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WAR BOND BOX SCORE
eOverall Quota
Overall Sales .
Series E Quota
Series E Sales
.. $3,805,000.00
.. 1,465,060.00
.. 1,255,000.00
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•Area Counties Make
•Gains in Bond Push
Many West Texas counties were beginning to make big headways
against large quotas in the Fifth War Loan drive, according to figures
released by county bond chairmen throughout the area.
• There was much activity throughout the territory in the first week
of the drive with several towns—notably Snyder, Cross Plains and Bal-
linger—staging rallies yesterday.
Here's how nearby counties are stacking up against their overall
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*$156,063 Daily
Bond Purchases
Would Meet Goal
Taylor county must buy at least
@862,855 in series E war bonds and
$95,208 in other types of bonds each
business day If it exceeds its Fifth
War Loan Drive quota by July 13,
end of the campaign. That's a to-
tal of $156,063 in bond purchases
aper day.
W The total of tales of all types of
bonds through Saturday was $1,-
465,060, leaving $2,340,940 to go with
15 more business days to meet the
total quota of $3,805,000.
While the campaign started fair-
ely briskly last week the total of
“series ■ purchases reached only.
$312,183.80, leaving 1042.810.50 to
"Rate of buying through Pster-
day since opening of the campaign
was $244,556 but of this only $52,424
Owas in E bonds each day.
Bo, the rate of buying of E bonds
must be stepped up $10,436 daily
through July 12 to do the job.
Sales reported yesterday totaled
$167,974.75 of which $33,051.25 was
•in B bonds. This included $134,447,-
Ml by Abilene sales agencies, in-
cluding $27,571.25.
In communities outside of Abi-
lene plans tor the coming week
promised a sharp increase in buy-
. ging. Fact is, the committees In the
“county outside Abilene are just
ready now to begin an intensive
campaign.
None of the committees at Mer-
kel had reported but activity was
due to pick up Tuesday at the Lions
Dclub luncheon and Thursday even-
ing at a rally where Maj. David
Evans, ABFTC special service of-
ficer at Camp Barkeley, and a group
of entertainers, will appear.
. Trent will hold a rally Monday
•evening with the ASFTC bond-sell-
ing troupe participating.
At Lawn high school Tuesday
night, June 27, a barbecue will be
served bond-buyers following a rally
at which Major Evans and co-work-
mers will appear. M. G. Reed Is Lawn
•chairman, with a quota of $15,000
and members of the campaign com-
mittee are Walter Pettitte, A. M.
Edwards, C. W. Horton, M. A. Pat-
terson, Oscar Zimmerle, Levi Hef-
ley, J. A. Nobles: Mmes Horace
©Lawless, W W. Henderson, P. C.
Copeland Alton Zimmerle, H.__J.
Barrington, C. J. Dick, Constance
Montgomery. M. C. Wolfe, Arnette
Weeks and Homer Allen. The rally
wUl begin at 8.
« Major Evans will appear at ral-
. lies at Bradshaw June 28 and Ovalo
June 30. -
Temperature to 93
For the second straight day the
mercury hit 93 degrees Saturday,
•marking the sixth day In a row for
to or above weather. Seasonal high
was to degrees on April 21.
Total Sales
.......$ 146.000.00
.......14,000.00
.......157.466.50
.......25,000.00
.......628,394.00
.......185,000.00
.......139,922.75
....... 300,000.00
.......331,141.75
....... 212,650.00
....... 125.000.00
.......112,329.25
.......1,465,060.00
Overall Quota
* 320,000.00
110,000.00
M0.000.00
476,000.00
1,590,000.00
1,035,000.00
1,535,000.00
495,000.00
880,000.00
1,025,000.00
440,000.00
360,000.00
3,805,000.00
Shackelford Bond
Sales at $112,329
ALBANY, June 17 — Fifth War
Loan drive sales in Shackelford
county reached $112,329.25, with $38,-
681.25 in Series E, here Saturday.
County Chairman John F. Sed-
wick was particularly pleased with
the showing made by the Berry-
hill school community Friday night
in which $20,006.25 was raised. The
Berryhill quote was $20,000.
