World War II
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DiMaggio hitting streak hits #49...
Item #664827
July 11, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1941
* Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak reaches 49
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* Best title to be had ?
The sport's section (page 20) has headings: "Yanks Triumph" "DiMaggio Runs Streak to 49 Games As Yanks Halt Browns at Night, 1-0" and more with box scores.
(see) First report coverage on Joe DiMaggio's famous hitting streak... See More
1945 Pappy Boyington & His "Black Sheep" squadron...
Item #717557
September 13, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 13, 1945
* Pappy Boyington's welcome home
* United States Marine Corps fighter ace
* "Black Sheep" squadron (VMFA-215)
* World War II Medal of Honor recipient
The top of page 5 has a three column photo with heading: "Pappy" Boyington Reunited With The Old Gang" Also a one column heading: "Boyington, Air Ace Of Marines, Is H... See More
1942 Japenese attack on California coast...
Item #676995
February 24, 1942
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Feb. 24, 1942
* Attack on California coast
* Ellwood oil field shelling
* Japanese submarine I-17
The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Army and Navy Planes Hunt Jap Sub Off Pacific Coast" with subhead. (see) This brief yet very historic shelling only caused minor damage to the oil field—a pump house and a single oil derrick w... See More
1945 Firebombing of Osaka, Japan...
Item #701182
March 14, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1945
* Firebombing raid on Osaka, Japan
* United States Air Force B-29 bombers
* Crossing the Rhine at Remagen, Germany
The front page has a banner headline: "NEW B-29 BLOW FIRES 4 SQUARE MILES OF OSAKA" with subheads. (see images)
Also: "AMERICANS 2 MILES FROM RUHR SUPERHIGHWAY AS THEY EXPAND BRIDGEHEAD UNDER AIR COVER" with subheads and ... See More
Actor Leslie Howard killed in 1943....
Item #626778
June 03, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 3, 1943.
* Actor Leslie Howard killed in airplane crash
* 'Gone with the Wind' movie fame (Ashley Wilkes)
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS HIT AIRLINER; LESLIE HOWARD PUT AMONG 17 MISSING" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 4 with photo. Always nice to have notable events in history
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* Actor Leslie Howard killed in airplane crash
* 'Gone with the Wind' movie fame (Ashley Wilkes)
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS HIT AIRLINER; LESLIE HOWARD PUT AMONG 17 MISSING" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 4 with photo. Always nice to have notable events in history
1943 Lampedusa Island captured...
Item #687050
June 13, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1943
* Lampedua Island captured
* Pantelleria Island
* Operation Corkscrew
* Italian Campaign - Italy
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LAMPEDUSA FALLS SWIFTLY TO AIR-SEA ATTACK; 10,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED ON PANTELLERIA" with subheads. (see)
Complete 1st section only with all 48 pages, rag edition in very nice condit... See More
Assassination attempt upon Adolf Hitler...
Item #697243
November 11, 1939
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 11, 1939
* Adolf Hitler assassination attempt
* Hunt for the suspects - pre Valkyrie
* Resistance fighter Georg Elser
The front page has one column headings: "NAZIS ARE BAFFLED BY MUNICH BLAST" "Unable to Find Perpetrator, but Assert Bomb That Hitler Escaped Had Foreign Origin". Reporting continues on page 2. This was the work of res... See More
Japanese war crimes made public in 1942...
Item #711914
July 25, 1942
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 25, 1942
* Early Japanese war crimes exposed
* Empire of Japan atrocities made public
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "STORY OF YANKS HELD BY JAPS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More
Winter War in 1939... Soviets invade Finland...
Item #709738
December 21, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 21, 1939
* Battle of Suomussalmi
* Winter War - Finland
* Soviet Union - Soviets
* World War II - Finns
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BATTLE IN ARCTIC; 22 BELOW" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.
wikipedia notes: The Battle o... See More
1944 Battle of Kwajalein Atoll....
Item #691508
February 03, 1944
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., February 3, 1944
* Battle of Kwajalein Atoll
* World War II Pacific Campaign vs. Japan
* United States Marine Corps (USMC)
* Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
The front page has a four column headline: "U.S. FORCES CAPTURE MAIN AIRFIELD, SEIZE TWO MORE ISLETS IN MARSHALLS AREA" with subheads and 2 photos of the commanding Generals. (see)
Comple... See More
1945 super atomic bomb development announcement...
Item #715839
September 25, 1945
THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 25, 1945
* New super atomic bomb developed
* Post Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings
* Leslie C. Arends' warning announcement
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "NEW ATOMIC BOMB BARED" with subhead. (see images) See below for information.
Complete with 18 pages, nice condition.
