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h Who Pays the
Taxes are high in the United States, all of 'em, but they
vary considerably, state by state, both in amounts raised
and in taxation methods. Who pays the most, and the least,
cf his income to the tax collectors? A survey just made by
the United Slates News furnishes some interesting answers
end shows that we Oregonians
All Americans pay the same federal income taxes, accord
ing to incomes, and these vary widely between the wealthier
end the poorer states. Within
tion, some depending principally on income taxes as we do
in Oregon, others principally on sales taxes. Then it de
pends upon where one lives whether he pays high or still
higher local taxes. The U.S. News survey deals with per
sonal incomes and taxes and takes them percentagewise.
In what state is the bigger percentage of income paid to
the taxgatherer? One you probably wouldn't name in the
first dozen if you were answering one of those "double or
nothing" quizes. The answer is Delaware where 46 per
cent of personal income is lost to the tax collectors. Forty
one and a half percent is taken by federal taxes, four and a
half by state. The state collection compares with a national
average of 7.9 and is the lowest.
Why does Delaware pay so much? The answer is simple.
Because incomes are high there. Many of the rich DuPonts
live in that little state, and many more well paid people in
their organization. So the fact that Delaware pays the most
is no reason for staying away from Delaware if you're offered
a good job there.
At the other extreme, Arkansas pays only 28.3 percent of
its income in taxes, but has much less left after paying. Close
to Arkansas are Alabama 28.7, Mississippi 28.9, South Caro
lina 28.7, West Virginia 29.2, and Virginia 29.7. Each state
under 30 percent is in the south. Highest paying and there
fore presumably most prosperous southern state is Florida,
18.5. Texas pays 32.8, under the national average of 34.4.
States with a high income level that pay more than 35 per
cent of their individual incomes
setts and Connecticut 37.8, New York 39.1, New Hampshire
35.3, Rhode Island 36. Illinois
87.1, and Wyoming 37.8.
Until we reach our own west coast section, where Cali
fornia leads with 35.9, followed by Oregon with 35.4 and
Washington with an even. 35. We are only a little above
the 34.4 average.
Which state, along with its subdivisions, collects the highest
and the smalcst percentage of individual incomes in taxes?
According to this survey. North Dakota collects the most,
11.1, followed by South Dakota and Louisiana 10.8, Florida
10.1 and Minnesota an even 10.
At the other extreme, Delaware collects the least, 4.5, fol
lowed by Ohio 6.0, Connecticut 6.6, Illinois 6.7, Missouri
6.4, Virginia 6.6, Kentucky 6.8, New Jersey 7.0, West Virginia
and Texas 7.1. California takes 9.0, Oregon 8.8 and Washing
ton 8.5. The U.S. average is 7.9.
States taking heavier than
ing recklessly or they may be
more and better services. One
clusion as to whether these
Those spending the least may
Delaware has a very high level
along with a smaller percentage
One thing is certain. Paying
personal incomes in taxes, Americans are heavily taxed. No
wonder they squirm and grouse.
Big 4 Parley a Near Failure
The deadend result of the Big Four conference in Geneva,
outside of social greetings, pleasantries, and interchanges of
ideas, was to be expected and explains President Eisenhow
er's initial reluctance to a top conference, which was forced
by world sentiment. The two important problems, security of
Europe and German unity, were referred back to the foreign
ministers, who for 10 years have been unable to agree, and
are not likely to in the future.
It was generally recognized that the top Big Four could
riot settle world discords in a few days of discussion. But
their discussions showed they were still as far apart as ever,
and no groundwork was laid for future agreements.
Eisenhower suggested, "all curtains . . . should come down."
Bulganin favored "lifting artificial barriers." Eden was for
free exchange between peoples. Faure was for West-Russian
exchange in economics, culture and information. But noth
ing was done to make their proposals realities.
Russia promised to contribute fissionable material to a
peaceful atomic pool proposed
the pool has never materialized.
Eisenhower, Eden and Faure agreed that unifying Germany
tinder the NATO for European pence was the No. 1 problem
and wanted it done quickly. Bulganin refused to cooperate
faying the time had not come, shoving it into the indefinite
future. Evidently the Russians fear that a United Germany
Would line-up with the West.
