Minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Boone and Crockett Club duly called and held on Wednesday, October 10, 1956, at the Down Town Association, 60 Pine Street,
New York City.
The meeting was called to order at 2:^5 p.m. by Mr. Richard Borden, executive vice-president. The secretary of the Club, Mr. Archibald Roosevelt, acted as secretary of the meeting.
The following members were present:
Messrs. Fairman R. Dick
Archibald B. Roosevelt Dean Witter, Jr.
Richard Borden Allan W. Ames Julian W. Feiss Karl T. Frederick DeForest Grant William A. Read Lawrence C. Woods, Jr.
Past members:
Messrs. Harold E. Anthony Alfred Ely Alfred 0. Hoyt Scott Turner F. C. Weems
By invitation:
Mr.Milford Baker
The secretary reported the death of Dr. A. Hamilton Rice, an associate member.
The secretary reported that the following members had
been elected by ballot, with no dissenting votes:
Lt.-Gen. James H. Doolittle Mr. Donald S. Hopkins Mr. Gouverneur M. Phelps
The secretary announced that Mr. Stewart Maurice and Mr. Philip K. Crowe had been proposed for regular membership in
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the Club and that their letters were all in order. On motion duly made and seconded, Mr, Maurice and Mr, Crowe were unanimously approved by the Executive Committee and the secretary was instructed to send ballots on these two gentlemen to the regular membership.
The secretary reported that Mr. Fred Smith and Major John Nethersole had been proposed as associate members. On motion duly made and seconded, both Mr. Fred Smith and Major John Nethersole were elected as associate members of the Club.
In the absence of Mr. Quantrell, chairman of the Finance Committee, Mr. Dean Witter, Jr., treasurer, gave the Finance Committee report and a balance sheet of the Club as of October 3, 1956. On motion duly made and seconded, the treasurers report was unanimously approved and the secretary was ordered to file it with these minutes.
The treasurer then explained that the Hanover Bank had requested a new resolution concerning details in banking transactions to be made, which resolution would cancel all previous resolutions referring thereto. On motion duly made and seconded, it was
RESOLVED, that The Hanover Bank is hereby reappointed as Depository of this corporation, and that this corporation’s funds on deposit with The Hanover Bank be subject to withdrawal by checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money signed by The Hanover Bank, all such withdrawals to be made pursuant to instructions, which may be general or specific signed by any one of the following: President,
Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or Chairman of the Finance Committee.
RESOLVED, that The Hanover Bank continue to maintain the financial books and records of this corporation in such detail and form as may from time to time be specified by any officer of this corporation.
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RESOLVED, that the Custodian Account established with The Hanover Bank be reaffirmed, and The Hanover Bank be, and hereby is, redesignated as a Safekeeping Depository of this corporation.
RESOLVED, that any two of the following, acting jointly, President, Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer. Chairman of the Finance Committee be, and they hereby are authorized to purchase, sell, endorse, transfer and deliver any and all stock, bonds, and other securities and property of every kind and description now or hereafter owned by this corporation at such prices and upon such terms as they at their discretion may determine.
RESOLVED, that this corporation pay fees to The Hanover Bank for its services in connection with the foregoing as follows: $600 per annum
to be charged to the account of the corporation in The Hanover Bank, or in such other amount or at such other rates as may from time to time be agreed upon by The Hanover Bank and the Executive Committee.
RESOLVED, that the foregoing Resolutions shall remain in full force and effect until written notification of their cancellation has been received by The Hanover Bank.
Mr. Karl Frederick, reporting for the Sagamore Hill Library and Guns Committee, stated that he had received a present from Mr. DeForest Grant of a gun, which was turned over to the Sagamore Hill Rooms Committee. He also reported that Mr. Carl Rungius had told him that he had found it impossible for him now to do the book-plates which the Club had asked him to make for the Boone and Crockett Club books at the Sagamore Hill Gun Room. For this reason, Mr. Frederick was opening up negotiations with another artist, and would report progress at the next meeting of the Executive Committee.
