Question: Change CA to California.

Please Assist!!

while(my $inp = <DATA>) {
  my ($name,$ph,$addr,$date,$num) = split(/:/,$inp);
  my ($st,$city,$st_zip) = split(/,/,$addr);
  my ($n,$st,$zip) = split(/ /,$st_zip);
    if($st =~ /CA,/){
  my $conv = s/CA,/California/;
  print "$st\n";
  }}

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Tommy Savage:408–724–0140: 12 2 2 Oxbow Court, Sunnyvale, CA 94087: 5/
+19/66: 34200
Lesle Kerstin: 408–456–123 4: 4 Harvard Square, Boston, MA 
02133: 4/22/62: 52600
JonDeLoach: 408–253–3 122: 12 3 Park St. , San Jose, CA 94086: 7/25/53
+: 85100
Ephram Hardy:293–259–5395: 2 3 5 Carlton Lane, Joliet, IL 
73858: 8/12/20: 56700
etty Boop: 245–836–83 57: 63 5 Cutesy Lane, Hollywood, CA 
91464: 6/23/23: 14500
Wilhelm Kopf:846–836–2837 : 693 7 Ware Road, Milton, PA 
93756: 9/21/46: 43500
Norma Corder:397–857 –2735: 74 Pine Street, Dearborn, MI 
23874: 3/28/45: 245700
James Ikeda: 834–938–8376: 2 3 445 Aster Ave. , Allentown, NJ 
83745: 12/1/38: 45000 
Lori Gortz: 327–832–5728: 3 465 Mirlo Street, Peabody, MA 
34756: 10/2/65: 35200
Barbara Kerz:385–573 –8326: 83 2 Ponce Drive, Gary, IN 
83756: 12/15/46: 268500

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