Bulganin said Germany couldn't be unified as long as West
Germany remains in NATO, wants NATO abolished and a
new all-European security set-up with the United States
forced to withdraw from Europe.
The Russian program seems to be. says a Geneva observer,
aimed at freezing the East-West division of Europe for an
Vi"definite period of peaceful stalemate. G. P.
Ex 1 1
vmc Aivliiterturr for Academy
Coloradoans must be drawing their collective breaths in
quirk, sharp jerks these days while congress pauses to take
new look following denial by the House Appropriations
Committee of funds for construction of the buildings at the
recently authorized Air Force academy at Colorado Springs.
Congressional ire was aroused when a crazy looking archi
tect's drawing of the proposed academy chapel was published.
What it looked like would arouse an argument with as many
versions as individuals who looked at it. but most people
would agree that it didn't faintly resemble a chapel. To erect 1
it as a chapel would be a sour
Preliminary sketches of the
jectionable as the chapel but to
rrs thry lookrd extreme, not what most people would do
me in a national academy all hope will develop along the
traditional lines of West Point and Annapolis.
Unfortunately for Colorado Springs and Colorado, con
gressmen, stirred by architectural drawings they don't like,
no now taking a second look at the location, wondering it
Colorado Springs is the right place, even for satisfactory look
ing buildings. Our own belief is that Culorado Springs will
prove as satisfactory as any place that can be picked, but
we'd certainly like to see a building scheme selected that
wouldn't be n affront to most of the people of the country.
POLICE WELCOMED
' DETROIT UTi Matthew Wil
liams, 26, a sno pound six-footer
welcomed police who came to ar
rest him at a church yesterday.
Williams needed medical aid af
ter 16 women began healing him
(or trying tn rnb money from the
purse f one of them.
Salrm, Ore, Thiirj., July 21, 1933
Most Taxes?
are just above the average,
the states there is great varia
in taxes include Massachu
35.3, Wisconsin 35.6, Colorado
average amounts may be spend
providing their people with
should not draw a hasty con
states are belter or worse off.
be getting the least, exept that
of income, therefore can get
of it.
an average of 34.4 of their
by Eisenhower in 1953. But
jibe at religii
other buildings weren't as ob-
many congressmen and oth
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By HAL
NEW YORK IP Items from
the mailbag:
Everyone knows what the Amer
ican wife of today is like. But what
about the wife of tomorrow?
Well, the chances are she'll be
better groomed than her mother,
and know more about the tech
nique of understanding a husband
than the technique of running, a
stove.
A test of some 180,000 senior high
school uirls by General Mills dis
closed that 83 per cent were well
informed on the art of keeping
themselves looking neat and
pretty, 71 per cent had studied up
on how to keep a husband happy
64 per cent had a good knowledge
of the mechanics of housekeeping,
but only 52 per cent had acquired
real cooking skills.
One surprising result of the sur
vey: Only 45 per cent could answer
correcuy questions on cftiJd care.
Thi seems odd in view of the
trend toward earlier marriage.
Tt seems like everything a person
does now from sneezing to buy
ing a greeting card reflects his
deep, hidden personality.
ror example, do you always send
your mother-in-law an expensive,
highly sentimental greeting card
on her birthday; do you hesitate to
send her one in a humorous vein?
Well, it might be because you
secretly are nursing a grudge
against the old girl.
Anyway, this is one of the con
clusions reached by a Chicago
greeting card firm after a survey
of several hundred thousand cus
tomers. The survey, as interpreted by a
psychiatrist, showed:
Children and voune women Pre
fer red cards. Most women avoid1
Lo, the Poor
Eugene Itegister-Guard
The Alsop brothers, Joseph and
Stewart, come up this week with
what should be required reading
for nil Democrats. And a read
ing of their piece in the July
23 Saturday Evening Post would
n't be a had idea for Hepuhlicans,
cither. Talking about the "Dread
ful Dilemma of the Democrats,"
the Alsops, nationally svvndicatrd
columnists, explain that the
Democrats, looking toward 1956,
have everything in their favor.
