The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 60, No. 295, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 17, 1953 Page: 1 of 10
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Member Associated Praaa
Prira I Ceala
Many Citizens
Grumble But
Pay Gas Hike
McElheny Says
Most Understand
After Explanation
Death taaea and inrraaaad gaa
rale ara inevitable.
Thia waa lha reaignrd attitude
adopted by moat Inral reaidenii
baiuy after remvrring from lha
firat angry ah-k nf luuking al gaa
ImIIo Issued under new ralea.
Moat demesne users' blUa
eul up nearly M per real be-
ranee af the new ralea. leant-
der af. lha uanoually large Sr
waa dua la a aeaaaaal Jump.
Large dnmralir uxera auaiamad
about a 30 par cant inrreaae.
Period of conaumption covered
on billa received Monday included
houeewife'a dollar In 1945-48 now I lha laat half nf December and the
waive only 43 eenla. firat half of January more or lean.
1 Farm a porta hava fallen off I New ralea approved by the cor-
30 per cant in the peat year laav-1 poralwn commission went into ef-
Ing lh farmer' bin overloaded fert with all billa rendered after
and adding prraaure to the down-
ward price trend. The eituation ia
no bad that araalora are consider-
ing an Inlernalinnal food reaarve
to at bilire the international mar-
ket and fhifl fond from aurplua to
starvation arena.
3. Farmera are ao wrought up
over plunging pricea and Benson'
remarks against supports that
me farm-state Republicans were
-i-in Day speeches. Senate Agri-
iiHui a Committee Chairman
Aiken of Vermont la try-
ing to shush congressional critics
a pleading that the storm will
ar over. However the lid is
ifaout to Mow off Capitol Hill.
FARMER PAYS MORE
What has the A-mers especiaV-
riled is that their coats are
reeping up at the same time
heir prices are tobogganing down.
For example consumers paid 1771
n 1951 for what is known as the
farm-food market basket. Of
Feb. 1.
Consumers living north of Min-
nesota Avenue will feel the hike
statements received March 1
for gas used the month of Jan-
uary. Most Chk-kasha citizens yelled
then moaned upon receiving their
gas bills but paid them with only
(See page 4 Ro. I
Willham T o Speak
At Field Day For
Over 200 Ginners
Talk By A&M President Highlights
Afternoon Program At Cotton Farm
Dr. Oliver S. Willham president of Oklahoma A and M
college was to give the welcoming addresi to more than 200
itate cotton ginnera at the Cotton Research Station eaat of
Chickaxhe during the third annual Ginnrn' Field Day.
The group gathered In the elation conference room
during the morning evasion for report from research
workers end agricultural men on recent developments In
rollon production.
Dr. Louie E. Hawkins vice-director of Oklahoma Agri-
cultural Experiment Station wai in charge of the morning
program.
Thia afternoon the men were to hear a talk on "Cotton
Ginnera' Problems in Oklahoma" by Hubert M. Gilbreth
Farmers Cooperative Grain and Cotton Company of Fred-
erick." Following the talk tours were planned of the station
grounds cotton gin and special equipment in operation
greenhouse used for breeding work mechanical harvesters
and planters.
House Gas Probe
To Begin Tonight
OKLAHOMA CITY ( Two
more House committees will
launch invntiga Jons tonight Into
a want gaa rata increase affect-
ing aeons of towns in tho state
and into charge of Irregularities
in building tho costly U. S.
his tha farmers got 3360 and the ...
landiers processors and dlitrib- Highway by-paa ben.
iton got 3362 an even split. Ona Hnusa members yesterday also
'-ear later however 1932 the authorized another investigation
am "farm-food market basket" I one o' many this session to look
mat the consumers 9739 an in-1 into the narcotics traffic In Okla--rease
of $17 while the farmer's bom'a. Rep. Robert O. Cunningham
ake was down ISO to 9340. Tha Oklahoma City asked for the In-
niddlemen's charges on tha other vestigatioo and was named chair-
land war up 937 to 9399. man af the committee of inquiry.
In other words the former not Wage-Bill Blacked
inly is getting lea for what he Major action taken In the House
ells but la paying more for what
buys.
