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OFFICIAL ORGAN
NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF OPERATIVE POTTERS
VOL. XL, NO. 33
True Union
Spirit Sh^Wn
ByL.U.No. 12
,? Call Special Meetings
for Saturday Evening
Local Union No. 12 seems
to be taking on a new lease in
life, judging by the spiritec
discussions on trade topics at
their regular weekly session
Tuesday evening.
From the opening rap of
the gavel by President Guy
Digman up until. his final
statement, "the meeting is
adjourned", not one soul left the
meeting or indicated by glancing
at his timepiece that he was anx
ious to leave the hall.
From mettings of this kind
comes the ground work of true
trade unionism—members willing
to share their part of the burden
in promoting the interest of one
and all through the medium of or
ganized labor. Constructive criti
cism from time to time might tend
to inflame the anger of some, but
not those who have the spirit of
trade unionism at heart and who
are willing and eager to attend
their union meetings and discuss
any trade infractions that may
arise.
Committee reports from the var
ious shops indicated the boys are
on their toes and handling all dis
putes in a very satisfactory man
ner. The old saying, “smooth sail
ing ahead" can be attributed to the
wonderful job being accomplished
by the various shop committees in
carrying out their duties on their
respective plants. How much eas
ier their work would be if every
member would make a NeSTTBaFr
saaohition, to aid them in whatever
MAOnor we oaa.whe^caHed upon.
“Ignorance of the law”, is no
defense as the judge would say in
leveling a fine on the defendant,
but such was not the case in No.
12 court. Pleading guilty to not
attending one meeting a month as
a member of the shop committee,
a worthy brother threw himself
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Local 130 Will
Elect Officers
Friday Evening
This is Station No. 130 broad
casting. I wish to announce that
on Friday evening, Dec. 13, Kiln
firemen, helpers and trackmen will
nominate and elect new officers. I
have also been requested to urge
a full attendance.
The backsliders are particular
ly urged to be present and vote
for the membership that they de
sire to serve them as officers.
It might be a good thing to
couple up the'election of officers
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a little “testimony” meeting, for
the benefit of those who do not get
around to their local union meet
ings very often. It would be in
teresting to hear their story of
what they have done during the
past year to advance the interests
of their local union and craft dur-,
Yving the year. I’ll say it would be
^interesting.
Hope not ii single member will
fail to put in appearance Friday
night. The meeting will open
,• promptly at 7:80 o’clock.—O. C.
130.
Mamrfacfarers Told Bitter Truths
About The Menace Of Big Business'™
New York (FP)—Bearding the
lion in its golden den. a high gov
ernment official told the 51st con
gress of the National Association
of Manufacturers htte Dec. 5
some bitter truths aboit the men
ace of big business.
The NAM'S answer vas that it,
top, opposes monopolies “labor
monopolies.
“I am not a manwlo believes
that to be big is repnhensibe in
business," said Attorney General
Douglas MacGregor, Breaking in
place of Attorney General Tom
Clark, "but I am certah that busi
nesses can be to big fqr the good
of the nation.”
Referring to the trust and mon
opolies, MacGregor told the indus
trialists pointedly: ‘There are
some people who would scuttle our
way of life. They cry he loudist
for free enterprise am opportun
ity. What they want is reedom for
their own activities freedom to
Harold West
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124 Meeting
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Elect Delegates I
At Next Meeting I
President Harold West was
the man behind the gavel at
the meeting of Local Union
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124 Tuesday evening, substi-1
The ‘highlight’ of the tneeting
centered on the introduction of
amendment to be added to our
present by-laws, but which was de-
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tuting for President Clair It.
Armstrong who along with
Margaret Curley and Norman
Whippier, vice president and 15
recording secretary respec-1
tively, were attending a spec-1
ial meeting in the auditorium call-1
ed by President Duffy.
Roland Horton filled in at the
recording secretary desk and Bro.
Alf Boyer acted as vice president.
The temporary officers handled
their duties like old hands at the
game and the meeting rolled along
in fine style with nary a hitch to
mar the proceedings.
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feated after a Itr.gthy argument
on the floor. The alteration dealt
with a means of bolstering the at-1
tendance at union meetings and by
the same token instilling in the
minds of new members the neces-1
sity of attending their union meet-1
ing regularly.
