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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-13

WILL, sYBIL. The officers and men,
bers of Martha Washington Re-
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I'm bekah Lodge. No. 3, are re-
NJ quested TO be present at the
IN S. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home,
u 2901 14th st. NV, on Sunday,
M July IA, 1868, at 7:30 pm,
EN to conduct Rebekah services for
" our late sister, 6YBIL WILL.
NELLIE Z. LEE, Noble Grand.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-13

"G july 10. 1883 At the he w wSspss;
Hospital Center, GEORGE WAT
SON Of 1910 Kalorama I'd. NV,
beloved son OF Henry Watson,
brother of Rachel Mccoy and Ma.
Champion Mccoy, He also is SUR
ylved BY other relatives and friends
The late Mr.. Watson may be
viewed at the Stewart Funeral
Home. 80 H st. ne, after IL am.
Monday, july is, from the Meridisn
Hill Baptist Church. 1928 Kalo-
rama I'd. NV, at / pm. Inter-
ment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-13

july T., 1865, MARY LULA
OWENS Of 121l Ballard st.. Silver
Spring, Nd, beloved mother OF
Mrs. Agnes A. Petzold of Silver
Spring, Nd, and Joseph B. Owens
Richard and Gilbert Owens, Mrs.
Maude Cheseldine, Mrs. Annie Sin
clair and Mrs. Nellie Ellis. She
also is survived BY eleven grand
children and five great-grandchil-
dren. Friends may call ct the S.
H. Hines Co. Funeral Home. 1901
18th st. NV. parking facilities.
The Holy Sacrifice Of the Mass
will be offered at the Holy Angels
Catholic Church, Avenue, Nd, on
Monday. July Is, at IL am, for
the repose Of her soul. Interment
Sacred Heart Cemetery, Nor
ganza, Nd. IA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-13

PRINTZ. EMMA 3. On Thursday. July
IL. 1868. at her residence 501s
the beloved wife OF Linwood O..
Printz, mother Of Mrs. Davis and
Nick Loreto. daughter Of Mrs. Mary
Forte; sister of Mrs. Rose Loreto,
Leo, Nicholas. Gus. Dominic and
grandchildren. Funeral from the
Simmons Bros. Funeral Home. 1861
Good Hope I'd Sc. parking facili-
ties). on Monday, July 10. at Sis
an; thence to st. COLUMBIA s
Catholic Church, Oxon Hill. Nd,
where Mass will be offered at 8
am. for the repose Of her soul. In
terment Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Visiting hours until pm. IA
The Nome nugget., 1963-10-16
Moonlight Bowling Sparks Saturday Night Fun

The Mems Sourdough Bowling Assn. is sponsoring an evening of Moonlight Bowling" this coming Saturday night, Oct. l9, starting at ' pm.
 Moonlight Bowling. for those who are unfamiliar with the game, is no-handicap event that often finds the normally top boWlers on the bottom end of the scoring list while the so-called scrubs take over the top spots. Anyone can win.
 The only alley lights left on to aid the bowler are those lights immediately above the pins. The lanes themselves are not lighted
 The price will be a nominal one dollar per game with that portion remaining after alley fees are paid going toward the purchase of re- placement pins badly needed.
 Prizes will be announced prior to Saturday night, and will be listed on the bulletin board at Aukruk Lanes. Be there Saturday,
The Nome nugget., 1963-10-16
Back of the Week
 Picked Twice in A-P Poll

NEW YORK lP - For the sec ond time this season, quarterback Billy LOthridge of Georgia Tech has been named Back of the Week in the Associated Press poll. Loth- ridge earned the repeat honor with a brilliant showing Saturday against Tennessee. He completed six of 13 passes for 115 yards, ran for 39 yards, scored one touch down, and threw for a second. An other of his passes set up a third score.
 LOthridge also kicked one field goal, booted two extra points and averaged 4l yards on four pumts.
 Others who received strong sup port in the A.P. poll were Southern Methodist tailback John Roderick, Iowa quarterback Fred Riddle, Notre Dame halfback Bill Wolski, Princeton fullback Cosmo Iaca- vazzi and Northwestern quarter back Tommy Myers.
The Nome nugget., 1963-10-16
Hank Aaron Bags Mats Sluggging Title

