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f.
-lishcd
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port-4"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
Bill
and
Ken
Ncsbitt
'
a.
XXXVI,
No.
13.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THHURSDAY,
JANUARY
16,
1947
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
47
ruin
rcKitrtftw
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lACH.
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TransDOrt
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EXPLAINS
Tom
MCCOlinon.
W
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ukj
;
'
service
employee
ana
New
xorK
suDway
naer,
reaas
tne
tiril
lyto
his
letter
to
British
Ambassador
Lord
Inverchapel,
as
liaits
for
a
train
in
a
aowmown
new
xors
suDway
siauon.
effect,
Mr.
McConnon
asked
Lord
inverchapel
for
some
j,000
of
the
four
billion
dollar
loan
the
U.S.
gave
Britain,
subway
improvements,
rne
uriusn
amoassaaor
pointed
;
tactfully
that
he
did
not
have
the
power
to
return
to
the
led
States
any
of
the
credit
extended
Britain:
ince
Rupert's
Case
For
Air
ervices;
Survey
in
Support
(Recently,
in
an
effort
to
establish
the
public
convenience
Id
necessity
of
establishing
a
scheduled
air
service
between
Incouvcr
and
Prince
Rupert,
the
Canadian
Pacific
Airlines
Ldc
an
exhaustive
survey
of
the
business,
resources
and
ser
ies
of
this
area.
Since
then.
Canadian
Pacific
Airlines
has
formal
application
for
permission
to
operate
such
a
ser-:c.
tide
The
information
thus
obtained
and
presented
to
the
r
Transport
Board
is
considered'
of
sufficient
interest
to
pub-'
I
h
for
the
benefit
of
Daily
News
readers.
Here
is
the
sixth
luiiiiiuh;.
VANCOUVER'S
POSITION
Population
:
Estimated
422,587
in
1945.
Industries:
Retail
stores
number'
4,351
with
a
Irly
sales
value
of
$145,000,000.
Wholesale
estab-
Iments
number
1,085
with,
sales
totallniET
approxi-
Itely
304,000,OOO
annually)
Vancouver
has
;89&
in-
iinai
esiaousnments,
wnn
annual
production
M
,.,
$288,000,000.
Average
I
ei
wages
in
Vancouver
;for
is
$32,80
per
week.
i
the
establishment
of
new
lines,
a
head.ofricc'location
mcrally
chosen
which
will
illwr
ia
at
tli,c
site
of
op
ium,
or
b
at
the
point
lest
to
market
for
the
pro-
hen
we
compare
the
statis-
1)1
Vancouver
and
the
points
111
along
the
route,
while
we
that
operations
arc
con-
led
almost
entirely
in
the
Ureas,
lihe
heavy
piepoud
re
ii
terms
of
dollar
vol-
I1
or
industry's
head
offices
latcd
in
Vancouver.
.
'"sound
"dement
oncmically
and
efficiently,
Is
a
most
unsound
arrange-u-tconcmically,
because
it
a
constant
shuttling
of
"""el.
equipment
and
funds
a
distance
of
some
500
miles
efficiently,
because
of
the
of
transmitting
opera-orders
through
an
inade-
and
slow
mail
system,
un-
I
the
l.i.
great
expense
of
tele-
I"
transmission
is
m
hr
ns.
N
voluntarily,
I'HCr.
and
linlikn
mnl.
In.
N
uicturcs,
head
offices
'
located
in
Vnn
pmivpr.
Natcly
adjacent
to
the
01
supply,
a
proximity
I
"In
most
similar
Instances
"Snnui
the
world
is
con.sld-
01
(UlfllllMf
lni,..ln.n,.n
"HM'j
"uijui
(,uui;u.
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consider
whv
lm.
I
atcly
I'
Priiu-.
Rim,.!-!,
iiiiir
i...iin.,,rU
lkan
vailiible;
Uw
nt,ni.
tm
num.
A
minimum
F
d(
IS
involved
In
nnr.1i
niir)
mum
of
72,
although
the
l"'"'
IS
000
miles
Vnr
n
In
1
i
'0
-
m
SCllfl
iwi,nnnl
t
;fi;
hJ
a
-
i
their
experience
and
or
a
pcrIod
of
f
Wcian
......