Although the proposed amend-1
ment had merit, many felt it was
too stringent on new members as
drawn up to wit:
“All new members must
attend not less than 12 fl
meetings in the six-month
period following thfir initia- I
-SSi ?arPs^"flne4^ for
Sand, Gravel Workers h'“
xit’ ail
Win Raise In Alabama
“They want freiiom for
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The practice of new members The Executive Board members
coming to local for their first time |of the National Brotherhood of
and after receiving the oath of Operative Potters are meeting in
obligation, asked to be excused annual session this week at na
before the meeting is over, has tional headquarters. The Board
got to stop. This clearly .indicates convened on Wednesday and the
these members are not the least bit sessions are expected to last until
interested in the affairs of the or- the latter part of. the week with
ganization, the one sure means of out of town members scheduled to
protecting their livelihood, but are leave for their homes early Satur
merely to be judged as card mem-1 day morning.
bers only. No union can be pro-1 Listed on the Board’s agenda are
gressive in condoning such prac- several matters of vital importance
tice from its members, and certain-*! to be cleaned up before the begin
ly the rank and file of Local Union ning of the new year as well as
124 will find ways and means to formulating plans for the opening
meet the situation. Iof the wage conference with the
SSSSIOIl
p* Headquarters
of the wage conference with the
The defeated amendment by no I manufacturers in the early part
means leaves the matter to belof January.
dropped at this point as all felt a With the exception of Frank
forward step has been made the Hull gecond vice president of
nght direction and while we do Huntington Park Calif., the full
not have the legal means on our pand in and includes
(Turn to Page Three) President James M. Duffy, East
Liverpool E. L. Wheatley, first
president, Trenton,
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cents an hour, six holidays with |.
pay (time and a half if work is
done on these holidays). Local 4021
also signed an agreement with the
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He gave the NAM delegates,
who control over 80 per cent of
American manufacturing, figures
revealing that 250 corporations
rule over half of the manufactur
ing facilities in the country.
“Run down the list of these 260
giants and you find that 30 of the
largest ones, which control almost
one-third of the nation’s manufac
turing facilities, are dominated or
controlled by five banking groups,’
he said.
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James Slaven, George Turner and
hoshua Charwick, third, sixth and
Sheffield, Ala.—The Tennessee eighth vice presidents respectively
Valley Sand and Gravel Co. of this |of East Liverpool Charles Zimmer
city signed an agreement with and George Newbon, fourth and
Chauffeurs and Sales Drivers fifth vice presidents, Trenton, N.
Local 402 and the Operating engin-1 J- T. J. Desmond, sixth vice presi
eers.
dent, Minerva, Ohio, and Chas. F.
The contract contains mainten-1 Jordan, secretary-treasurer, Se
ance of membership clauses, wage bring, Ohio,
increases ranging from 16 to 401
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I LOCO I W HI OH 155
To Meet Dec. 20
George White Trucking Co., whose!
drivers received 20-cents-an-hour I "With their thought at Christmas
increase, together with improved I ^jme centered mainly on the man
working conditions. Iwjth white whiskers, better known
las Santa Claus, the regular meet
ling of Local Union 155,' under-
glaze decorators, scheduled for
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Wednesday evening, Dec. 25, has
been moved up one week and the
destroy not only their competitor. 1Ma,*iU “T* ‘heir regul,r
but our demoeticy. h°nth'y Fnd?1' ev™ln«’
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teed profits and safe markets lheadtluartere'
freedom from competition free-1 With important business matters
dom to be ‘the hogs’ of monopoly Ito be cleared up before the begin
freedom to fix prices freedom to Ining of the new year, it is ex
control production, patents, labor Itremely important that members
freedom to divide markets free-1 make note of this change and pass
dom to carry a business black-1 the word around in the shops so
jack in a community where all I that a full attendance will be as
others go unarmed.” jsured at the meeting.
room at
NEW MARBLE CONTRACT
Sylacauga, Ala.—A contract has
been concluded with the Alabama
Marble Co., the Harrah Marble
Corp, and the International Marble
Workers, providing paid vacations,
holiday pay, hourly raises of from
7% cents to'26 cents (average 15)
I four hours reporting pay, shift dif
ferenital of 5 and 10 cents an hour,
land maintenance of membership
■with irrevocable checkoff.