One basic causa ef tumbling
arm prices la the drastic dropoff
n agricultural exports particular-
wheat and cotton. To countera-
ct thia a group ef senators led
Mon tans Democrat Jim Mor-
ay ara studying a proposal to
stabliah an international food re-
erve. The Idea would be to collect sur-1
Public Asked
To Assembly
(OCW JsanMltaB Staff)
Tha public la invited to attend
. . .... Oklahoma College for Women'i
dua food In. an intwnational cleaiv .eml-annual scholarship assembly
" house snd distribute it to coun-1 t 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Ad-
riea under the shadow of famine
nd starvation. Countries putting
nod into the reserve would draw
ut raw material! such as iron
ind oil.
Murray argues that flic world
roblem la not overproduction but
inderproductinn; that our fellow
nen are starving in some coun-
ries while food atacks up at home.
Ia also claims that an Interna-
ional food reserve would atop the
hrinking foreign markets and de-
lining farm pricea.
BENSONS MIDDLEMEN"
Meanwhile the farmers are tak-
their ire out on Secretary of
igriculture Benson a man of high
itegrity but outspoken views. Hia
lunt statements in favor of
free market" rather than "gov-
rnment bounty and his descrip-
on of price supports as "disas-
sr insurance required courage
ut were a reversal of President
lisenhflwer'i campaign promise
100 per cent parity price sup-
ort. Ike even went further than
dial Stevenson in this promise.
Farmers claim as much right to
ovemment subsidies aa the Mg
lanufs'-tin-ers who get tax amor-
zation and tariff protection or
ie workinrmen who receive re-
rement and welfare benefits or
ie Mg airlinea and shipping com-
anies that draw outright suhsl-
ies. The farmer eomn'nln -
on has loaded the Agriculture Do-
artment with agricultural middlr-
ien. not the men who till the soil
ut those who farm the farmers.
raditkxially these middlemen
ave fought against price support!
order to keep farm prices low
nd their own profits high.
Benson's top assistants and ad-
isers are now so predominantly
roeesaors and businessmen that
fellow Republican and chief
nngrezsional critic. Sen Milt
oung of North Dakota re-
marked to him caustip-Uy: So
r as I know you hr-w not a
tinted any farmer.
To anpeaae Young. Benson tent
a new Commodity Credit Gorpo-
"tion chief. John H. Davis
round to pay a goodwill call
never. Davis promptly got off
the wrong foot by lecturing the
nator that he shouldn't be cri ti-
ring Ben sor but helping him.
We are all part of the tame
am. Davis pfeaded.
Abruptly Young retorted that he
tended to keep on criticizing the
-nator as long as farm pricea are
c lining and the former art foe-
g disaster.
NOTE: Translated into commodl-
Continued on Editorial Page)
ministration auditorium.
Recognition of atndents and
organisations making high grad
averages during the first semes-
ter will highlight tha program.
In addition there will be sev-
eral special awards including
those offered by Chickasha Jay-
cee Janes the local chapter of
AAUW Chowins award and a
new recognition made tills year
for the first time the Caroline
Cape Memorial award.
Students making the highest
grade averages will receive spe-
cial recognition. Dr. Dan Procter
OCW. president also will intro-
duce students on the honor roll.
To the social slab making tha
highest grade avenge the Mary
R. Bell cup will be presented.
A College plaqna will be given
the aerial graap with tha aeeand
highest average.
Announcement also will be made
of the winner of the first semester
intramural sports program which
la baaed on competition between
dormitories and ir which Town
Girls compete as a separate group.
This award is made by the phy-
sical education department.
Special music will be furnished
by the Silver Songsters vocal trio
composed of Mias Joan Patton of
Hollis Mia Mary Busby of Chlck-
asha and Miss Kills Jo Fitzgerald
of Clinton. Mira Marilyn Hala of
Fairfax is accompanist
Improving Crops
To Be Discussed
At Friday Meets
yesterday waa a 51-45 vota to Mock
passage of tha controversial MU
placing a minimum wage clause
In all highway construction
tracts in the state.
After blocking passage ef the
MU. lawmakers voted to keep it on
the calendar foe; consideratioi. lat-
er. The MU' author Rep J. D.
McCarty Oklahoma City said ha
wasn't optimistic about passing
the MU now.
Tha measure had the backing of
giganized labor In the itate but
waa opposed by Gov. Johnston
Murray and Ms administration
leaden.