-i.
"jun;ja
aays
wniie
"1C
il'ml-isfllnlrrl
ft
Further.'
in
terms
of
.
w
ti''insnorl..illnn
Htr
i.
"ur
mailer:
vl,.
'"l
111
nnv
,
..
-j
uiiiium
oaiaircc
I,
ls
cost,
nr
1,11
wlUlc
..0
all
nfrciiv.
11
tu
";ut
Iial
V'icir
i
i
,
hade
uu"'umc
tor
each
?LCCl!f1VCofficclnVan-
hr"18
'
at
Prince
Squires
an
awaiting
re
ply
period
of
.seven
to
nine
days
before
.receipt
of'
that
reply.
Iii
a
modern
business
world,
with
rapid,
fluctuation
of
prices
and
conditions,
such
a
situation
is
financially
intolerable.
For
the
Queen
Charlotte
area,
the
delays
involved
in
business
transactions
are
such
as
to
have
held
back
an
area
with
the
most
equable
climate
in
Canada
from
any
effective,
development
what
soever.
For
while
tremendous
timber
stands
exist,
and
a
great
proportion
of
fishing
ia
done
Immediately
adjacent
to
these
islands,
the
establishment
of
industry
there
is
almost
entirely
Impractical.
Return
mail
requires
an
elapsed
period
of
one
month
to
many
points
on
the
Islands.
Per.
sonnel
travelling
by
surface
means
niany
sipsnd'
three,
to
four
days
cn
a
trip
to
Prince
Rupert,
then
proceed
to
the
Islands
by
way
cf
Massett
and
P.ort
Clements.
They
then
have
available
two
days
in
which
to
either
visit
their
operation,
or
pass
through
the
main
business
section
of
the
Island
Tlell,
Skidegate,
Queen
Charlotte
City
and
Sandspit,
before
catching
the
steamship
for
a
return
four-day
journey
to
Vancouver.
In
all
,the
trip
requires
a
minimum
of
10
days,
with
a
scanty
two
days
for
attention
to
business:
If
the
personnel
requires
more
than
two
days',
a
further
two-week
stay
is
inevitable,
except
by
means
of
a
fishing
boat,
or
.expensive
air
charter,
trip
to
Prince
Rupert.
Because
of
the
transportation
situation,
therefore,
any
industry'
contemplating
operation
upon
the
northern
coast
must
adjust
its
plan
to
that
situation.
Thus
Vancouver
has
ferown
into
an
unwieldy
and
uneconomic
central
office
Jttint
for
unrelated
industries
along
the
coast.
The
head
office
location
at
this
point
has
had
a
secondary
effect;
a
peripheral
supply
centre
has
been
spt
up
to
service
these
industries
in
an
even
more
inefficient
fashion.
As
the
hub
of
the
British
Col-uirubla
wheel
of
commerce,
Vancouver
contains,
all
those
establishments
which
are
necessary
to
the
supply
of
Industry
throughout
the
province.
Directly
relevant
to
this
route,
the
fishing
industry
draws
upon
it
for
all
sorts
of
fishing
gear,
(Contlnuea
on
Page
4)
Six
Are
Killed
in
R.C.A.F.
Crash
Near.
Whitehorse
Leading
Officers
From
Whitehorse
Station
and
One
Civilian
Employee
Are
Victims
WHITEHORSE
(CP)
Five
members
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
and
one.civilian
were
killec'
when
a
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
Beechcraft
crashed
near
Whitehorse
late
Wednesday.
The
plane
had
beei
based
at
Teslin
and
was
on
a
flight
from
Watson
Lake.
The
crash
occurred
at
Marsh
Lake.
Names
of
the
victim,
which
i
had
been
withheld
pending
notl
.
ficatlon
of
next-of-kin,
were
announced
today
by
Air
Force
officials
as
follows:
Flight
-
Lieutenant
Robert
L.
Curtin,-
communication
flight
pilot
at
Whitehorse.
Squadron
Leader
Robert
A.
