December Terms Of Local Courts Open With Divorces Filed
The December terms of Superior Court and Superior Court No 2 opened Monday with Judge Gallagher in Superior Court and Judge Owens in Superior Court No 2. Several divorces were granted or filed including Geneva Taylor from Ernest Taylor with custody of five children and $20 weekly support. Multiple separations and requests for custody and division of property appear in the docket with Cruel and inhuman treatment alleged in several cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Superior Court No. 2
Thomas P. Gallagher
Albert R. Owens
Gallagher
Owens
Superior No. 2
Geneva Taylor
West Terre Haute
Ernest L. Taylor
Carl Leroy Scarbrough
Poplar Street
Norma J. Smith
Paul E. Smith
Eagle Street
Virginia M. Cowgill
South Seventh Street
Joseph Cowgill
South Sixth Street
Mabel Tallman
Frank Tallman
North First Street
Harper
Carbon monoxide blamed for Ft Wayne family deaths
Fort Wayne coroner ruled the deaths of Mary Tracey 35 and her children Rita 9 and Douglas 8 accidental due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Officials cited a furnace or chimney as the source after the father found them unconscious and the mother later died in hospital. An initial food poisoning theory was abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
H. Paul Miller
Allen County
Mary Tracey
Rita
Douglas
Indiana University Medical Center
Enlistees Join Marines and Navy Recruits Named
Charles D. Evitt of Cayuga enlisted in the Marine Corps for three years and is sent to San Diego for training. At Terre Haute navy recruiting center, Richard D. Roderick of 1732 North Twenty-fifth Street and LeRoy Keiller of Enid Oklahoma are noted veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Evitt
Collett
Cayuga
Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Terre Haute
Navy
Richard D. Roderick
North Twenty-fifth Street
LeRoy Keiller
Enid
Okla
Pattern 9036 Women’s Sewing Pattern by Marian Martin
Advertisement for pattern 9036 from Marian Martin offering women's sizes 34 to 52 with rayon option and practical features. Includes yardage for size 36 and a sew chart. Requests 35 cents per pattern plus 5 cents extra for each pattern, mailed first class to Chicago Illinois.
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Marian Martin
Terre Haute Tribune
P.O
Chicago
Ill
Mother says motor was not running during monoxide incident
Mrs. John Paul Clark of 2430 Spruce street reports she did not leave her three children in a car with the motor running. She says engine was off and keys in her possession. She alleges fumes from a leaky exhaust caused their near asphyxiation and collapse while she shopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Clark
Spruce Street
Thirteenth Street
Liberty Avenue
Clark
Shari
Paul
Gary
St. Anthony Hospital
Motorists Fined by Judge Everett
Lloyd Sligar of 2809 North Sixteenth Street was fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to driving with a suspended license. Kenneth Prichard of Seelyville was fined $11.75 for speeding. Morris Baxter and Joe West, both charged with intoxication, had fines of $10 and costs suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Sligar
North Sixteenth Street
Edward S. Everett
Sligar
Evansville
Kenneth Prichard
Seelyville
Morris Baxter
West Terre Haute
Joe West
Aurora
Broken light on Ohio boulevard after Saturday collision
Police investigated a broken boulevard light standard in front of 2009 Ohio boulevard after a Saturday night collision. The lamp was held by wires and tire tracks showed a car skidded over the curb, struck the post and backed away.