County quotas are $360,000 over-
all and $105,000 Series K.
Cross Plains Hears
Wounded Veterans
CROSS PLAINS, June 17 — Bond
minded citizens of Cross Plains to-
day heard the stories of two wound-
ed war veterans snd subscribed $60,-
000, including $51,000 in Series E
securities, toward the Fifth War
Loan drive.
The speakers — Cpl. Homer H.
Mannahan of Ardmore, Okla., with
the combat engineers through the
North African, Sicilian and Italian
campaigns, and Pfe. Roe Holliday
of Hobbs, N. M., veteran of the fam-
ous Fighting 36th — made their
first appearance of a tour that will
take them to every community in
Callahan county next week.
The talks centered on the exper-
iences of the two wounded soldiers
and they told how bonds can help
finish the fighting on the many
fronts much sooner.
• The Weather
U. s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WEATHER BUREAU
ABILENE AND VICINITY: Partly
cloudy Sunday. Considerable cleudi-
mess with thundershowers Monday.
WEST TEXAS: Fair to partly eloudy
Gunday and Monday. Net quite se
warm le Panhandle Sunday and in
South Plains Monday. Scattered than-
dershowers in Del Ele-Eagle Pass ares.
EAST TEXAS: Considerable elesdi-
ness in south portion, partly cloudy in
north portion Sunday. Occasional
showers and thundershowers in south
portion Sunday might and in extreme
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Young Wife of Soldiei
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Hinojosas, 18,
charged with the over-night kid-
napping of three-year-old Janet
Bles. Saturday waived examining
trial before Justice of the Peace W
J. Cunningham who set her bond
at $5,000.
Mrs. Hinojosas was being held
last night in the Taylor county jail
to face action of 104th district
grand jury Monday when it con-
venes.
She was arrested and charges
lodged against her a short time af-
ter the child was recovered in mid-
morning Saturday and returned to
her aunt, Mrs. William Gutzkow,
Palace hotel. Janet is the daugh-
ter of Mrs Gutzkow’s sister, Mrs.
Audra Bles of St. Paul, Minn. Her
father is reported to be in the Navy
and the Gutzkows are caring for
the child temporarily.
Clark Schooley, Reporter-News
night telegraph editor, recognised
the child in the halls at Cowden-
Paxton dormitory at Hardin-Sim-
mons university, now occupied by
families of service men. He had seen
a picture of her the night before at
police headquarters while working
on the initial story of her disap-
pearance.
Despite Mrs. Hinojosas' statement
that the child was her own niece,
Sel oley overseer of the hall as a
Hardin-Simmons officer and who
had assigned her to a room on cer-
tification from the Travelers Aid,
refused to let her leave the build-
ing and called police. Mrs. Gutz-
kow came with officers and iden-
tified the child.
Return of Janet to her aunt end-
ed an exhaustive H-hour search of
the town that began about 6 o’clock
Friday evening when Mrs. Gutzkow
reported to police that a woman
known to her only as Elizabeth Ann
had taken Tenet shopping, promis-
Ing to return in a few minutes. ’
The women had met in the Abi-
lene-View bus depot cafe while both
were waiting for their husbands.
They went together to the T&P
park where a third woman was
waiting with Janet, Mrs. Hinojosas
said. Mrs. Gutzkow consented to
let the child go with the compara-
tive stranger.
In a statement made to Diet.
Atty. Esco Walter, Mrs. Hinojosas
said she was gone about ah hour
and a half and when she returned
to the meeting place, T&P park,
Mrs. Gutzkow was gone.
"We could not find her so I took
the girl home with me. I told the
ladles at my home she was mine,
and kept her last night" Mrs. Hino-
josas’ statement read. “This morn-
ing Mr. Schooley was there with a
woman and I told him that the
child was mine He told me the po-
ELIZABETH ANN HINOJOSAS
Gains Made on Elba;
azis Resist Bitter
Private Holiday lost sight in one
eye and received an arm injury
when a shell burst near him, kill-
ing one soldier who was sharing a
fox hole with him. He is still carry-
ing the arm in a sling.
Corporal Mannahan was wound-
ed in an air raid near Cassino.
