Michigan State Admits CIA Front In Viet Nam Aid Mission
Michigan State University acknowledged on Wednesday that a costly aid mission it ran in South Vietnam was used as a CIA front during Ngo Dinh Diem's regime. The university said it fired CIA agents and ended the program in 1959 after learning of the intelligence involvement.
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East Lansing
Mich
UPI
Michigan State University
South Viet Nam
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Ngo Dinh Diem
Michigan State
Ramparts Magazine
San Francisco
MSU
Edward Keating
Stanford
Robert McAfee Brown
Jessica Mitford
Diem
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Hannah
Department of the Army
Two Escapees Caught at West Virginia Prison
Two convicts hiding under a truck hood at the Moundsville penitentiary escaped for under two hours before guards recaptured them near Holmes Ridge two miles from the city. Guard at wagon gate was fired for negligence. Gerald Burger 34 and John Hillery 22 faced burglary and breaking and entering sentences.
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Moundsville
UPI
West Virginia
Otto C. Boles
Baltimore & Ohio
Gerald Burger
John Hillery
Holmes Ridge
Burger
Boone County
Hillery
Berkeley County
Smith To Visit Nuclear Talks
Governor Smith arrives in New Orleans for the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board meeting as chairman of the Southern Governors' Conference Nuclear Energy and Space Committee. He attends a banquet, tours NASA facilities, and heads to Huntington, West Virginia, for an address before the Council of Southern Mountains. Accompanying him are assistant Don Hardman and Wyatt Rogers from the Commerce Department.
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Charleston
UPI
Smith
New Orleans
Southern Interstate Nuclear Board
Southern Governors’ Conference
Nuclear Energy and Space Committee
West Virginia
Huntington
Council of Southern Mountains
Don Hardman
Wyatt Rogers
Commerce Department
Science and Technology
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Portuguese Halt Greek Oil Ship
Portuguese authorities seized the Greek owned tanker Koanna V at Beira Mozambique and placed it under state control with its cargo of 18,000 tons of crude. The Panamanian registry was briefly used to dodge Greek embargo penalties, but was withdrawn.
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Beira
Mozambique
UPI
Rhodesia
Portugese
Fragata Antonio de Rocha Calmorda
Athens
Platt Logan to Resume Logan Police Chief Post
R D Platt, former Logan police chief and beer commissioner under Gov Cecil Underwood, will again take the top job Saturday. He resigned last May 1 due to ill health and was replaced by Ronald Nelson, who resigned Wednesday night to return to the patrol.
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LOGAN
UPI
R. D. Platt
Cecil Underwood
Platt
Ronald Nelson
Nelson
Migs and Missiles Signal Shifting Vietnam Aid
Diplomatic informants cite Moscow likely to limit military aid to Vietnam while sending newer Mig21s. China accuses Russia of supplying Hanoi with obsolete weapons. Russian experts have trained Vietnamese crews on ground-to-air missiles, with two views on missile quality and Vietnam’s operation effectiveness.
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Russia
Moscow
China
Hanoi
Meeting on Lakin discrimination at state hospital
The state Human Rights Commission meeting in Charleston was to hear complaints of employment discrimination at Lakin State Hospital in Pt. Pleasant. Executive Secretary Howard McKinney said he would report the nature of the complaints, though the investigation had not yet been completed. He noted no applicants had been received for the position he is vacating later this month.
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Charleston
UPI
State Human Rights Commission
Lakin State Hospital
Pt. Pleasant
Howard McKinney
McKinney
Armco Strike Ends In Ashland Report
About 3,900 steelworkers ended a 12 day wildcat strike at Armco Steel Corp in Ashland Kentucky. The walkout began over a blast furnace worker’s dismissal and was unauthorized by the United Steelworkers Union. Armco filed suit seeking 200000 dollars daily damages.