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Ohio Boulevard
Deer Control Faces Growing Problems in Many States
Washington dispatch notes rapidly multiplying deer herds burden states and debates over doe hunting norms. Wisconsin reports damage from whitetails as does continue fawning while bucks thinning. Michigan nears a one million herd needing cut in half to curb growth. About 30 states weigh deer control, with varying laws on hunting sex and seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Wild Life Federation
Wisconsin
Michigan
Pennsylvania
R. C. Guettinger
Hilbert R. Siegler
New Hampshire Game Department
Granite State
Beverage Renewals Up Before Vigo County Board
Renewals for six alcohol sales permits appeared before the Vigo County Alcoholic Beverage Board on Monday. Fort Harrison Post 40 American Legion requested renewal of a club license for beer liquor and wine sales. Thomas J. Nasser grocery sought renewal of a beer and wine dealers permit. Four restaurants also sought renewals Walter H Eckley Floyd Ernels Richard LeMaster and Gerald and Mary Bennett all listed as beer and wine retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigo County Alcoholic Beverage Board
Fort Harrison
American Legion
South Fifth Street
Thomas J. Nasser
South Seventh Street
Walter H. Eckley
Spruce Street
Floyd E. Runnels
Lafayette Avenue
Richard LeMaster
Gerald and Mary Bennett
Maple Avenue
Building permits in Terre Haute reach $716445 in November
Monthly report to the Board of Public Works and Safety shows Terre Haute issued permits totaling 716445 with two major projects: St Ann's Church and a Catholic co educational high school at Twenty eighth and Ohio streets accounting for 625000. Other permits include remodels garages additions new homes wrecking sheds shops and an office building totaling the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Walter Goble
Board of Public Works and Safety
St. Ann’s
Twenty-eighth
Ohio Streets
Car Deaths Ruled Murder and Death by Own Action
Fort Wayne Indiana reports the bodies of Fleming Taylor 27 and Emma Taylor 25 found in a parked car. Police say the incident is murder and suicide with Taylor shooting Emma twice in the head and then killing himself with a snub-nosed pistol. Relatives note six month marriage and recent separation as he sought reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fleming Taylor
Emma
Taylors
Taylor
Red Cross Stamps Revised Checklist Issued by ARC
The American Red Cross releases a revised global list of Red Cross postage stamps up to 1952 to accompany last week’s U S commemorative stamp honoring the International Red Cross. The checklist is available at ARC headquarters 415 North Ninth Street.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
International Red Cross
U. S. Post Office Department
A.R.C
North Ninth Street
Deaths James Thomas Darnell 49 Terre Haute Native
James Thomas Darnell 49 formerly of Terre Haute died Sunday at his home 6188 Norwalden Street Indianapolis. Survived by widow Helen seven daughters two sons father and stepmother Worley Darnell Burnett a brother two sisters and six grandchildren. Body to Thomas Funeral Home with services at 1 pm Wednesday and burial in Burnett cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas Darnell
Terre Haute
Norwalden Street
Indianapolis
Helen
Verna Mae Church
West Terre Haute
June Abel
Virginia Darnell
Juanita Carrico
Dianne
Susan Darnell
Numa
Patricia Darnell
Charles D. Darnell
Hoboken
N. J
Michael Darnell
Mrs Martha Belle Meade Dies at 86 in Terre Haute Home
Mrs Martha Belle Meade aged 86 died at 6 45 Sunday evening at her daughter Mrs Elsie McLaughlin’s home R R J Lewis She was a member of the Methodist Church at Francisco and Terre Haute Chapter No 43 O E S Surviving are her daughter three sons Blake Meade Terre Haute Roy Meade Jackson Mich Paul Meade Los Angeles and five grandchildren The body taken to Gillis Memory Chapel where friends may call after 6 pm Monday
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Martha Belle Meade
Elsie McLaughlin
R. R. J. Lewis
Methodist Church
Francisco and
Terre Haute
Blake Meade
Ierre Haute
Roy Meade
Jackson, Mich
Paul Meade
Los Angeles
Gillis Memory Chapel
Mrs Ellen Biggs Dies At 60 In Union Hospital
Mrs. Ellen Biggs 60 of 2818 Schoal Avenue died at 9 AM Sunday at Union Hospital She belonged to the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion and the First Church of Christ Scientist Surviving are husband Fenton a daughter Mrs George Pauley Terre Haute a son James T Cox Detroit a sister Miss Mary May Detroit another sister Mrs L G Cooksey Bartow Florida and two grandchildren Funeral services will be conducted by Reader Clifford Shandy at 2 PM Tuesday Burial will be in Highland Lawn Cemetery
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Ellen Biggs
Schoal Avenue
Union Hospital
Ladies Asuna
Krietenstein Post
American Legion
First Church of Christ Scientist
Fenton
George Pauley
Terre Haute
James T. Cox
Detroit
Mary May
L. G. Cooksey
Barto
Fla
Gillis Memory Chapel
Clifford Shandy
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Walter E Conover 74 Dies. Rites Wednesday in Terre Haute
Walter E Conover 74 of West Terre Haute died at St Anthony Hospital at 8 am Monday. Survived by widow Celia one brother Elmer and sister Mrs Fannie Piker both of Terre Haute plus several nieces and nephews. He belonged to Euclid Lodge 573 F and A M Evansville Consistory and Bricklayers Union. Body at Thomas Funeral Home with calling after 7 pm Monday. Services 3 pm Wednesday at the funeral home conducted by Rev L E Peyton. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Conover
R. ER
West Terre Haute
St. Anthony Hospital
Celia
Elmer
Fannie Piker
Terre Haute
Evansville
Bricklayer’s Union
Thomas Funeral
Obituary: Sadie S. E. Wharton 86 of West Terre Haute
Sadie Sarah Elizabeth Wharton age 86 of 518 South Eighth Street West Terre Haute died Monday at 11 40 a m at St Anthony Hospital She is survived by daughters Mrs Amanda Haggett Clinton and Mrs Martha Harmon West Terre Haute a son Barton Wharton Terre Haute ten grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren The body is at Bedine Chapel of the Valley West Terre Haute.
