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Methodist Church
ExpeIs Minister

Ell ,PASO. Tex. April 80 (R.
The Rev. James j. Stewart,
center Of a church controversy
for more than a year. was ex-
PEELED from the Methodist
Church early today by a jury
of l3 fellow ministers after a
|one-day trial.
Mr.. Stewart was absent when
the unanimous decision was an
Inounced. He and IL defense wit
nesses walked out when the
judge Of the church court barred
the public from the proceedings.
Mr.. Stewart, former pastor of
the st. Johns Methodist Church
in Albuquerque, N. Mex. had
been charged with un- Christian
tempers. words or actions and
Iimprudent or un-ministerial
conduct.
The minister had accused
Methodist Bishop w. Angie
Smith Of Oklahoma City of US
ing his high Office to accept
I"love gifts" from ministers un-
der his jurisdiction in the
Oklahoma New Mexico West
Texas District. An Oklahoma
Methodist Conference Investi-
eating Committee cleared Bishop
Smith Of the charge.
The bishop sat in on the
proceedings here against Mr..
Stewart.
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The indictment relates the
same story the two women
Katherine Weeks and Mary Chill
dress-told in their appearance
before the Senate committee.
1t accuses Minielly and others
of getting the women to sign
affidavits saying they had seen
Elkins use narcotics and take
money from prostitutes and had
seen Clark after and edit" wire
and tape recordings Of CONVEX
Sations.
The indictment states the
women were forced to sign the
affidavits under the threat OF
being prosecuted for burglary and
larceny and of being committed
to the State mental hospital as
drug addicts.
The two women later repudi-
ated the statements in their ap-
pearance before the grand jury
here and before the Senate COM
mittee.
Langley Denied New Trial
Meanwhile. there were these
other developments stemming
from the vice investigation in
Portland.
District Attorney Langley, con-
victed last week Of deliberate
failure to prosecute gamblers,
was denied a new trial. Sentenc-
ing was postponed at least until
Thursday. The penalty is re-
moval from Office and a possible
fine.
Crosby. the head Of the Team
sters Union In Oregon. fled his
sixth libel suit against the Ore
gonian. His latest suit asks
and raises to total for
the suits to $1,7l0.000. The
touched of the in
vestigation last summer by print
ing a series Of copyrighted ar
ticles On vice conditions here.
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House will vote on a civil rights
bill by the end of May. After
the House votes there will be
some action on the subject in
the Senate. but he did not say
what he thought that action
would be.
Senator Johnson's present plan
is to have the Senate meet only
on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays, leaving Tuesdays,
Fridays and Saturdays for office
and committee work.
But he said the three sessions
would start earlier and run later
than usual and that committees
would still try to hold some
meetings on those days. Sena-
tor johnson said that if the
leaders are unable to get the
necessary unanimous consent for
committee meetings while the
Senate is in session, the three
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Kennedy Asks for Quiz
Of Navy in Labor Bribe
Continued From First PAGE pettendor who told ths wa,

Continued From First Page
be holed UP on Beck's estate in
Seattle, Wash. out of reach Of
subpoena servers.
2. A New York Teamser off,
cial. Bernard Adelstein. was
facing action from the Senate
committee after a brief but
stormy session in which he re-
fused to surrender financial
records Of his union local under
the committees terms. What
would come Of his refusal was
not Immediately known, but
Senator Mcclellan predicted
Adelstein would turn the records
over before he left Washington.
3. The AFL-CIO awaited the
next move from Beck and his
Teamsters after rejecting Beck's
protests against his suspension
as a member of the AFL-CIO
Executive Board.
Two Under Indictment
The hearing involving Mr.. Bet
tendorf yesterday revolved largely
around the question: Was he a
bribe giver or an extortion VIC
tim? 1t was Mr.. Bettendorf'sI
position that he had to submit to-
a union shakedown or go out of
business. and that both the Navy
and later the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation knew what he was
doing.
AS a result Of the affair inyolv-
Ing Mr.. Bettendorf's 4.000-odd
dollars. two Teamster officials in
Scranton are now under Federal
indictments on shakedown
charges.
Mr.. Bettendorf was called to
testify in response to his own
request. He had been named in
testimony April Is by Paul Brad
shaw. leadoff witness for the
committee in the Scranton phase
Iof the hearings.
Bradshaw told the committee
Mr.. Decentralization he iden-
titled as "a fellow by the name
of Bittendorf"-had approached
him. when Bradshaw was a
steward for the union at Toby
hanna Signal Corps Depot near
Scranton, and had offered Brad
shaw 5000 week to let trucks
go into the depot undisturbed.
Says He Refused
Bradshaw said he refused,
whereupon Mr.. Bettendorf asked
the name Of the business agent.
The following day the agent.
McHugh. ordered Bradshaw to
discontinue stopping Bettendorf
trucks, Bradshaw testified.
This story was denied by Mr..
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day schedule will be abandoned.
The new program is similar
to one that was considered about
10 years ago in connection with
a legislative reorganization plan.
Although Representative
Roosevelt, Democrat of Califor-
mia. started a petition in the
House yesterday to force the
civil rights bill out Of the Rules
Committee, indications are 1t
will come out of that group in
about 10 days without the dis
charge process.
The Rules Committee will
meet tomorrow morning to Ak
a time for hearings on the bill.
But on the Senate side, the
Judiciary Committee has placed
restrictions on consideration of
a civil rights bill that could keep
1t in that committee until near
the end Of the session.
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67Isy:.E93:z2fI h
HOW !.
m
0rvi||e Hodge
STOLE MILLIONS.
FROM ILLINoIs!
The anazing case
Of the mvIfinsilIion.
doIIur sWjndlerl

