Burns Bound Over On Second Degree Murder Charge
Milton Burns age 46 of Prairie du Chien is bound over to District Court on a 25000 bond after shooting Del ford Pitzer 42 during an August tavern argument. Pitzer died Friday from the wound and Burns waived preliminary hearing. He remains jailed until trial.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Milton Burns
Burns
Delford Pitzer
Here
Pitzer
Police Justice Court
Pitger
Crawford County
Harry Shedivy
Local carpet and photography ads in La Crosse
Roth's Florists offers carpeting at low prices with quality installation. Universal Photo at 514 State Street La Crosse Wisconsin sells photo finish ing equipment including cameras flash bulbs and film.
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Roth
Florlart
Universal Photo
State
la Crosse
Wis
Chase Continues Across County In High Speed Run
Five squad cars joined the pursuit through multiple jurisdictions. Sparta Police Officer Kenneth Willdrops led the Sparta unit, joined by Monroe County Patrolman Francis Honish in pursuit, Cash ton village Marshal Ed Ripley and Victor Mikkelson, Black River Falls officers Earl Puls and Cleo Thompson, and Jackson County Sheriff Julian Larkin in his vehicle.
Posthumous Award To Billy Mitchell Sought By AF Assn
The Air Force Association drafted a campaign for a posthumous award to Billy Mitchell. The group adopted two resolutions at its convention to seek correction of his 1925 court martial record and to push Congress to make him a general of the Air Force for his pioneering role in establishing air power in national policy.
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San Francisco
Air Force Assn
AFA
Air Power
Billy Mitchell
Air Force
William Mitchell
Milwaukee
Air Force Board
Michell
Congress
Mitchell
Legislative Council Expenditure Totaled 127 454 Dollars
The Legislative Council spent 127 454 dollars from July 1, 1953 to July 1, 1955. The council handles legislation and research for the Legislature between sessions. Of the total, 19 864 dollars covered interim work for 75 legislators plus mileage meals lodging for committee meetings.
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Madison WF
Legislative Council
Bureau of Budget and Accounts
Capture Two Who Fled From Waupun Prison
Two of the three men who fled the Wisconsin State Prison at Waupun were arrested Saturday in Griffith Indiana by FBI agents. Calvin Van Sleet and James Depolleto, both with armed robbery records, were found with a stolen Fond du Lac car. A third fugitive, Arthur Villalobos, was arrested Thursday in Milwaukee basement hideout.
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Hammond
Ind. U
Wisconsin
Waupun
Wis
FBI
Griffith
Here
Milwaukee
Calvin van Sleet
Wausau
James Depolleto
Leonard Blaylock
Indianapolis
Arthur Villalobos
James Poster
van Sleet
Depolleto
Fond du Lac
Polio Forces Clintonville Centennial Reschedule
Clintonville moves its centennial celebration from August 18 to September 30 due to polio concerns. Local officials announced the change to protect public health and ensure community participation.
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Clintonville
SAG Members Vote on TV Film Pact to End 10 Day Strike
Hollywood reports AFL Screen Actors Guild members vote tomorrow night on an agreement expected to end a nationwide ten day strike against television entertainment producers.
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Hollywood
AFL
Screen Actors Guild
Weather briefing notes from early 20th century
The clipped forecast mentions temperatures with a low of minus 16 and a high of minus 55 from the prior night and yesterday, filed as a concise weather note. It records extreme cold values, typical of a polar outbreak, and cites Esth as the location for the observation.
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Weather Bureau
Kroll Faces Murder Charge In Vernon County Court
Raymond T. Kroll, who confessed to Davenport authorities he killed Clarence Sutherland in 1930, appeared in Vernon County Circuit Court in Viroqua to face the murder charge. The hearing was recessed to Sept 16 for state welfare consultations.
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Viroqua
Wis
Raymond T. Kroll
Davenport
Iowa
Reedstown
Vernon County
Kroll
Clarence Sutherland
Sutherland
Lincoln Neprud
States Department of Welfare
la Crosse
State Hospital
James R. Schipper
Viroqual
Fatalities Swerve on Wis. Roads and Accidents Report
A spate of weekend deaths includes William Robel 60 De Pere died from burns after an exploding water heater at U S Paper Co De Pere. John Niesen 2 Racine fatally hit by a car near his home. James Marten 20 Wauwatosa killed when his car skidded on a curve colliding near Merton. Glen Oleson 40 Nekoosa died from injuries in a three vehicle crash on Highway 13 south of Wisconsin Rapids.