Opponents charged a minimum
wage clause would -add four mil-
lion dollars to the labor costs of
tho state highway program. Sup-
porters contended it would ooat lit-
tle claiming contractors now bid
highway Jobs on tha basis of
minimum wags and th. ' 'v labor
aa cheaply aa possible keeping the
savings aa extra profits.
Both House investigations to-
night will start at T o'clock.
Rep. William Card Medford
said hia committee arm meet with
the Corporation Commission to
hear commission attorneys and
rate analysts explain the new rate
and how it waa computed. The new
rate arill coat consumers n
than taro million dollars and haa
act off a series of protests in many
sections of the state.
PabHc Hearing
Card said the hearing arill be
opeL to the public but no aritne.
will be heard protesting tha rate.
The commission haa set a rehear-
ing in the cate for March 18-37 at
which time large delegations from
(See Page A No. 1)
Grady County farmers will meet
Friday in Chickasha and Rush
Springs for annual
crop improvement.
Experts fram the
service ef Oklahoma A A M
Crilege will be en hang at both
meetings to provide tnfarmattan
to farmera on
Heart Fund
Above $620
Grady county Heart fund today
totaled over (620 according to
Bud O'Dea county chairman.
First reports ef Batardays
tog day activity were annonneed
today by Mias Helen Fenton
canty vice chairman. Chick-
ahs'a tag day will ba Raturday.
In Minco $33.70 was donated on
tag day and- $14.64 in Alex.
Mrs. E. C. Wegener headed Sat-
urday's activity in Minco. Boy
Scouts there conducted the drive.
Those acting as captains arera
Butch Hurley and Richard Kray.
They were assisted by Ronald
Danley and L. G. Wakefield.
Heading the Alex tag day waa
John P. Frick.
go far this month only 944.71
We Saw
Mrs. Emory Gale of Oklahoma
City renewing an old acquaint-
ance with this comment at tha
DAY banquet Monday- night
Aren't you the Max Hickay I
went to school with her in the
ninth grade? She got an affirm-
ative answer from Chic kasha's
mayor . . . Miss Helen Forstan
talking about the fun at Monday
night's Valentina party for the
Legion and Auxiliary . . . Over
300 ginners from throughout the
state enjoying barbecue aa dish-
ed up by AAM's Clay Potts well-
known King of tho Barbe-
euars. Four pioneer members receiv-
ing plaudits at the Lions club
Founder's day program: Ray
Smith Bill Owsley M. E. Hum-
phrey end J. W. Kayser ... An
elderly man gazing steadily at
tha sky as h sought an elusive
Jet plane . . . Jay Strahan knout
to fine Owen Vaughn for not
arearing t Lions pin at tha Mon-
day night party. (Latteir la a Ro-
ta rian.) . . . Mr. Charlie Hoov-
er making a confession about en-
tertainment she enjoyed during
the summer's vacation . . . Art
Harris of Rush Springs chuck-
ling about civic club activities
Must have a lotto fun at their
meetings.
String Quartet
Stays Together
Despite Nazis
Sabres Slash
MIGsAsGIs
Slop Thrusts
Fighter-Bombers
Again Range To
Red Supply Area
SEOUL i V. S. Rain JH
pikas today shot down one Com-
munis. Mil! fighter and damagrd
another In the fourth straight day
ir hanlra avrr war-tom Ko
re the Air Fnrr said.
'Allied fighter bomber Masted
the Ilrd front lines and supply
routes. PIM rrpnrteu destruction
ef 43 buildings five trucks and 13
raves.
Ground Action
The rmpo of ground fighting al-
io incresscd.
Today's MIG bag boosted the 4-
day total to M seven destroyed
five probably destroyed and 14
damaged.
Li. Jnha L. McKee of Ariiland.
Ky said ha saw tha Red war-
plane eapioda and the pilot bail
out
GIs Battle
On the freezing ground front
Allied soldiers hurled back an
attark by about ITS Chinese Rada
near Kelly Hill on the Western
Front. Sharp bloody fights erupt-
ed in tight other clashes.
At sea U. B. Navy ships and
plant Matted anew the besieged
Red port of Wonsaa nn the east
coast yesterday in a fierce day-
long bombardment.
