Germany Proposes Reparations Plan Amid Conference
Brussels June 6 Germany offers 1.5 billion gold marks annually in reparations as Franco Belgian talks open Premier Poincare arrives with key ministers to discuss Ruhr control consortiums and measures to force German miners back to work Belgium and France push for an international conference with Britain and Italy to study the note and a unified Allied reply.
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Brussels
Germany
Premier Poincare
Paris
Finance de Lastyrie
Gen
de Goulle
M.’ Virard
Rhineland
Belgium
France
Rome
London
England
Italy
Poincare
Englansi
League of Nations
Saar Basin
Cuna
Hkalance
Evite Press
Herlin
Guno
Cuno
Failure of Big Curb Brokerage Firm Starts Concerted Drive
The collapse of Jones & Baker, a New York curb brokerage with branches in seven major cities, triggered a widespread bankruptcy and consternation in the sector. Led by William H. Jones and Jac Sells, it linked to notable figures including Charles A. Stoneham and Judee McQuade, amid investigations into affairs and a 35 million dollar exposure.
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and Capital
New York Curb
New York
Accoun
Bathhouse Attacks Enforcement Law
Alderman John Coughlin known as Bath House John aims to present a resolution to Chicago officials this afternoon. The measure defects the Vol stead law as violating the Eleventh Amendment while asserting states rights under the Fifth and Eighteenth. It urges Congress to legalize intoxicants and repeal the Winds search and seizure statute.
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Chicago
John Coughlis
Bath House
Coughlin
Congress
Miss Collett Wins Evanston National Title
Miss Glenna Collett of Providence won the eastern fall championship at Whitemarsh delivering a 248 total over 64 holes in the 18 hole rounds to claim the national title. Two men died in a powder explosion at United States Hardware plant Candington near Delaware Ohio.
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Philadelphia
Glenna Collett
Providence
Whitemarsh
Delaware. O
United States Hardware Company
Candington
Here
R. N. Hartwell
Pearl Akron
Hold Dry Raiderson Murder Charge
Six men tied to a dry blockade murder are charged after the Friday killing of Jeno Smith and his nephew J B Smith during a raid near Crawfordsville. Warrants name Prohibition Agent J I Gastley and others including W J Sturdivant Ed Howell and L J Loverjoy. Authorities say the victims were unarmed.
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Gastley
W. J. Sturdivant
J.S. Galloway
President Harding to join Tall Cedars of Lebanon
President Harding will leave Washington at 9 a.m. Saturday for Milford Delaware to be initiated in the Tall Cedars of Lebanon. He will attend a luncheon hosted by the Young Men's Republican club in Wilmington Milford. He returns to Washington Sunday aboard the yacht Mayflower.
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DE. C
Harding
Milford
Det
Tall Cedars
Police Seek Whitfield in Slaying of Cleveland Officer
Indianapolis police continued a nationwide alert for John Whitfield a wanted mulatto suspect in the slaying of Cleveland policeman Dennis Griffin. A report said a man matching Whitfield passed through Anderson Indiana while traveling in a car with Wisconsin license L 235213 a fire passenger automobile.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Whitfield
Dennis Griffin
Cleveland
Whitfield
Anderson
Wisconsin
Innkeeper Near Millionaire by Race Winnings
A Plymouth hotelkeeper, hailed as Britain’s obsession of fortune, backed three derby sweepstakes before the Epsom Derby. He drew Papyrus in all pools and is expected to win enough to near millionaire status.
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Plymouth
Eng
Watson Says Senate Will Have to Tinker World Court Plan
Senator James I Watson Republican Indiana predicted the senate would not ratify President Harding's international world court proposal without reservations. He spoke after a White House meeting, saying Republican differences would be resolved and the party would back the plan with advisable reservations.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
United States Senate
Marding
International ‘Court
James I. Watson
Indiana
Harding
White House
Party United
Record Freight Car Load Surpasses Million In May Week
Washington reports the car service division of the American Railway Association says the week of May 26 saw 1,014,029 freight cars loaded with merchandise. It marks a new seasonal record, exceeded only by two later weeks during the autumn crop movement period.
