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March 29, 1974 • Page Image 1

…News writers, advertisers and readers of The Jewish News are asked to note this number which becomes effective on March 31. Our New Telephone Number 424 8833 THE JEWISH NEWS Orde Wingate Anniversary: Tribute to Distinguished - Christian Zionist A Weekly Review Commentary Page 2 tx 4 of Jewish Events z 17515 W. 9 Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 356-8400 Bank Vaults': Admonition to Arab Billionaires Editorial Page 4 Michigan'...…

March 22, 1974 • Page Image 1

…Security Problem Forces WJCongress Out of The Hague NEW YORK (JTA)—A World Jewish Congress assembly scheduled for next month at The Hague has been canceled because of possible security problims for Dutch government. Dr. Nahum Goldmann, president of the WJCongress, declined comment on --- reports that the Dutch government had requested the cancellation. He did say that the expected 500 delegates from 65 countries scheduled to attend the sessio...…

March 15, 1974 • Page Image 1

…I!! Fred tvi. Butzel s Unique Memoirs History of an Era Reflected in Life Stephen S. Wise Recollections on Great Leader's 100th Birthday Purely Comentary, Page Seven Jews HE JEWISH NEWS on Roster of 1974 Baseball Players A Weekly Review Special Feature on Page 26 Vol. LXV. No. 1 o of Jewish Events Editorial Page 4 Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper "IiiWa• 17515 W. 9 Mile, Suite 865 Southfield, Mich. 48075 356-8400 , Is...…

March 08, 1974 • Page Image 1

…Editorial Every Link Counts . . . Every Person Missing Must Join the Ranks . . 10,000 to Be Enrolled in Emergency Tasks Are Vital to Israel Security Do Newspapers Need Guidelines to Assure Truthful Handling of News About Middle East? Page 4 Editorial Vol. LXIV, No. 26 Some 10,000 members of the Greater Detroit Jewish communities are yet to be enrolled in the 1974 Allied Jewish Compaign-Israel Emergency Fund . . . Record-breaking results w...…

March 01, 1974 • Page Image 1

…Nachman Reports on Egyptians' Questions on His Zionism, UJA Allan Nachman TEL AVIV (JTA)—The 26 members of the United Jewish Appeal Young Leadership Cabinet returned safely Tuesday night. They were in good spirits after 10 hours' captivity in Egypt. Allan Nachman of Detroit remarked that it had been "a queer trip." Dr. Warren Sachs of Norfolk, Va., said the Egyption soldiers who captured them in Western Sinai seemed embarrassed and didn't kn...…

February 22, 1974 • Page Image 1

…I Genocide Convention Not Farcical in Spite of Sam Ervin's Tale-Bearing THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Commentary Page 2 Vol. LXIV, No. 24 [74 of Jewish Events Editorial Page 4 Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper NOWI'' 17515 W. 9 Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 356-8400 Dutiful Community Faces Tasks Involving Philanthropy, Investments, Tourism $10.00 Per Year; This Issue 30c February 22, 1974 Israel Minority Govern...…

February 15, 1974 • Page Image 1

…Diplomacy and Prophecy: Jewry vis-a-vis Israel THE JEWISH NEWS Bicentennial Planning A Weekly Review l Editorials Page 4 J of Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper Vol. LXIV, No. 23 4111P0 17515 W. 9 Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 356-8400 $10.00 Per Year; This Issue 30c Nazi Heritage Keeps Hitlerism Alive in Many Hearts Commentary Page 2 February 15, 1974 mer ency Fund Reaches $21,126,584 • 7 •:,...…

February 08, 1974 • Page Image 1

…pip r It's a Match. ZOA, Zionist Federation Together Again (JTA)—The long and frequently acrimonious dispute between the American Zionist Federation and the Zionist Organization of America has at last been amicably settled. Rabbi Israel Miller, chairman of the AZF, and Jacques Torczyner, chairman of the administrative board of the ZOA, toasted the new accord here Sunday over Israeli brandy as Mrs. Charlotte Jacobson, chairman of the World Z...…