Red guns returned the fire but
the Navy mads no mention of
Communist hits.
U. S. B2f Su perfects and B26
light bombers staged a fiery 100-
plane raid on a Red troop end
supply area south of Pyongyang
North Korean rapital.
United Nations Infantryman
quickly hailed the Red attack
southwest of Kelly Hill. But the
Reds poured down on two listen-
ing posts northeast of Kelly and
wrested them from tho Allies to
sharp Moody fights.
Allied foot soldiers retook one
post shortly after and U. N. artil-
lery drove the Com nunists off the
l?fiQSDd)Qifii: Be I neves
Price Worries
Be Elninnininiated
Inheritance Of
Problems Cited
By Eisenhower
HOT ITOT Two Russian fighter plane were Intercepted
fired upon by two American jiri fighters over Nemuro Peninsula
circled on newamap. Dotted line ahowa northern Japanese border
that was violated by the propellor-d riven planes in their first dash
with United States Jets over Japanese territory. After one of the
Russian planes waa hit tha intruder fled northeastward toward
Russian-held Kurile Iilands.
(OCW JssmstHi Start)
The Hungarian String quartet
arhich will ba presented at Okla-
homa College for Women Wednes-
day night managed to stay to-
other despite bring trapped to
foils nd amen that country i
invaded by the Nazis during World
War IL
They tank long Journeys into tha
country to gat food from the
Dutch formers. They were not per-
mitted to give concerts nor artro
they permitted to leave.
Daring tha secapatian they ro-
stadtod tha 17 aaartets af Lud-
wig van Beethoven. After fiva
yean af research their firat con-
certs ware xatarally to tha
Brother aa eyrie.
Bella Bartok was a close friend
of tha quartet When they lived in
Holland he visited them often.
The quartet took many of Bartok
advanced ideal developed them
and triad them out
The performance ia at the Col-
lege Theater. Tickets may be pur-
chased at the college bookstore to
the Student Union.
Housewives Get
Warning About
Meat As Unfit
The group will meet at 10 a.m.
In the vocational agriculture roan
of Rush Springs High School.
Growing watermelons and i
of certified aced will be discussed.
After sen meeting will con-
vene at 1:24 pjm. In the dletrfet
ronrteeem to Chic kasha.
Panel of six experts from tha
extension service will talk on
wheat alfalfa and other crops.
Annual meeting of Grady Coun-
ty Certified Seed Growers Asso-
ciation will follow the crop im-
provement meeting in Chickasha
Mr. Lamar said.
elastic hearts to Chick asks.
Additional fund raising activity
is planned in Chickasha laid Mr.
O'Dea. Details arill be announced
later.
The American Legion Auxiliary
is to charge of the plastic hearts
which have been distributed i
' among various business firms and
arill remain there during the
month.
Persona may mail contributions
to Grady County Heart Fund Box
200 Chickasha.
State Man Dies
Of Crash Injury
f By Tha Associated Pram
Earl Leonard A shunt 44 Tus-
sty. Ok la died today of injuries
received last Friday whan his
pickup truck and a ear collided
near Duncan on U. S. Highway 81.
Hia death brings the state's-
highway fatality toll for 1853 to 54
compared with M at this time laat
year.
OKLAHOMA CITY (il Okla-
homa housewives arete warned to-
day some of the meat being sold
them is unfit for human consump-
tion." Ibt statement was made before
the House Agriculture Committee
by John Vaughn. Oklahoma City
representative of the Oklahoma In-
dependent Meat Packers Associa-
tion. Testify At Meet
Vaughn and several other small
packers appeared before tha com-
mittee favoring a compulsory
slaughter house inspection MU.
Vaughn termed the MU an emer-
gency measure to protect the pub-
lic from eating unfit meat and to
force sanitary standards in pack-
ing houses which now are not sub-
ject to inspection.
The large packing firms arhich
U meat in interstate commerce
Prober Halted
On the Eastern Front gouth
Koreans brat beck tour Red
)bes m the predaam darkness
' (SeePaga A Na S..r
Benson Talks
Price Decline
WASHINGTON (Ft Secretary
of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson
said in a letter made public today
the decline in form price "has
been part of a general weaken in
of Inflationary pressures. He sail
the price drop has bean going on
slowly and irregularly for almost
two years.