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Ashland
UPI
Armco Steel Corp
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Armco
New River Train Excursion Promises Spring Foliage
A Richmond group sponsors a May New River Train trip from Huntington to Charleston via the canyon with seven C&O coaches and open top observation cars. Tickets, limited to 400, include box lunches ordered in advance and full refreshment facilities. The day trip departs Huntington at 8:00 a.m. May 15, stops Charleston at 9:00, Hinton at 12:50, returns at 2:05 p.m., with Charleston arrival 5:00 and Huntington by 6:15 p.m. DST.
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Richmond
Mountain State Railfans
James River
C&o
New River
Huntington
Charleston
Hinton
Canyon
Parks to Spruce Up Highways in Several Counties
Road Commission beautification units salvage facilities from two parks in Doddridge and Greenbrier counties. New roadside parks will open at Quinnimont, Junction with WV 12, Yawkey area, Weston, Un ion area, and other sites with restrooms, fireplaces, tables, water and shelters. Next year focus shifts to interstate rest areas with contracts for running water and electricity.
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Fayette County
U.S. 19
Quinnimont
Greenbrier
U.S
W.va
Lewis County
U.S. 33
Weston
Lincoln County
Yawkey
Monroe County
U.S. 219
Union
Morgan County
Berkeley Springs
Preston County
W. Va
Albright
Roane
Jackson County
Summers County
Hinton
Wetzel County
Burton
Wyoming County
Pineville
Centennial Trade Money May Be Sold
Legislature committees adopt a resolution to urge the Board of Public Works to explore selling 95000 Centennial trade dollars at a uniform price or declare them surplus property. Legislative Auditor Koontz questioned legal issues in destroying the coins while noting parks sell them for 25 cents and Archives and History for about $1 each.
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Charleston
UPI
Board of Public Works
BPW
C.H. Koontz
Koontz
Natural Resources Department
Department of Archives and History
Joint funeral for Adolphus and Artelia Johnson
Joint funeral services for Adolphus Johnson aged 78 and his wife Artelia Johnson aged 58 will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Central Baptist Church with Rev. David Abram. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include four daughters and six sons across North Carolina, Virginia, New York City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. The body lies at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home with viewings after 3 p.m. today. transfer to church Friday at noon.
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Adolphus Johnson
Artelia Johnson
I St
Central Baptist Church
David Abram
Greenwood Memorial Park
Johnson
Joe Ann Harriston
North Carolina
Geraldine Johnson
Virginia
Kay Johnson
Annie Johnson
New York City
William
New Jersey
Robert
Charles
Thomas
Monroe
Darceling
Charleston
Charles Turner
Philadelphia
Blanche Blackwell
Herman Stubbfield
Myren Neal
Annie Jane Yancy
Harriet Williams
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Mrs Lela Kersey Dies In Covington Auto Crash
Mrs Lela Lergen Kersey 50 of Covington Va died in a single car crash near Covington at 5 p m Tuesday state police said first aid squads believed she was killed instantly but she died at a Covington hospital She was born Sept 7 1915 at Lester a daughter of the late Richard Largen and Jo Anna Bolt Largen She had lived in Covington 20 years and worked at the Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital Clifton Forge as a nurse aide She was a member of Edgemont Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Survivors include husband Lewis Lake Kersey two sons Weldon E Alexander Buchanan and Harold Dean Alexander Covington four stepdaughters and 11 grandchildren The body was at Arritt Funeral Home Covington with funeral set for Friday at 2 pm Rev George Morrison to officiate Burial at Allegheny Memorial Park Cemetery near Covington Also noted died Malissa Oda Cheatwood 92 of 779 S Fayette St died at 3 45 am in a local nursing home She was a member of Ebe ner Baptist Church Survivors include four sons Louis Glen Jean Thomas Cleveland Ohio and Daniel John Beckley a daughter Pearlie Blake Newark N J a brother Jenkins Bannister Buckingham 17 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren The Wright and Anderson Funeral Home has the body pending funeral arrangements.