February 01, 1974 • Page Image 1

…Emergency Drive Geared for Speedy Action at Rally Feb. 10 Paul Zuckerman, general chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, will speak at a special report meeting for workers on the 1974 Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emer- gency Fund 10 a.m. Feb. 10 at Cong. Shaarey Zedek. Emergency Uninterrupted: Jewry's Duty * Ballots Above Bullets Zuckerman, who is in Israel for meet- ings of the Jewish Agency and discussions with government officials, is ...…

January 25, 1974 • Page Image 1

…A Reminder to Gromyko: An Historic Document: Recalling Russian diplomat's powerful ap- peal at the United Nations for justice to Jewry in the re-establishment of the Jewish State. Congressional Affirmation of Zionist Lib- ertarianism . . . The 1942 Declaration: 'The Common Purpose of Civilized Mankind: A Traditional American Policy Confirmed' —Editorial, Page 4 The Road to Peace: Why Not Also Disengage Animosities? —Commentary, Page 2 ...…

January 18, 1974 • Page Image 1

…Affectionate Henry: Kissed by Egyptians but Not by Abba Eban TEL AVIV JTA) — Israelis tend to hide their emotions in public while Arabs are prone to display their feelings. And thereby hangs a tale. U. S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger told Israeli leaders that Arabs are smoochier than Israelis when they greet foreign diplomats, or, 2t least, Kissinger. Kissinger, who was in good spirits during a reception given in his honor by Defense...…

January 11, 1974 • Page Image 1

…Introducing: Israeli Women's Champ Shulamit Aloni A major surprise in the Israeli election was the triumph of a new party, the Civil Rights List, which was organized by Shulamit Aloni in defiance of the Labor Party with which she was previously associated. She had been a member of the Labor Alignment in the Knesset, in the 1965 list, and was dropped in 1969 because of her critical role of her party's attitudes. In a last-minute decision to ru...…

January 04, 1974 • Page Image 1

…Herut-Likud leader Menahem Be- gin, extreme right, emerged as a for- midable opposition leader in the next Knesset with the gains his party regis- tered in Monday's election. Teddy Kollek, left, will be reorga- nizing the Jerusalem municipality as its third-term mayor, although he suffered losses in the balloting. Joseph Almogi, right, won overwhelmingly as the re-elected Labor mayor of Haifa. Historic Buber Defense of Israel's Right to L...…

December 28, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Kissinger Tactic: Arabic Saying for the Arabs, Hebraic Proverb for the Israelis In his opening statement to the assembled delegates at the Geneva conference last Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger resorted to Arabic and Hebraic lore. In Arabic, he said "Eli fat mat," which means "The past is dead." Then, in English, he 'quoted Hillel: "If I am not for myself, who is for me? But if I am for myself alone, what am I?" Hopes for ...…

December 21, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Official Sources Fear Murder of Israeli POWs by Syria WASHINGTON (JTA)—The State Department said Wednesday that it has received reports that the Syrians murdered all Israeli prisoners but could not confirm this. Department spokesman Paul Hare said he was not referring to any specific report when he was asked if he was discussing statements attributed to Pentagon sources. He said he was speaking only in the "general sense." Other State Departm...…

December 14, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Vanik-Mills Amendment Is Adopted Overwhelmingly; USSR Emigration Freedom Demanded by Congressmen House Adopts *2.2 Billion Israel Arms Aid Measure Story on Page 5 Story on Page 5 Hanuka's 1973 Message . . Its Challenges in an Age of Tensions THE JEWISH NEWS Editorial Page 4 Commentary Page 2 Vol. LXIV. No. 14 Hanuka Greetings to Jewish Communities of Jewish Events A Weekly Review Everywhere Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspa...…