Tha aacretary was answering
letter from Sen. Young (R-ND)
who had called on tha Eisenhower
administration to remove Immedi-
ately any doubts aoncamlng tta
farm program.
No Solution
Benson said no legislative pro-
posals advanced ao far would ba
feasible solutions of the problem
of how to support prices of parish-
able. Ha said this applied specifically
to a bUl introduced 10 days ago
by San. Robert S. Kerr (D-Okle)
directing the secretary of agricul-
ture to aupport livestock price at
100 par cent of parity tha price
declared to be fair to formers in
relation to prices they must pay
for thinga they buy.
Kerr laid ha haa bean unable to
get any promise of hearings by the
Agriculture Committee on hia MIL
Kerr and Sen. Mika Monroney
(D-Okla) propoeed. In telegram
to Eisenhower yesterday that for-
eign aid fundi be used to buy U. 8.
beef for relief shipments to flood-
ravaged areas of Holland Belgium
and Britain.
Pilots Say Reds
Fire First Shot
TOKYO IP Russian planes
storied that 10-minute .air battle
with American Th underjets over
Northern Japan yesterday the
U. S. Air Fore declared today.
The two LA11 prop-driven fight-
ers were intercepted about three
miles inside Japan's aerial bound-
ary off Hokkaido an Air Force
spokesman said.
LL Benedict A. La com be of
Pine villa La. one of tha U. S.
pilots kald tha intuden turned
immediately ' and roared toward
the Thunder Jets their machine
guns firing.
Neither Thunder Jet waa hit
Craft Bora lag
La com be said ha hit one of tha
Soviet pUnea and set it afire. Both
(See Page 4. No. 1)
GOP Platform
Quoted During
News Meeting
WASHINGTON (P President
Elsenhower declared today declin-
ing farm pricea are a serious
problem but he expressed confi-
dence the new administration wiU
be able to handle It.
The President at his firs' news
conference said the difficulties
represented by faUlng form prices
were largely Inherited fram the
Democratic administration.
Ha added tha Hepublicaaa have
been In office only few weeks
and form prices nave been falling
for two yeara.
First Rubier!
Emphasizing the importance he
Its rhea to the farm situation El-
ihower chose that subject to
Ulk about first at hia Initial meet-
ing aa Preaident with newsmen.
Eisenhower quoted the Republi-
can pisiform as saying the party
ia pledged to "a prosperous agri-
culture with free and independent
former" aa funds menial to the
welfare of the nation.
He laid one way to deal with
(See Pag A No. 4)
Ike Not Thinking
Of China Embargo
WASHINGTON IP President
Eisenhower laid today he personal-
ly is not giving consideration at this
time to the questions of either an
embargo or a blockade of Red
China. Hia news conference state-
ment )rit open the possibility they
were under study by other govern-
ment officials.
The matter of pnsslblc I
moves against tha Chines Com-
munisti was brought up several
time .in thia first meeting Eisen-
hower has had with reporters sine
taking office.
China Embargo
On the first occasion the Pres-
ident waa asked whether ha was
giving any consideration to impo
Cigarettes Cosmetics May Increase. . .
More Items Placed
On Decontrol List
WASHINGTON IP Cigarettes
cosmetics coal lumbar and major
household appliances today topped
government list of items likely
to be freed of price controls thia
pack. ...
Office of - Price StaMIlxatioa
(OPS) official! predicted ciga-
rettes generally would rise a pen-
ny a pack and eostmetics up to
10 par cent They laid such in-
creases would coat the public per-
haps 300 million dollars s year
200 million for tobacco 100 mil-
lion for cosmetics.
Clear Skies Sun
Boost T emperature
Clear skies started tha mercury
climbing in Chickasha today
pita a nippy north breeze that
caused many to don heavier costs.
By 1 px. today tha tampsn-
r bad already pasted tho
Monday high af 43 and reached
tha 41 aaark.
Overnight the mercury dropped
to a chilling 21 although tha pre-
dicted cold wav missed the state.
No precipitation is in sight for
the Grady county ms in the near
future.
A predicted cold wav sidetrack-
ed OklaN mi today aa most tha
state enjoyed sunshine and fairly
mild temperature.