NEW YORK tR - Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves has edged San Francisco's Willie Mays for the National League slugging championship. Harmon KillebreW of the Minnesota Twins won the slugging title in the American League.
 Figures compiled by the Asso- ciated Press show that Aaron col lected 37O total bases in 631 times at bat for a percentage of ,586. Aaron had POI hits, including 29 doubles, four triples and Al home runs. This is Aaron's second slug ging championship.
 Mays had a 1892 slugging mark with 32 doubles, seven triples and 38 home runs.
 KillebreW won the title in the American League with 286 total bases in 515 at bats for an average of 555. He led the American League in home runs with 45.
The Nome nugget., 1963-10-16
Fighter Battles for Life

BALTIMORE R - Heavyweight Ernie Knox is given about a 50- 50 chance for survival after under going surgery for a brain hem orrhage following his knockout at the hands of Wayne Bethea Mon day night. Knox is at Prevalent Hospital in Baltimore where he was rushed after the fight. Ernie lay on the canvas for ten minutes following the knockout before he was carried out on a Stretcher.
The Nome nugget., 1963-10-16
Piece of World Series Pie Goes to All Top Players

NEW YORK R - The World Series jackpot has been cut up, and quite a jackpot it was. Record payoffs went to both the winning Los Angeles Dodgers and losing New York Yankees. Each Dodger share of the World Series receipts was worth $12,794. Each Yankee share came to S7,884.
 The payoffs were announced in New York by Baseball Commis- Sloner Ford Prick. The commis- sloner said that, in addition to the record payoffs, the series produced the first million dollar pool for the players, and the gate receipts were record for four game series. That figure was $1,995, ,189. Of this amount, more than $222,O ,OOO went for taxes - city, state and federal
 Other first division teams in both leagues also benefited by the million dollar player pool. Players on the second place teams, the Cardinals and White Sox, each received about $2,2OO. Those of the third place Giants and Twins each received about $1,400.
 Each member of the fourth place Phillies and Orioles received more than S70O.
The Nome nugget., 1963-10-16
"The Sports Corner"
SPORTS WHIRL

The president of the Detroit Li- ons has offered to buy the Ma tional Football League club for S6 million. The Detroit Football Company - as the Lions are for maly known made the an- nouncement yesterday and said president William Clay Ford wants the board to act on his offer by Oct. 29. If approved by the board and the stockholders, the sale won't be effective until after the season ends in January. The Lions are now owned by IA stock holders.
 The San Francisco attorney ap- pointed by California Gov. Ed mund Brown to investigate boxing in the state says a proposed heavy weight championship fight be- tween Sonny Liston and CassiuS Clay WOulQ De mlSlldlCn or the first magnitude. Investigator Sol Silverman made this statement af- ter hearing that such a match is in the planning stage for Los An geles next February even though Liston lacks a California license. Silverman says Clay shows a lot of promise, but at 2l years of age,
The Nome nugget., 1963-10-16

the Louisville Lip just isn't ready for the 30year-old Liston. Sil- Verman said the match would be a throWback to the Liston- Floyd Patterson rematch in Las Vegas and would endanger Clay's physi- cal well-being. Silverman favors Llston meeting more exhibition opponents for the next year or two Whie challengers engage in elimi- nation bouts.
 Paul Lowe of the San Diego Chargers, Len Dawson of the Kan sas City Chiefs, Art Powell of the Oakland Raiders and Gino Car pelettl of the Boston Patriots lead Tn the major individual depart ments of play in the American Football League.
 Lowe has carried the ball 53 times for total of 396 yards which works out to an average carry of seven point four yards.
 Dawson h S completed 92 passes in 155 tries for 1,132 yards - an average pickup of seven point three yards.
 Powell has caught 37 aerials for COG yards for an average advance of more than Is yards. And Car peletti is the scoring leader with AZ points, most on field goals and conversions. Gino has made one touchdown.
The Nome nugget., 1963-10-16
The Clement Boucher family are

The Clement Boucher family are busily packing for their coming move to Fairbanks Nov. l, where MT. Boucher has been transferred with the FAA.
 They will leave behind many friends who will be greatly missed, and they hope that a return visit can be planned for the future.
The Nome nugget., 1963-10-16

Lanett, Alabama, has popula- tion of only 5000 people but it has three of it's sons playing pro foot ball, all in the American League.
 Bobby Hunt, defensive back, and Dave Hill, tackle, are with the Kansas City Chiefs and quar- terback Dick Wood is with the New York Jets.
The Nome nugget., 1963-10-16
500 SCRATCH LEAGUE

High game - Dick Bessette 231, Clarence Hester 222.
 High series - Dick Bessette GA, Clarence Hester 600.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-08
Rust College Breaks Ground
For $500, 900 Science Building