Handling the bond sales today was
the Rev. C. D. Wooten of Fort - --------------
Worth, formerly pastor of the local him about the child..”
Methodist church. • ••
lice and the child’s mother were
looking for the baby and then after
I saw that he knew about it, I told
She bought Janet some food, new
The two veterans will remain in
Cross Plains until Monday noon, socks, and Friday night gave her a
then will join County Chairman B. bath, washed her hair and played
H. Freeland In making a swing over
the county for other bond appear-
ances.
with her for some time in the lob-
by of Cowden-Paxton hall, Mrs
See KIDNAPPING, Pg. 15, Col. 8
$46,000 Netted at
Ballinger Rally
German Robots
BALLINGER, June 17—<Bpl)—A
bond rally here this afternoon add-, . , —
ed $46,000 to Runnels county's to- Lv-ann Tamano
tal for the Fifth War Loen drive IXTeO amdoe
announced W. J. Hembree, countyIEltilue 19Y
chairman.
The county figures through Sat-
urday were $212,650 overall and
$102,656 forSeries E bonds against -
an overall quota of $1,025,000.
A band from Goodfellow field at
San Angelo furnished music for
today's sale.
A bond show here Friday night
by the Abilene Army Air base add-
ed $28,000 to drive’* total
Since the opening of the drive.
Winter* has raised $54,000 for
bonds. Miles, $7,000 and Rowena,
$2,000.
Snyder Vets Speak
At Home Bond Rally
SNYDER, June 17 —(AC)—The
members of Snyder’s Company O'
and another local serviceman, all
home from the war, were the prin-
cipal speakers for Fifth War Loan
bond rally held on the court house
lawn Saturday afternoon.
Bringing a message home from
Company Q now fighting in Italy.
"We’re still winning," was First Sgt
L. A. Crenshaw of Snyder Sergeant
Crenshaw, here on a rotation fur-
lough came to Snyder direct from
the battle area. He was wounded
three months ago but has been in
service since then.
PytneTames W Headstream and
8-St. John C. Portis, also of Com-
pany O, arrived in Snyder from
hoepitale where they have been re-
covering from wounds. Sgt Thayne
W. Mebane of the air force also
spoke. The four were interviewed by
M. E Stanfield, chamber of com-
merce manager.
Forest O. Sears, chairman of the
drive for Scurry county, announc-
ed that approximately $125,000 of
See BOND SALES, Pg. 15, Col. 1
BT WES GALLAGHER
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
A L LIED EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE, Sunday June H— (PP) —
More of the Germans' winged
bombs, the so-called robot planes,
came hurtling across the channel
into southern England during the
A story discussing operation
of the robots la found an page
six.
~‘ By LYNN HEINZERLING
ROME, June 17—(AP)—French troops landed today on
Elba, five miles west of the Italian mainland, and by night-
fall had won control of one-fifth of that Napoleonic exile
island against German resistance which Allied headquarters
described as strong at some places.
Nearby Pianosa was secured quickly without opposition,
but the German garrison and coastal artillery were making
a scrap for Elba’s 85 square miles.
Conquest of Elba would
keep the Allied sea flank
abreast of the advance on the
Yanks Widen
Saipan Hold;
Fight Bitter
By LEIF ERICKSON
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET
HEADQUARTERS, PEARL
HARBOR, June 17—(AP)-
Battling determined Japanese
resistance, United States Ma-
rines and Army troops have
expanded the beachhead on
southern Saipan to a maxi-
mum depth of two miles along
a five and one-half mile front,
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz an-
nounced tonight in a com-
munique.
In frenzied fighting through
Thursday night and Friday assault
forces made gains averaging 1,500
yards and captured the village of
Himashisu, more than half way
across the island from the beach-
head.
These developments were report-
ed shortly after It was disclosed
that American warships had bom-
barded Guam for the first time
since that former U. S. outpost in
the Marianas was captured by the
Japanese in December, 1941.
Before dawn Friday, Jap de-
fenders of Saipan, numbering
an estimated two divisions 30,-
000 men), launched a determin-
ed counterattack.
The enemy thrust, supported
by tanks, was hurled back.