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Arcadia
William Robel
de Pere
Green Bay Hospital
U.S. Paper Co
John Niesen
Racine
James Marten
Wauwatosa
Merton
Glen Oleson
Nekoosa
Wisconsin Rapids
Highway 13
Measuring Contest Declined Between Dallas Pat and Fort Worth Pete
Dallas Zoo director Pierre Fou staine says Pat the python is too mean for a measuring contest with Fort Worth’s Pete. Fort Worth owner Harry Jackson challenged a public halfway-point measure. Fontaine declined the event due to Pat’s violent behavior.
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Dallas
Tex
Pierre Foustaine
Dallas Zoo
Pat
Python
Fort Worth
Pete the Python
Harry Jackson
Fontaine
Stock Market Quotations From A National Tool Page
The page lists diverse stock prices with changes for Wis P.& Lt Clark O&R com Royal Dutch Savane PARRELL Nekoosa Edw Heilemann Bre Ollgear Mass Inv Tr Paragon Northw Banc Hamilton Koehrin Ge Trane Co Inter Cellucot Ray- No. States P James Salway Steel Aliis-Chamers Cit. L. & F. La Crosse Tel Wis Pub. Serv. and more with percent changes and ranges across lines.
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Wis. P.& Lt
Clark O&r Com
Royal Dutch
Savane Parrell, Inc. Nekoosa
Heilemann Bre
Ollgear
Mass
Chi, Mold P
Paragon
Northw. Banc
Hamilton
Koehrin Ge
Trane Co
Inter. Cellucot
Ray
No. States P
James
Salway Steel
Aliis-Chamers
Cit. L. & F. Pid
la Crosse Tel
Wis
Pub. Serv
Winona Stock Prices Set Timetable for Week
Livestock buyers in Winona operate 8 am to 1 pm Monday through Friday and 8 am to noon Saturday. Animals arriving after closing are cared for, weighed, and priced the next morning.
Hog and cattle market report from Chicago livestock trade
The report shows steady hog and cattle markets with detailed price ranges for fat hogs, sows, and various cattle classes. It notes activity levels, with butchers steady, feeders mixed, and calves discounted beyond certain weights, plus stocker and feeder figures and prime to choice grades.
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Chicago
Oere
U.S
Kansas City Market Report Unclear Cattle and Hog Prices
South St Paul market notes show cattle and hog activity with ranges for slaughter cattle beef cows bulls and stockers. Beef cows and steers steady to strong while hogs across all classes hold steady with varied weight brackets and price bands.
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South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
U.S
Chicago market reports show steady whites and weaker round reds
Commodities and industry leaders are listed with mixed signals across potatoes carrots and grain. Prices shown include long whites at 5.90 to 4.10, Idaho-Oregon whites unknown, and Nebraska Milwaukee election notes. Also reports on wheat corn soybeans butter eggs and poultry prices and receipts.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S
California
Idaho
Nebraska
Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Council
AFL
International Union
James Ferral
Superior
Phil Valley
Pearl Langer
Kenosha
Ray Blum
Janesville
Clarence Sullivan
Kaukauna
Loretta Secord
Green Bay
June Kronstedt
Wisconsin Rapids
Robert Johnson
la Crosse
Fire forces evacuation at El Rancho Vegas in Las Vegas
About 400 people were forced to flee the luxury Hotel El Rancho Vegas after a kitchen fire broke out last night. Three individuals were overcome by smoke during the incident.
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Las Vegas, Nev.p
el Rancho Vegas
Bible School enrolment up at First Congregational Church
Vacation church school reports about a 10 percent rise in enrolment from last year. Children four through six grades may enroll Tuesday morning. Mrs. James Ash directs with Mrs. Charles Waslow on staff. Patrol officers Paul Kosbach and Gerald McCarthy aid youngsters crossing Losey boulevard. Sessions run Monday to Friday 9 to 11 30 until August 26. The project Operation Lifeboat encourages offerings to aid destitute areas worldwide.