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Lester
Lela Lergen Kersey
Munford Ave
Covington
Virginia
Richard L
Jo Anna Bolt Largen
Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital
Clifton Forge
Edgemont Associate Reform Presbyterian Church
Lewis Lake Kersey
Weldon E. Alexander
Buchanan
Harold Dean Alexander
H. Cecil Walton
T. E. Horton
R. B. Campbell
Malissa Oda Cheatwood
S. Fayette St
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Louis
Glen Jean
Thomas
Cleveland
Ohio
Daniel
John
Beckley
Pearlie Blake
Newark
N. J
Jenkins Bannister
Buckingham
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Lula Turpin 88 Eccles
Mrs Lula Turpin 88 of Eccles died after a long illness at a local hospital. The body rests at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home with arrangements in progress.
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Lula Turpin
Eccles
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Mrs Rosie Mitchell Funeral Services Incomplete
Mrs Rosie Mitchell 85 of Whipple died in a Hilltop nursing home Wednesday. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home.
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Rosie Mitchell
Whipple
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Mrs Rebecca E Pritchard 79 Newport News Virginia
Mrs Rebecca E Pritchard 79 of Newport News Va died at 6 a m Wednesday in a nursing home after an illness Her son W T Pritchard of 316 Sunset Drive survives The body is at DeVilbiss Funeral Home Radford Va
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Rebecca E. Pritchard
Newport News
Inany News Nursing
W. T. Pritchard
Sunset Drive
DeVilbiss Funeral Home
Radford
Natale Gallo Rosary Service for Crab Orchard Man
Natale Gallo 80 of Crab Orchard found dead at home by State Police. Doctor says death natural about 1230 a.m. Born in Italy he was a retired miner. Survived by wife Rose Schenectady N Y sister Teresa Italy son Pete J Belleville Ill daughter Barbara Di Gesualdo Schenectady 12 grandchildren 4 great. Rosary recited 730 p m today Williams Funeral Home Chapel MacArthur. Services 11 a.m. Friday in chapel Rev Edward Burley in charge Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Friends may call after 5 p.m. today Pallbearers Sam Fara Russell Perkins Cecil Waddell Charles E Bolt Chester Willis W W Rutherford.
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Natale Gallo
Crab Orchard
Williams Funeral Home
MacArthur
Gallo
Italy
Rose
Schenectady
N. Y
Teresa
Pete J
Belleville
Barbara di Gesualdo
Funeral Home
Edward Burley
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Sam Fara
Russell Perkins
Cecil Waddell
Charles E. Bolt
Chester Willis
W. W. Rutherford
Proffit 97 Dies After Long Illness in Kingston Home
Mrs LaBindia Ann Proffit 97 mother of Mrs B J Sowers died this morning at the Kingston home of her daughter in law after a long illness. The body is at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill.
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LaBindia Ann Proffit
B. J. Sowers
Kingston
Tyree
Oak Hill
Graveside rites for day-old son Seigler in Odd Cemetery
Robert Eugene Seigler infant son of Robert E and Nancy Alexander Seigler died at 6 45 am Tuesday. Graveside rites were held today at 11 am in Odd Cemetery with Rev Luther Fletcher officiating. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home managed arrangements.
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Robert Eugene Seigler
Robert E
Nancy Alexander Seigler
Odd
Luther Fletcher
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Graveside funeral for Mrs Flora Vines in Odd
Mrs Flora Vines 91 of Odd will have graveside services at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Odd family cemetery with Rev L V Basham officiating. She died at 1:35 p.m. Wednesday at her home. Born July 7, 1874 in Beckley she is survived by husband O W Spain Vines of Odd two sons Robert of Washington DC and Fred of Ghent five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The body is at Calfee Funeral Home and will be moved to the residence at 2 p.m. Friday Pallbearers are Jethro Walker Sam White Calvin Log-
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Flora Vines
Odd
L. V. Basham
Calfee Funeral Home
Jethro Walker
Sam White
Calvin Log
Rhode Island ex Governor William S Flynn dies at 80
Providence reports former Rhode Island governor William S Flynn died Wednesday at age 80 from a heart ailment. Flynn, who served as governor from 1922 to 1924, was among the youngest to win the state post at 37 and retired after a 1924 failed senate bid.