Overnight readings ranged in the
20t over the state but were sched-
ilal to begin a steady rise reach-
art federally inspected and their i ing up into the 10s during the aft-
meat graded by the federal govern-
ment Many email packer doing
business only in tha state have no
such service.
Harold Hutton president of the
Board of Agriculture told the eom-
(See Page A Nix T)
Th extended 5dey forecast
calls for near normal temperatures
with southeastern Oklahoma due
for light rains later In tha week.
No rail is likely toe the western
section
Skies cleared and temperature
dropped In the storm-swept cen-
tral part of the country today.
A Mast of Icy air moved into north-
ern IJdwest areas.
The storm that left from three
to eight inches of snow in parts
of the Midwest moderated as it
moved eastward. Light snow fell
early today ia saltern and north-
parts of the Great Lake and
in the nus them Appalachians.
Readings were below zero acroa
the Upper Mississippi Valley.
.The cold air extended to the
southeastern put of the
erbere rate was reported.
Rain continued in the for North-
west and enow fell Inland across
the nerfoem Rockies. Reeding
generally we around sa
lavris b tha Western sUe.
A top price official eeid other
Heme tentatively placed on the
current decontrol list which may
be altered or increased by tomor-
row Include:
Office equipment; manufactur-
ers' prices at radio end television
parti already removed from con-
trols st the wholesale end retell
level; Snd some but not all re-
maining foods under curb probably
will be put together in decon-
trol pacing in the next tew or
three weeks.
Mein food items still under ceil-
ings include milk dairy products
oleomargarine breed end bekery
goods dry groceries end cereals
Jams jslliea end some soups.
An official said there is a pos-
sibility beer may be substituted
for cigarettes on tho current list.
Staff Redaction
The agency meanwhile
heed with reduction of its staff
KLday dismissal notices reached
1700 field office employes. These
will cut the OPS staff from ap-
proximately 4500 on Feb. 1 to
bout MOO on March 15.
The new slash! in the field
staff will wipe out 41 district of-
fices and nine branch offices the
middle of next month but leave
reduced staffs in 13 regional-district
combined offices end enforce-
ment staffs in nine district offices.
Some enforcement staffs may be
shifted to the nearest regional-district
office.
The regional-district offices to be
continued are Boston New York
City Philadelphia Blrhmood Vi
Atlanta. Cleveland. Chicago Min-
neapolis Kansas City Dells Den-
ver Sen Francisco and Seattle.
The remaining dsitrict offices
where some enforcement persoo
nel will be retained beyond March
15 ara Washington. D. C Hart-
ford. Conn. Detroit Indianapolis
Milwaukee St. Louis Sen Antonio
and Lea Angeles.
iltion i if either an embargo or t
naval blockade of Red China.
Hr replied the matter had not
been discussed with him. except
a he put lt-Lin tha neerspepers.
A few minutes later a reporter
brought up the subject again say-
in. he wanted to make sura ha
understood tho PreildenL
Did tha President mean that nei-
ther a blockade nor an embargo
bad been discussed at all the
newsman asked.
Eisenhower said such step had
not been brought up officially to
Mm.
Seeking clarification reporter
asked whether the situation waa
that Elsenhower personally had
given no consideration to aueh ac-
tion. ' -
The Preaident replied that wag
right no consideration by him.
CaasidrraUaa
Then he went on to say he sup-
posed the subject had been under
consideration in several depart-
ment. He did not specify foe de-
partments. Todays news conference brought
out a crowd of ISA
Tha conference room In the old
State Department Building which
seats 315 waa jammed to the
dome.
The attendance compere with
record of 347 for a presidential
news conference set at foe firat
meeting Preaident Triiman had
with reporters.
However the White House had
taken steps to limit th attendance
at today's meeting. Jt barred moat
of tha government public relations
men always a sizeable group at
previous presidential news confer-
ences. As it wa. some reporters war
unable to get in today. Tha doors
of the conference room were closed
20 minutes before the start nf tha
conference.
At tta outset Eisenhower nat-
ty in a Mue business suit erith'
blue shirt and blue figured tie
told the newsmen he welcomed the
opportunity to meet with them.
He remarked he bad many old
friends ia tha gathering.
News Meeting
He said too he waa looking
ward to many more news confer-
during foe next four yean
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