Here's one Of the most fan.
tastic crime stories of our
age-the Post publishes the
first complete account Of the
spectacular crook who not
only swindled the state Of
Illinois out Of millions, but
who was very possibly on
his way to becoming COVER.
nor of the state when he was
finally caught!
Find out how former State
Auditor Orville Hodge man.
aged to indulge in a COM
plete life of luxury
including penthouse apart.
ments, limousines, two air.
planes and several country
places : without raising the
suspicious Of the Legislators
and top state officials he
worked with!
Learn how Hodges merry.
go-round with state funds
started about the unusual
and far-reaching tentacles
of his "con" operation. and
the way he was finally
tripped up by a Chicago
newspaper reporter!
Read about the thousands
of checks signed by Hodge
that are still missing. about
the possible connection be.
tween Hodge and a powerful
St. Louis gangster.. ..and why
many experts feel the case
has only been partly solved.
even though Hodge himself
is in jail!
It's all told in The Satur.
day Evening Post. Buy your
copy and start reading,
"Swindlerinthe Statehouse." "
Evening star., 1957-04-30
Senate Session Revision
Urged to Speed Hearings

Senate Democratic Leader johnson proposed today
Senate schedule Of three sessions give
tees more time to turn out necessary legislation
The Texas Senator listed school construction, rights
changes in immigration quotas and the controversial
bill subjects he expects will originate House.
He agreed with the forecast by House Yesterday
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Clemson Back
Wins ACC Honor
As Soph-of Week

RALEIGH, N. c.. oct. 80 tF9.
Quarterback Harvey White
of Clemson was named today
by the Associated Press as the
Atlantic Coast Conference So
phomore- of-the-week.
White. 200-pounder of Green
wood. s. c.. threw a 15-yard
pass TO Halfback sonny
Queensberry in the second
period for the first touchdown
in a 1870 victory over South
Carolina last Saturday. Then
in the third period he passed
TO End Whitley Jordan on a
play that covered 60 yards Ia
the South Carolina /. where
Fullback Rudy Hayes plunged
over for the second score. White
also carried the ball eight times
for 46 yards.
He won the nomination over
Jack Cummings, North Caro-
lima quarterback. who turned In
a fine performance in his first
starting role. Filling in for
Dave Reed, who was dropped
from the squad for disciplinary
action. Cummings passed fol
one touchdown and set UP an
other In the 14-7 victory over
Wake Forest. He completed sis
Of 10 passes for 81 yards and
ran for 81 on three carries.
Maryland Guard Rodney
Breedlove, who recently won
the soph-of-the-week nomina-
ton. did q bang-up job in the
1870 loss TO Tennessee.
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u Clemson Men
.SideIined by Flu

CLEMSON. s. c., Oct. 80 H1.
The flu bug yesterday fioored
20 Clemson College football
players. 10 Of them from Coach
Frank Towards first team.
Howard. who had TO shuttle
his boys around to I'LL the va
cant spots for practice. said
only a few Of those missing
actually were Ill. The others
we're held out as q precaution-
airy measure. He was optimistic
about the recovery Of those
who are i'll, saying the virus APP
peared to be Of a mild variety.
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DRESSER