Holly Springs, Miss, May 20.
Following the Ninety-Seventh
Commencement Exercises at
Rust College, the Ground Break
ing Ceremony for the 100000
Science Building was held. DR..
W. L. Robinson, District Super
intendent of the Tupelo District
of the Methodist Church, deliv-
cred the address. The following
persons represented the various
segments of the Rust constitu-
ency in the acts of Ground
Breaking: Trustees - Mrs. C.
Collins Harvey; Administration
Dean w. A. Walters; Faculty
Mr.. S. c. Terrence; Students
Mr.. Leslie McLemore; Alum
ni-Mr. J. D. Williams; The
Methodist Church - Reverend
w. G. Prueitt.
The new Science Building is
the first of the major buildings
to be constructed during the
Centennial Development Pro-
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-08
johnson Says 1t Is Not Our
Respective Races Which Are At
Stake 1t Is Our Nation
Shriver Sees Integrity Of America Now
Threatened BY Racial Developments

Gettysburg, Pa, May 81
The Vice-President Of the Unit
ed States, Lyndon B. johnson,
In a major speech on race re-
lations said here Thursday that
both white and Negro must
work together ITO lead the way
through this moment of chal-
lenge and decision"
He told q Memorial Day au-
dience at this town made Leg
endary by the great Civil War
battle and Abraham Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address that Gin
this hour, it is not our respect
i've races which are at stake
Il ia our nation"
The Texan, who urged both
white and Negro to work with
In the law, was one of two high
administration officials - the
other Peace Corps Director Sar-
gent Shriver-who seized on the
Memorial Day occasion to deliv-
er hard hitting speeches on the
racial problem.
Sariver, in an address at the
Franklin d. Roosevelt home in
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SeIassie Halls
JFk Efforts To
End Race Bias

Adds ABABA, Ethiopia -
Ethiopian Emperor Halle Selas-
sic, who hosted the recent Afri-
can summit conference, Tues
day praised President Ken
nedy's efforts to combat racial
discrimination in the United
States. Selassie told newsmen
he will visit Kennedy in Wash
ington later this year. He speci-
fled no date.
The Emperor noted that a
resolution passed by the Afri-
can conference was softened in
its condemnation of racial dis
elimination in the United States.
1t also recognized the Kennedy
administrators efforts to ease
the situation.
He said the changes in the
resolution were made at the in
stigation of Liberian President
William V. S. Tubman.
II am of the same opinion" "
Selassie said, "in view of the
fact that the United States gov
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gram for Rust College. The OBJ
iective of the Centennial De-
veiopment Program is to secure
81 100000 Rust College will
celebrate it's Centennial in 1866.
The Science Building will
house the Biology and Chem
istry laboratories, several class
rooms, offices and lecture
rooms. There will be $4,000
square feet in the building.
Monday, May 27, 1868, at 7:3O
pm, the Honors and Awards
Night Program was held at
Rust College. Before the award
ing of scholarships and honors
DR.. Ralph G. Johnson, Professor
of English at LeMoyne College,
Memphis, Tennessee gave a very
inspirational address. The sub
iect of his address: "Creative
Intelligence"
Miss Geraldine Burkhead, a
senior and a three year recipient
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Washington, D. C. June 3 --
President Kennedy moved on q
new race relations from last
Wednesday by inviting some 100
businessmen to the White House
Tuesday to enlist their support
in the battle against racial dis
elimination. More have been in
vited this week.
The executives were told that
the purpose Of the meeting was
to discuss employment and
equal access" to such places as
stores, theaters and hotels.
Some southerners were invited
but most were northern owners
of establishments in the South.
A White House announcement
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-08
Malcolm X To Lead Black
MusIims In Washington

WASHINGTON, D. C. - In
his first lecture as spiritual
leader of the Muslims in Wash
ington, Malcolm x, the widely
known New York Muslin chief (,
centered his message last week
on the basic doctrines Of Islam
and its Messenger, Mr.. Elijah
Muhammad Of Chicago.
Using himself as the example
Of what religions Of Islam can
do, the former Harlem Bad
Boy" said, ~ was as bad as one
ought not be until / learned
from the Honorable Elijah Mu-
hammad the ways of Islam. His
message Of justice, equality and
brotherhood changed me COM
pletely."
1.-THE religion of Islam teach
es, Mr.. x said, how one can
give up liquor, tobacco, narcot-
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-08