On behalf of the Sagamore Hill Rooms Committee, Mr.Ely reported that the Winchester *f0-90 Black Powder Rifle, owned by Mr. DeForest Grant, had been hung in the Gun Room. He also reported
the receipt of a picture by Carl Rungius entitled "The
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King of the Herd", and which the Committee plans to hang in one of the rooms at Sagamore Hill. Mr. Ely reported that the gold loving cup presented by Mr. DeForest Grant had been suitably cased in glass and is on exhibition in the Gun Room now.
Mr. Ely reported that the Roosevelt Memorial Association had intimated to him that it might need the small room adjacent to the Gun Room for other purposes. This matter is now under advisement and discussion, and is being handled by Mr. Dick. Mr. Ely submitted a financial statement covering the present status of the Sagamore Hill's Room account.
On motion duly made and seconded, Mr. Ely's report and the financial statement were approved, and copies were ordered to be filed with the minutes.
In Dr. Sheldon's absence, Mr. Richard Borden gave the report of the Archives Committee. Mr. Borden reported that Dr. Sheldon had completed the manuscript of the history of the Boone and Crockett Club. He had submitted this manuscript to be read by MrBoraap,Mr. Weems and Mr. Gabrielson. All three of these people heartily commended the book, and remarked particularly on the amount of excellent research work that had been done. Mr. Weems requested the Executive Committee to give him a little information as to whether the intention was to publish the book for general circulation or simply to have it as a record for the Boone and Crockett Club. After considerable discussion, it was decided that the final intent was to publish the book, even though it was well understood that it would have to be subsidized because it would have but a limited circulation. Mr. Weems pointed out that while the present manuscript, as written by Dr. Sheldon, should be in its entirety in the archives of the Boone and Crockett Club, the published book would have to undergo consider-
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able editing. After discussion, it was decided to take the matter up at a later date when the book was nearer completion.
The secretary was directed to draft a letter of appreciation to Dr. Sheldon.
In the absence of Mr. Webb, Mr. Milford Baker gave the report on the North American Big Game Committee. Mr. Baker explained that plans were under-foot already for the 1957-58 Big Game Competition. Mr. Baker reported that although the actual money had not been collected, nevertheless a skeleton force of the Committee was still being kept together, and new records, etc., were being listed in preparation for the 1957-58 Competition. Mr. Baker said that steps had already been taken for the probable financing of the next competition, and that the Committee would report back to the Executive Committee in due course. Mr. Baker submitted a financial statement of the Records of North American Big Game, copy of which is attached to the minutes.
The statement showed a profit of $929.00 as of the present time, and the Committee calculates that the total profits will add up to about $2,800.00.
Mr. Baker then requested the authorisation of the Executive Committee to publish a new book to appear in September, 1958. To publish this book, the Committee would need an advance of $3,000.00, as against $3,500.00 from the last book. Mr.Baker explained that they would not take Scribner again, but were searching for a new publisher, and possibly the whole type of contract would be changed. Mr. Baker requested that the Committee be allocated $3,000.00, and that they would then go ahead and explore as to just how it should be published and who should publish the new book, and would report back to the Executive Committee. On motion duly made and seconded, it was
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resolved that the North American Big Game Committee of the Boone and Crockett Club be, and thereby was, authorized to spend not more than $3,000.00 as expenses for launching a new book on North American Big Game to be published on or about the early part of the month of September, 1958.
Mr. Dick reported that he had reserved the North American Mammal Hall at the American Museum of Natural History for December 12th for the annual Club dinner-meeting. On motion duly made and seconded, the Committee approved of Mr. Dick’s selection of the date and place.