The statistics and the "odds" sav
that they just can't lose. But. if
President Eisenhower runs again
they're almost sure to lose.
The dilemma is "What to do?"
Is it safe to attack Mr. Eisenhow
er "personally?" And if it isn't,
how can he be defeated in the
race that most of them are pretty
sure he's going to make? It is
no longer enough, as it was in
lli.M, to attack congressional 1
memhers of Mr. Eisenhower's1
party. To be sure, that strategy 1
paid off hy giving Democrats
control of both houses of con-j
gross. But this time concxess is
not enouch. Thev also wanl the
White House.
The "odds." under ordinarv j
conditions, favor the Democrats. I
1'csp ic ine p erioral lannsi nr
that put Mr. Eisenhower in the
U'Mi. 11 - i. inso 1.1.
lr ni,i. .,. ,;.hln-'l,i W
IV Roosevelt's or like t'al Cool-i nficial lamb,
iiige's. And his party that tinin Clearly the hope of the Demtv
b.irclv captured congress. Last ! crals is that Mr. Eisenhower will
fall Mr. Fisenhower became the 'become attached to what has
first president in history to lose ; been called "Eisenhower's ("let
both houses of congress in the tysburg address," and that he
first term after his own election ,ill move to that address for
And in that lH.Vt election Demo- good. II he should do that, then
crats got the biggest percentage , the Democrats are sitting pretty,
of the popular vote they had re-1 They have a better than 50 50
ceived since 1934 since 1 952 chance of recapturing the W hite
DeniiH-rats have won nine govcr-' House and congress. Repuhli
norships and lost none. icans. of course, know this, and
But against those "hard, cold that's why they're working on the
facts," balances the equally hard. I president to insure that the one
roid fact that ike Eisenhower is i immemorahle Gettysburg address
an extre melv popular man in in their party is Abe Lincoln s.
mmy ways as much a national
hero as FDR was in his hrvdav I Death or divorce disrupted 1,
Al the Alsops point out disgrunt-i
THE ART OF CONVERSATION
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BOYLE
buying yellow cards as they asso
ciate it with a sallow complexion.
The favorite color of men and
executives in general is blue.
Those who choose green cards
often are stingy and have a sus
picious nature.
J hose who like to send perfumed
cards are generally extroverts
with a tendency to show off the
"life of the party" type.
Do you ever pick a greeting card
featuring a sea scene or a lake
view? It may be a sign that pri
vately you wish the water would
wash away the person whom you
send the card to.
Personally, I d like to send a
card like that to the psychiatrist,
Just how complicated do'Ve want
to make life?
"I hav Med the bosom, and
flattened It," Christian Dior,
French fashion designer.
nounced last summer.
His edict aroused considerable
concern among men who disliked
the idea of American women
getting a flat-chested look.
What happened?
"In spite of the headlines, the
excitement, the hullabaloo about
the return to the boyish form,"
says Sidney Schnur, executive of
a rubber fabrics company, "Amer
ican women kept right on buying
padded bras, which last year hit
an all-time high in retail sales vol
unirt of more than 54 million dol
lars." rhe brassiere and swimsuit man
ufacturers actually bought more
than three times as much brafoam
padding in the first nine months
after uior s new style came out as
they had in the same preceding
period.
Everybody feel better?
Democrats
led farmers blame Ezra' Benson,
some mothers blame Airs. Hobby
for the vaccine mess; public pow
er advocates are angry at Doug
McKay. But they all like Ike.
(Similarly, we recall, Mr. Eis
enhower had this same genius in
World War II. Men who fought
in the Pacific testily that Ci.l.'s
in moments of griping, blamed
everything on Douglas MacAr
thur. That included mouldy cig
arettes, tiresome diet, the Japs
and the vile climate. But, we
know from experience, it was
qu.te the other way in Europe.
Soldiers, nettled at having to
wear helmet liners in the Third
Army area, blamed General Pat
ton. Irritated by the pettiness
of regulations governing their
leaves in the "Commzee." they
blamed Courthouse Lee. Always,
they reason, "Ike probably does-
n't know about this.")