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First Congregational Church
James Ash
Charles Waslow
Paul Kosbach
Gerald McCarthy
Losey Boulevard
Losey
VFW Offers Honeymoon or Lawyer for Airman Schmidt
In Woodland California the California Veterans of Foreign Wars offered to finance either a lawyer or a honeymoon for Airman Daniel Schmidt. State Commander Thomas J. Murray said the group backs him, ready to pay for a second honeymoon or procure legal help if needed. Schmidt, 22, returned after 32 months in a Chinese prison camp to learn his wife Una had remarried. He met her in a Nevada City lawyer’s office. Una reportedly will stay with Alford Fine, the man she married believing Schmidt was dead. Schmidt urged legal counsel to determine his standing.
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Woodland
Calif
California Veterans of Foreign Wars
Daniel Schmidt
VFW
Thomas J. Murray
Danny
Una
Schmidt
Air Force
Nevada City
Alford Fine
Danny Jr
Russ Farmers Begin Last Week Of Tour
CHICAGO The Soviet farm delegation starts its final week of a broad U S farming tour. They will visit East Lansing Michigan for the Michigan State College centennial expo before returning to Chicago for a news conference then a reception at the Council on Foreign Relations. A Chicago firm plans to serve ice cream flavored with borscht during the reception.
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Chicago
U.S
Washington
Canada
East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State College
Council of Foreign Relations
Truck Driver Hurt in Village Accident Near Home
Blair Wisconsin Special report says Helmer i Strand was injured Saturday while measuring a sand load in his dump truck near his home. He fell striking his abdomen on the truck and was taken by ambulance to a Whitehall hospital.
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Blair, Wis
Helmer i Strand
Whitehall
Strand
Open Debate On Lutheran Synod Break in Wisconsin
The 33rd biennial convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin discussed severing ties with the Missouri Synod. Missouri President Behnken urged unity, while Wisconsin accused Missouri of false Lutheran practice in military chaplaincy and Boy Scout sponsorship. Both belong to the Synodical Conference with the Slovak synod.
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Saginaw
Mich
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Synod
John W. Behnken
Missouri Synod
Wisconsin
Behnken
Missouri
American Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America
Slovak Synod
Goa Border Marches Mark Largest Indians Invasion Yet
Demonstrators estimated at 300 crossed the Goa frontier near Banda with saffron green and white flags as Portuguese police used tear gas. Earlier, 75 reached from Karwar while a 600-strong group crossed at the central frontier. Nehru supported peaceful action but warned no army help. Police said arrests would occur only if violence arose. Goa authorities expected no major threat to Portugal's control.
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Goa
Banda
Karwar
India
Nehru
Daman
Diu
Bombay
Balgaum
New Delhi
Mohandas Gandhi
Joaquin Pinto Braz
Portugal
Rapids Man Seeks State Democratic Chairman Post
Philip Nash of Wisconsin Rapids declared at a 7th District Democratic caucus that he will run for state chairman to replace Elliot Walstead of Milwaukee who will not seek reelection. Milton Schneider of Wisconsin Rapids announced his candidacy for vice chairman and support for Horace Wilkie of Madison for the chairmanship. The state convention is set for Green Bay October 7 to 9.
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Stevens Point
Wood County
Elliot Walstead
Milwaukee
Philip Nash
Wisconsin Rapids
Milton Schneider
Horace Wilkie
Madison
Wilkie
Green Bay
Body sought after drowning at Upper Red Lake
Kelliher Minnesota dragging crews probed Upper Red Lake for the body of Russell Olson 29 operator of roller skating rinks in six northwestern towns Olson drowned in five and one half feet of water Sunday when heavy waves driven by sudden winds engulfed him in the lake authorities announced
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Kelliher
Minn
Red Lake
Russell
Olson
Poposky
Minnesota
Guards Attacked at Second British Army Garrison in Wales
Five masked men attacked guards at a Welsh garrison near Rhyl in the second raid within 48 hours. No items were stolen and the sentry signaled the alarm. Earlier, IRA-like raiders seized equipment at an Reading depot. three young Irishmen were arrested. Police hunt the rest.