Mr. Dick announced that he had appointed the following committees:
Nominating Committee: Alfred Ely, Chairman
Allan V. Ames Karl T. Frederick
Auditing Committee: Charles L. Morse,Jr., Chairman
Ernst von Lengerke
Dinner Committee: Harold E. Anthony, Chairman
Richard Borden Bayard W. Read John Tee-Van
Luncheon Committee: Alfred 0. Hoyt, Chairman
William Wickham Hoffman
In the absence of Mr. Ames, who had to leave the meeting, Mr. Roosevelt reported on the Sagamore Hill spring meeting and dinner. Mr. Roosevelt simply referred to the August 9, 1956, president's interim report which fully covered the matter insofar as the past dinner was concerned.
Mr. Roosevelt did, however, recommend that the spring meeting and dinner at Sagamore be changed insofar as having one every year. He suggested that the Sagamore spring dinner «nr| the trophies' award dinner of the North American Big Game Committee he held in alternate years, with the next spring Sagamore
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meeting to come in 1959. He explained that the people who live
on Long Island found the burden every year a little too much for them to handle. It had been proved to be a very intricate job, involving a great deal of time and a certain amount of expense.
The Executive Committee concurred in general with this request, but left the final decision for future action.
Mr. Borden made a report on the Conservation Committee. Mr. Borden reported that a certain amount of progress had been made in getting together the different authorities to work out a Big Bend Desert Sheep Preserve.
He also reported a letter from Mr. Gabrielson on this matter and several other matters. In Mr. Borden's letter to Mr. Gabrielson he requested Mr. Gabrielson to give him some advice as to how the Boone and Crockett Club could operate more efficiently in the field of conservation. In response to this letter Mr. Gabrielson wrote in part as follows:
"You also asked for suggestions as to how the Club can be more effective in conservation than it is today.
The Club is probably not as effective as it was at one time, and I believe that is due to the fact that con- • servation problems have become increasingly complex.
Of course, you are right in saying that game as such can't be aivorced from other problems. In my opinion, an organization such as the Boone and Crockets Club cannot be fully effective unless it has either an active full-time chairman of the conservation committee or a secretary who could devote full time to it. That means usually one or two things—a salaried secretary or a wealthy man who has the leisure time and interest to devote to this problem. Things move so fast that someone must follow events closely. I sometimes wish that we had many more arms and legs as well as eyes in the Wildlife Management Institute than we do.
We try to keep up with all that is going on in the conservation world and use our efforts to the best advantage on the most critical national problems, leaving to others that are closer to the local and special problems, the leadership and leg work that is necessary on all of them.
"It would be a wonderful thing if someone from the Boone and Crockett could be available to work closely with other groups. They should take the lead
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in many of these problems, I agree that the Wichita fight was made to order for them and I think the fight to protect the public lands will grow increasingly bitter as the years go by. The people who want to get them for their own use whatever that use may be will never cease their efforts and the only real protection these public lands will have is a militant fighting conservation group that cannot be silenced. We have been very lucky in the last two Congresses in beating down several raids that would have been disastrous to the national forests and the wildlife refuges. I am not naive enough to think that such efforts will cease.
If there is any way that the Boone said Crockett Club could effectively coordinate its work with other conservation groups and take a more active part in these fights.I am sure that they would become increasingly effective. It has members who know how to do things once the information can be put into their hands.11
Mr. Dick brought up the situation of the International Union for the Protection of Nature. He reported that, after looking over the back minutes of the Executive Committee and the meetings of the Club, it was clear to him that the Club was obligated for back dues to the International Union for the Protection of Nature to the extent of $200.00.
After considerable discussion, it was unanimously voted that all back dues be paid; but, after considerable further discussion, it seemed to be the consensus of most of the members of the Executive Committee that, since the Boone and Crockett Club was primarily interested in North American big game, affiliations outside of North America which cost money should be dropped. The president stated that he would see that no further contributions, after the current year, were made without further discussion with the Executive Committee.
