Glitheroe Advertiser i\ \- 1 INVITE YOU TO W


^ Times, March 2 3 ,1 9 5 j I


Whalle)^ beat


WERE IN FULL CRY Labour chief on Tory Jnisrule


‘LET IT RIP’ BOYS i


^HE present economic crisis is I the fault of the Goyern- iment. The result of the Conservative policy: is now


beginning to show In the rise of prices to reebrd levels, with wages following behind. The working class are bearing the briint of all this.


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I This was the view expressed by Mr. J. H. Selway; secretary of-Clltheroe! Borough Labour Party, when pnesentlng his(-


'] report; at thie annual meeting atjthe L a b o u r Rboms on' r ' W e d j i k d a y . ■


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the present ‘economic crisis,’;, and once again if is the work-| Ing ,classes who are bearing: the brunt,” said Mr. Selwdy.' He urged the public to return; 0. Labour government as soon; as'popible. j':


“Now, as ai resulti we halve; '!! it rip’ boys were In full:


AT THE KEENEST


prige;s


And aln Experjienced[StajEE of iPlanni^rs and Fitters at yoor Service


LARGE STOCKS OF I


BODYGARPET, GORD FOR GLOSE FIITING or SQUARES


ESTIMATES OF CHMGE ALL CARP &TS <HAF vfD-SEWN ON ITIE PREMISES 58, WILLEY RD


- O F - 31, CASTLE ST. a i lB E R O E Telephone T38


S :'liT HAIR^CORDANDStSAL


■ ’There was ah econdmici crisisi because! there was. a! Tory government. iAfter four, years: of Conservative .rule,: Britain -was making enemies of '.foreign ?quntrles through! inlsmanagement and lack of: undejrstandlng.i At: home thei Conservatives i could not gdv-i em '■-^thout ' making the! po^ref sectldri .suffer.


. h ig h e r ! PRICES


. what? Fdij j everyone ; with money to spend. What can we think of : a ;gbvernirient thW deliberately raises the pric^' of bread, \milk, furniture, rents' and rates,” he jdecla^d.


ment, there followed this Tory Govehiment 'which! believes in freedom.: Freedom 'for


“Alter the Labour Govern­


the rising costs? The house­ wife r'who: voted Tory at the! last election, ivthat does she! thlnlt? She ought to apologise! to, bvery Labour woman in her! street for bringing: the stan-:


I! ‘Will the rich be affected by dard of living |down. I , j


.foreign and home affairs.’’ M)CAL i'Af fAie s ■ ;


phpmployment and short time -h£fll deliberately' -planned. Wbeii' are th? workers going to''decide to' take a hand in th0lr own affairs. May I ap-: peal to them to stop, look, listen and learn what the Tory Government Is doing In


Selway said that it had been a very'busy year. Three elec­ tions were fought and: though the results were disappointing, the support they had received from their loyal: band of workers had' made' It all ; worthwhile. ; I . : !


Reviewing local affdlrs, Mr. ; . : Fashiors lead with made-to-measure feel


evening sho0 with a grace­ fully slim high heel;! The: sweater cling itop^llne for perfect flt. 69/11 i| i


LASTILLE II. Sophisticated daytime or


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: monthly meetings.. ' Although In a minority. Labour alderf men land councillors [took a full: share in; the work arid responsibilities of the jcouncll. All'of the fiveicounclllors held several of the main chairman­ ships. This was a great adf vantage and : benefit i to the town.' ' .


: ! iThe Labour Group bn' the Council .had! held regular


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the' Labour councillors; have had this year was to try to obvlafe the differential rents scheme for council! houses : (means test) I and first .deal


! “I believe the main struggle LASTILLE III. i l l ill j i i


I Starry new version of: th e : famous Brevltt Kitten! — fashion’s ; most city-minded shoe with its sweateri, cling top-llne.. 69/lL I ! !