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British Army
London
Wales
Lord Langford
Kimmel Park
Rhyl
Irish Republican Army
Reading
England
IRA
North Ireland
The
Sunday Express
Births Little Lutheran Hospital and Arcadia Listings
Birth notices show a August 13 birth at Lutheran Hospital a son to Lester F Unnasch Dakota with a Sandra Papenfuss credit. ArcadiaWis announces July 21 a son Scott Anthony to Anton Grulkowski and Doris Ann Pierzyna. St Josephs Arcadia reports August 4 a daughter to Bruno Weaver with Marlene Salwey. August 5 a son to Harold Severson Trempealeau. August 6 a daughter to Melford Hermann Whitehall. August 10 a son to Donald Abrahamson Independence.
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Lester F. Unnasch
Dakota
Sandra Papenfuss
Scott Anthony
Anton Grulkowski
Milwaukee
Doris Ann Pierzyna
St. Joseph's Hospital
Arcadia
Wis
Bruno Weaver
Marlene Salwey
Harold Severson
Trempealeau
Melford Hermann
Whitehall
Donald Abrahamson
Independ Lence
Fast-Growing Boy Wins Soapbox Derby
Richard T. Rohrer a 14 year old Rochester New York high school sophomore won the All American Soap Box Derby crown in Akron Ohio racing a homemade gravity powered car down a 975 foot slope in 27.25 seconds. He earned a $5000 college scholarship to study medicine at Georgetown University. Rohrer explained he grew eight inches last year and rebuilt his car after outgrowing the first model. The winner finished a half length ahead of David C Thayer Detroit and Albert Cobble Long Beach California placed third.
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Akron
Ohio
Richard T. Rohrer
Rochester
N.Y
Georgetown University
Richard
David C.thayer
Detroit
Albert Cobble
Long Beach
Calif
577 War Criminals Remain In Prison
Ten years after Japan's surrender 577 war criminals stay in Sugamo Prison. At peace treaty start in April 1952 1 244 prisoners were there. Nations China France the Philippines freed hundreds. Tokyo Shimbun says Japan hopes the United States will release about 100 men by Sept 2 the tenth surrender anniversary.
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Japan
Sugamo
China
France
Philippines
Tokyo Shimbun
United States
Newsprint Rationing Near End In Britain
Britain moves to end newsprint rationing within six months as Board of Trade announces next Sunday relief and lifting of 15 year controls by March. From then on print availability and papers’ ability to pay will govern allocation.
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London
Britain
Board of Trade
Pittsburgh Allis-Chalmers union votes strike
CIO United Auto Workers Local 1036 in Pittsburgh approved a strike with 1 185 to 102 votes to back negotiations for a new contract. Similar vote on the strike proposal will be held at four other Allis-Chalmers plants in Milwaukee La Crosse Gadsden and Terre Haute.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Auto
Aljlis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
James Walsh
C1io-Caw
Allis-Chalmers
Milwaukee
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Tokyo En Route to Bangkok
Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in Tokyo bound for Bangkok to attend a World Federation of United Nations Associations meeting. She comments on the 10th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender hoping that nations will become friends from now on.
Wisconsin AFL Electrical Workers elect Rex Fransway to 19th term
The Wisconsin State Council of AFL Electrical Workers re elected Rex Fransway of Milwaukee to his 19th term as president on Sunday.
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Electrical Workers
Oshkosh
Wisconsin State Council of
AFL Electrical Workers
Rex Fransway
Milwaukee
Polio Deaths Rock Wisconsin Cities Over Weekend
Three children died from bulbar polio in Wisconsin as Milwaukee reported its sixth polio fatality of the year. A Milwaukee girl aged three and an eight year old from Wauwatosa died at South View hospital and a 10 year old Wiscon sin Dells girl died in Madison.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wauwatosa
South View
Wisconsin Dells
Madison Hospital
Joan Nemitz
Robert Nemitz
Morse Predicts GOP Defeat in Next Year Vote
Sen Morse predicts voters will oust the Eisenhower administration next year amid Democratic and Republican clashes over policy. He condemns Bridges study as false and says Democrats did not swallow the president's reactionary program. A separate Republican group accuses the Democratic Congress of inaction on highway school health atomic peace ship and other bills.