PLAYING WITH FIRE
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Train Tuesday At
SAn|*infl ^Z|*Q3Silia
Refractory Workers
Elect Vernon Brunt
President of L. U. 166'
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EAST LIVERPOOL, OHJO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1946
Wage Conference Opens Jan. 16
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NAM Half-Lit As It wupia tnvaacs
Potter Killed By
Sees Labor ‘Rowdies’ llP/yn^C O/ Laenl I
But enough light streamed celebrate christmag certainly I
was struck by a west bound Penn-1 On the brighter side of the pic-1
Marshall said Dillon was en-
Fotters itcraict E
Sebring, Ohio—Harry Leroy Dil-|a few bombs didn’t land on a few| IX.001
Ion, 44 of 358 West Main Street, |“pot” shops in the land of the [|flJLflf)fc£
East Palestine, a kiln placer at the Rising Sun. Perhaps, now would
French Saxon China Company, was |be a good time to revive the “Buy
C. 44.
Local 86 Meets
In Auditorium
tery and evidently drove onto the| [fleers.
track into the path of the train. It takes more than locked doors UMW Representative William E.Iff
A fellow worker of Dillon, said [to keep the wheels of progress Collier said negotiations were! LfOOf Cl
er to the Oliver Funeral
Home in |red the spirit of the members who [tion Co., J. H. Winchester
East Palestine. [were quickly acclimated to their [inc. and the Peninsular
facutrers.—0. C. 86.
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Lea Act Held
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XT VI. /CDi “in wfl Notified of the court verdict by [throughout
New York (FP)— Illumma-l|j Ihis counsel, Joseph A. Padway, N by governmental agencies to
tion motif this room by ||W Ml i|Petrin0 ^id jubilantly: “Thank I«eet the increase ia the cost of
dim^f HtS’foJer of the Waldorf0 Sebrin* Ohio With the God for the federaI shoW8 »«ttime
Astoria’s main bLlrc^Joec 4 minera back °n th* P°tters in the constitution is for all the peo- to .wartime regula
tL Natio^l^octation the Sebring district are looking pie a°i not just a few, that 200,- tjoas ami before it became a real
of Manufa^ure^ wt Sd nH forward for a full pay for Christ- 000 musicians, many of whom jty^two months later on June 1, it
of Manufacturers was holding I shutdown if the I work in radio stations, can’t be had to -ha processed through two
±?zn^abor SSke continued hid molt of Js browbeaten by the National Asso- gov^ntal agencies-^e Wage
.. I worried for if their is one way to Nation of Broadcasters and that [Stabilization Board and the Office
act as unconstitutional a™1]
the government against President an°
you can-t
from the three crystal chande- II j*. emntv nurse esoecial-1 some of the people, which is what With governmental controls no
tier, for the NAM magnates to I, oPA hf“”eft 1 «t call, for." .'.longer in effect, gegotution. ag»h
stroll around the room compla- ||ture and prices of an commodities! In his 8-page opinion, La Buy [become purely an industry matter
cently inspecting the °]urals 11are at a record a|l-time high level. |f°und the Lea act “violates the [with all proposals settled at the
and exhibits extolling their or- officers elected for the new [fifth amendment because of indef- .[conference table in true demo
ganization’s fight against the |Lerm are as follows- President [initeness and uycertainity in the[cratic fashion—real collective bar
“collectivists,” who were rari- John Ham!Kon. ce president’|definition of a criminal offense [gaining as practiced by both or-1
catured as wild-haired profes- l| Bro(,e Miskelly recording secre- [violates the first amendment by its [gamzations .over a span of years
sors and rowdies on soap boxes. tary, Chester Brant financial sec-1restriction upon freedom of speech [and onre in whieh they can point
rotary, Philip Schroeder defense |hy peaceful picketing violates the [trith pride to the harmonious re
secretary I Sullivan* treasurer [fifth and thirteenth amendments[lationship which existed in ironing
Mike Conn/J inspector,’ Bro. Me-1 by its restriction upon employment [out their various grievances, rend-
9 A [Daniels guard, Bro. Lee trustees, |°f labor, and violates the fifth [ering justice to all upon the scales
Jessie Nelson, Earl McBane. [amendment by an arbitrary classi-1of evidence, as presented.