The Democratic dilemma is
made more serious hy the fact
that their candidate was
probably the best man to head
their ticket since 1916 and may.
be since lone before that. And
he didn't have a chance. ThC!urKJn'"""n IO
chances are that he ll head theiPan 51al" uia dcioiuj. fcisen-
ticket again. And if he does.
me cnances are mai once ai:a n,
this very charming, able, intel-
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076,000 U S. families in 1954.
Allied Leaders
Most Unhappy
By JAMES MARLOW
Associated Press News Analyst
WASHINGTON 0PI It is almost
incredible that the three big West- i
em Allies the United Stales.
Britain, France would not have
worked out in agreed detail exact
ly what they should propose to the
Russians at Geneva.
But, it seems, they didn't.
They had since May 10 to get
ready for their opening session
with the Russians yesterday. It
was on May 10 they invited the
Russians to a meeting. Now, after
the first day, the Americans are
openly surprised and unhappy over
what French Prime Minister
Faure suggested
The Americans made it plain
they had not agreed ahead of time
on what Faure said and that they
were afraid the Russians might
seize on his proposals, or some of
them, to Uie disadvantage of the
West,
They guessed right. Russian
Prime Minister Bulganin, the last
speaker of the day, altered his
prepared statement to comment on
what Faure had said.
President Eisenhower, Britain's
Prime Minister Eden and Faure
arrived in Geneva Saturday and
lunched together Sunday. They
outlined their opening speeches to
one. another in a general way but
not in detail.
Even so the three Western for
eign ministers and staffs had since
early May to work out and agree
precisely what Eisenhower,
Eden and Faure would say to ex
press Allied policy.
Apparently precise spadework
wasn't done or lse Faure came
up with his own ideas at the last
minute. One F rench scifrcc at Gen
eva attributed what Faure said to
a dash of daring in his makeup.
It it was not just daring but
spur-of-the-moment thinking by the
Frenchman, then in one of the
most important conferences in re
cent world history Faure seems
to be depending on inspiration or
intuition instead of careful prepa
ration.
Among other things Faure sug
gested a disarmament program in
which the United States. Britain,
France and Russia would be able
to keep a clamp on arms through
controls on how much they spend i
on arms. I
Since the American. British and I
French budgets are submitted
openly to democratic parliaments
for public debate, and the Rus-,
sians can do as they please about ,
making public or keeping secret
the money they spend on arms,
this hardly appears to be a fool
proof system.
That Ihe Russians seized on it
was clear from Bulganin s inser
tion of this sentence in his state
ment: "We are of the opinion that
given stronger guarantees of pro
posals) are of interest and worthy
of careful examination."
Eisenhower mentioned the de
sirability of disarmament but sug
gested controlling it through an
inspection system to see that no
one cheated.
On another point Faure went be
yond Eisenhower too. He suggest
ed creating a European security
which all F.uro-
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lection against a rearmed Ger-
iii.ui m.oi sue od.i now
ThC RUSSUMIS, Who haVC Sped
years tryin,: to divide the Allies
could not be blamed if Fiure s
statements seemed to indicate di
vision. Bulganin didn't open his
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NATIONAL WHIRLIGIG
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A Year On Own Power Plant
By RAY
WASHINGTOS-A generally tin-'
known factor behind the decision!
of the City of Memphis officials
to sever their association with the
Tennessee
Valley Authority wi1",""""" '
to build their own utility system
i that the Mississippi Kiver port
n4 mllnn renter will save $1,500.-
nnn annuallv in the process. And
it was the Dixon-Yates proposal
which made possible this sever
ance and saving.
Like every other municipal and
co-operative customer of TVA,
Memphis rates for use and dis
tribution of Federally generated
power are fixed by the TVA
Board, lender rhe original con
tract, however, Memphis was al
lowed to impose a 15 per cent
surcharge on the more important
customers. Hie annual revenue
amounted to $1,500,000.