Continued From Page C-1
make 1t clear right on the bat
that he has no ambitions "a
manage the Dodgers chore
he did ably in ls5l-52-53.
II hope Aston manages the
Dodgers for the next 20 years. "
he told the news conference.
Bavasi concurred that the
club doesn't plan to ease Ores
sen into Alston's job.
However. il at anytims any
club wants to hire Dresser as
manager we will not only agree.
but we will push him. Bavasi
added.
To make room for Dresser
the club iuggled its coaching
staff Billy Herman and Jake
Pitler become scouts. Joe
Becker. who has been with the
team several years. and GREG
Mulleavy. who Joined the Dodg-
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Navy Runners
|ToCutLoOse
Against Irish

Ned Oldham. perhaps the
most eloquent halfback Navy
ever has had. and hustling
Harry Hurst are determined
not to let the defensive plans Of
Notre Dame interfere with their
dazzling running averages Sat-
urday at South Bend,
Two-times champion OF pub
lie speaking at the Academy,
Oldham now hopes to become
Nays champion runner. He
has 459 yards and needs 2s2
more to supplant Fred Franco
as the record holder for a sea-
son. Franco made his SOL
yards in 1853 carries in 1852.
That's an average OF AZ yards
per carry. Oldham is averag-
ing 6 yards.
Hurst. q former star with CO.
lumbar Prep, hasn't carried
quite as much as Oldham. the
bread-and-butter back. but he
has been getting a half a yard
more on the average. He has
403 yards to his credit and thus
frances mark Is in danger OF
being surpassed by two players
In one season.
Coach Terry Brennan Of the
unbeaten Irish told reporters
yesterday he was concerned
over "the best passer we will
have faced. Tom ForTestal. and
the greatest halfback speed
we've seen"
Forrestal. Nays big air
weapon, has completed 10 Of
IS passes for 687 yards and
six touchdowns. Pat Flood.
No. 2 quarterback. has COM
pleted Is Of 30 for i52 yards
and three touchdowns.
Against the Irish. Navy will
present Forrestal. Oldham,
Hurst and Ray Wellborn n the
first backfleld. Wellborn has
shown tremendous running
ability since moving up to the
first unit to replace Dick Da-
eampat. out with q leg injury.
Texas born Wellborn is averag-
ing 4 yards a carry.
Coach Eddie Erdelatz Of Navy
told the Chicago Football Writ
ers Association by phone yes
terday that Notre Dame should
be rated No. in the country.
instead of No. 5.
And Navy" he said. should
be a IL to 20-point underdog.
The odds favoring Notre Dame
vary from 3 to 6 points.
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.NCAA Gives Okuy
To II Bowl Comes

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 30 Up,
Eleven post-seaSon football
games--including two new "a
the NCAA--have been approved
by the National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association. Walter Byers
announced today.
The executive director said
the new games certified are
the Cigar Bowl at Tampa, Fla,
December 2S and the Mineral
Water Bowl at Excelsior Springs
Mo-. November %. They have
been played before but not with
NCAA member teams.
Approval was also given 70
these games on New Yearl
Day: Cotton Bowl at Dallas
Orange Bowl at Miami. Prairie
View Bowl at Prairie View. Tex,
Rose Bowl at Pasadena. Sugar
Bowl at New Orleans. Sun Bow
at FL Paso, Tex. and Tangerint
Bowl at Orlando. Fla.
Other NCAA certified game,
are the Corn Bowl at Bloom
ington. H.. November % anc
the Gator Bowl at Jackson
vile. Fla. December 20.
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YOU BE THE
QUARTERBACK

In the hard fought Auburn
Florida game. Florida punts out
Of bounds on the Auburn 20
yard line.
However. an Auburn player
on the opposite side OF the field,
not knowing the punt was out
of bounds. throws a block at
the Florida left guard and is
called for clipping.
You are the referee. What
will you do?
I. Penalize Auburn to its s.
yard line, LIST down and 10.
2. PenaIize Auburn 20 its s.
yard line. LIST down and Is.
3. Penalize Auburn half the
distance 10 the goal line, LIST
down and 10.
4. Ignore the infractiOn since
II occurred after the whistle,
which blew the bali dead.
Auburn's ball on Its 20, LIST
and 10.
ANSWER on Page ca
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Mrs. DilIord Captures
Golf Tourney at Manor

Mrs. Everette billiard won the
Manor Country Clubs final
ladies turkey tournament yes
terday with a score of 93-l4--
10.
Second low net went TO Mrs.
William Billich. 96-l7-79,
while Mrs. T. V. Wilder. 92-l8--
80. and Mrs. william Chambers,
93-l2-8l, followed.
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Ex-Pro Couch Dies

GRAND RAPIDS. N. D.. Oct.
80 PC. A. Jack West. 81
coach Of the Winnipeg Blue
Bombers pro football team from
1916 to 1913. died UNEXPECTEDLY
at his home here yesterday
West coached football at South
Dakota State from 1919 to 1928
then went to North Dakota
University as coach until 1915
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Gomecocks Lack Depth
But Still Pack Power