Buckham,-
commanding
officer
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
station
at
Whitehorse.
Flying
Officer
Alfred
H.
Har-tlvikson,
works
and
buildings
office
at
Whitehorse.
Flight
-
Sergeant
Joe
Milner,
non-commissioned
officer
in
charge
of
the
fire
fighting
section
at
Whitehorse.
Leading
Aircraftsman
Charles
C;
Brooking,
aero
engine
mechanic
at
Whitehorse.
Ray
O.
Porter,
electrician,
a
civilian
employee.
Buckham'
flew
in
the
war
hi
the
famous
"Wolf"
fighting
squadron
and
had
the
D.F.C.
both
from
Royal
and
Royal
Canadian
Air
Forces.
ENCOURAGING
OF
Canadian
(iovenunent
tioiitg
All
Out
lo
Assist
This
Line
iof
Business
MONTREAL,
tPi
Hon.
James
A.
McKinrion
said
yesterday
that
the.
federal
government
hopes
to
increase
further
its
'financial
assistance
to
the
Canadian
tourist
lndustryand
to
give
all-out
co-operation
to
tourist
agencies
of
proyincial
governments.
In
an
address
before
the
Hotel
and
Restaurant
Supplies'
Asso
ciation,
Mr.
McKinnon
said
that
last
year's
federal
contribution
of
$650,000
was
the
largest
in
his
tory.
He
said
a
government-operated
Canadian
Tourist
Bureau
was
being
organized
and
a
comprehensive
advertising
campaign
was
"being
launched
for
1947.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Milder
temperatures
are'
general
over
the
western
portion
of
British
Columbia
today.
Intermittent
light
rain
was
falling
over
the
coast
this
morning
but
is
expected
to
turn
to
snow
tonight
in
advance
of
another
outbreak
of
cold
air.
This
cold
air
will
cover
the
north
portion
of
the
province
tonight,
and
is
expected
to
reach
the
south
portion
tomorrow.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Intermittent
rain
this
morning
becoming
snow
flurries
this
after?
noon
and
tonight.
Clca
Friday
Winds
light
tixlay
(northeast
temperature
today.
Colder
Friday.
Miiiilmums
tonight
Port
Hardy
32,
Massett
25,
Prince
Rupert
24.
Maximums
Friday
Port
Hardy
32,
Massett
30,
Prince
Rupert
29.
Local
Tides
Friday,
January
17,
1947
High
9:50
18.6
feet
23:19
15.9
feet
Low
3:40
10.0
feet
10:59
.
0.3
feet
BUILD
BIGGEST
DOOR
BRISTOL,
England
if)
The
biggest
door
in
the
world
C5
feet
high
and
1,045
feet
long-has
been
built
for
the
hangar
where
the
110-ton
Brabazon,
world's
largest
aircraft,
.is
'being
assembled.
FOUR
CARS
OF
FISH
UNLOADED
Two
Alaska
fish
packers
brought
four
carloads
of
canned
salmon
fr.pm
the
north
Tuesday
for
rail
shipment
to
the
east,
The
Ketchikan
packer
Sydney
brought
three
carloads
and
the
small
packer
Northern
Queen
arrived
with
one
carload.
The
Northern
Queen
is
due
to
make
another
trip
with
an
equal
amount
tomorrow.
TKOOrS
TO
ORIENT
PARIS
-The
lie
lc
France
has
been
withdrawn
from
transatlantic
service
to
take
8,000
French
troops
to
Indo-
.
China.
BRITISH
SOLDIERS
,
PRAY
IN
BETHLEHEM
With
their
riiies
close
beside
them,
recalling
the
tension
that
covers
the
Holy
Land,
three
British
soldiers
pray
at
the
Manger
Altar
in
Bethlehem,
Palestine,
as
Christmas
religious
ceremonies
marked
the
birth
of
Christ
almost
2,000
years
ago,
were
held.
Tills
photo
wa3
radioed
from
Jerusalem
to
New
York.-
Uneconomic
Bottleneck
in
Vancouver
Seen
by
B.
G.