December 07, 1973 • Page Image 1

…rael Emergency Women's Phonogift Set for Dec. 9-16 Anxiety, Gloom, Blackmail in Atmosphere of Immorality Eight thousand metropolitan Detroit women will be called Dec. 9-16 by volunteers working on the Phonogift drive for the 1974 Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund. Mrs. Ralph Pierce, Phonogift chairman, states: "We've started so much earlier than usual because of the great need for funds caused by the Mideast situation." The 700 a...…

November 30, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Hebrew U. President Speaks at Emergency Rally Monday Avraham Harman, president of the Hebrew University in Jeru- salem and Israel's former ambassador to the United States, will be the guest speaker at an emergency meeting of the Allied Jewish Cam- paign-Israel Emergency Fund, 7:45 p.m. Monday at Cong. Beth Achim, the 1974 campaign co-chairmen, William Davidson and Lewis S. Gross- man, announced. Harman came to the post of ambassador after a ...…

November 23, 1973 • Page Image 1

…David Beni-Gurion's Condition _Remains Serious. TEL AVIV (JTA)—On Wednesday (as this issue of The Jewish News was going to press) it was reported that the next 24 hours hemmorhage the first will determine whether David Ben-Gurion is out of danger. In the opinion of physicians, in such cases of a cerebral five days are critical. Only after that time is it possible to judge the patient's condition. In spite of more improvements detected Tuesday...…

November 16, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Exhibit Reveals James Madison Had Interest in Jewish History WALTHAM, Mass.—The 1820 dedication of a Hebrew synagogue in Savannah, Ga., prompted James Madison, three years retired from the Presi- dency, to write, "The history of the Jews must be forever interesting. The modern part of it is at the same time so little generally known, that every ray of light on the subject has its value.' Now, 150 years later, the American Jewish Historical So...…

November 09, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Israel has accepted a five-point peace plan worked out with Egypt through U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, it was learned Thursday as The Jewish News went to press. The first item called for a prisoner exchange. BULLETIN: LIFE GOES ON! Community Stays Strong Despite Re-Emerging Crises Editorial Page 4 'of. LXIV. No. 9 ' Challenge to Defamers of Justice to Jewry . . . Bonn's Gant .. . Red Cross Failure to Give Due Recognition to Ma...…

November 02, 1973 • Page Image 1

…:11111111011111111111101111111111011111111101111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111011111111111111101111111111111111111111111111111110111111111011111111111111111111111011111111111111111110111111111101111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110111111111111110111111011111111111110111110111011111111111101111111111111111101111111111111"-: 1 9 I 7 1 C MPAIGN Oil and Blood: Guilt Where it Belongs! STARTS MUCH SOONER ! War's en...…

October 26, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Editorial: Battle for Life Never Ends A cease fire may have ended the war. It does not terminate world Jewry's responsibil- ities. Thousands of casualties cry out for human tasks in a new era of reconstruction. Israel's survival was never in doubt, but the damage to life, the security of the embattled nation's existence, make unprecedented demands upon world Jewry never to end the philanthropic practical efforts to give our kinsmen strength t...…

October 19, 1973 • Page Image 1

…imirwirre .r ••=•••• ■■ •••••=••••• •■ ••••• ■ ** ••• • ..... - - Tensions Mount .. , U.S. to the Rescue . . 3,000,000 Israelis--Christians and Muslims as Well as Jews — Threatened by 100,000,000 Arabs Under Russian Supervision Sadat Gears for Attacks on Israel's Cities Israelis Resolute in Will to Live as 111K C17 "The unity of man is to the Jew an article of faith." —Edmond Fleg in "Why I Am a Jew." . . .. .... . ..... . Ly...…

October 12, 1973 • Page Image 1

…rtO rI rt tiL? jig For the sake of Zion I will not be silent, For the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still, Till her victory emerge resplendent And her triumph like a flaming torch. The People Israel Lives 13.7p5 n1 ROZ4.; K5 P5C1177 Wr) L71 rt-74 17-13t —Isaiah 62:1. The WHY THE JEWISH NEWS 1:4 of the Battle: Israel's Will to Live A Weekly Review Commentary Page 2 Vol. LXIV. No. 5 of Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewi...…