les, adultery and dishonesty. A
Muslin knows his religion Is as
ancient as the world and that
Allah (God) guides, directs and
protects him in daily living.
Speaking Of Elijah Muham-
mad, the youthful leader said
"He is well qualified to lead and
be spokesman for the 20 million
Negroes in America. He is a
family man who has raised
eight children, six boys and two
girls. None of them drink,
smoke or is in anyway dishon-
est. His grandchildren are be-
ing brought up in the same
way" Mr.. K stated.
II credentials for leadership
in this day include q Jail SEN
tence then the Honorable Elijah
Muhammad who has been AZ
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Atlanta Moves Towards South
1st Completely Unsegregated City

vlous problem that has con-
fronted this country for the
last eight years.
Swimming pools are the, last
city-owned facility to be de-
segregated. The trend began
scme seven years ago, when
Negroes were allowed for the
first time to use previously all
white golf courses. That was
followed over a period of years
by desegregation of public
parks, except swimming pools,
the municipal auditorium,
buses, and the city Libraries. !,
Many white citizens who did
not object strongly to the inte-
grafton of these other facilities
felt that the. color line should
be drawn at the approaches to
the swimming pools.
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President Invites Businessmen 10
Discuss Battle On Discrimination

Of the meeting came as the
President and Atty. Gen. Robert
F. Kennedy were considering
whether to ask Congress for
legislation that would bar seq
regation in any restaurant or
store selling goods shipped
across state lines.
Such a statute would apply to
just about any such establish
ment in the country. The business
executives presumably will be ask
ed for their opinion on whether
such a proposal should be includ-
ed in the new civil rights legisla-
tion expected to go to Congress
next week. But they also were ex-
pected to be asked to drop racial
bars voluntarily.
The President and the Attorney
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Dick Gregory
Recalled By
Death OF Son

The Negro comic Dick Greg.
ory who has joined himself te
the Negro civil rights drive as
. major part Of his stage ca
reer arrived in Jackson early
Monday with the announced in
tention Of remaining for tn
duration"
Gregory had cancelled dates
in San Francisco to join in the
local demonstrations and was
scheduled to speak at q mas:
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ELkS STATE CONVENTION
OPENING HERE SUNDAY

sessions has been cancelled by
Jackson city officials.
Unofficial sources revealed to
the Advocate this week that dis
cussions on Civil Rights moves
by the state Elks will be high
on the agenda when the meet
ings are held here this week.
The official program Of the
Elks Convention lists the fol-
lowing events: on Saturday,
June 9th, there will be q meet
ing Of the Board at 6 pm. It is
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Federal Judge
Backs Ole Miss
Law Student

Biloxi, Miss. June 5 - Fed
eral District Judge Sidney Mize,
. native of Mississippi, who
said Tuesday that he found
Cleve Mcdowell, an honor stu
dent from jackson State Col
lege qualified to be a law stu
dent, issued an order requiring
the admission of Mcdowell for
the summer term of the Law
School at the University of Mis-
sissippi at Oxford, starting We'd
nesday of this week.
Meanwhile, according to re-
ports, Governor Ross Barnett,
who is under charge in federal
court for his efforts to prevent
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State Supreme Court Orders
New Trial For Aaron Henry

The 1s-year-od Memphis youth
charged Henry m ade sexual
and obscene advances on him aft
er he had hitchhiked a ride March
J last year.
''We are of the opinion that
new trial should be granted be-
cause appellants (Henry's) case
Is based primarily upon his iden-
tty," the court said in an opinion
by Justice Henry Lee Rodgers.
Testimony of the states wit
ness, Sterling Lee Eilert. is in ef-
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Negro Intern
Two ChapIains
Atlanta HOSPITAL

Atlanta, Ga. May 20 - A
Morehouse College graduate
who will finish Meharry Medi-
cal College this month has been
accepted as the first Negro in
tern physician at Grady Hospi-
tai here, according to the Full
ton County Dekalb Hospital
Authority.
The authority also announced
it is appointing two other Me-
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Meredith Denied
Family House
At Ole Miss

Biloxi, Miss. June s - U. S.
District Judge Sidney Mize de-
MED a petition from James
Meredith, Negro student at the
University Of Mississippi, re-
questing that the University
provide a house for his family
on the University Campus.
The Judge found no bias in
the University's denial Of
Meredith's request, and pointed
out that this request had been
turned down simply because all
available houses had been al
loted before Meredith made his
request.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-08
Hostile Calls
Cause Change
Phone n umber

A highly responsible source
told the Jackson Advocate this
week that hostile phone calls
following the meeting of a group
Of Negroes last week with May
or Thompson when Rev. E. A
Mayes led the group to walkou'
of the meeting after the Mayor.
speech, has caused change II
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NEGRO POLICEMEN CROSSING GUARDS TO BE HIRED HERE
African confab
Seen Victory
For Emperor
Halle SeIassie
New Group Backs
Slow Approach To
Continental Unity