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Sadie Sarah Elizabeth Wharton
South Eighth Street
West Terre Haute
St. Anthony Hospital
Amanda Haggett
Clinton
Martha Harmon
Barton Wharton
Terre Haute
Bedine Chapel
Mrs Florence Winters 72 Dies in West Terre Haute
Mrs Florence Winters age 72 of West Terre Haute died at Union Hospital at 1 a.m. Monday. She is survived by three nieces Alice McCarty Stella Collins and Burton Handy and a nephew the Rev Harry Bruner. Body taken to Gillis Memory Chapel.
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Florence Winters
West Terre Haute
Union Hospital
Alice McCarty
Terre Haute
Stella Collins
South Bend
Burton Handy
St Petersburg
Fla
Harry Bruner
Indianapolis
Gillis Memory Chapel
Mrs. Margaret Hatwood 80 Dies at Home
Mrs Margaret Hatwood aged 80 died Saturday evening at 713 Harding Avenue. Survived by sister Mrs Etta Russell of Media Pennsylvania and two cousins. Body to Bell and Bracken Funeral Home. Services set for 1 PM Tuesday with Rev W K Robertson officiating. Burial in Grandview cemetery.
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Margaret Hatwood
Harding Avenue
Etta Russell
Media
Bell & Bracken Funeral Home
W. K. Robertson
Grandview Cemetery
Five Year Old Albert Kaelin Dies at Home
Albert Kaelin died early Sunday morning at his Terre Haute residence at age five. Survived by several nieces and nephews, the body was taken to Gillis Memory Chapel. Services are set for 11 o'clock in the morning with Captain Daniels officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Albert Kaelin
Terre Haute
Gillis Memory Chapel
Captain Daniels
Woodlawn Cemetery
Dora Margason Graveside Rites Planned
Mrs. Dora Margason 85 formerly of Terre Haute died at her home in Wausaukee Wisconsin. Graveside services will be at 11 oclock Tuesday at Highland Lawn cemetery. Body arrives in Terre Haute Monday and will be taken to J. N. Hickman & Son Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Margason
Terre Haute
Wausaukee
Wis
Highland Lawn Cemetery
J. N. Hickman & Son Funeral Home
Funeral services for Annette Carter set for Tuesday
Annette Carter died Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 10 oclock Tuesday morning at Green Funeral Home with the Rev EB Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Carter
the Green, Funeral Home
EB. Phillips
Grandview Cemetery
Frank Dean of Linton Dies at 66
Frank Dean 66 of 110 A Street Northwest Linton died Saturday morning at St. Anthony's Hospital Terre Haute He was partner in Dean & Sons Trucking Co Survived by widow Fannie four sons Virgil Earl Ralph Elmer all of Linton a daughter Mrs Helen Park Indianapolis a great grandchild Funeral services set for 2 PM Tuesday at Anderson Poindexter Funeral Home Rev Fred Hibbard officiating Burial in Fairview Cemetery Body to residence Saturday night then returned to the funeral home at noon Tuesday
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Linton
Ind
Frank Dean
St. Anthony's Hospital
Terre Haute
Dean & Sons Trucking Company
Fannie
Virgil
Earl
Ralph
Elmer Dean
Helen Park
Indianapolis
Berg Nreen
Anderson-Poindexter
Fred Hibbard
Fairview Cemetery
William S Biggs Dies at 49 in Vermillion Nursing Home
William S Biggs age 49 of Newport died Sunday afternoon at 3 30 at Vermillion County Nursing Home from a stroke since April. Survived by parents Joseph and Kate Biggs a daughter Clara Katherine Ban of Greenup Illinois a brother Sam and a sister Mrs Mary Andrews of Detroit Michigan. Body to Watson Funeral Home Cayuga then to parents home for services Tuesday at 2 with Rev Roy Shelburne of the Friends Church. Burial at Thomas Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Ind
William S. Biggs
Joseph
Kate Biggs
Vermillion County
Clara Katherine Ban
Greenup
Sam
Mary Andrews
Detroit
Mich
Watson Funeral
Cayuga
Roy Shelburne
Friends Church
Thomas Cemetery
Death of Vermillion county pioneer Guy R Harrison
Guy R Harrison 62 a Clinton resident died of a heart attack at his home 1111 South Sixth street Sunday night. He worked as a clerk at Anderson Grocery and later at Vermillion County Hospital. Survived by widow Essie brother Cecil Clinton and two aunts. Body to First Funeral Home. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday with Dr George P Burdon officiating. Burial Riverside cemetery.