October 05, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Terrorism and Capitulation: Shock for All Diplomats in Vienna By PETER FRIEDLINGER JTA Vienna Correspondent VIENNA —Austria's Jewish-born Chan- cellor Bruno Kreisky's decision after mid- night Saturday to close down the transit center at Schoenau Castle near Vienna took everyone by surprise—not only Austrian of- - May You Be Inscribed in the Book of Life for a "The Austrian government's decision ficials, but also Arab diplomats and Isra...…

September 28, 1973 • Page Image 1

…A Happy ornalisi&iiv V V A Weekly C'eview easia.Ptak, of Jewish Events New Year to Detroit, Michigan, Border Cities and World Jewish Communities Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper '41P1 * 17515 W. 9 Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 356-8400 $8.00 Per Year; This Issue 25c Vol. LXIV. No. 3 7Af 114 01 4110 ; 1 11t 10,1 1 urfai Our 149 happy year be f ir Torus Illustration from "Avinu Malkenu —Our Father Our King" by Sau...…

September 21, 1973 • Page Image 1

…111111.1111.111.111.11 Ground breaking for the new Jewish Community t,,enLei, on we IGU - cILL C ziLc at, Sunday. An invitation has been extended for the entire community's participation. Township, will take place at 1:30 p.m. Max M. Fisher will be the featured speaker at Sunday's ceremonies. When completed in the summer of 1975, the new Jewish Center, designed by the architectural firm of Louis Red- stone Associates, will serve all of Metropo...…

September 14, 1973 • Page Image 1

…$300,000 Prentis Family Gift Provides for Comprehensive School in Israel A $300,000 gift for the establishment of a compre- hensive high school in Nesher, near Haifa, was announced this week by Anna S. (Mrs. Myer L.) Prentis and the Prentis family. The Prentis contribution provides for major educa- tional needs in Israel supervised by the Israel Education Fund of the United Jewish Appeal. The Prentis family gift for a high school for grades ...…

September 07, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Harman Strongest Candidate for Jewish Agency Chairmanship JERUSALEM (JTA)—The election of a successor to the late Louis A. Pincus as chairman of the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization Executive may not be postponed until after Israel's general elections on Oct. 29. Labor Party leaders appear anxious to advance the Jewish Agency and WZO elections. and the strongest candidate is believed to be Avraham Harman, president of the Hebrew U...…

August 31, 1973 • Page Image 1

…• • Kissinger Defines Heritage Relating to His Appointment Dr. Henry Kissinger's appointment as secretary of state elicted comments re- lating to his Jewishness. Arabs cried out: "He is a Jew and a Zionist." Kissinger defined his heritage, vis-a-vis his new government role, at his press conference, as follows: The President has repeatedly stated that the Middle East is an important area, and perhaps the most dangerous area, and I will pur...…

August 24, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Detroit Jewry to Honor Pioneers of Bar-Ilan U. Ben-Gurion's 'Talks With Arabs,' New Edition of 'Israel Geography' THE JEWISH NEWS 4 Reading: Her Role in Zionism and Jewish Loyalties A Weekly Review Commentary Page 2 Story on Page 35 Reviews on Pages 4, 48 Story on Page 15 Marchioness of Detroit Service Group Holds Election Sept. 5 [2 Diplomats, Pilots, Haters, Lovers, Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust, Obstruction of Jewish Eve...…

August 17, 1973 • Page Image 1

…America's Oil Interests: SublimissulAintimisruel Thrusts Analysis of `energy crisis" exaggerations by 'Jewish Radicalism' as Positive Force • Indifference Toward Holocaust Victims Exposed Book Reviews on Page 48 "ol. LXIII. No, 23 Murray Zuckoff, JTA News Editor, on Page 2 THE JEWISH NEWS 114g vieekly Review t of Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper Per Year; This Issue 25c uogiZli° 17515 W. 9 Mile, Suite 865, S...…