Note: On September 24, 1945, U.S. Representative Leslie ... See More
1942 Cleo Wright lynching... Sikeston, Missouri....
Item #685140
January 26, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 26, 1942
* Lynching of Cleo Wright - Negro
* Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri
Page 17 has a one column heading: "NEGRO IS LYNCHED BY MISSOURI CROWD" with subhead. (see)
Other news of the day throughout including much on World War II. Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Rag edition in great condition.... See More
MacArthur lands in Japan....
Item #685427
August 31, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1945
* United States Marines land on Japan
* General Douglas MacArthur takes control
* World War II American Occupation begins
The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "M'ARTHUR OPENS HEADQUARTERS IN YOKOHAMA; FINDS JAPANESE ACTING IN FULL 'GOOD FAITH'; FREED PRISONERS CHARGE BRUTALITY BY FOE" with many subheads and related ... See More
1943 Battle of Rennell Island...
Item #714060
February 03, 1943
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, Feb. 3, 1943
* Battle of Rennell Island - Solomons
* Last major naval engagement
* During the Guadalcanal Campaign
* World War II - WWII Pacific theater
The front page has a nice banner headline: "PACIFIC BATTLE RAGES; U.S., JAP SHIPS SUNK" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, small b... See More
1948 Einsatzgruppen trial... SS officers sentenced...
Item #708937
April 09, 1945
THE DETROIT NEWS, April 9, 1945
* Einsatzgruppen trial ends with sentences
* Nazis - SS Officers - death sentences
* Jewish Holocaust - extermination of Jews
* SS mobile death squads - war crimes
Page 37 has a six column heading: "20 Nazis Found Guilty in Slaying of Million" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, rag edition, minor spine wear, very nice condition.
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American & Russian armies meet in Germany...
Item #701906
April 27, 1945
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 27, 1945
* United States Army join Russian troops in Germany
* Historic meeting - World War II
A banner headline announces: "TRUMAN REPORTS ALLIED JUNCTURE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More
1942 Invasion of Salamaua-Lae...
Item #686615
March 19, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1942
* Invasion of Salamaua-Law
* Territory of New Guinea
* Imperial Japanese Navy
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "23 JAPANESE SHIPS BLASTED BY ALLIED FLIERS; TOLL OFF NEW GUINEA INCLUDES 12 WARSHIPS" with subheads and related map. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete ... See More
World War II begins... Poland invasion...
Item #713077
September 27, 1939
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, September 27, 1939.
* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw surrenders
* World War II WWII beginning
* German invasion of Poland
The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "3000 DIE IN WARSAW 'INFERNO'" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, gene... See More
Liberation of Warsaw, Poland by the Russians...
Item #702687
January 17, 1945
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., January 17, 1945
* Liberation of Warsaw Poland by the Russians
The front page has a banner headline: "WARSAW LIBERATED BY REDS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally very nice.
"Alien Order" beginning internment of Japanese during World War II...
Item #716361
February 19, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 19, 1942
* Internment of Japanese Americans
* FDR's Executive Order 9066 (eve)
* Alien control order
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a two column heading: "Congressmen Demand All American-Born Japs Be Moved From Coastal Areas" with lead-in: "Enemy Aliens" and subhead. (see images) FDR would sign order # 9066 on this d... See More
Battle of Kasserine Pass... Tunisia Campaign...
Item #692090
February 25, 1943
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 25, 1943
* Battle of Kasserine Pass - Tunisia Campaign - Africa
* 1st major battle between American & German forces
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HOW WE BEAT ROMMEL" with lead-in: "What Did It?---The Courage Of American Boys" and subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the Battle of Kasserine Pass duri... See More
Bill Newton's beheading made public...
Item #700013
September 10, 1945
THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 10, 1945
* Australian pilot Bill Newton beheading
* Made public for the first time
* Japanese atrocities - cannibalism & more
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "AUSTRALIA REPORTS JAP HORROR" with subhead. (see images) Coverage of Japanese atrocities committed on American and Australian soldiers including a report of a Australian pilot being ... See More
1945 Buchenwald concentration camp revealed...
Item #697757
April 23, 1945
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., April 23, 1945
* Buchenwald concentration extermination camp
* Atrocities and inhuman conditions announced
The front page has a two column heading: "Stories Of Atrocities Will Be Given Public Following Inspection" with subhead. (see images)
Much other World War II reporting. Complete with 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margin... See More
Landing in 1943 Italy...
Item #711962
September 03, 1943
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, September 3, 1943
* Operation Avalanche
* Allies invade Italy
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALLIES LAND IN SOUTH ITALY" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, a few small pen notations including one on the front ... See More
Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers" in 1942...
Item #716533
May 14, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1942
* Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers"
* First American Volunteer Group (AVG)
* Republic of China Air Force vs. Japan
* Shark faced Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft
Page 3 has a one column heading: "2 A. V. G. Fliers Aided In Defending Yunnan" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI not... See More
Tokyo Japan occupied by U.S. in 1945......