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48, \YHALLEY RD. Phone 483 1 l '


34, CASTLE ST. Phone 135|! ;


Brin YcIuf Repairs - - For Better It^jitts


Call) and see ouij;. ■ InEW SPRING RANGE


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dniLDREN’S COATS & SETS tl6in-38in.) reasonable prices.


AiJo EVERYTHiriiG FOR THE BABY


THE tHPREN’S SHOP 15) New Market Street/Blackburn anc U|9) Duckwo^ St.^ Darwen|


Lsver^s l^attery Pelle^is ” • W


OL EIE evekyw e EIVKS E LY I EK iIek I I


PIC^FORDS l S INAKCI TdW


(BCM ICC K Ofice


S u a t t l-V .irS : V e’*. f c , "


blBSpN ROAD '.'l-'.P.OM. i / u


NS OVtIU) ! A CLITHEROE; ,CONmi[: ■! ' ■


MRS. M. WALLINQ 33, BROWNLOW street,


liTelf 825. SPENGER


Individually Designed Gorsets land Brassieres


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Consultations by apipointraent at Client’s own honie or above ■; '.■address.:i i . i i


!!


Lovely styles; beaptifuL colours, and: very;!; i : : j


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seemed adamant on the dlflr erential i scheme, although perhaps one or. two hrive not voted'during the debate, and perhaps one has been yith us.


that two of the Laboui; coun­ cillors have not been ablC; to vote because of- the: handicap of : living in Council houses (interested parties). This is


! “I t ' must be remembered


a rule that is: all against the laws of democracy.”: :


25, YEARS AGO


with i the whole structure of the rent system, - i : i “But the,Tory members have


‘'Now there is'theishadow ofi


they : i were shouting ‘Conserv-1 May, ihe went; on.jiwas vitally ative jfi ■ Tiet


‘■Less33


than ! 2 1 12 months ....................... ..


ago f Thfe municipal ! flection In


' important Inasmpih' that if the Labour Partjfl could; get


their four candidates back on, the Council it would maintain their: voting powet;


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! “This would enable us F ^ Labour Group! to ! have; more: say in matters'of great Impor-! tance ! concerning | bur i town’s, future and wellbelfag. I appeal to . all members ofi the Party arid supporter^ to give us their! lull .support at the! municipal


elections.” ,'; ! 1 '! •


1 patty- hgdj rfemained ifairly constant apart from , natural,


Membership! of! the i local


■flu'etuationsi but the need lor a 'membership! cariipalgh was


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campaign, how high rise with orie |or pwo months iriterisiyb drive? j[


j More and more the Women’s


hid played ajmajor !pai<t in the autumn fayfei organisa­ tion. ' There wasi!almost no liiriit to the value this section could be to! the organisation.


cillor ;'J. W. D[ Crltchley and mS Critchleyionj having ac­


Section was i hedomlng 'In­ creasingly active, i I In 1955 it:


revealed by |. thfe present- figures.' If, if' woilld remain fairly constant [without a


LETTERS TO THE EDITOR “ SALAAM” REPLIES


signature of ‘[ Old Age Pensioner" should be: wary about saying too much about {subsidies.


' Sir,—Anyone writing under the


axes’to^ isinL r X Ikrio^w; no more about, this


makes about good , ■wages, h 'by “ good^” he.means big'wages, and his, sneer:jabput council .tenants' television!iSem is [only a parrpt cry'from certain newspapers with


, I i refute the I allegation he


than anypne]else, hufat a guess X'.shoiild Suggest'^hat the TV's, cam and'door knobs “Old Age


flprepkred .iio work overtime he, is entitled tol whatever, it will bring him, in, whether [he,lives hi a council hj)uK' or not,


Pensioner!’’ ■syritesl about are all obtained iput -of | . hard-worked overtime raris.panjd if a man is


your! correspondent should' know! that all j: council [ tenants pay extra rent'.for their, repairs. I doubt “Old.Age Pensioner” does.