August 10, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Banks Divided Over Mixed Marriages Norwegian-Israel Crisis Continues —Page 5 —Page 43 Background of Anti- Israel Position in Dorothy Thompson Biography Vol. LXI II. No. 22 —Page 18 THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Commentary Page 2 - Terrorism Embraces International Spheres of Jewish Events Theological Aspects and Non-Jews' Role in Intermarriages Editorial Page 4 Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper olie'" 17515 W. 9 Mile, S...…

August 03, 1973 • Page Image 1

…p Hebron Mayor Proposes ME Solution: 'Palestinian State JERUSALEM (JTA)—The only possible solution to the Palestinian problem is the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, Hebron Mayor Sheikh Mohammed AU Jaabari stated in an interview published Sunday in the Arab daily "El Anba." Jaabari said a Palestinian state will be a bridge of friendship between the Arab countries and Israel. Palestine and Jordan ar...…

July 27, 1973 • Page Image 1

…EDITORIAL Unless UN Acts to Prevent Terrorism, Mankind Sinks Into International Gutter In the light of what had occurred on July 19 in Athens and from July 20 through July 23 at Dubai, the Persian Gulf sheikhdom, it is shocking to believe that at the United Nations there is dilly-dallying over the serious matter involving terrorists who keep endangering the lives of innocent people in embassies, at airports, almost at any point where diploma...…

July 20, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Arab-Jewish Welcomes Anticipated for Waldheim Middle East Visit; Egypt's Interest in a Palestinian State Denied by Spokesman PARIS (JTA) — Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammed Hassan el Zayyat declared here Monday that Egypt "welcomes" the coming visit of UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim to the Middle East. At the same time, he denied that Egypt had suggested the creation of a Palestinian state. Plea to Senate: Adopt Genocide Convent...…

July 13, 1973 • Page Image 1

…`Moral Victory in Lost Suit Over Dictionary's Abuse of the Term 'Jew' An Urgent Plea For Retention of Memory of the Holocaust Commentary . Page 2 LONDON (JTA) — The four-year-old legal fight by a Manchester 'businessman to have the Oxford English Dictionary drop what he considered derogatory definitions of the word "Jew" has been lost. But a moral victory was won when Robert Burchfield, editor of the dictionary, said the 1975 supplement wou...…

July 06, 1973 • Page Image 1

…36 U.S. Senators' Marking 25th Year: Speaking Missions For Jewish Causes Abba Eban and Recorded Voices of Noted Israelis Prejudicial Trends: Jewish Encounters With Anti-Semitic Philosophies Series of Special Feature Articles on Page 48 Generosity and Growing Activism Truth and Courage in USSR Issues THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Editorials Page 4 Vol. LXIII. No. 17 of Jewish Events Contradicti on s Anent Arab Accusal i ons Fac...…

June 29, 1973 • Page Image 1

…CCAR Resolution 'Strongly Disapproves of Rabbis Officiating at Mixed Marriages U. S. Supreme Court Strikes Down State Aid to Nonpublic Schools The Central Conference of American 'Rabbis, meeting in convention, approved a resolution which "strongly disapproves" of member rabbis of- ficiating at mixed marriages. But each rabbi will be expected to follow the dictates of conscience, as there are no sanctions. Story Page 12. The highest court in...…

June 22, 1973 • Page Image 1

…r L ""4111•11111.11111,11.1111111minipinnipiiiiinionommanwiniir JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Supreme Court issued an order against Defense Minister •Moshe Dayan, giving him 30 days to show cause why he should not evacuate a building which a Hebron resident claims belongs to him and which, he says, was illegally taken over by the military governor of Judea and Samaria. leased by the The appellant, Hassan Abu Zeina, said in his petition that he is trus...…