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Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Congress
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Bridges
Senate
GOP Policy Committee
House
Morse Sail Bridges
Hokum
Allott
R-Cole
Knowland
California
New England Polio Totals Rise Amid Weekend Reports
New England's unofficial polio tally reached 1,523 with 17 new cases and five deaths over the weekend. Boston reported 13 cases pushing the city total to 435, while New Hampshire added three cases. A Massachusetts Guardsman at Camp Drum in New York was stricken and two others were suspected. Four Massachusetts adults and a 27 year old Connecticut mother of three died yesterday, lifting the regional death toll to 53.
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Green Bay
Brown County
St.Vincent's Hospital
St. Vincent's
Sheboygan
Sheboygan Falls
Sheboygan Memorial Hospital
Boston
New England
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Camp Drum
N.Y
Connecticut
Citrus Crowd Pops Up At Apple Meeting
Detroit report says the International Apple Assn opens its convention with 1 200 delegates and 32 so called guests. The Florida contingent led by citrus queen Sally Aurdary arrives by chartered airliner. The queen says they do not intend to “knock” apples. Apple spokesmen threaten a Citrus Growers Assn delegation to Florida next month.
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Citrus
Apple
Detroit
International Apple Assn
Florida
Sally Aurdary
Citrus Growers Assn
Refrigerator Looted and Boat Propeller Theft Reported
Sunday reports multiple thefts including four bottles of beer from a hallway refrigerator at Helen Selke’s residence with two empty bottles left behind and two missing. A second theft on August 3 involved six beer bottles. Jack Heber reports a $15 boat motor propeller stolen from a dock in Running Slough. Harold Schwarze reports a 14 foot Arkansas Traveler aluminum boat stolen from mooring north of the Isle la Plume boat landing valued at 325 dollars.
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Helen Selke
S. 3Rd St
Jack Hebher
State Rd
Harold Schwarze
Shore Acres
Appleton Fire Causes $35,000 to $50,000 Loss
A roaring fire early Sunday damaged the tube cutting and storage room at Appleton Manufacturing Co. with an estimated loss between 35000 and 50000 dollars. Firefighters contained the blaze, no injuries reported.
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Appleton
Appleton Manufacturing CO
William Esichfeld, steel firm head, dies at 75
William Esichfeld, leader of a structural steel company and a prominent figure in civic and business circles, died Sunday at age 75. He contributed to local development and served in various community roles.
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Milwaukee
William Esichfeld
License Plate Leads To Arrest In Tavern Robbery
Menomonie police seek two armed suspects who robbed the Hathaway Bar Sunday of about $50. A car with an Iowa license plate fled. motorists noted the number, triggering a broadcast. Red Wing police later arrested a man driving a car with that same Iowa plate.
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Menomonie
Red Wing
Minn
Emma Hathaway
Hathaway Bar
Iowa
Menomonic
Cus
Two Dead On Norse Ship After Blast
The Norwegian motorship Tancred arrived in San Francisco with two sailors dead and four seriously burned. Kjell Pettersen 21 and Anders Lund 17 died in the engine room blast. Engineer Anders Tufteland 55 was most seriously burned, with 12 days to retirement. Other injured: Erline Ravn 24 Gunnar Bijnsland 35 Bjorn Hansen 29.
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San Francisco
Tancred
U.S. Public Health Service
Kjell Pettersen
Anders Lund
Anders Tufteland
Erline Ravn
Gunnar Bijnsland
Bjorn Hansen
Weather Record for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with cooler conditions in Wisconsin and Minnesota. In Iowa expect partly cloudy north with fair south, cooler northwest tonight and warmer Tuesday.
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Minnesota
Iowa
River Readings Forecast for Hastings to Guttenberg
A gradual falling tendency continues in the Mississippi just below each lock and dam with some build up of lower pools. Sunrise Tuesday is 5:09 PM and sunset Tuesday is 7:98 PM.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Mississippi
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