Adds Ababa, Ethiopia, May
80 - The African Summit Con-
ference of 80 nations here this
week was a victory for Ethiop-
las Emperor Halle Selassie, and
those who would move slowly
towards eventual African unity.
1t also was the 70-year-old
Ethiopian emperor who breath
ed life into the conference
which after five days of delib-
Grafton reached agreement on a
charter for a single "organiza-
tion of African unity"
The new group replaces the
rival "Casablanca" and "Mon-
rovia" blocks which have split
Africa during the rush to in
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j. S. Civil Service Commission
Study Equal Job Opportunity Here

The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission announced de-
tails Of its plans TO make GER
tain that fVll opportunity is
given all citizens of Jackson,
Mississippi to compete for Fed
eral positions in the area. The
Director Of the Atlanta Region
of the Civil Service Commits
sion, Mr.. Hammond B. Smith,
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-08
InterdenominationaI Theological
Seminary List 1868 Graduates

Atlanta, Ga. May 80 -
Twenty students who have
completed their studies at The
Interdenortnational Theologi-
cal Center in Atlanta, Ga.
were awarded their degrees at
the Commencement exercises
which were held Sunday after
noon, May Goth.
President Harry V. Richard
son, Ph. D., presided over the
ceremonies and Bishop H. Tho
mas Primm of Kansas City
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-08
1vIcE PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON AND
PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR SARGENT SHRIvER
CHOOSE MEMORIAL DAY FOR MAJOR
SPEECH ON RACE RELATION
President DELAYS
Civil Rights
Message Until
Next Week
WASHINGTON :

WASHINGTON - Pres
ident Kennedy decided Monday 10
send special message to Con-
gress early next week asking for
strong new civil rights legislation.
He had hoped to get the pro-
posals before the House and SEN
ate some time this week, possibly
as early as Tuesday.
But administration sources re-
ported Monday night that the
President decided to postpone the
action because of a number Of
conferences which he and Atty.
Gen. Robert F. Kennedy feel are
vital to the ultimate success Of
the legislation.
One such meeting will take
place Tuesday. The White House
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The Ford Foundation To Support
Vocational Technical Education

New York, June 9-The Ford
Foundation, which since 1851
has supported academic educa-
tion from elementary school
through postgraduate studies,
today announced it was extend
ing it's interests to the improve
ment of vocational and technical
education.
The Foundation said it was
initiating its vocational educa-
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-08

The vanguard of an expected
record crowd of delegates to
the 39th State Association Con-
vention of Elks arrived in Jack
son early this week, as plans
were completed for the sessions
to be held at the Elks Auditor
ium June 9-12. Sessions that
veteran observers say will be Of
deepest interest to Elks over the
nation due to current racial
demonstrations in the city.
A scheduled parade Of Elks
planned to precede the opening
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-08

the Mayor took the immediate
steps toward the hiring of Ne
gro policemen and school cross
ing guards after an early Mon
day morning talk with Percy
Greene, editor and publisher of
The Jackson Advocate. It was
the first step taken by the
Mayor since the beginning of
the current racial crisis in the
City.
A Wednesday morning news
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met with Managers Of Federal
offices here. The purpose Of the
meeting was to review progress
made under Executive Order
10925 issued March 6, 1861,
dealing with Equal Employment
Opportunities.
A team of Civil Service Com
mission representatives work.
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ATLANTA, Ga. June 8

n LAIN "A, Nd. uIlc -
Atlanta has taken two long
steps toward becoming the first
completely desegregated city
in the South.
Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. an.
nounced May % that for the
first time in history the city's
swimming pools this summer
will be open to all citizens of
Atlanta"
At the same time the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce issued
an appeal to all business firms
soliciting trade from the gen.
eral public ito do so without
regard to race, color, or creed"
This obviously means restau-
rants and hotels.
Mayor Allen congratulated
the chamber on having the
courage to face up to the OBJ
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-08

ton program with 81 million
appropriation, from which the
following two grants would be
made Immediately:
$4,000 for experiments in
ten high schools and two pub
lie junior colleges in the San
Francisco Bay Area. The pro-
gram, to be conducted by the
Cogswell Polytechnical College
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was the speaker. Bishop Primm,
who is a native of Tennessee
and holds degrees from Fisk,
and Wilberforce Universities
and Payne Theological Semin-
ary, presides over the Fifth
Episcopal District of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Ch-
urch.
The graduates who received
B. D. degrees were from six
teen states and one foreign
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