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Washington, D. C
Car Service Division
American Railway Association
Totel
Ice cost surges from factory to Chicago homes
Ice in Chicago shows large markup from producer to consumer with costs ranging 30 to 70 cents per 100 pounds as of today. Joseph Nushkowitz, secretary of the council of living costs, reports the steep rise.
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Chicago
Joseph Nushkowitz
Council of Living Costs
Willie Day Leads Rockford Band in High School Contest
The Chicago high school band contest draws 409 schools as Willie Day of Rockford High performs on a massive basso clarinet. Report highlights his skill, humor, and the event’s demanding conditions amid rain and dust with Captain W H Santelmann to announce the top band selections.
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Willie Day
Chicago
Willie Gay
Rockford
Willie
Mr. Day
Altho
Wilkie
W. HH. Santelmann
United States Marine Corps Band
Gompers appeals labor to back world court program
Samuel Gompers of the AFL urges organized labor to support President Harding’s world court plan predicting it would bring a drawing close to the League of Nations. He says unity is needed and urges Congress to authorize U S adherence by unanimous vote at the earliest moment.
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International News Wire
Washington, D. C
Organized Labor
Harding
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
League of Nations
League
Gompers
Tneaps
Gomypers
Congress
America
United States
Leeper Returns to Jail As Bondmen Withdraw
Leeper, convicted of murdering his father-in-law Roy Wortz in town, is back in Johnson county Jail after bondsmen withdrew fearing liability. Bond set at 45000 dollars, with double liability if he fails to appear for a June 14 sentencing following a jury verdict recommending life imprisonment.
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Town City
Robert Leeper
Roy, Wortz
Johnson County
Leeper
Edward L. O'Connor
Lecal
Cedar Rapids Man Named Chief Ranger of Foresters
J W Hinerwadel of Cedar Rapids was elected grand chief ranger for the Minnesota district of the Foresters of America at the convention. He succeeds A E Groundwater. Don C Slughes was named grand sub chief ranger with officers including George Duckforth Casper Stolz W D Worcept Pagsenheim Ales Robertson and C F Myers.
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J. W. Hinerwadel
Minnesota
the Foresters of América
A. E. Groundwater
Don C. Slughes
George Duckforth
Center- Ville
Grand Financial
Casper Stolz
Mystic. Ta
Grand
W. D. Worcept
Grand Recording
Pagsenheim
Minneapolis
Ales Robertson
Ottumwa
C. FL Myers
Centerville
A.F. Groundwater
W. J. Wells
Sheffield Bankers Under Indictment
After more than five weeks of investigation the Franklin county grand jury indicted C. J. Levakey of Sheffield cashier and manager of the defunct Farmers & Merchants bank. Two indictments were returned against C. C. Storck as assistant cashier and one joint indictment against both for alleged illegal and fraudulent acts in managing the Sheffield bank, which closed last February.
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Hampton
Belon
Franklin County Grand Jury
C. J. Levakey
Sheffield
Farmers & Merchants Bank of
C. C. Storck
Bigamous Ruralist Sentenced in Sioux City Case
Sioux City Iowa June 6 Ray and DP Burton 21 a farmer faces a ten year sentence for bigamy. Burton married his second wife when she was 14 and she sued after learning his first wife had deserted him and no divorce was finalized.
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Sioux City
Ray
DP. Burton
Burton
Burton No. 1
Cedar Falls High Coach Resigns to Join Local Firm
Cedar Falls June 6 Special Frank T. Lynch who was assistant coach last year and elected chief coach for next resigned at noon today to join Spahn Rose Tamber company at Marton indicating a new career move and transition for Cedar Falls High School athletics The move ends Lynch tenure as head coach and moves him toward a business role with the Marton firm
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Cedar Falls
Frank T. Lynch
Spahn-Rose Tamber Company
Marton
Ex-Wife of Valentino Engaged to Marquis De Bazany
Jean Acker former wife of Rodolph Valentino is reported engaged to Marquis Luis De Bazany a Spanish nobleman. The announcement follows her arrival in Los Angeles after meeting him in the east.