Item #712616
September 08, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1945
* Douglas MacArthur enters Tokyo Japan
* American flag (old glory) raised over city
* Japanese atrocities - Palawan Massacre
The top of the front page has a great banner headline: "M'ARTHUR SETS UP POWER IN TOKYO; SEES FLAG RAISED OVER U.S. EMBASSY; FOE THREATENED TO KILL WAINWRIGHT" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
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1942 Invasion of France... WWII...
Item #715690
August 20, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 20, 1942
* Dieppe Raid - Invasion of France
* Allied amphibious attack - tanks
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. ALLIED TROOPS, TANKS RAID DIEPPE 9 HOURS; MORE THAN 1,000 PLANES AID IN LAND ACTION; 182 NAZI CRAFT, 95 BRITISH HIT; KRASNODAR LOST" with various subheads and related photo. Nice for display. More on... See More
The Blitz of 1940 begins over London...
Item #703737
September 07, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1940
* The Blitz (1st Phase) BEGINS
* Germany bombs London England
* World War II - WWII campaign
The top of the front page has four column headline: "GERMAN PLANES RAID LONDON ALL DAY..." with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the very beginning of The Blitz.
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in great condition.
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1945 USS St. Lo... 1st Japanese kamikaze attacks....
Item #698247
December 01, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 1, 1944
* USS St. Lo - Casablanca-class escort carrier
* Leyte Gulf, Phillipines - Kamikazes attack
Page 3 has a somewhat discrete one column heading: "Navy Names 4 Ships Damaged Off Leyte" Although brief, this is the 1st report on the loss of the escort carrier USS St. Lo. She was the first major warship to sink as the result of a kamikaze attack. Rep... See More
Landing in Solomons...
Item #546008
September 08, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated September 8, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Japs Again Land in Solomons" "Nazis Rip Into Center of Russian Line Before Stalingrad" "FDR Will Lick Inflation With or Without Congress". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue and is in nice condition; see photo for additional detai... See More
Murder, Inc. case... informant Abe Reles...
Item #698862
March 18, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1940
* Murder, Inc. crime syndicate
* Actor Irving "Gangi" Cohen
* Jewish mobster Abe Reles as informant
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TRIGGER MEN BARE 'CONTRACT' MURDERS FOR BIG RACKETEERS" with subheads. (see images) Nice to have in this World famous publication.
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great... See More
"NAZIS DESTROYED IN FRENCH ATTACK" - WAR EXTRA! 9 A.M. Final...
Item #679987
June 12, 1940
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, June 12, 1940 (9 A.M. Final Edition)
* Great WWII reporting!
* War Extra
The top of the front page has: "WAR EXTRA", followed by the dramatic 2-line, full-banner headline: "NAZIS DESTROYED IN FRENCH ATTACK". Additional headlines include: "BRITISH SMASH ITALY BASIS" and "Rain Aids Defense of Paris; Fascist Bombs Hit Geneva.&... See More
Nazis attack the Athenia... World War II begins...
Item #701868
September 05, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 5, 1939
* SS Athenia, 1st British ship sunk by Germany
* World War II at the beginning - WWII
* Britain and France entering the war
The front page has a banner heading: "ATHENIA REPORTED SHELLED" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, gene... See More
1945 capture of German U-boat U-858...
Item #716397
May 15, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1945
* First German U-boat capture post surrender
* U-858 off New Jersey coast - U.S. Navy
The front page has a four column photo with heading: "Prowling Ended: German Submarine Surrenders To Our Navy" Also a one column heading: "1ST U-BOAT YIELDS TO US OFF JERSEY" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues inside w... See More
Jewish homeland in Palestine?....
Item #694990
April 25, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1943
* Jewish rescue in Palestine?
* Extermination of Jews in Europe
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "PALESTINE CALLED MAIN HOPE OF JEWS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the use of Palestine to save the Jewish population from extermination under Hitler's control in Nazi Germany.
Complete 1st section only with all 38 pages, light ton... See More
Little Falls, NY train disaster...
Item #668336
April 20, 1940
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 20, 1940
* Little Falls NY New York - Gulf Curve
* Lake Shore Limited train wreck (1st report)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "TRAIN CRASH; 13 DIE, 60 HURT" with subhead. First report on the Lake Shore Limited train disaster at Little Falls, New York.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 30 pages, l... See More
1942 Doolittle raid of Japan....
Item #713873
April 21, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 21, 1942
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
The front page has a one column heading: "Raiders Came From Carriers, Tokyo Says". (see images) This was the famous Doolittle raid on Japan. It was not known at the time that James "Jimmy" Doolittle was involved due to s... See More
Jewish Holocaust becomes public reality...