Manv other cities ana electric
co-ops in TVA territory collect a
10 per cent surcnarge, which pays
their local expenses in handling
TVA power. In view of the fact
that TVA is subsidized by Uncle
Sam, and pays no taxes, the rate
Salem 41 Yrs. Ago
July SI, 1914
Wohl's new fruit market, 383
State street, had advertised a
choice of watermelon at 15c, 20c
and 25c each.
T. G. Bligh of the Bligh hotel
had painted his hotel auto bus a
flaming tango color with panel
lettering in bunny hug black.
Dr. J. H. Garnjobst, only X-ray
specialist in Salem, was in New
York for further study in X-ray
work.
Salem's new American-La-
France pumper had passed all
tests and a warrant for $9000 had
been drawn in payment.
Commercial club had proposed
a public, downtown hitching rack
for horses .Councilman Hatch,
however had opposed the sugges
tion saying that the privilege
would likely be abused by
thoughtless persons who would
leave their animals tied to the
rack all day without attention
and in any kind of weather.
City council had authorized
bids for 35 tons of oat and vetch
hay and 500 bushels of gray oats
for use by horses in Salem's
street department.
Disease We'd Enjoy
Detroit Free Press
Now it's "Sunday afternoon neu
rosis" we have to beware of. So
says Dr. Gilbert Brighouse, a psy
chologist. Nervous symptoms be
gin when "a person doesn't know
what to do with himself and feels
guilty because he is not 'working,"
the doctor explains.
Most of us would like to join Dr.
Brighouse in his ivory tower.
"Sunday afternoon neurosis"
sounds like it is worth suffering if
only our wives, husbands, children,
parents, friends, clubs, pets, lawns,
gardens and hundreds of other
things would let us alone long
enough for us to catch the guilty
feeling, ,
53 YEARS IN BUSINESS
Albany Democrat-Herald
Leslie Palmer wil be missed by
a wide circle of friends in west
ern' Oregon, made in 64 years
of residence in this immediate
area and 53 years in the cloth
ing business in Albany, Mr.
Palmer was a leader and active
worker in Albany church and
civic activities. He was a friendly
man, who gave the world the best
he had. It was in that spirit that
he made so many friends. He
was a good man, in the best
sense of the word.
mouth till lire Western Allies had
finished talking.
It may not be division but jusl
a little crack that can be mended.
although why even a crack should
appear after three months to pre
pare is hard to see.
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surcharge.
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TVA authorities recently order
ed Memphis to eliminate the sur
eharse. which would mean a seri
ous loss of revenue to a rapidly
expanding city of 400.000. In the
midst of this controversy, came
the Administration proposal that
Dixon-Yates interests supply Mem
phis with power now furnished
by TVA, in lieu of energy which
TVA must turn over to atomic
plants.
Refusing to accept Dixon-Yates
electricity, Memphis decided to
build its own utility plant. When
Mayor Frank Tobey gave a firm
promise to that purpose on his
recent visit to the White House,
President Eisenhower canceled
the contract with Dixon-Yates.
GLAD TO BREAK
WITH TVA
Mayor Tobey's demeanor and
remarks on his risit to Washing
ton suggest (bat he was only too
happy to break off connections
with TVA. The issue of municipal
finances and taxes will figure
heavily in his forthcoming re-election
campaign, especially as many
business interests in Memphis and
West Memphis, Ark., favored the
Dixon-Yates deal.
It is also probable that many
other "captive cities" within the
TVA empire may follow Tobey's
example. Under their contracts
with TVA, the Federal agency may
cancel or reduce their surcharges
any time it sees fit.
Furthermore, the contract stip
ulates that any surplus resulting
from the surcharge must be ap
plied to a reduction or elimination
of the municipal tax. Through
these methods, TVA popularizes
itself by keeping utility charges at
a minimum.
TVA CONTROL
In other words, through its
monopoly on the generation, dis
tribution and cost of power, TVA
has had partial control of the
finances of every municipal and
co-operative customer in its seven
state area. The purchasers have
been at the mercy and whim of
Federal bureaucrats appointed by
a man at Washington the Pres
ident who did not know or un
derstand local needs.
Despite technical details and dif
ferences, the outcome of this pro
tracted politico-economic contro
versy means that Memphis, and
possibly many other cities in "the
valley," may be freed of a Fed
eral domination which they def
initely resent.