DeStino and Carroll Mccain
were extremely capable relief
halfbacks.
Dovell re-emphaSized that
South Carolina has a good
football team. II you throw the
Clemson game 10 him to refute
1t, he throws the Texas game
to you.
No Major Changes
Coach Tommy Mont said
there would be no major per-
sonnet changes TO Maryland
except for Don Healy TO right
tackle to replace Fred Cole. who
lis out for the season. He said
Guard Paul Tonetti. out since
the N. c. State game. might be
back as a relief tackle.
Mont said Tennessee used a
defense last Saturday that
Maryland hasn't seen in three
years. but it still shouldn't have
caused that much trouble. He
said when the Terps were con-
tanned deep in their own terri
tory most Of the first half they
got 10 scrambling. When. they
failed to move the ball in the
second half. they started to
panic. as those two points
doomed larger and larger. the
coach added.
Tommy said he could tell
from the sidelines that Ten
neSsee was q fired up football
team. Their coaches con-
CURED.
NOTES The Marylan q
Frosh, with q III record. meet
Virginia at 1850 pm. Friday
in Byrd Stadium. The
coaches have not voted on the
weekly award OF a hat to the
outstanding player. but Tommy
figured it would go to Wilbur
Main, No. 2 center. or Quar-
terback sDickie lewis for his
play on defense. Jack La
yelle. scout for the New Yori
Giants. watched Maryland for
the second straight week and
is very fond of End Ben Scotti'S
play.
The Maryland squad did not
see the Tennessee game pic
lures. The coach said he didn't
think it would help anyone
-. The Terps leave on a char
ter flight at $50 am. Friday
and will return Immediately
after the game. The flu list
at Maryland includes Bill
Cooley. athletic director. who
has been in bed since last Fri
day. The Tennessee game was
the first home game he's
missed in IS years.
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ers in mid-season this year
we're retained.
AS q Dodger manager Ores
sen won two pennants. He quit
after the 1858 season when
Walter OMalley refused to
give him more than a one-year
contract.
Dresser said Milwaukee and
another club he did not identify
made him offers. He did not
say what the offers involved.
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Kesock S Catches Make
CIV Threot TO Terriers

lare beginning TO have trouble
deciding whom to watch. A
good catch is liable TO break
out anywhere now. and that
was the case last week for two
OF the touchdowns.
Gleason got in the game long
enough for his first catch Of
the season. and 1t went for q
score. Jerry Power. a sub
halfback, also made his FIRST
catch Of the year. and for q
touchdown. The third scoring
pass was caught by Halfback
Ted Colna. II was only his
third of the year and his first
touchdown.
Sommer Holds Leads
Mike Sommer, the speedy
CIV halfback who for the first
time this year failed to score
last week, still leads the South
ern Conference with So points.
Bobby Jordan of VMI, who
scored once against the Colo
mails. moved into second place
with 80 points.
Sommer had q pulled leg
muscle in the VMI game and
played at half speed about half
the time. Despite no important
rushing yardage-his 40-yard
runback Of an interrogation TO
set up q touchdown doesn't
count in that department-he
also retained his rushing lead
in the conference with 353
yards in rs plays.
Sam Woolwine Of VMI. who
had a good day against the
Colonials. moved closer with
800 yards, and Charlie Sidwell
Of william a. Mary Is third
with BOG.
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FIGHTS LAST MIGHT

BOeToN.-virEil Atkins, I4tn. o..
Louis, knocked out Tony De Marco.
l46, Boston 14). For Massachusetts,
recognition as world welterWeight
MIAMI BEACH. Fla. - Bob Baker.
223. Pittsburgh. outpointed Neal WEIGH.
215. Toledo. Ohio tl0l
HOUSTON. Tex Roy Harris. leeH,
Cut and Shoot, Tex. outpointed Willie
ss NEw 9aRrIss AZ oer% chsrl,. g Joseph.
lb9. New Orleans. outpointed Frank
fKidl Anslem. l52. Philadelphia I0l.
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BY MERRELL wHITTLEsEY