Item #589674
November 18, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia exterminations
This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "20 OF 12,000 JEWS ALIVE IN BELGRADE", "1,000 Fled Systematic Murder and Torture by Germans--Children Were Hanged". See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavi... See More
Japanese Army & Navy Generals ousted in 1944...
Item #713877
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 22, 1944* Admiral Osami Nagano
* Imperial Japanese Navy
* Field Marshall Hajime Sugiyama
* Hideki Tojo removes both officers
* World War II - WWII
The top of the front page has six column headlines that include: "JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVY CHIEFS OUSTED" with subhead. (see images) Coverage continues on page 3 with photos of the two Japanese officers.
Com... See More
GrummanTBF Avenger toepedo bomber debut...
Item #714721
June 15, 1942
NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, June 15, 1942
* Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber
* United States Navy new military aircraft
* Debuted at the Battle of Midway in same month
The front page has a four column photo with heading: "New U. S. Torpedo Plane Called World's Deadliest" with subhead. (see images) This was when this torpedo bomber was announced to the public. It made it's ... See More
Roger Touhy escapes jail in 1942...
Item #577813
October 10, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 10, 1942
* Roger Touhy escapes prison
* Chicago mob boss & bootlegger
* Stateville haunted prison
This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TOUHY MOB HEADS BREAK FROM PRISON", "Former Enemies Take to Cover as 5 Desperate, Armed Men Flee Toward Chicago in Auto" which tells of Chicago gangster Roger Touhy.
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Japanese atrocities told in 1945...
Item #716151
September 05, 1945
NEW YORK POST, September 5, 1945
* Japanese atrocities described
* American soldiers tortured
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. BARES NEW TALES OF JAP BUTCHERY" with coverage on page 3. (see images)
Complete with 52 pages, tabloid size, a little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.
AI notes: On September 5, 1945, just days after Japan's formal su... See More
Byron Nelson 18th victory record....
Item #575128
August 05, 1945
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 5, 1945 This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Nelson Rallies to Beat Furgol in Canadian Open".
This tells of Byron Nelson's famous 18th win in 1945 which is still a single season record and considered by many as the most impressive record in golf history. This wa... See More
FDR declares America will not enter war...
Item #701804
August 17, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 17, 1941
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* United States not close to entering WWII
* Tensions with Japan re. American hostages ?
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ROOSEVELT DECLARES U. S. IS NO NEARER WAR; REVEALS FULL ACCORD ON WORLD CONFLICT" with subheads and related photo. Also a two column heading: "Japan Refuses to... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #648471
March 23, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Rovno, Eastern Poland prison camp massacre
Page 6 has a brief article headed: "Whole Population Of Prison Executed" "Germans Retaliate for Attempted Break Fatal to Two Guards" (see) Rare to find such reports in newspapers at this time as the reality of the holocaust was just being know... See More
1942 Doolittle raid of Japan....
Item #686245
April 21, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1942
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
The front page has a one column heading: "TOKYO NOW TELLS OF 10 U.S. PLANES" with subhead. (see) This was the famous Doolittle raid on Japan. It was not known at the time that James "Jimmy" Doolittle was involved due to secre... See More
1942 Doolittle raid of Japan revealed...
Item #672760
April 19, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1943
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan revealed
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
Near the bottom front page is a two column heading: "Tokyo Raid Made From Carriers, U.S. Fliers Reveal on Anniversary". (see) This was when it was first revealed to the public that Jimmy Doolittle was responsible for the raid ... See More
Shinnston WV mine explosion...
Item #571398
March 26, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 26, 1944 This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 35: "MINE BLAST KILLS 16 IN WEST VIRGINIA" "Al Members of Crew Fighting Fire Lose their Lives by Explosion Near Shinnston.
Tells of the mine explosion disaster at Shinnston, West Virginia.
Other news of the day with much on World War II. Nice condition.... See More
`945 Kamikaze attack on USS William D. Porter...
Item #713882
July 05, 1945
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, July 5, 1945
* Japanese Kamikaze suicide attacks
* USS Twiggs & USS William D. Porter
* United States Navy Destroyers
* Battle of Okinawa - Japan
The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Jap Aerial Attacks Sink 2 Destroyers" (see images) Coverage on the Japanese Kamikaze attack on the USS Twiggs & the USS William D. Porter during the Batt... See More
Pawhuska & Turley OK tornadoes....
Item #571993
May 03, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 3, 1942 This 80+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 22: "22 DIE IN TORNADOES IN OKLAHOMA AREA" "Property Damage Is Heavy as Twisters Batter Homes"
This tells of the tornado outbreak in Oklahoma that hit the towns of Pawhuska, Turley and Childsville OK.
Other news of the day throughout with much on World War II. Good con... See More
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