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Providence
R. I
UPI
William S. Flynn
Rhode Island
Flynn
Senate
Mutable genes pioneer Dr Misslay Demerec dies at 71
Dr Misslay Demerec, a discoverer of mutable genes, died Wednesday at his Laurel Hollow home. He was 71.
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Laurel Hollow
N.Y
UPI
Misslay Demerec
Former Red Sox and Tigers pitcher Harris dies at 82
Joseph W. Harris, a former Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers pitcher, died Wednesday at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose Massachusetts after a long illness. He was 82. The veteran right hander played for Boston and Detroit during his major league career and continued to be associated with baseball in later years. Harris is survived by his family and was remembered by teammates and fans for his contributions on the mound.
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Melrose, Mass
UPI
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Joseph W. Harris
Melrose-Wakefield Hospital
Robert Freebair dies at 69, Todd Shipyards director
Robert Freebair, director of Todd Shipyards Corp, died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 69.
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New York
UPI
Robert Freebair
Todd Shipyards Corp
Miners clash as contract talks stall across states
In Western Pennsylvania John F. Kelly says Boyle signaled a strike potential while BCOA cites lack of 60 day notice. Boyle orders workers back, Cassidy drums up a Uniontown meeting to defend the pact still in force. Miners in West Virginia and Ohio reject the notion of a live contract as talks resume in Washington.
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Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Pennsylvania
John F. Kelly
UMW
Boyle
Edward G. Fox
John Cassidy
UMW District 4
Uniontown
Cassidy
West Virginia
Ohio
Cecil Urbaniak
UMW District 31
Washington
Press Asked To Leave Human Rights Meeting
The State Human Rights Commission opened its session and immediately asked press members to exit. Chairman Dr. Thomas Gavett of Morgantown said the panel would meet behind closed doors until 12 30 p m to discuss replacing McKinney whose resignation takes effect April 25. Reports of alleged racial discrimination in employment at Lakin State Hospital near Pt Pleasant were to be discussed later.
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Charleston
UPI
State Human Rights Commission
Thomas Gavett
Morgantown
McKinney
Lakin State Hospital
Pt. Pleasant
Byrd Joins Naval Academy Standards Inquiry
Sen. Robert Byrd was named to a Senate preparedness subcommittee to probe the U S Naval Academy's academic standards. The panel follows a protest by 55 instructors from the academy chapter of the American Association of University Professors condemning grade quotas and urging reforms.
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Washington
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
U.S. Naval Academy
Byrd
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Senate
Academy Chapter
The
American Association of University Professors
Count Felix von Luckner Dies in Sweden at 85
Count Felix von Luckner known as the Sea Devil and pirate skipper of World War I died at a hospital in Malmoe Sweden. He was born 1881 in Dresden and commanded the raider Seeadler raiding Allied and neutral shipping before his capture. He lived with his Swedish wife Ingeborg in Malmoe since 1945.
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Malmoe
Sweden
UPI
Felix von Luckner
von Lukner
Dresden
Germany
von Luckner
Atlantic
Europe
North America
Lowell Thomas
Ingeborg
Bombing seals Ho Chi Minh Trail pass with landslide
Leaders saw value in peace talks after a B52 raid at Mu Gia Pass, a key Ho Chi Minh Trail point. The pass, bordered by 3000 foot mountains, was blocked by a massive landslide described by Saigon as the result of the mission, with Keo Nua Pass noted as another nearby potential target on the southbound supply route.
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Mu Gia
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Viet Nam
Saigon
Keo Nua
Nape
Two Brothers Killed In Montgomery Wreck
Lawrence Hess and his brother Ernest Hess both of Montgomery were killed when their car left West Virginia Route 61 near Montgomery struck a power pole and plunged down a steep embankment before hitting a coal mine conveyor. Eyewitnesses cited the car failing to negotiate a curve as the probable cause.