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Clinton
Ind
Guy R. Harrison
Vermillion County
South Sixth Street
Anderson Grocery
Vermillion County Hospital
Essie
Cecil
George P. Burdon
Riverside Cemetery
Alma Poor and Rees L. Phillips Die in Indiana
Mrs Alma Poor 55 of Merom dies at Mary Sherman Hospital Sullivan Ind Survived by daughter Mrs Louise Perry of Norfolk Va four sons Homer Jesse Clarence and Louis Poor all of Norfolk Va a sister Mrs Idell Coleman of Merom and a brother Louis Royals of High Point NC Body to Billman Mortuary Sullivan Calling after 3 PM Monday Services 2 PM Saturday Merom Pentecost Church Burial Merom Cemetery Funeral services for Rees L Phillips 84 of Brazil Ind held 2 PM Tuesday at Lawson Son Funeral Home Rev R C Dillman officiating with Masonic rites Burial Cottage Hill Cemetery
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Merom
Ind
Alma Poor
R. R
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
Louise Perry
Norfolk
Homer Roe
Jesse
Clarence
Louis Poor
Idell Coleman
Louis Royals
High Point
N. C
Billman Mortuary
Merom Pentecost
Merom Cemetery
Brazil
Rees L. Phillips
Lawson & Son
R. C. Dillman
Centennial Lodge No. 541
Cottage Hill Cemetery
Gideon Funeral Set After Highway Crash
Gordon Gideon of West Union Illinois age 42 was killed in a Saturday night highway accident. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at the Prust funeral Chapel with burial in Brick Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Ill
Gordon Gideon
Prust
Brick Cemetery
Fire damage estimated at Jack Greenley home
A defective flue caused $25 damage at the Jack Greenley residence, 2304 North Twenty-fifth street, at 7 am Monday. Nine minutes later a smoke scare brought firemen to the Robert Beddow residence, 812 Crawford street, as furnace problems were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Greenley
North Twenty-fifth Street
Robert Beddow
Crawford Street
Theft at Hamilton Service Station on U S 150
Hamilton Service Station on U S 150 north of West Terre Haute was entered by breaking a glass door. Gum candy coffee gloves cigarettes and 50 pennies were stolen. Deputies Fred Carpenter and Mervin Taylor investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
U.S. 150
West Terre Haute
Fred Carpenter
Mervin Taylor
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruel F. Burnsheld Tuesday
Funeral services will be held Tuesday for Mrs. Ruel F. Burns 53 of 2104 Poplar Street who died Sunday at Union Hospital after a long illness Rev Thomas Mabley will officiate at Cross Funeral Home at 11 am Burial will be in Highland Lawn Cemetery She was a Brazil High School graduate and a former Clinton High School teacher She is survived by husband two children two sisters and a brother and a son in the army
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Ruel F. Burns
Poplar Street
Union Hospital
Thomas Mabley
the Cross Funeral Home
Highland Lawn Cemetery
J. T. Spiers
Terre Haute
Burns
Brazil
Clinton High School
Louis Quintanilla
New York City
W. K. Weirrick
Indianapolis
Thomas Spiers
White House Social Call and a Glimpse of the First Lady
Mrs Eisenhower visits the White House brief social call with Mrs Truman guiding the tour of the 100 room mansion. The remodeled residence shines with a 64 person staff including four butlers seven cooks and maids ready for future decor ideas in select family rooms on the second floor.