June 15, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Russian Jewish Returnees From Israel to USSR: Only 365 Out of Total of 58,966 1 A New Editor on WSU Campus 14 New Spirit for Our Cultural TEL AVIV (JTA) — A total of 57,000 Jews arrived in Israel from Russia between January 1971 and May 1973, and another 1,966 Jews left the Soviet Union in the same period and opted to go to countries other than Israel, Louis Pincus, chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive told a meeting of Israeli editor...…

June 08, 1973 • Page Image 1

…E D I T 0 R I A L A Word to Brezhnev: Silence Is Not for Free Men! New Dangers in Spreading Anti-Semitism Jewry and Bicentennial . Leonid Brezhnev is coming here for imnortant negotiations with our government. There are mounting hopes that out of the meetings with President Nixon and his staffs at the State Department and the White House there will emerge a continuing rela- tionship between Russia and the United States. These meetings, ho...…

June 01, 1973 • Page Image 1

…New Jewish Community Center Construction Approved by Federation; Cost Estimated at About $9,500,000 Plan Use of Maple-Drake Land for Other Communal Agencies The board of governors of the Jewish Welfare Federation voted Tuesday evening to approve plans and authorize the building of a new Jewish Community Center in the Maple-Drake Rd. area of West Bloomfield Township. The new main Jewish Center building will be located on part of a site of app...…

May 25, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Food Stamp Program in Yiddish to Aid Jewish Poor NEW YORK (JTA) — Thousands of poor Jews who have not understood how- to qualify and apply for food stamps can now read about the food stamp program in Yiddish, due to the combined efforts of the American Jewish Committee, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Columbia University's Committee for the Implementa- tion of the Standardized Yiddish Orthography. The Department of Agriculture is about...…

May 18, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Welcome to Detroit American Jewish Historians Detroit Jewry heartily welcomes the delegates of the American Jewish Historical Society to the 81st Annual Convention commencing today. THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review f Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper VOL. LXI I I, NO. 1C 17515 W. 9 Mile Rd., Southfield, Mich. May 18, 1973 Kissinger-Brezhnev Meeting Arouses Succor Hopes While USSR Jews' Arrests Continue Noted Jewis...…

May 11, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Intermarriage ...Conversions ......Loyalties Abba Eban's Description of First Zionists in History as Expressed in Psalm 137 THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Commentary Page 2 Vol. LX111. No. 9 Basic problems involving mixed marriages viewed in symposium on attitudes on leadership . . . composite views in Orthodox, Conservative and Reform ranks . . . Participation of Rabbis Hayim Donin, Moses Lehrman and Milton Rosenbaum, in initiated expr...…

May 04, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Detroi Jewry Salute tQ THE EWISH N EWS tx 4 A Weekly Review of Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper Vol. LXIII. No. 8 17515 W. 9 Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 356-8400 And they shall build houses and inhabit them. ***** Isaiah 65:21 ****q§***** ******** D1'1 ° T *********** 21 ,`i"d IMITILI 1 T $8.00 Per Year; This Issue 25' May 4, 1973 Greater Detroit Jewry Salutes ISRAEL During This Historic We...…

April 27, 1973 • Page Image 1

…Secretary Rogers Says U. S. Strives to Maintain 'Fragile Cease Fire' for Progress Toward Permanent Solution Sec. of State Rogers Few Remaining Crucial Campaign Days Israel's Status: Social Needs Amid Progress Editorials Page 4 ol. LXIII. No. 7 NEW YOhK (JTA)—Secretary of State William P. Rogers told 1,000 journalists and guests at the annual Overseas Press Club awards dinner. Monday, that the U. S. immediate objective is to "strive to ma...…

April 20, 1973 • Page Image 1

…The Score Is High! Allied Jewish Campaign Now at $12,063,211 Mark From 17,242 Contributors Factors for Concern in Poverty War Israel's 25th Year: Basis for Programing The challenge is even greater than the reality . . . With 8,000 more prospective donors yet to be accounted for, the campaign must raise an additional $2,000,000 to oversubscribe last year's total gifts . The campaign closes officially on May 9 . . . During the coming three we...…

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