@NA~~AN~~~NA@~N
Scout Whitley Dovell Of
Maryland minimizes South
Cardinals losses through gradu-
alton and injury with q couple
OF exceptions. He claims the
Terps' Saturday afternoon OPP
ponents in Columbia are almost
as good as they were last year.
The Gamecocks beat Mary
land. l4-O. last season in
Columbia and are early five
point favorites to repeat.
South Carolina played one
game this season that Dovell
can't figure. the Clemson game
Of last week. The Tigers won.
1870. Whitley said II 1t was a
two-out-of-three series he'd
have to call 1t q toSsup.
The Maryland scout watched
South Carolina play four
games. However. he has
charted all five Of their games
on film. He comedies they
miss Mackie Prickett ut quar-
terhack. more because Prickett
is a natural leader and good
play caller. and not because
the quarterback Is 50 important
in Coach Warren Giese's sys-
TEN. He also comedies Giese
is a bit shy on reserve strength.
But they have Alex Hawk
ms. and that's like having
Chester Hanulak lone OF
Maryland's great halfbacksl
and they have King Dixon. who
is Hawkins In a smaller pack
age. They still have Don john
son at fullback. Remember he
ran % yards for a touchdown
against US last year.
Good. Solid Line
They have a good. solid line
with two good 6-foot-2, 225
pound tackles in John Kom-
para and Don Rogers. and
julius Derrick. one Of the best
ends in the Atlantic Coast
Conference.
Dovell is proud Of his scout
reports. While he has to be
occasionally cautioned about
overconfidence mot lately he
seldom oveFrates an opponent
He was strong and positive in
his appraisal of the Game
cocks.
They played a great first
half against Duke and 1t was
TT" Dovell pointed out. But
they had nothing left in the
second half and lost. 26-l4."
Dovell did not elaborate
much on the Wofford and Fur
man games. Wofford already
has won six games and is one
Of the South's top independent
small college teams. South Car
olina beat Wohord $50. and
Furman. 1913.
Whitley admitted South Car
DINA was extremely fortunate
in beating Texas. He said the
Gamecocks deserved world OF
credit for overcoming a 2l-7
lead to win. 1921. with three
touchdowns in the last quarter
The only other team to beat
Texas this season is Oklahoma
1t was pointed out TO Dovell
that two of South Carolina
star backs. Quarterback Bobby
Bunch and Dixon. collided ir
a practice last week and were
hurt. and that Bobby Barrett
second string fullback. is ou'
for the rest of the season.
Dovell was unimpressed. II,
claims the Gamecocks have
three quarterbacks as good a:
Bunch. who did little but han
die the ball and pitch out Il
Hawkins and Dixon. He saiC
Dixon was all right. and tina
Barrett wasn't missed. Ant
Dovell noted that when Hawk.
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Lamar Mcian Cardinals Washngon
Tit. Ersncsss 90
Detroit ~
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Iinss based on ayeraue ssin pei
LEADING PASS RECEIVERS

ccmpstonon
touchdown.
washington d.
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Trouble for Defense

With Kesock added to the
list Of important pass catchers,
the Terriers will have more
defensive problems. The top re-
ceivers among the ends this
year we're expected to be Fran
ny Gleason and Bill Berry, but
II hasn't worked that way.
Gleason has had bad ankle
all along, and Berry now is on
the ailing list because Of his
shoulder.
But Kesock. a 6-foot-2, 190-
pound senior, is doing great
He pulled in four passes
against VMI last week. and
now has caught eight this
season. more than any other
CIV player. for 1875 yards. Sc
far he's scored no touchdowns
but two big passes he caught
from Henzes last week ate up
most of the yardage in GW's
first touchdown drive.
So far this year nine differ
ent CIV players have been
pass receivers and opponents
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BY GEORGE HUBER

! End Jack Kesock Of George
Washington suddenly has bios
somed into an important pass
receiver, giving the Colonials
added strength for their aerial
game against Boston Univer-
sity Friday night at Griffith
Stadium.
The Terriers have good
cause to beware of GW's pass
ing. They can remember last
year when two of three CIV
touchdowns came through the
air in the 1920 tie at Boston.
And they know that the Colo
malls got all three Of their
touchdowns against Virginia
Military last week through the
air.
Quarterback Jack Henzes on
that occasion was passing with
a damned thumb. 1t should
be better this week. and he ex-
poets to improve on his record
of eight competitions In 20 at
tempts.
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NFL STATISTICS
lEADING GROUND GAMERS
LEADING pASSERS

c.,sS.. Y os 81
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KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS

LSnsss' ss.Ssoe yards by Bert zsEs wshnEOn
on he bssiso Of sveraus return.
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INTERCEPTION LEADERS

Loqss .rnse yards for touchdown Billy
/ .stanongS o resur
A nfxrnnr InAr
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80 yards for touchdown Jerry Norton Of Phadsphi'
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on averass distance
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With corduroy collar. rubberired
game pocket with inside oDeninE.
Double duty pockets with all gauGe
Bar-tAcked at all points Of strain.