Twenty-five Jap tanks were
destroyed and the enemy east
In lives was heavy.
The communique said the area
now controlled by the American
forces on the southwest side of
Saipan extends from a point out-
side the key town of Garapan five
and one-half miles southward lo
Agigan » village nearly halfway
across Saipan’s blunt southern end.
Before launching their counter-
attack, the Japs maintained many
steady mortar and artillery fires
on American positions throughout
the night.
TI I •
Thousands of Nazis
acing Annihilation
By JAMES M. LONG
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITION-
ARY FORCE, Sunday, June 18—(AP)—The U. S. Ninth divi-
sion, which shattered the Germans at Bizerte in Tunisia,
teamed up yesterday with the 82nd airborne division in a
powerful break-through of German lines which put the
Americans on high ground only four miles from the west
coast and virtually cut in two the Cherbourg peninsula.
Thousands of German troops were on the verge of being
trapped inside Cherbourg port, 18 miles north of the corridor
driven west of captured St. Sauveur, said a front dispatch
from Don Whitehead, Associated Press correspondent. The
west coast road was under American artillery bombardment.
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley,
ground commander who led
the Americans to their tri-
umph of Bizerte in May, 1943,
was directing the swift break-
through which had rolled to
within a mile of St. Lo-D’Our-
ville on the west coast road—
last possible German escape
route out of Cherbourg.
Some front dispatches said the
Germans were fleeing southward
Doughboys Look
Down Corridor
Route of Escape
By DON WHITE HEAD
RAF Hits Back
At Rocket Base
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE Sunday, June It—OP) —
British bombers struck back at the
Germans early today as the Nasis
continued to fire their flying bombs
at southern England.
(The German radio' said that the
Berlin area was being raided.)
A great fleet of RAF planes
crossed the east coast during the
night, headed toward the Reich,
after other Allied bombers had de-
mainland, where Allied troops
today rolled steadily forward
toward the Germans’ Pisa-
Florence-Rimini line.
Known as "Detachment B," the
French attacking Elba were com-
manded by Oen. Jean de Lattre de
Tassigny and transported and sup-
ported by American. British and
French naval units. Allied Air Fore-
es that included French squadrons,
bombed the island.
(The Berlin radio said the land.
Ings were made both at the south
and north ends of the island, one of
them just west of its major city
of Porto Ferraio. A German com-
livered a series of powerful blow*
throughout the afternoon and ear-
ly evening against the Pas de Ca-
lais coast of northern France from
which the Nazis are launching—German garrison” defending the- is
their pilotless plane bomba.
The pilotless plane* have been
striking England for the last 48
house and the air ministry an-
munique told of heavy fighting
“still going on" against a "weak
land)
nounced last night that enemy ac-
tivity over southern England in the
afternoon caused damage and cas-
ualties in number of places.
While selected squadrons of U.
S. Flying Fortresses and Liberators
and RAF Spitfires hit the Pas de
Calais region one thousand other
American heavy bombers and fight-
night as the Nazis' “counter-inva- ers ranged over the length and
sion attack" moved into its fourth | breadth of the Normandy fighting
consecutive day. | front in direct support of the In-
In the newest attacks they came | vasion troops. The tempo of the
aerial assaults increased during the
afternoon and evening as the
weather cleared. Seven of the Ger-
mans' rapidly dwindling air fields
in France were blasted.
The Paris radio reported the
over the coast low and singly every
few minutes. Several of them flew
through some of the heaviest anti-
aircraft fire of the war as Britain
shifted Its ack-ack defenses to
counter the devilish plane-bombs.
Damage was caused in various lo-
calities and a number of persons
were killed or injured One of the
flying bombs was reported to have
wiped out four houses.
(German radio commentators let
town of Lisieux in flames after a
furious 10-minute raid. Lisieux, 40
miles east of Caen, le an important
junction for roads running to Caen
and north to Trouville on the coast.
The daylight operations against
the robot plane targets cost the
Americans two heavy bombers and
one fighter In addition five other
fighters and nine fighter-bombers
their imagination run free in des-
cribing reports of the consterna-
tion caused in England by the ro-
bots.