As! for broken door knob,


when the, “[subsidy" from his; house is removed in the. form of' the Rent|:Restrlotlpn Act which is due for [revision by. the Govern­ ment shottlyL [ :


, However, his turn, is coming,;


suggestion! o f , equalisation, but 'this is not ■


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I a^ee ; ■with 'the,: Mayor’s! diflererutlal.!: ' ■.!


'this is true he has a very curious way of slibwmg it.j


who supported Labour, when they thought i ■they. werp on ■ a good thing, but! in I finding out there is no. such thln^, as something fOr nothing,' riow. beedme | a t :; least lukewarm. ■'


Perhaps; hp ,was |ope! of those


Mr.! Selwav took! the oppor­ tunity ■to congratulate Coun­


cepted the to in Council’s in­ vitation to be the [next ,Mayor arid Maypress jof Clitherpe.


be !the'’;flrst Labour Mayor of Cljtheroe slnce[ 1949.! ':


Clarion put in the 'Dsiles


deterted- roads ito long climb up .[Buckshaw iBrow


.had reached'the- top and!several of [iis discarded extra Jumpens..


seemed easily pv®'-®™®’ wab rather warm ,by the time we


the long climb rip t|ie beautiful Klngsdale! Valle^ began, with the sun warm on pur backs.' The view ^t the top jwas obscured by: haze. jAfter : a lsho);t rest we descended the terrifyingly ! steep hill into Dent dales-! ; j ,


US'!a 'little ;before we reached Irigleton: for dinner, i Afterwards


'The sun camejout md cheered


snowdrops and fre|3uen% seen.


pussy i willows..i'Were! crocuses iwere ■' ! - . '


,lri the he<feerbws,


catkins and out,! and


tuiried! 'right off the; narrow wlridirig lane to the Newby'Head rokd. 'Still-orange called us to stop' at ” Sportsman,H .where the


Before reaching . Dent,' ' we


wafls :ar® covered with' horse brakes.'. ,;


: From Newby Head j we had sn exhilarating run] down to Ribble Head, [and from theiflon an easy run jto Stainfortb,:0|(hers: taking the road to Inglet'oi^ 'ias we 'had


a IjallW^ind.^ ! I ji' ' ! , |


made bur way homewards in; the darkness. '


Next week:. B.owland Knotts, ■ ' '


the ladles section 0 ) erde'Golf Club m' the Conserv-! ative Club, on Saturday.


A BOUT £40 was ' jumble safe a


PEEPS INTO THE PAST I


I 'Extractd from oun issue of: ! I , March 27th, 1931.


.-f*- to wipe off a debit balance of.,'£45: during the coming


A STRONG. determination


:season was expressed at the; aimual financial meeting of | Rlbblesdale Wanderers'Crlcket | Bowling and Tennis; Club. Mr.! .F. :B. ' Watson presided., It was


the. first ;tlme a president had | taken the chair at a financial meeting.:


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subscriptions as they were, in- 1 stead of .reducing them. ! One defeated amendment was that i the subscription for one-sec-' tlon members: should, be 12 s: 6d. :At that time members paid 15s; for cricket and bowling.


it was' decided to keep the


,a:former: Clltheroe' Nuisance! Inspector, of 44< Whalley Road. Clitheroe, on the celebration Of , her 81st.; birthday; . Her sister, [Mrs. Duckworth, died


11 Congratulations ■ were! ex­ tended' to. Mrs. Davis, wife of


•the day -before: at the age of 85.


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' Bailey, church


local preacher in the Wesley­ an Mqthodlst' Churches was i brought to an end by the' death


Slxtij years; service as a


Parish Church lAmateur Oper­ atic Society decided to return |


prevlois 24 years. ■ He was 79. ':The 'committee ' of: the


of Mr. : John Llnsklll caretaker of Wesley; and schools for the;


i 50 YEARS I AGO


Extracts from our issue of i March 23rd.il90e.


TT was. announced that ar- -A rangements had! been made in ;the Clitheroe Wesley circuit for the Rev. A.i Baxter, super­


intendent; to be, succeeded by the ReV: W( R. Carlyon; and the ,Rev. J. I Paismore. •’ of Whalley,: by the Rev. C. W. Annls, An invitation to stay a. third year at Chatbum had


been I accepted by the Rev. A. Grime.