Ministers Discuss Protestant Heritage and Baptists
Rev. Arthur Dodgson spoke at Terre Haute Ministerial Association on Our Protestant Heritage Why Baptist tracing Baptist origins to Separatists on the Mayflower who settled at Salem and contrasting with Congregational roots. Rev. H C Maxwell led devotions. Rev. John Constant presided. next meeting December 15 at Goodwill Industries with luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Dodgson
Terre Haute
H. C. Maxwell
First Free Baptist Church
John Constant
Goodwill Industries
James Woodward
First Church of God
Reds Charge U N Bombed P O W Camp
In a note at Panmunjom the Communist truce negotiators accuse the U N of bombing Camp No 9 at Sunchon on November 26 wounding three U N prisoners, two seriously, after para chute flare drops and subsequent bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
U.N
Panmunjom
Sunchon
Red Cross Reports Record Disaster Costs in Last Year
The American Red Cross said the year ending June 30 was its costliest disaster year since 1937, with expenditures totaling $103,605,782 at home and abroad for humanitarian relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Red Cross
National Organization
Humanity
Sister Kenny's Battle with Polio Sparks Medical Change
Eliza beth Kenny, called a nurse, faced critics yet sparked a medical revolution in polio care. A leading polio specialist called her a great instinctive physician though others labeled her ignorant in polio science, while her methods saved thousands by treating muscle spasms in the acute phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delos Smith
United Press
New York
Elizabeth Kenny
Miss Kenny
Roland Berg
Berg
America
Fairbanks Doctor H. E. Bland Dies at 79
Dr. H. E. Bland, 79, longtime Sullivan county physician of Fairbanks, died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at St Anthony Hospital in Terre Haute after a long career spanning over 50 years. Survived by his widow Jessie, daughter Robina of Chicago, and sister Ollie Ford of Vincennes, his funeral will be held at his residence in Prairie Creek on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Burial follows in Pogue Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Ind
H. E. Bland
Sullivan County
St Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Bland
Earth
Sullivan County Medical Society
Indiana Medical Association
American Medical Association
Pacific Ocean Vastness Compared To Atlantic
A brief note estimates the Pacific Ocean to be about twice as large as the Atlantic, highlighting its greater expanse and area. The comparison underscores the Pacific’s dominance among Earth’s oceans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Four Die in Blast at Hunting Lodge in Pennsylvania
A two room hunting lodge at Sackett near Ridgway caught fire and exploded as Charles Mason Sr tried to light a stove with kerosene. Helen Mason 27 died with her children Mary Jane 7 Charles Jr 4 and infant John 13 months. Mason Sr burned critically. Cousin Norman Keller 17 suffered a minor face cut. Police confirm the blast and fire on eve of deer season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgway
Pennsylvania
Sackett
Helen Mason
Meadville
Mary Jane
Charles Jr
John
Charles Mason Sr
Norman Keller
Chinese Ignore Snow To Stage Sneak Attacks At Sniper Ridge
South Korean infantry unleashed rapid fire and artillery as Red forces pressed from Rocky Point to Sniper Ridge. A surprise raid on Position Yoke tunnels near Pinpoint Hill left 24 Chinese dead, amid broader skirmishes with 19 Reds killed in the day and 64 Reds total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Point
Pinpoint Hill
Sniper Ridge
Old Baldy
Vigo County Treasurer Announces Early Friday Closures
Vigo County Treasurer Fred Bauer said the office will close at four in the afternoon starting Friday December 5 after the tax season rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigo County
Fred Bauer
Woman Killed Four Hurt In Casey Crash
A woman died and four others were injured in a Casey roadway collision on Illinois Route 1 near Twin Lakes. Victims include a woman slipping in an alley by a hotel and Mr Cora Welch with a fractured arm. all were treated at Paris Hospital. A separate multi-car crash on Route 1 injured Roy Holman Floyd Zane and a child. Holman later moved to Danville, while Paul Haase Jr. was uninjured. Another crash near Paris injured Harold Moore. all were hospitalized in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Hospital
Cora Welch
Paris
Courthouse Square
Twin Lakes
Roy Holman
R.R
Danville
Floyd Zane
Bracton
Holman
Paul Haase, Jr
Clark County
Route 1
Harold Moore
Marshall
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Guy RB
Harrison
R. F. Burns
White House
REDS
P.O.W
Sister Kenny
Hunting Lodge
Stewart-Warner
Vigo Television Sales
Casey
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