The secretary requested instructions as to how to answer people writing in for information about the Boone and Crockett Club. These letters have increased tremendously since the publicity coming out, due to the success of the North American Big
Game Committee. It was suggested that Mr. Karl Frederick be requested to prepare a form letter so that the secretary can
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^ BOONE AND CROCKETT CLUB^
Sept. if, 1956
On Oct. 10, 1956, members of the Executive and Conservation Committees are lunching at the Down Town Assn, N.Y. , at 12:^5, to hear Fred Smith of N.Y. , who has been acting as Ted Mallinckrodt*s chief of staff, tell the inside story of the successful Echo Park and Panther Dam battles.
Some members of the Club in addition to Committee members have expressed an interest in hearing this talk.
Up to the capacity of the room therefore all members are welcome. If you have not accepted and desire to attend, please communicate with me.
Fairman R. Dick *+8 Wall Street, New York Phone WH 0M+0
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Office of the Treasurer
Boone and Crockett Club
Report of the Treasurer
Gentlemen:
Your Treasurer is happy to report that as of October 3, 1956 there were cash items of $8, 502. 81 and investments of $56, 707.,62 at book and $78, 741 . 00 at market.
Report oi the Finance Committee
Gentlemen:
Your Finance Committee met on September 26th and decided on the following investment changes for the principal account:
Sale of the 82 shares of Sperry Rand stock; the sale of 1, 000 shares of Pine Street Fund (half of our Pine Street holdings) and the purchase through subscription and outright of 50 shares of American Telephone, making a total of 100 shares in the Club's portfolio, and the purchase of 15 U. S. Government bonds, due in 1961.
Your Finance Committee also decided to invest a part of the Club's idle cash in the income account by purchasing 5 U. S. Treasury Bills due in December of this year.
I would like to point out that as of October 3rd, the date of the Financial Report, all these trades had not cleared and so therefore are not fully reflected in that report.
Dean Witter, Jr.
Treasurer
DW, Jr:cb 10/10/56
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BOONE AND CROCKETT CLUB BALANCE SHEET
OCTOBER 3, 1956 ASSETS
$ 6,532.03 2k.IB
$ 6,556.21
Investments-Bonds (Market Value $9,918) 10,025q63
Principal:
Cash $ 1,914-6.60
Investments at Book Value
Bonds (Market Value $8,627) $ 9,107*50
Common Stocks (Mkt.Val. $60,196) 37,57ll»lj-9 1+6,681.99
Income:
Cash
General Fund Petty Cash
Federal Income Tax Withheld
LIABILITIES
Income:
General Fund Surplus $13,231+* 10
Reserve Availab le for N.A.B.G.
Competition $ 1,585*18
Reserve Restricted for N.A.B.G.
Competition 100.00 1,685*18
N.A.B.G. Records Committee & Competition (1,111.15)
Sagamore Hill Rooms 1,91+7• 56
Sagamore Hill Rooms Library Account 85*00
Gunnar S. Clyve-Memorial Fund 185*00
Archives Committee 102.00
Conservation Committee I4.5i4-.i5
Federal Income Tax Withheld -
Principal
General Fund Principal $33,628.59
W. Austin Wadsworth Memorial Fund (Unrestricted) 15,000.00
BY
THE HANOVER BANK, DEPOSITORY
Authorized Officer
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$16,581,814.
1+8,628.59 $65,210.1+3
$16,581.81+
1+8,628.59 |65j.219 •kl
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BOONE 8c CROCKETT CLUB
PRINCIPAL CASH
(Overdraft)-August 31* 1956
RECEIPTS
Sold:
82 shs. Sperry Rand Corp. @ 2l|. 3/8 less fees (Loss $180.17)
Balance-October 3* 1956
25.78)
1.972.38 $ 1,9ij-6.60
INCOME CASH
Balances-August 31* 1956 General Fund Petty Cash
Federal Income Tax Withheld
RECEIPTS
N.A.B.G. Records Committee & Competition Income Receipts (Page Ij.)
Federal Income Tax Withheld
DISBURSEMENTS
Purchas e d:
$5,000 U.S.A. Treasury Bills 12/27/56 @ 99.2625 N.A.B.G. Records Committee & Competition
Salaries $325.00
Expense 28.02
Income Disbursements (Page Ij.)
