In this paper, we present the results of comparing the angular distribution
of Abell clusters with Galactic HI measurements. For most subsamples of
clusters considered, their positions on the sky appear to be anti-correlated
with respect to the distribution of HI column densities. The statistical
significance of these observed anti-correlations is a function of both richness
and distance class, with the more distant and/or richest systems having the
highest significance (~3 sigma). The lower richness, nearby clusters appear to
be randomly distributed compared to the observed Galactic HI column density.Comment: 5 pages, uuencoded compressed postscript file. Figures included.
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