Board of Guardians, it was disclosed that a farm labourer in Bowland Forest had savings o f'£200. He had saved £5 a yeari'out of wages' of £ 8 a year.:'


At a meeting of Clitheroe i ,T;


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At a social gathering 'at the Liberal Club, iMrJ'R. Aspin,; overlooker, was i:, presented with i! a - timepiece by! his weavers. He \yas leaving Cli­ theroe to take: a similar ap- ■pointment at Great Harwood'.


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i Members of l the Clltheroe Congregational! choir were en­ tertained to! supper'by (Coun­ cillor!; W.- L. Grime, J.'P„ In celebration of the irecent en­ largement of the choir gallery.


to: Gilbert; and Sullivan the] following jfinr,' “RuddlgoreV i beln^ the oSpiern selected. '


chairman of ’ the Fire Brigade i committee,. presented a' Silver; cupifor a billiard competition! between the Brigade and the i Police Force. .


1 iCounclllor' W. D. Cunllffe,: i j


eroe’s hew Borough Engineer, i took up h i s - d u t i e s . '


i Mr.- F.' W;i Goodman, Cllth- i


evening. Councillor; Grime was thanked for his generosity hy Mr. W.. R.; Dugdale, Mr. T.


At ithe closeiof 'a pleasant


Briggs ■ and the I Rev; W; Murray.' ' - i - !


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distribution was carried out byliMr. J. .Halli The batting prize! was woniby the profes­ sional. J. E.i Maden, who’ was sedond in the- league averages with 45.10 runs peri Innings.


Sabden Cricket ' Club’s prize


MADE Bf th[


,G. iNuttall, whdse wickets cost’ 15.15 runs each] R.' H. Wilkin­ son was: second! i'


The, leading ibowler was H. : ’ ■ ,1- to*


llTiinlj of i t ! Pcst-frci of lif


full .


Mr; J. Pollard !made the pre-"^ sentation.


and vigoui , soil, rich 1 h umu s -


digging 01 forking in before Sov/ing or plai authclri / erhave'bcl


gardejiing would liev


possitjle il he hadne tests for himself!


50.4 t a / ^^1 a/ THE SCRIBES. raised by a


ranged by theClIth-


. Refried: by orir tea, we slowly m


TT- was dull on iSunday mummg r as we set off on the! almost; civilisation,


■!:■-! ■ : : '' ■ ! , Councillor Critcliley! would


“Dicky Pay' word.''


To! your o


her correspondent, Shay,” , just one


another, |suteidise [each other,! there could be no health services,! no library! services,! no old 'age' pensions, no improvement grants,! no “freeji education, ho family' allowances: arid no: everything! else the Labbur inovement has' fought fofisirice its 'existence. Subsidies, p differdrit;,terms,'


Settle.! The million ■ founds spent i in the'


Colonies :1s category;


are ■' the !! fojmdation-stones ofi , and •even', a few!


included ' in this SALAAM.I


the .constitution of the Labour Party which lays itidown that a! member Wmst not! oppose sub­ sidies. Ih'uB she .'displays her ignorance I of Labour philosophy, 8(5 I thought she was bound to do. : ' !! ! . ■'[ i ■ ■ If we did not, in [ one form or!


She sajlb there is- nbthing in


" Old A^e Pensidner” says he is [^ oldiiLajjour supporter. If


!'j CLEAR PICTURE |


column of last week has glyep! us a clearer picture- of wha ;' the writers want. . •


Su', — Y 0 un correspondence j - ■


all go on merrily ,as/before till this Government is thtowiji [out,, then perhaps it won’t he neces-' sary:to think about thei. money and where' it’s '.comingl from; Perhaps Faithen Christmaj will fetch it., !•


"R-T." wants more itlmb.. ■[Let ..


differential ! rents.:!'Wliat then does she want?- .lyhyl ,,^e WMts 'to pay accotdlng . t o size,!, ameni­ ties,-and-state of repair. |','


“Working; Mother”: dbjejtd to


!; Does this; meari ’She. :waiits to pay !an economic rent? ■ Then her problem: is solved. ! [' | ’


any man declare his fulll iricbme (overtime,: bonds, -etc.):' bnW to have it taken in extra! rent?