Envoy
to
GreatBritaiii
Will
Advocate
Prince,
Rupert
As
K
Logical;
4-ocationr.a?id-vGhnnel
of
Relief
and
Decentralization
Prince
Rupert
is
going
to.
have
a
well-placed
friend
and
missionary
in
London,
England,
in
the
person
of
Lt.-Col.
H.
F.
E.
Smith,
newly
appointed
industrial
and
trade
representative
for
Great
Britain
and
western
Europe,
who
is
an
apostle
of
the
belief
that
business
and
industry
of
British
Columbia
should
be
de
centralized
from
Vancouver
and
the
Lower
Mainland
and
that.
Prince
Rupert
and
central
British
Columbia
constitute
tlje
logical
secondary
location
and
channel
to
relieve
the
congestion
of
traffic
and
population
which
is
today
making
Vancouver
a
serious
"bottleneck"
and
"problem
city."
Col.
Smith,
who
spent
Wednesday
in
Prince
Rupert
as
he
starts
across
Canada
enroute
to
New
York
where
he
will
embark
February
5
for
London,
giving
assurance
that
he
would
be
anxious
to
help
in
every
way
possible
local
development,
made
the
following
promises
here:
1,
To
keep
Prince
Rupert
constantly
in
the
.minds
of
British
interests.
2.
To
endeavour
to
induce
British
industries
to
avail
them
selves
of
the
resources
and
facilities
of
this
port
and
area
and
establish
branch
plants
here
in
primary
or
secondary
3.
To
pass
along
all
possible
information
relating
to
this
area,
in
which
work
he
would
expect
the
co
-operation
and
support
of
local
organizations
and
individuals.
Col.
Smith,
in
the
course
of
a
busy
day
here
during
which
lie
toured
the
local
waterfront,
visited
cold
storage
and
fish
oil
rendering
plants,
dry
dock
and
terminal
facilities,
conferred
with
officials
and
obtained
a
large
amount
of
data
which
will
ba
useful
to
him
in
his
work
as
a
trade
emissary
abroad,
addressed
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
club
and
had
a
session
last
night
with
representatives
of;
the
Industrial
Development
Committee,
Chamber
of
Commerce,
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce,
Public
Relations
Council
and
Canadian
National
Railways.
Active
during
the
day
in
connection
with
ills
local
activities
were
Ex-Mayor
H.
M.
Daggett,
chairman
of
the
Industrial
Development
Co.,
O.
A.
Berncr,
divisional
superintendent
of
Canadian
National
Railways,
and
G.
A.
Hunter
and
W.
D.
Lambic
of
the
i
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Com
merce.
FINDS
I'RINCH
RUPERT
DELIGHTFUL
Col.
Smith
said
he
was
delighted
at
finding
such
mild,
pleasant
weather
in
Prince
Rupert
after
leaving
such
wintry
conditions
in
Vancouver.
He
would
certainly
recommend
to
travellers
to
and
from
England
that
they
come
via
Prince
Rupert,
particularly
in
the'
winter.
The
new
trade
representative
for
the
province,
noted
that
it
(Continued,
on
Page
5)
MOM
COULDNT
COME!-Roy
F.
Wilson,
veteran
of
Crcston,
Ohio,
and
his
son,
David
Roy,
10-months-old,
as
the
two
arrived
in
New
York
by
air
from
London
on
Christmas
Day.
Mrs.
Wilson,
who
was
to
accompany
her
husband
and
son,
had
to
remain
in
England
because
of
passport
technicalities.
It
was
Wilson's
first
vlew,of
America
in
seven
and
a
half
years.
e
POLAND
ACQUITTED
OTTAWA
Squadron
Leader
Frederick
William
Poland
was
acquitted
today
on
a
charge
of
transmitting
secret
information
to
Soviet
Russia.
The
presiding
judge
said
lie
had
answered
the
charges
satisfactorily.
Dr.
Henry
Harris
is
now
on
trial
for
conspiracy.
So
far
there
have
been
six
acquittals,
'
eight
sentences
to
prison
and
one
fine
in
these
espionage
cases.