(One Berlin broadcast credited a were missing from the various aer-
ial activity of the U. S. forces. At
least ten enemy planes were des-
troyed, including three on the
ground.
Stockholm dispatch as saying the
British government had ordered the
evacuation of London because air
raid shelters failed to offer ade-
quate protection. Another said
"England is trembling and London
is ablaze” and still another reported
that on Friday afternoon tremen-
dous fires along the southern Bri-
tish coast had been observed from
Rouen. France Rouen is approxi-
mately 100 miles from the English
coast.) --- .-----------------
There was no indication from any Huscher Brothers and Payne of
point in southern England of un- Higginsville, Mo., paid a top of $1,-
usual movements of the population. 725 for a bull.
Sale Attractive ,
BOONVILLE, Mo. June 17 -
— The annual Hereford sale st de
Wilbur C. Windsor farm attracted
600 buyers from seven states, with
58 high grade animals auctioned.
Fighter-bombers aided yes-
terday in preparations far the
landings, destroying a fuel
dump, scoring six hits on is-
land’s radio station, and strik-
ing at boats and dock installa-
tions at Porto Ferraio, Marine
61 Campo and Porto Longone.
British Eighth Army troops drovs
11 miles north of Orvieto snd oc-
cupied Monteleone, sbout 46 miles
east of Grosseto. A bit farther east,
armored elements pushing north
from Todi reached a point 13 miles
south of Perugia, reported held by
the Germans in some strength
In the Adriatic sector, the Brit-
ish made contact with Partisan
forces already in possession of Ter-
amo, is miles from the coast and
30 miles northwest of Pescara.
Rail and road bridges in the
Florence- Pisa-Bologna area were
attacked by medium bombers, and
fighters ripped roads, rail lines,
bridges motor transport snd roll-
ing stork there, the Allied commu-
nique ssld. *
The Mediterranean Air Force
teak a heavy tail of enemy eraft
In widespread attacks, destroy-
ing 70 at a cost of 12 heavy
bombers and nine other planes.
In addition, fighers attacked
enemy concentrations’in Yugo-
slavia, destroying a large num-
Ver of motor vehicles.
American warships countered
with shellings of enemy strong-
points
After repelling the Jap counter-
thrusts. American assault troops
launched the offensive which push-
ed forward for general advances of
1,500 yards.
The points of deepest penetra-
tion are two miles inland from Sai-
pan's western shore and the fight-
ing line now skirts the western
edge of Aslito airdrome which has
a 3.600 foot fighter strip.
la the Friday push, forward
American echelons drove into
the naval air base at Aslito
airdrome but later had to be
withdrawn under severe enemy
fire.
This la the second officially
announced withdrawal under
enemy pressure and highlights
the ferocity of the struggle
with the strong defending Jay
force.
Carrier bombers and fighters
supported the Friday offensive with
bombing and strafing attacks on
Jap positions.
In a dramatic single ship ex-
ploit. a World War I destroyer, con-
verted into an attack troop trans-
port. caught five Jap coastal cargo
amps Thursday and tank all of
them.
Ships of this destroyer transport
type carry light guns and auto-
matic anti-aircraft weapons.
Twenty-nine survivors of the
enemy ships were picked up and
made prisoners. This makes the to-
tal of 201 survivors from Jap ships
made prisoners since the battle of
Saipan started a week ago in soft-
ening up carrier attacks.
A total of 21 Nipponese ships of
all types have been sunk.
to escape the American trap, but
General Bradley earlier had pre-
dicted a last-ditch German stand
in Cherbourg, whose harbor is
vital to the Allies in order to
hasten supplies and reinforce-
ments. German broadcasts last
night, however, began minimizing
Cherbourg's importance, which
could mean Nazi resignation to its
eventual isolation and capture.
Civilian refugees said the Germans
already were forcing civilians to
evacuate the city.
American troops were fighting
fierce hand-to-hand battles in the
streets of Montebourg, 14 miles
southeast of Cherbourg.
Waltehemas alspateh disclos-
ed the presence of the Ninth
Divtalon in action for the first
time in Normandy. The Ninth
waa the division which took
Fort Lyautey in Ute French
Morocco landing in November,
1942, fought at El Guettar in
Southern Tunisia, and partici-
pated In the final encircle-
ment of scores of thousands of
Germans and Italians on Cap
Bon.