“O.A.P.”? > Sounds as.-lf R f e is quite an afterthought, ! orily to be paid whea all other' wants are satisfied. '■


Sounds .quite rich, doesnk he, |


on a man’s wage was board, ^nd lodgings, as a paneli^ oh' ‘Any Questions? ”! has 'told ns. | |


In the old days'the firs; call


Instead of a 'loan payirig dae- flfth of Iris; wages la rent, one- tenth is' now the normal! pprior- tion.:, • ■ ... ;. ! '


Now We;do, It,the!modern Way.


' correspondents will all get what they [want- !


We can . only wish thenji best of luck; - . . , |


PRi


senslble, detoid of 'pertonalities. If would be|a pity if, 'becaisb of bad feeling,' either sidb' ir, [the


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argument on “subsidies!’'allowed themselves to be “ used.”' I 'Take the case of the conference


old Clltherdiilan to submi; [the bpinlbn that- a . “Wetking Mother’s ” i -letter was very


DIVIDE AND conquer Sir,—Peihips you will.allcw an


It does not seem as Ilf jtour , j


' But she also queries;! AVould


relUptarice to see that .there ajre twoisldoEl to thercase.


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, is not itlie faplt I of coupcll-riouse. tenants! that jhauslng costs rose to'such|a'.,'peak thafc lt was rihF possible -, to build-them without subsidies.


:F'--: ! ' , ■ ’ '


infinitely prefer! a compact little terraced! i loiise, but where?' ’With them .it’s 'been,a! case of “Here'!' stand, Gm helping me, I can do no bthef


Many: of..the! tenants would


:£2 fto Clitheroe higher r


far, and would anyjcase to live house with'ite gardens,! surely: much to; remind are [subs dies add subsii^es. In some Labfaur borbughri in the jLom.on Coiinty Council the rents of


.'In the


still'enjw a suMdy. “■(Vorkng Mother” is brilte


mt than they do,


be unfair, equalised


rent shoild be Anyone


them into lirie , with borou^


hard hit the 'Natibnal A Different:


merits, arid , ther; an iricieri! added to


irii^ ither


heir of


would then be helpbd by Esistance Board,


Council to do the work which is better: done by [ijhat Board, j


al rents would cause the


glvep is no m|)re stigmatising than talmg subsidies from, -in many ca^s, pooler people.


To' reciiive asMtance willingly W.U.C.


is hb riend


lection of £19 showed wherp!the support was coming frerin- various branches of ' the ___ munist Party and the Elec rical Trades Union.’’


of the N.A.T.R. as reported! in Monday’s' “Quardiari." The Government, ,and! the'[Libour Party were ! alike i attacked d“d “it was significant that Ithe col­


TITR. JOE PYE, the. Du|isop Bridge gariiekeeper whose two terriers' died in a fox thole last! dog.;


now ■ has another


His nejw friend is Benjle, a fen-week-old ball of fluff, rapidly maklng| itself at home in the Pye household. ,


ful axiom. 'I t is unlikely| to reach this point In Clitheroe, l)ut nevertheless ithe real crux of the housing subsidies tends' tc [be­ come obscured in the'general


Divide and conquer is a subebss-


Maxi,, died in the fox hole on Hothersalll Estate, near Rlb- chester, kfter V,atn rescue at­ tempts; I Rescuers., tunnelled for several days before Judy, was!brought out dead.


Mr. Pye’s terners. 'Judy'and


late :to save .hef: life. fourid the Friday.


Judy vras reached just


body of Max'last Mr.