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Los Angeles
Jean Acker
Rodolph Valenting
Luis de Bazany
Defense Witness Jailed for Perjury in Williams Trial
Harriett Martin, aChariton, Iowa, defense witness in Joe Williams slaying case, jailed on perjury charges after admitting during cross examination that her testimony conflicted with her prior trial statements regarding a ring Williams allegedly gave her. Prosecution seeks to link the ring to Miss Sara Thorsdale at the time of her death on June 2, 1921.
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Des Moines
Harriet Martin
Chariton
Joe Williams
Sara Barbara ‘Thoredale
Williams
Martin
Miss Thorsdale
Willams
Miss Thoersdale
Webster City Fire Destroys Boston Shoe Co Stock
A Monday night blaze in Webster City Iowa destroyed the Boston Shoe and Clothing Co stock valued around 16000 with about 12000 covered by insurance. The fire started about 11 PM in the 500 block of Second Street and damaged the building owned by Mrs Ada Hoyt and Mrs Ward Carson's apartment above.
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Webster City
Boston Shoe & Clothing Co
Ada Hoyt
Ward Carson
Second Street
Boyne
Wertz and Leeper Could Face Perjury Indictments
Johnson county grand jury may issue new indictments for perjury and conspiracy against Mrs. Mima Wertz and Mrs. Beryl Leeper. County Attorney Ed O'Connor stressed the case stems from their testimony in the trial and conviction of Robert Leeper for killing Roy Wertz, Wertz’s husband. He said the state will not abandon the case despite the earlier conviction.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Mima Wertz
Beryl Leeper
Atorney
Ed O’connor
Fey
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
Leeper
Convention for Red Cross Opens in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts a Red Cross convention to form a Iowa state council uniting chapters. Speakers include Taft Hunt from Washington DC representing Judge Barton Payne and central committee chair, Walter Davidson central division manager, A E Kepford former Illinois chairman, and Judge Hubert Utterback Des Moines district chair. The group aims to mobilize leaders from all communities to aid in disasters and state emergencies.
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Spee
State Council of Redross
Iowa
Taft Hunt
Washington, D. C
Barton Payne
Central Committee
American Red Cross
Walter Davidson
A. E. Kepford
Ilona
Hubert Utterback
Red Cross
Hundred Women Students Work Way Through Iowa University
In Iowa City on June 6, about 20 percent of the 2,047 women students at the University of Iowa earned all or part of their way through the last school year. Adelaide L. Burge, acting dean of women, reports co-eds held jobs from office work to housekeeping including washing fishes, caring for children, giving music lessons, and more. More than 100 worked in homes for board and room, with half of this group freshmen.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Adelaide L. Burge
Columbia Jubilee Nears Final Night at College Event
The golden jubilee celebration of Columbia College closes tonight with a barbecue. A memorial mass this morning honored by Bishop M. C. Lenihan of Great Falls Montana featured a sermon from Bishop Edmond Heelan of Sioux City Iowa, attended by fifty Catholic prelates and many alumni.
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Columbia College
Columbia
M. C. Lenihan
Great Falls
Mont
Edmond Heelan
Sioux City
Boy Killed in Auto Crash Near Grinnell
Emil Bales, 15, was killed and three others injured when the car carrying five boys collided with another vehicle near Grinnell Iowa while returning from a lake swimming party. The injured are expected to recover.
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Grinnell
Emil Bales
Des Moines Sets Decency Rule for Bathing Suits
Des Moines park department announces a flexible rule for the coming season allowing one piece bathing suits of any size as long as they are deemed decent by officials. The guidance emphasizes general propriety in public swim attire.
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Des Moines
Lawn City Physician in Serious Condition
Cedar Falls reports a Chicago specialist operated on Dr. & 5. Thierman at Sartor hospital. Eight physicians and surgeons attended the operation, the left hip operation described as very serious.
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Lawn City
Cedar Falls
Chicago
Thierman
Sartor Hospital
Veteran Receives Cedar Falls Bonus Check First
Gerhard Anderson becomes the first Cedar Falls veteran to get a mail carrier bonus check. His warrant for the $350 limit was delivered this morning by Al Severin. Other veterans Kirk Oleson and Reuben Miller had their checks delivered to their boxes in the post office.