Incidentally, Mayor Tobey's
eager acceptance of the new ar
rangement appears to refute the
Kefauver-Gore-Lehman contention
that it is a "bigger scandal than
Teapot Dome" (Kefauvcr), and
that it will be a major issue in the
Presidential election next year.
Once again, Ike has rolled with
the punch, as well as counterpunch-
ing neatly.
BIG GROCERY ORDER
CORVALLIS, Ore. (UP) Mr.
and Mrs. George Evans figure
they must have set some sort of
record when they bought $800
worth of groceries at a Corvallis
supermarket.
They plan to take the food with
them when fhey leave for a. school
teaching job in Alaska, near the
Arctic Circle.
HE'S SEEN A MIRACLE
Ralph Waldo Emersoa
The man who has seen the rising
moon break out of the clouds at
midnight has been present like ani
archangel at the creation of light
and of the world. i
PLEDGES CARRIED OUT
N.Y. Gov. Harrlman I
I have reduced unemployment In
this state particularly among
Democrats.
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How Old Should
A President Be?
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Should the age of a candidate
for presidential nomination be an
important factor in considering his
availability? Carmine De Saoin.
head of Tammany Hall, said on a
recent TV program that it all de
pends. If the man is hale and
hearty, his vintage is not too im
portant.
Perhaps he is a pit prejudiced
because the man he obviously
wishes to elect is Gov. Averill
Harrknan o' New York who will
be 64 next November, a trifle less
than a year younger than Presi.
dent Eisenhower, who will be 66
when he completes his first term.
Here is a rundown on the ages
of some of the men who, more or
less, have been mentioned as can
didates: Secretary of State Dulles will be
68 next year'. In 1956 Senator
Bricker will be 63 and Senator
Dirksen 60; Gov. Lausche of Ohio
will be 60. Senator Russell of
Georgia will be 58 next November.
Gov. Knight of California will ba
59 in December, and former Gov.
Dewey and Ambassador Lodge are
53 this year. Adlai Stevenson is
55, as is Senator Sparkman, his
running mate in 1952. Senators
Symington end Kefauver will bt
52 this year.
In the lower brackets are Sena
tor Knowland. 47; former Gov.
Stassen, 46; Vice President Nixon,
42; Senator McCarthy is 47. Sen
ator Johnson of Texas, whose re
cent illness will count against
him, is 47; Gov. Williams of Mich
igan is 44; Gov. Meyner of New
Jersey is 48. Tlie youngest poten
tial is Gov. Clement of Tennessee,
who is 34.
It may be noted that among the
34 Presidents, only seven took
office at the age of 60 or more.
William Henry Harrison was tha
oldest, 68 at the time he took of
fice, but he died within a month
after his inauguration.
How much does age count? Sen
ator Green of Rhode Island is 88
and still mighty active. Senator
George of Georgia is 77 and within
the year has emerged as "Mr. Sen
ator" because of his leadership in
implementing the foreign policy of
President Eisenhower.
Smart Enough?
Eugene Register-Guard
Every now and then we read
statistics to the effect that fewer
and fewer Americans are turn
ing to farming as a means of
making a living "The Nation's
Agriculture," a periodical devot
ed to the farmer and his prob
lems, sheds some light on why so
many Americans are leaving the
farm. Says the trade paper:
"A modern farmer must be a '
combination ol mechanic, linan
cier, executive and laborer. He
should understand the fundamen
tal economic principles and the
wonders of soil chemistry. Hy-
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fungicides, nematodes, the ring
test and cost accounting are parts
of his daily vocabulary."
And that's the reason so few '
of us farm these days. Mighty
few of us are smart enough.
PAINFUL SURPRISE
Pendleton East Oreeonian
According to latest reports
from the U. S. Treasury, only
ings bonds sales less than they
reported a year ago. The laggards
are Umatilla and Lake. The Uma-"
tilla showing is a real surprise.
This county has been a leader in
savings bonds sales for as long
as we can remember.
For Your Otd Wotch
On Any NtW 1955
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