Director of Internal Revenue (Taxes Withheld)
Balances-October 3* 1956 General Fund Petty Cash
111,275.21 2k. II 68.00 $11,367,142
5.50
667.85
707.05.
$12,0711.77
$ u,963.13
I
353.02
100.ig.
102.00
5.518.56
$ 6,532.03
2k. 18
$ 6.556.21
$ 6.556.21
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STATUS OF FUND N.A.B.G. RECORDS COMMITTEE & COMPETITION Balance-August 31, 1956 ($ 763*63)
RECEIPTS
Awards Dinner 5*50
($ 758*13)
DISBURSEMENTS
Records & Competition Expenses
Salaries $325*00
Miscellaneous Expense:
Services of Terminal Letter Company $13*60
Services of Edward McGuire lh»U-2. 28,02 353*02
Balance-October 3* 1956 ($1,111,15)
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BOONE & CROCKETT CLUB
Statement of Transactions from September 1, 1956 to October 3, 1956 With Cumulative Figures for Fiscal Year 1956
Sept. 1 to Oct. 3 10 Mos. Ended Transactions Oct. 3f 1956
Income Receipts
Dues and Initiation Fees
Income on Investments
Sale of 1952 Book
Spring Meeting at Sagamore Hill
Sale of Old Books
Annual Dinner & Luncheon
i 20.00 608.10
39.75
$667.85
$ 1,065.00 6,093.22
1,1914.. 14 963.50 111.U5 844.oo
$10.271.31
Income Disbursements Salaries
Stationery, Printing & Postage Miscellaneous Expenses Spring Meeting at Sagamore Hill Annual Dinner & Luncheon N.A.B.G.-1952 Issue
$ 50.00 49.36
1.05
$100.41
$ 525.00
213.03 301.55
943.65 1,119.05
876.65
$ 3,978.93
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INVESTMENTS OCTOBER 3, 1956 BONDS
Finance
Market Value
Book Value
$10,000
General Motors Accept. Corp. Debs. 3 7/8 9/15/61 (#5,000 held for Income)
United States Government
99
$ 9,900.00
$10,125.00
5,000
U.S.A. Treasury Bills 12/27/56 (Held for Income)
99-359
I*,967.95
1*, 963.13
i*,000
U.S.A. Treasury Bonds 1972-67 6/15/72
COMMON ,
Public Utility
91.9375
STOCKS
3,677.50 $18,5ii5. k5
U.0U5.00
$19,133.13
50
American Tel. & Tel. Co.
169 5/8
$ 8,1*81.25
$ 7,21*6.69
5o
,f T? ff N
Rgts.
Industrial
6 15/16
31*6.88
-
30
Douglas Aircraft Co. Inc.
85 3/8
2,561.25
2,1*21.1*0
69
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co* Finance
81 1/1*
5,606.25
1*, 021*. 12
2,000
Pine Street Fund, Inc.
21.60
1*3.200.00
$60,195.63
$78.71*1.08
23.882.28 $37,571*. 1*9 $56,707.62
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October 8, 1956
MEMO IX): Executive C0iarnittee of the Boone and Crockett Club,
There are 163 entries registered in the next Competition and these figures do not include more than a dozen trophies for the 1956 hunting season#
A new world1s record White sheep was bagged in Alaska this year. The trophy is being sent to 5 Tudor City Place for official
PROM: Samuel B* W©bb, Chairman, Records of North American
Big Game Committee.
SUBJECT: Progress Report.
Gross Receipt s from sale of 1952 Records of North American Big Game to October 8, 1956..............................
Accounts Receivable......................................................................
$10,594.12 .$ 12.24
$10,606.36
Total
Gross Expense on Book to October 8, 1956
PROFIT
$ 9,67 6.71 $ 929.65
INVENTORY
Copies at N. Y. Zoological Society Office
Copies at 5 Tudor City Place..............................