North of St Sauveur, Whitehead
said, the Yank infantrymen broke
across the Douve river. They rode
on tanks and fired machine-guns
as the armored units plunged
through shallow waters in the his-
toric drive to seal off Cherbourg.
American airmen were strafing
the German lines of retreat out of
the area.
One front line correspondent
said an American column rolled
through St. Jacques-de Nehou, four
miles northwest of St. Sauveur
and seven miles from the west
coast, in a swift exploitation St
German disorganization.
The two American divisions had
heavy support from artillerymen.
Whitehead said their fire already
had effectively cut the west coast
road.
Headquarters communique
No. M issued just before mid-
night merely announced that
• “Allied forces have pushed
deeper into Normandy” in
rates which swept through St.
Sauveur and reached the Vire-
et-Vaute canal south of Isigny.
Villages east and west of Tilly-
Sur-Seulles on the British end
of the front ales were captur-
ed. H said.
Front dispatches said ths Cher-
bourg peninsula already had been
virtually cut In two since the west
coast road now was within range
of American light artillery and
fighter-bombers also were strafing
it.
WITH THE AMERICAN
TROOPS ON THE CHERBOURG
PENINSULA. June 17 — () —
American doughboys stood on
heights overlooking the sea today
and looked down across the nar-
row corridor which is the Gere
mans’ only escape route from the
Cherbourg peninsula.
With breathtaking swiftness and
courage the magnificent fighting
Ninth infantry division broke
through with the aid of the
Eighty-Second Airborne division to
close a fist of iron on the neck of
the peninsula where thousands of
Germans are threatened with ene ,
trapmeat.
With machine guns and cannon
raking this corridor which has only
one main exposed road running
down the western coastline, the
enemy's last exit route virtually
See DOUGHBOYS, Pg. 15, Col.0
High School Boy
Drowning Victim
A fishing excursion to Fort Phan-
torn Hill lake for three youths had
a tragic ending Saturday with the
drowning of Billie Glenn Moore,
15-year-old Abilene high school
junior.
Young Moore, only child of Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Moore, 3633 South
1st, was standing in a small boat
paddling with an oar when be lost
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BILLIE GLENN MOORE
his balance and fell from the craft,
witnesses said. The other two boys
also were reported to have fallen
from the boat.
Billie Glenn, who could not swim,
went under. The other boys, it was
reported, could not locals him and
swam to shore some 40 feet away
for help.
In the boat with the Moore youth
were Edwin Lee Gainie and Billy
Young, according to a report of
the city fire department.
Firemen were called to the aceno
at 9:20 a. m. and the body was re-
covered from the east side of the
lake near the city pumphouse at
11:25 by use of grappling equip-
ment. Time of the accident was
given as 9 a m.
Funeral for Billie Glenn will ba
held at 5 p. m today at the Kiker-
Warren chapel with the Rev. W. 9
Ashford, pastor of the Southside.
Baptist churrh. officiating.
Survivor*. In addition to ths par-
ents, are the paternal grandpar-
ents, Mr and Mrs. Tom G Moore
of Abilene, and the maternal grand-
father. Uxley Newman of Abilene. 1
Billie Glenn was born to Abilene
on Oct 28, 1928. and had lived here i
all his life He was employed at the
Paramount theater after school t
hours and during vacation periods. |
Pallbearers will be Bobby Gainie, 1
Dwayne Baker, Bobby O’Brien, El-
The Fifth Army was expected to
take quick advantage of its cap-
ture of Grosseto by using the air
facilities there for attacks on Nazi- .
prepared positions in the northern down from lofty heights on the main escape route for the
4--.... -— touch Germans in Cherbourg, virtually assured of trapping thous- ......___.__,__.
ands of the Nazis. The peninsula was virtually cut half in bert waldrop, Herschel Jeter
two. Bobby Young
Apennines, whose foothills
Florence Pisa and Livorno. The
latter, just below Pisa on the coast,
is an important naval base.
SITUATION IN HAND-Allied troops last night looked
Bobby Young
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