Pyei too ,


.diamo dressJ


New and second band


oigagfiMt, e ”■ 2 and,


teiuiir lings' t-lOiaiX600


IIDGE


JEWELLERS & DIAMOND MERCHANT, i


24,BLACKBURN. Tel. 7820. (ING Wil l ia m s tGe e t .


Agents for;! LongiPes, Baiune, Cyma, Trebex, Atcurlst, Avia and Rotary patches.


Special out of income payment i i SPEEWAY


GRAND 19^6 0 S A T .I i ls tp


EASTER H/!0 Sf e !oo® AL


°EF.mVAY EVi-fiV ■bars. H


PENINC H,7-0 LEY


L7-0


fc-jlauranUi Caf s. Parties sP SAT. /O


I


^ 22ct, gold aoa Platinum wedding'rin^. f In plainj


' aceted anj


arge selectioa \ I of 9ct, 18cL


l e carry.a W


fancy designs ranging from £M5to £20 .


who would 'thereby be


case of others whojpre- hava- chosen In


in a nice cotmcil, '! amenities.. I and i t , is ' not .too them that there


council houses are :’rom £3. ’Therefore, many


; It' was [the duty of any govern­ ment to' house its people,.and!It'i


Teacher going to Norway


^ Lancashire County Youth, Orchestra sailing for Norway next moiith will be Mlsa


(YNE of the members' of the


Elearar Rt)skeU.‘a member ofl the :;eaching staff a t Whiten acre [Camn School, Whalley,'


terested In music lor as long as li can' .remember”—plays the double: bass. She will be orie o f '17 young people from East'j Laricashlre towns, who Will ibe amorig the 80-odd members of th[e orchestra


Miss Roskell—‘Tve been In­


cert # Bergen and a broad­ cast ^'rom the| Bergen studios of the NoTOeglart Broadcast- *lng Corporation will;be fol­


tenan s could pay a rind'


right. Dflerential rents ■would ..The! .according .to


rents shoul,i. be


lowed by 'a visit to: Grelg’s home.,


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, The party, vihose ages range from 112 to 25, wlU give con-^


! Ithe Rest ofi ithe League at Read (Conservative Club


. 'Whalley won'the wards the 'ladies Club served' a poTa


of the, o-pie sUpperi


Rest of League I Eervatlve Snooker League, played


i^HALLE'Y, chanlpions of the! Accrmgtoniand District Con-1


On Tuesday. game. After-1


gratulated ■Whalley on, itheri achievement.


REST OF LK Y V.


WHALLE AGUE


09 H. Holden ' 52 G, Morris j 32 S, [Marsh ' 63 J. Balshaw[ 41 L. Crook . . . . 47 B. Scott .1 A, 77 W. Waddicrir 56 J. Hall ., 220 handicap


597 Eld:


., J; Riley A.| Clark Goodway J. Clarke D Allen handicap •


A, Taylor' imondren


Plinston 460 Table IFOR HIM


FOR HER F■ i ■ I; ■ORj


lE r E ^ l tY .


LANCS. qOMBINAriON. DIV. 2 . : I .P.jW.;). L.-F. A.P


iWlgari!Res. Droylsden' B’cough Rs. Crompton’s Bkel’sdale,! ILytham : .


Clitheroe!..


Leyl’d Mot. Ch’ley Res. Rolls-Royce Nelson Res. Gt.' Har’d Earlestown,


29 18 26,18 26 19 26 17 25' 15


,26! 15 2614 M 9 28 9


Prescot d. Padiham !.. Darwen Res. St. Annes .. LomiaXi ....


27; 2l|,


6 5 92 3! 4 4 90 K 1 6 71 3; 5 4 83 4! 7 3 72 4E 5 6 64 36 3 9 66 51 5 13 52 65 4 15 50 63 3 15 65 89 3 13 59 65 6 15 57 59 4 15 49 64 4 13 43 61 4 17 54 89 6 14 29 60 4 17 43 82 2 14 36 70


jthe evening! and Mr, W. Tomliri eon, chafrman 6f the league, con­


The cup was on shlw duririgi


newvm sblLTR^TMENI


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