We see in the ‘Herald’ where fication as between employers and :, (Tun to ^ago Six)
[ware from Japan is already being|employees and as. to other com
[shipped into this country. Too bad |munication industries.” WnAlirnrtlifl’ Tn Atlanta
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instantly killed shortly after 5 a. [American” movement started a|^**^* svs ws [between the Retail Clerks’ Union
m. Tuesday when his automobile |few years ago
planned to move to Sebring and |the local was forced to meet in the [UMW group was not involved. The
believed he was driving toward [auditorium because the officers of [firms, which operate 56 ships, are ,8^ MIRIAM KOLKIN.
town to look at a house. The [the local could not master the in-[the Fall River Navigation Co., the New York (FP)—A slick propa
body was removed to the Moos- [tricacies of one Yale lock. [American-West African Lines, tha jganda drive to hack at the Wagner
man-Vogt Funeral Home and lat- The incident by no means mar-[ Merchants
Bom in East Palestine, Mr. Dil-|new surroundings and transferred [tai Steamship Co. [tion of Manufacturers, which met
(Tun io Page Six) |the regular routine business mat-[ Union demands granted in the [in the gold paneled grand ballroom
|ters in the customary manner. [contracts include a 15 per cent [of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel Dec.
X® Officers for the new term were [basic pay increase retroactive
Workers.
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Maritime.
iSlflllS Contracts
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sylvania Railroad express train at ture we are proud to announce the zpp) The United I fi^at agreement to be signed be
the 15th Street Crossing. James [members of Local Union 44 a«|Mine Workers catch-all District 601 tween the Retail Clerks’ Interna-1
Marshall, Sebring marshall report-1 taking a prominent part jnatn-1 the waterfrent I tkmal Association and any retail
|momal circles. In the last two q{ cloged [establishment in the city.
Mahoning County Coroner Dav-1*** s.,*v® t^UthJ”altar «»d re* 18bop contracts with five steamship I The agreement provides that no
id A. Belinky who investigated "»de the trip to thecompanies. persoa shaB be employed under the
gave an accident verdict. He said|P .p..nnd nflrt for| The contracts, covering more age of 16 one week’s paid vacation
death was due to shock, hemorr-[ [than 1,500 members of District [for all employees who have been
hage, a crushed chest and mul-1 [50’s United Licensed Officers, for [with the company for six months I
tiple fractures. |. [the first time in shiping history [two weeks vacation with pay for
route home after finishing hisl e [licensed officers, including mast-[weeks vacation after five years
night’s work at the Sebring pot-
[ers, chief engineers and deck of-[with the company.
ordinarily Dillon took a different [from turning for Local Uuion 86 [started during the recent nation- |a CIs^a^vIrlA I Mnf USH
route home. He said Dillon had [as evidenced Monday evening when [wide maritime strike, in which tlto
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Representatives Of N.
And U. S P. A. Set Date For
Drafting New Wage Agreement•F■t»
I The National Brotherhood of Operative Potters and the*United State!
I Potters Associated will open negotiations for a new wage agreement for em
I ployees of the generalware and chinaware branches of the industry in Wash
ington on Jan. 16, Brotherhood officials announced this week. 3 3
I The conference which will be held at the Statler Hotel in Washington,
I makes the first post-war parley between the two organizations and was re
I quested by the Brotherhood, exercising their right under a clause in the present
Icontract signed in Atlantic City in March.
I Official notification to all affiliated locals was mailed from headquar
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I Chicago (FP) Branding the I various local unions with some no doubt finding it necessary
I Lea
Wafer Jg'Sll Buy Dee.^d^S .. ^rOthtrh°^’St uj?
Led criminal charge, brought by th« “P*0* ?ltJLwl” the Hamilton Hotel, located on Mth
■James C. Petrillo of the American Hotel.
■Federation of Musisians.
President James M. Duffy will head the Brotherhood
The union victory was scored on conferees and act as their spokes-
la criminal information filed last 101411 during the conference. Joseph
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June 13* by U. S. Attorney J. Al-IM- Wells, chairman of the labor
Ibert Woll, charging that the musi- [committee of the U. S. P. A. will
Icians’ leader had violated the Lea head the manufacturers.
[act, commonly known as the anti-1 The present working agreement
[Petrillo law, by requiring radio [negotiated -in Atlantic City in
[station WAAF here to employ [March of this year, following
[more persons than needed to con- [seven days of deliberations, grant-
|duct its business. Petrillo had de-[ed members of the industry an
iberately sought the case to test 118^-cent hourly wage increase in
the law’s constitutionality. [line with the general trend
discriminate against Pnci Administration.