FORD
PRICE
CUT
W
A
S
H
I
N
G
T
O
N
United
States
government
officials
today
hailed
the
price
cut
in
Ford
automobiles
as
an
encouraging
start
toward
general
price
reduction
which
President
Truman
asked
of
all
industry.
Yesterday
Ford
announced
price
reductions
of
$17
to
$51
in
prices
according
to
models.
(At
Windsor
it
was
announced
there
would
be
no
cuts
in
Canadian
Ford
prices
in
Canada
where
conditions
did
not
parallel
those
in
the
United
States.
TILDEN
SENTENCED
LOS
ANGELES
William
T.
Tildcn,
former
famous
tennis
star,
lias
been
sentenced
to
nine
months'
imprisonment
for
contributing-
to
the
delinquency
of
a
boy.
He
admitted
tiic
offence.
FISHERIES
DEPUTY
OTTAWA
Appointment
of
Stewart
Rales
as
deputy
minister
of
fisheries
is
announced.
He
succeeds
Dr.
D.
IS.
Finn.
TALMADGE
TAKES
OVER
ATLANTA
Herman
Tal-madgc,
backed
by
the
National
Guard
officers
and
state
highway
patrolmen,
seized
Georgia's
executive
department
today
and
denied
Ellis
Ainall
admission
to
cither
the
governor's
office
or
the
of-fitial
residence.
HAROLD
WINCH
TALKS
VANCOUVER
Increased
old
age
pensions,
overhauling
of
the
province's
labor
legislation
and
compulsory
automobile
insurance
were
urged
by
Harold
E.
Winch,
C.C.F.
opposition
leader',
in
iin
address
last
night.
i
r
i
rucKers
ueciae
eturn
To
Work
TIE-UP
WHICH
IMMOBILIZED
LONDON
AND
RESULTED
IN
TROOP
CALL
OVER
DON
DON
(CP)
The
Transport
and
General
Workers'
Union
today
announced
that
the
11-day-old
J?w
strike,
involving
at
least
50,000
men
in
work
stoppages
1
'I
which
immobilized
the
port
of
London,
had
ended.
'
The
strikers
will
return
to
work
on
Saturday.
Un-,
officially
it
is
understood
the
strikers'
demands,
for
CANNING
HERRING
AT
PORT
EDWARD
Nelson
Bros.
Fisheries
Ltd.
Plant
Resumes
Operations
After
a
period
of
idleness,
Nelson
Bros.
Fisheries'
Ltd.
has
started
production
again
at
its
Port
Edward
plant
where
can-
A,ning
of
herring
brought
from
the
west
coast
of
Vancouver
.Isl
and
commenced
today.
This
means
only
a
partial
capacity
operation
at
the
plant
which
will
go
Into
fuller
production
when
the
herring
appears
in
waters
contiguous
to
Prince
Rupert.
So
far
there
is
no
sign
of
a
full
scale
run
locally.
WITNESSES
DEFY
LAW
I'ltt',
Ill
fllltl
fVlM-.
Unues
Activities
In
Face
Of
Prosecution
MONTREAL
Jehovah's
Witnesses,
peddlers
and
public
nuisances
in
the
eyes
of
the
law
but
ministers
of
religion
in
their
own
opinion,
are
making
history
in
the
law
courts
of
Quebec.
Defiant
of
authority
which
keeps
them
In
bounds
the
Quebec
laws
the
sect
continues
almost
daily
distribution
of
tracts
and
pamphlets
in
the
face
of
mounting
court
cases
with
more
than
1,000
charges
already
waiting
hearing.
Preaching
of
the
Witnesses
run
counter
to
the
beliefs
ot
Quebec's
predominantly
Roman
Catholic
population.
a
44-nour
weeK
and
overtime
pay
over
8
hours
in
a
day
had
been
granted
by
the
Road
Haulage
Association,
representing
the
employees.
The
vote
to
return
to
worlrwas
almost
unanimous,
informed
sources
said.
The
decision
was
announced
after,
a
closed
meeting
of
union
officials
and
strikers'
delegates.
A
meeting
of
delegates,
representing
the
striking
London
truck
drivers,
broke
up
after
forty
minutes,
the
strikers,
on
emerging,
announcing:
"We
are
going
back
to
work
Saturday
morning."