Total..
. ♦ ..
359
measurement. It now scores 186 5/8.
bsf
Copies to Mr. Milford Baker and Mr. A. C. Gilbert
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October 10, 1956
BOONE & CROCKETT CLUE
Sagamore Hills Room Committee
On behalf of the Committee I submit the following interim report covering the activities of the Committee since the last annual meeting.
Mr. DeForest Grant has presented his hunting rifle with which he killed most of his big game. This gun has been placed in the gun rack. It is a Winchester, 4.0-90 in which black powder was used.
Sam Webb has presented an oil painting of a bull moose by Carl Rungius entitled "King of the Herd" which will be hung in one of our rooms as soon as the Committee can get together on it.
The Committee has had a box made with glass on 3 sides to hold the gold Grant loving cup which was presented to the Club by Mr. DeForest Grant. The box will be fastened to the table in the large room and locked so that it cannot be removed. The key will be kept by the custodian of Sagamore Hill •
The Roosevelt Memorial Association has intimated that it may need the small room adjacent to the gun room for its purposes. It will be recalled that originally, the gun room and 2 small adjacent rooms were turned over to the Club. One of the rooms has been surrendered owing to its urgent need by the Association. The surrender of the other room in which the Club now has books and some furniture is under discussion. The matter is in the hands of the President.
Attached is a financial statement covering the present status of the Sagamore Hill Rooms account and the Sagamore Hill Rooms library account. Respectively submitted.
Chairman
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The Hanover Bank
XewYokk 15
October I4., 1956
B 16322 Z
Mr. Alfred Ely 68 William Street New York, N. Y.
Re: Boone and Crockett Club
Dear Mr. Ely:
In accordance with your request, the data below reflects the activity in the "Sagamore Hill Rooms" and "Sagamore Hill Rooms Library" accounts.
Sagamore Hill Rooms
Debit Credit
Balance - 12/31/55 Si,992*56
Disbursements
6/I4./56 - Paid to Schreiner (
and Taylor for labor and
material for cup case $[;5«00 _________
Balance - 9/30/56 f 1,91^7.56
Sagamore Hill Rooms Library Balance - 12/31/55 and 9/30/56 $ 85^°.
Very truly yours,
C. K. Schlenker Assistant Treasurer
Enclosure
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August 8, 1956
Dear Fairmani
Many thanks for your note about the luncheon for your friend, Frederick Smith, and the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Boone and Crockett Club on October 10th.
I shall be happy to attend both.
With my very best. Sincerely yours,
Mr. Fairman H. Dick 48 Wall Street New York 5# New York
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FAIRMAN R. DICK
48 WALL STREET NEW YORK 5 WHITEHALL 4-0440
August 7, 1956
BOONE AND CROCKETT CLUB Messrs:
iSkllan W. Ames Richard Borden H. B. Clark Philip Connors H. P. Davison
DeForest Grant Karl T. Frederick Julian W. Feiss A. C, Gilbert E* Roland Harriman
William A. Reed A. B. Roosevelt Samuel B. Webb Dean Witter, Jr. Lawrence C. Woods, Jr.
Our fellow-member, Ted Mallinckrodt, has been for a number of
years very active in conservation. He was especially active and also
successful in the Echo Park and Panther Dam battles.
A good friend of mine, Frederick Smith of New York, has been
acting - so to speak - as Ted *s chief of staff and Ted and also our fellow- member, Horace Albright, inform me that Fred*s detailed account of these battles is very interesting.
On October 10th, I am planning to call a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Club, and prior to the meeting I have arranged a luncheon at the Down Town Association in New York, where Fred Smith will
be our guest, so that we can hear his account of the battles and ask him
questions. »
Following the luncheon there will be a formal Executive Committee meeting, of which you will receive advice in due course.
This preliminary letter is sent out at this early date so as
to give ample time for members to make arrangements to be present, if
possiblei
Fairman R. Dick
FRD
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