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Montgomery
UPI
Lawrence Hess
Ernest Hess
W. Va
Giant wave possibly three stories high washes Italian liner
Washington reports a 30 foot wave battered the Italian liner Michelangelo injuring three aboard. Navy oceanographer Richard James noted research shows waves twice the average occur about every six hours, suggesting the Michelangelo was struck by an unusually large swell.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Michelangelo
Atlantic
Richard W. James
U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office
Lost dog Whisky sought by Denver resident
Mrs Lau rel Johnson reports a brown black and white mixed breed dog described as German shepherd and Alaskan husky named Whisky is missing in Denver. Local residents urged to contact authorities if seen.
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Denver
UPI
Laurel Johnson
Stop Signs Proposal From California Senator
Sacramento California UPI State Senator Alvin C Weingang introduced a resolution urging lawmakers to halt the degradation of the land by political signs and posters, seeking action to curb visual pollution around public spaces.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Alvin C. Weingang
Relations At Lowest Point In Years
Paris dispatch reports the French German honeymoon is over as relations dive to a multi year low. Disagreements span the European common market NATO and nuclear policy with shared aims diminishing. De Gaulle and Erhard clash over unity and NATO withdrawal while Couve de Murville prepares Bonn talks.
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Joseph W. Grigg
Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
France
Germany
NATO
United States
Free West
de Gaulle
Adenauer
Bonn-Paris
Elysee Palace
West Germany
Europe
Gy Tern
Washington
Ludwig Erhard
Bonn
Erhard
United States of Europe
United Europe
Maurice Couve de Murville
Gerhard Schroeder
De Gaulle and Pompidou Clash Over NATO and Hegemony
De Gaulle states France rejects any form of hegemony and cautions the United States to remove troops and bases from France without delay. Pompidou, fresh from a cabinet meeting, implies France will not wait for U.S. troop withdrawal and notes American demands on timelines and NATO costs amid growing dislocation concerns in Europe.
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Pompidou
National Assembly
de Gaulle
United States
France
U.S
Germany
NATO
Iraq declares state of emergency after helicopter crash
Army state of emergency declared in Baghdad with units guarding key buildings reinforced during the night. Tanks near the presidential palace and Defense Ministry. Reports say 45 year old president Arif killed in crash near Basra. Premier Bazza assumes powers amid curfew and mourning. Funeral planned, mourning month proclaimed. Abdul Rahman Arif expected to be named new president.
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Iraq
Baghdad
Defense Ministry
Kuwait
Basra
Abdel Rahman Bazza
Arif
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Council of Ministers
National Defense Council
Abdul Rahman Arif
Moscow
State Board Tours Campus At Fairmont State College
The state Board of Education was scheduled to meet at Fairmont State College and take a campus tour before traveling to Glenville and Charleston for the second day of its regular meeting. Friday’s agenda includes recommendations from the Council of College and University Presidents and approval of the 1966-67 fiscal budgets for eight state colleges and Marshall University.
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Fairmont
UPI
State Board of Education
Fairmont State College
Glenville
Charleston
Council of College and University Presidents
Marshall University
Queen fined for reckless driving after emotional drive
William Queen of Sutton England was fined 28 dollars after pleading guilty to reckless driving from last January. He said he was driving with his fiance, kissed her, and let emotions run away, causing the car to jump a curb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton
England
UPI
William Queen
Terrorist activity and US military actions in Saigon area
Terrorists based in Saigon timed to trigger unrest as Buddhist youths planned a large city march. In combat, Marine tunnel rats captured 15 guerrillas and seized an arms cache near An Hai village, with 38 guerrillas killed and 35 captured elsewhere. Air strikes hit bridges, roads, and troop targets in the north and south. An American soldier in Saigon was stabbed but unharmed. a grenade attack wounded a woman and two children near a police station. another grenade strike at a military barracks wounded three soldiers and four civilians.
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Saigon
An Hai
U.S
Ma Gia Pass
South
Viet Nam
Hue
Freeman
Nguyen van Tap
Phan Thanh Gian
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Otis Vines
Malissa Cheatwood
Mrs
R. E. Pritchard
L. A. Proffit
Robert Seigler
Mrs. Flora Vines
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Count Luckner
DeGaulle
Baghdad Radio
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Mustafa Abdullah
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