Over
100
ships
had
been
tied
up
by
the
strike,
of
20,000
dockers
and
stevedores
who
had
walked
out
in
protest
against
the
use
of
troops
to
move
food
supplies.
The
.troops
were
first
employed
on
Monday
and
they
delivered
700
tons
of
meat
yesterday
to
keep
the
shops
supplied.
,
.'The:
tTJyerr.liriipn.
,wa,?.
critical
with
'"'owe"
ohe
million
people
expected
to
get
less
than
half
their
meat
ration
because
of
a
sympathy
strike
at
the
cattle
market.
BARBERS
RAISE
CHARGES
HERE
Following
the
lifting
of
controls
on
tonsorlal
services,
local
barber
shops
are
today
announcing
an
increase
in
rates,
bringing
haircuts
for
men
from
65c
to
75c,
shaves
from
35c
to
50c
and
children's
haircuts
from
35c
to
50c.
Vancouver
this
week
raised
haircuts
from
50c
to
65c
and
shaves
from
25c
to
35c.
Firemen
Rescue
City
Man
From
Flaming
Apartment
S.
C.
Thomson,
Prince
Rupert
wholesale
food
broker,
who
has
not
been
well
of
late,
was
rescued
from
possible
flaming
death
last
night
by
two
city
'
firemen
who
heard
his
groans
as
he
lay
semiconscious
on
the
floor
of
his
blazing,
smoke-fjlled
apartment
at
the
rear
of
the
Fraser
Street
ware
house
of
S.
C.
Thomson
Co.
Ltd.T
The
two
firemen
John
McLean
and
Jack
Furness
had
smashed
their
way
through
the
walls
to
battle
with
fog
hoses
the
blaze
which
gutted
the
apartment
at
7:30
Wednesday
evening.
Attracted
by
ills
groans,
they
found
Mr.
Thomson
lying
on
the
floor
about
four
feet
from
flames
which
licked
at
the
furniture
in
the
apartment
bedroom
and
blistered
the
paint
on
the
room
walls.
As
the
two
firemen
poured
cooling
fog
into
the
superheated
air
of
the
room,
McLean
heard
a
groan
from
the
floor
of
a
corridor
just
outside
the
roof,
He
called
Furness
and
the
latter
shouldered
the
victim
and
carried
him
through
another
ap
artment
out
onto
the
street.
Mr.
Thomson
was
taken
to
the
home
of
William
Beveridge,
warehouse
foreman,
where
today
he
is
recovering
from
his
experience.
Mr.
Thomson
had
been
resting
after
a
heavy
day.
The
fire
was,
apparently,
started
by
a
burning
cigarette
which
Ignited
an
overstuffed
chair
in
the
living
room
of
the
apartment,
according
to
Fire
Chief
H.T.
Lock.
It
completely
gutted
the
living
room,
and
caused
heavy
damage
to'
the
adjoining
bedroom.
Mr.
Thomson,
apparently,
collapsed
while
attempting
to
leave
the
smoke-filled
rooms.
The
apartment
is
on
the
same
level
as
Fraser
Street
but
is
one
storey
above
the
lane
which
runs
between
Third
Avenue
and
Fraser
Street,
Just
west
of
Sixth
Street.
The
firemen
found
no
way
of
entering
the
apartment
from
the
lane
so
they
went
Into
another
apartment
in
the
same
building
and
smashed
through
two
partitions
to
get
into
the
bedroom.
Occupants
of
a
second
apartment
turned
In
the
alarm.
According
to
McLean
and
Furness,
Mr.
Thomson
stood
little
chance
of
surviving
in
the
corridor
for
more
than
another
two
or
three
minutes
when
he
was
rescued.
A
stairway
from
the
Thomson
apartment
to
the
lane
entrance
was
under
construction
but
was
not
completed
and
so
could
not
be
used
by
the
firemen.
Only
other
entrance
to
the
apartment
was
from
Fraser
Street.
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Scores
Montreal
1Toronto
2.
Chicago
3,
Boston
6.
Detroit
3,
New
York
4.
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