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SlgllS With Retail ClCrkS
I AtJanta, Ga. A “first” was
[registered here when an agreement
land Woolworth department store
esablished a closed shop for all [one-gear employees, and three I
signed recently. This is the
Miners Transporta-[act and soften up organized labor
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•fi.’ [elected and comprise the follow- [Oct. 1, specific seniority rights,[ Although newly elected NAM
~|ing: Harold Palmer, president [arbitration and grievance machin-[President Earl Bunting, president
^Oris Cundiff, vice president [ery, nine paid holidays and two [of the O’Sullivan Rubber Corp.,
George Mullen, financial secre-[weeks vacation with pay. The con-[described his organization’s 1947
Sebring, Ohio—At their first [tary James Ward, recording sec-[tracts also contain a no-strike, no-[program as “middle of the road,"
meeting in December, Local Union [retary James Wilson, treasurer [lockout clause but do not include a [the platform Adopted by the NAM
166, Refractories, elected the fol-1Bert Williard, inspector Jack [reopening clause. [directors included these strong de
lowing officers for the first six[Dimmock, guard, and Thurman z Iman ds:
months of the new term January Bentley, statistician. FORD WORKERS GIVE AID 1^—Ban “monopolistic practices”
1st: President, Vernon Brant We were especially pleased to Dearborn, Mich. (FP)—Approv* [of labor unions.
vice president, Rolland Boals re-[hear the wage conference will open [ed by the executive board, a 35,000 2-~Require all strikes to be
cording secretary, George Good-1in Washington next month and [donation to Allis-Chalmers strik- [authorized by a majority of votes
ballet financial secretary-treasur- [elected James Ward, our recording [ers in West Allis, Wis. was sched- [taken in a secret ballot under im
er, Alice Roberts collector, Jack [Sercetary, to represent our inter-[uled for approval by Ford Locsl [partial supervision, “Employees
Davis guard, Rex Kinser inspect- [ests in the meeting with the manu- [600 general council, United Auto |and employers should be protected
or, Jerry Sepsi.—-O. C. 166.
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Co. [for the kill emerged from the 61st
Occiden-[congress of the National Associa-
to [4-6.
in their right to express their re-
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INTERNATIONAL LABOR,
NEWSSERVICE
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ftera this week giving minute details and the necessary steps
to be taken proceeding the wage parley.
la. ... |time to permit union discussions on all proposals before the
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Propositions to be presented at the conference are now
in the process of formulation and will be compiled in ample
opening of the conference on Jan. 16.
Delegates to the conference are now being elected by the
to call a special meeting to choose their delegates.
streets. Conference sessions will be held at the Statler
mowmd-
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$2 00 PER YEAR
Trade Problems ,,
Aired At Lively 4
Session Of No. 4
Local Union No. 4 discussed very
important matters at their meeting
Monday evening and withheld final
action until their next meeting on
December 23. Because of the na
ture of business at hand it is very
important that every member ot
the
local be present at the
Fred Glynn was elected delegate
to represent the local at the wage
conference with the manufactur
ers which opens in Washington-on
January 16. Fred has attended
wage conferences before and*
knows the arduous task that lies
ahead. Fully capable of meeting
such responsibility, we know our
interests are in capable hands.
Delegates to represent the local
in Trades and Labor Council* for
the new year were elected and
comprise the following: Harty
Messenheimer, Frank Dales, James
Moss and William Ashbaugh. The
reorganization of the Central Body
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Nomination and election of of
ficers to head the local for the next
six months will also be held at
this meeting. To the younger
members of the trade we cannot
stress to strongly the importance
of their participation in selecting
those they feel best qualified to
serve their interests.
With the Christmas season at
hand, once again we call attention
to the annual Christmas Fund to
aid dur sick members and shut-ins
who are less fortunate than our
selves. The fund totals $213 to date
with more to come. If you have
not as yet made your contribution,
do so at once so the committee'can
go forward with their plans. Crt’s
make this a happy Christmas for
everyone. Remember brother^* if
the less fortunate could exchaAga
places with you at the bench today,,
they would be more than willing to
do their share to cheer you up at
Christmas.
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spective positions."
3. —Outlaw “jurisdictional
strikes, sympathy strikes, strikes
against the government, strikes to
force employers to ignore or vio
late the law, strikes to force recog
nition of an uncertified union,
strikes to enforce featherbedding
or other work-restrictive demands,
or secondary boycotts.”
4. —Prohibit “mass picketing and
any other form of coercion or in
timidation.”
5. —Outlaw the union shop and
closed shop.
6. —“Employers should not be
required to bargain collectively
foremen or other representatives
of management."
The program, allegedly designed
to “restore equality of manage
ment with labor,” also opposed
compulsory arbitration.
While the labor proposals on
paper were milder-sounding than
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