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Cedar Falls
Gerhard Anderson
al Severin
Kirk Oleson
Reuben Miller
Iowa Tax Burden Likely to Rise in 1922 Despite Slump
Des Moines reports from the Internal Revenue Bureau show Iowa's total net income for 1921 at 313.8 million and an average return of 2814, down from 8444 in 1920. Despite the drop, officials expect 1922 figures to surpass 1920 and 1921 as prosperity returns. Leading counties include Black Hawk Clinton Dubuque Linn Polk Woodbury with 3739 0756 4076 4464 12526 7547.
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Des Moines
Internal Revenue Bureau
Iowa
Black Hawk
Clinton
Dubuque
Linn
Polk
Woodbury
Heavy Registration At T C For Summer Classes
Cedar Falls reports heavy interest in the summer term at Iowa State Teachers College. Prospective students formed a long line at 6 30 a m and by noon more than 1 600 had been interviewed and enrolled. Registrars plan extended hours to 10 p m to handle demand. Officials expect a larger enrollment than last summer with over 2 500 conference numbers issued this morning.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Loday
Lewis to Address State Bar Meeting in Iowa
Former U S Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Chicago will deliver the closing address at the Iowa State Bar association’s twenty-ninth annual meeting in Mason City on June 21 and 22. Other speakers include R L Saner of Dallas Burton E Sweet of Waverly and James A Dernit of Okalosa. Judge J J Clark of Mason City will give the welcome address.
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U. S
James Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
Iowa State Bar Association
R. &. L. Saner
Dallas
Tex
Burton E. Sweet
Waverly
James A. Dernit
O3kaloosa
Bar Association
J. J. Clark
Boone Train Victim May Be Brighton Boy
The body of a young man was found in the Chicago and Northwestern yards last night. He had been run over by a train. Papers in his pocket indicate he may be W. H. Thompson, 23, son of Mrs. Mary Thompson, New Brighton, Pa.
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Chicago & Northwestern
W. H. Thompson
Mary Thompson
New Brighton
State Briefs Bes Moines and Iowa Items
State bar exam candidates in Des Moines include two women among sixty applicants taking June tests in the capitol house chamber. Iowa City and Knoxville will host sixty two more exam takers next week. Chris Van Niewenhuisten, formerly of Pella, returned from Pasadena to face Pella car theft charges. Waldo Merrill in Council Bluffs cashed a first bonus check to settle debts. Drake University trustees approved plans to improve and enlarge the campus including a new women’s dormitory and re elected D. H. Buxton as chair. W. W. Waymack of Des Moines named a Morning side college trustee. Mrs. Ruby Nebor died after surgery. High winds near Lake Manawa caused nursery greenhouse glass loss about seventy five thousand dollars. Henry Kling of Cedar Rapids elected president of the Iowa Seedmen’s association as today’s convention focused on organization and seed issues.
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Iowa Bar
State Bar Examining Board
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Capitol
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Knoxville
Chris van Niewenhuisen
Pella
Pasadena
Cal
J. Clark
Council Bluffs
Waldo Merrill
Des Moines
Drake University
D. H. Buxton
Sioux City
Tass Moines
Henry Kling
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Seedmen’s Association
Prince Seeks Tiny Flat and Real Estate Start
Prince Michael Cantacuzène grandson of President Grant and potter Palmer relative begins real estate career with Ross & Co. in Chicago seeking a modest apartment and steady job. He says he hopes for happiness and money, living temporarily in the Potter Palmer mansion while starting out.
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United Press
Chicago
Prince Michael Cantacuzéne
President Grant
Grandmaphew
Potter Palmer
Ross & Co
Cantacuzene
Potter- Palmer
Goldi Coast
Prince Cantaczene
Julia Kranz
Mike
Harvard
Prince Michael
Clarissa P. Curtiss
Boston
Warvard College
New York
Miners Freed After 79 Hour Entombment
Three coal miners Joe Bernardi Frank Maberto and James Bernllrd were released from a mine shaft near Bicknell Indiana after being entombed for more than 79 hours following a cave in last Saturday. They were reportedly resting in their issued today.
