northern Italy while leading a
group Of parachuted men behind
enemy lines. His body was
dumped into a lake and recov-
cred after the war.
Icardi and Carl LoDolce Of
Rochester. N. Y. then q sergeant,
were members of the mission.
Both were tried in absentia by an
italian court and convicted Of
Staying Maj. Holohan. But they
could not be extradited to serve
sentences they received-life for
Icardi and % years for LoDolce.
Icardi denied all knowledge
|of the Staying in his testimony
before the House subcommittee.
LoDolce did not testify before
the subcommittee and was not
involved in this particular phase
|of the grand jury investigation.
The Justice Department re-
leased the Indictment Of Icardi
without comment, and there was
mo announcement as to whether
the grand Jury was continuing
its Investigation.
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Korean officials have refused to
itemize tax statements.
He said the taxes are appar-
entity based on total volume
without regard for profits or
losses or the fact that some
transactions are also taxed
against Korean firms importing
goods.
In Salesman Role
The spokesman said that I'M
der a previous agreement with
tax officials, most Of the busi-
nessmen should be assessed only
an income tax or tax on COM
missions.
He said the businessmen were
in Korea as statesmen, technical
representatives or commission
representatives of various firms
selling goods through Korean
importers.
The Chambers position con-
sistently has been that Ameri-
can and other foreign repre-
sentatives are doing business
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Former Army 1t. Aldo l..
Icardi pleaded innocent today to
an eight-count perjury indict-
ment accusing him Of falsely
denying taking part in the
bizarre Staying of Mai. William
". Holohan behind the enemy
lines In Italy in 1914.
) Icarii, now of Pittsburgh,
came to Washington voluntarily
to face the indictment. He APP
peared In the U. s. District Court
for the District Of Columbia
with his attorney. Edward Ben
nett Williams.
Judge Joseph C. McGarraghy
set bond at $4,000 and set
September is as the time for
setting trial date. Icardi posted
the bond.
Justice Department Attorney
Victor C. Woerheide, a special
assistant to the Attorney Gen.
eral, had asked that bond be
set at $4,000.
Pleads for Lower Bond
Attorney williams, in arguing
for q lower bond. pointed out
that Icardi had come here volun-
tarily to face the indictment
and said his client had come
here also voluntarily to appear
before a House subcommittee
which investigated the Staying.
Mr.. Williams told the court
that setting Of an early trial
date would be prejudicial to his
client. He indicated it will take
a long time for the defense to
prepare for trial. The defense
expects to take approximately
80 dispositions in Europe. Mr..
Williams said.
Mr.. Woerheide said that in
order to try the case it will be
necessary for the Government
to make complicated arrange
nents to bring witnesses here
from abroad.
Eight Counts Of Perjury
The indictment returned
against Icardi yesterday charges
he testified falsely in eight in
stances before a House Armed
Services subcommittee in March,
1858, during an inquiry into the
Staying Of Maj. Holohan. an Of
fee of Strategic Services officer.
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SEOUL. Aug. 80 (R.-Forty-
one American businessmen are
on a list to be refused exit per-
mits from South Korea because
of a dispute over ROK taxes, o
spokesman for the American
Chamber Of Commerce in Korea
said tonight.
The spokesman said Chamber
members had been shown the
list unofficially and those on 1t
were told they would not be
granted exit visas until they
paid their assessed tax.
The Chamber said it notified
the United States Chamber Of
Commerce, asking it to coop
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Indonesion Deficit
Put at $3.50 Million

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 80
P.-Finance Minister Sunitro
Djojohadikusumo said today the
governments deficit in the cur
rent fiscal year is $500 million
rupiahs $3.50 million).
In an official statement. he
said he would work to reduce the
deficit next year by cutting rou-
tine government expenditure and
improving the tax collection
systems.
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Justly be described as a hero of
both war and peace. but it is for
his effort in building up the
constitutional safeguards of our
present Government and man
ner of living for which all
should honor the
memory of John Marshall dur
ing the bicentennial of his birth
on September "a, 1856"
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with Korea, rather than in
FKc-ea.
The spokesman said taxing
KoIean importers and levying
IA transaction tax against the
American representatives was
tantamount to double taxation.