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Ind
Here
Joe Bernardi
Frank Maberto
James Bernllrd
Flivver Plane Smashed in Flight Near Philadelphia
Georges Barbot, French aviator, left Roosevelt field at 8 46 am in a air filover for Washington but was forced down in New Jersey below Philadelphia. He was not injured though the craft was smashed. Bluffton teacher Emma Loser claims marathon teaching record with 43 years, 62 rulers worn, 3 268 pupils taught. rival Joseph Wall of Huntington County has 42 years. Fire nearly devastates the Black Sea port of Chile at Constantinople.
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L. J
Georges Barbot
Roosevelt
Washington
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Barbot
Repert
Bluffton
Ind
Emma Loser
Joseph Wall
Huntington County
Miss Loser
Digest of News Since Yesterday
A round up listing several disparate items including a fuel investigation at Consolidated Stock Exchange, heat casualties in June, a Mys tic Shrine parade in Washington, a Knights Templar wreck toll, Fer nshay acquiring control of an electric utilities firm, Japan-Austria talks via envoy Joffe, sugar storage in Chicago, Horace Dodge estate value, 1924 London convention for advertising clubs, Jean Acker engagement to a Spanish noble, and 1921 income tax figures showing few declarations above 1.9 million dollars.
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Consolidated Stock Exchange
Washington, D. C
Durand
Mich
Minneapolis
Minn
W. B. Fernshay
Iawa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Tokio
Toeudmit
A. A Joffe
Japan
Chicago
Joseph Ruskewicz
Petroit, Mich
Horace E. Dodge
Atlantic City
N. J
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
London
Los Angeles
Cal
the Examiner
Jean Acker
Rodolph Valentino
Marquis Luis de Bazon Sandoval
Spain
County Treasurer Reports Five Month Receipts and Surplus
County Treasurer Ed Madi gan releases figures for the first five months showing receipts around 42 006 000 with disbursements near 11 500 000. The county fund is the only overdraft at 5 410.01 and a hypothetical Tuck bill would halt payments if cash was unavailable.
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Ed. Madigan
Engineer Killed in Birthday Wreck Near Sheridan
Chicago June 6. C L Mooney an engineer on Burlington train No. 85 was killed when the train derailed near Sheridan Illinois Nine cars left the rails and two persons were slightly hurt An open switch was blamed for the wreck Mooney had just left his forty fifth birthday party with his wife and children in Aurora Illinois
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C. L. Mooney
Burlington
Sheridan
Mooney
Aurora
Niles Children Require Guardian After Parents’ Deaths
Five Niles children, aged 17 to two weeks, lose both parents within months. W. E. Goutermont seeks J. H. Rickert as administrator of Jessie Katheryn Niles estate, valued around 3500 dollars. Goutermont, brother of the late Mrs. Niles, is named guardian for the fatherless children.
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W.E. Goutermont
J. H. Rickert
Jessie Katheryn Niles
Congratulatory Messages Pile Up After Building Opening
A continued stream of good wishes reached the Courier over the past two days from those unable to attend the opening on Monday. Letters telegraphs and flowers arrived from outside the city with the International News Service sending six dozen Beatty roses in a basket creating a pretty tableau. Train delay delayed their arrival this morning.
Funeral for Paul Mueller Held at First Lutheran
Funeral services for Paul Luverne Mueller, son of Rev. and Mrs. Henry Mueller, were held at 2:30 p m Friday at First Lutheran church with Rev E H Rausch presiding. Burial followed at Fairview. He died at his parents home after a brain tumor diagnosed by Mayo specialists in Rochester. Born October 2 1919 in Waterloo, he had been ill since March and had left Hawthorne school. He is survived by his parents a brother Carl 7 and a sister Ruth 9, with grandmother Mrs John Mueller of Nordheim Texas unable to travel.
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Henry Mueller
First Lutheran Church
High-street
Rochester
Minn
Mayo
Waterloo
Hawthorne School
Carl
Ruth
John Mueller
Nordheim
Tex
First Lutheran ‘S Church
Waverly
Fairview
French troops seize three Krupp plant facilities
Neuwied Germany June 6 French troops today occupied three large Krupp works plants. The move followed employee protests and mass walkouts as workers quit in protest. New shipments and notices were posted at nearby locations as authorities secured the sites.
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Germany
Krupp
Woods
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