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SANDY PEDIGO
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
ADVANCE -- Sandy Pedigo, 14, of Zalma, died Saturday, March 25, 1995, from a motor vehicle accident. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Morgan Funeral Home Inc. of Advance.
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: SURVEYS PROVIDE FEEDBACK
(Column ~ 03/26/95)
Over the past few weeks the Southeast Missourian has been doing a bit of informal polling as part of the USA Weekend Trivia Contest. Readers have been asked to indicate how much they read local columnists, special sections, TV Update and comics It is interesting that most of the respondents to the trivia quiz have been women -- anywhere from 82 percent to 87 percent of the total. ...
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CANDIDATE PREVIEW: CAPE GIRARDEAU SCHOOL BOARD 1995
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
Larry H. Trickey, 54, lives at 2901 Bernice. He teaches civics and coaches at Notre Dame Catholic High School in Cape Girardeau. Trickey earned a bachelor's degree from Florida State University, a master's degree in social work from Washington University in St. Louis, and a master's degree in teaching from Webster University in St. Louis. He formerly worked at Cape Girardeau Central High School...
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CAROLINE'S CORNER: A WEDDING SATIRE
(Column ~ 03/26/95)
Due to the acceptance by Murphy Brown of Peter's marriage proposal on last Monday's episode of the situation comedy, we will soon see a surge of family values unprecedented in American history. Three years ago, the pregnancy of the unwed fictional character caused a great uproar that was somehow tied to family values and potatoes...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: IT IS TIME FOR LOCAL DEBATE OF SCHOOL-REFORM ISSUES
(Column ~ 03/26/95)
In a column published Feb. 16, the fourth in this series on Senate Bill 380 and the Outcomes Based Education-type reforms it inspired, I issued a challenge to voters and readers. After indicting OBE, I asked, "Is this agenda coming to our community? Has it already arrived? Last year, the Cape Girardeau Public Schools received a grant from SB 380 funds for `a complete redesign of the curriculum.' This fact, combined with the existence of a campaign under way to elect school board members at the April election, might just make timely a public debate in our community about just exactly where our schools are heading. ...
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MISSOURI WATCH: LOST: 24,000 STATE EMPLOYEES
(Column ~ 03/26/95)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Reporters whose job is to explain state government -- and keep politicians honest -- sometimes spend long hours crunching a multitude of numbers, from dollars to employees. Let's take Missouri's payroll as one example. The numbers gleaned from the executive budget, requiring a tally of requests from 16 different funding summaries, total 50,614 full-time equivalent employees, or FTEs. ...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
Scott County Paul R. and Michele Thomas to David V. and Fleta Michelle Terrell; Housing and Urban Development to Timothy R. and Kimberly G. Sanders; Myra June Asmus to Alfred C. and Blanche M. Asmus. Michael G. and Betty J. Bollinger to James M. Kindle; Orland J. Bollinger to Louie and Audrey Hirschowitz...
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JACKSON COMMUNITY UPDATE
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
Congratulations to the Jackson girls basketball team for their outstanding season. An overall 28-1 record and a third place finish at the 4A state finals is something coaches Ron Cook and Sam Sides, the players and the entire community can be very proud of for years to come...
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LITERARY CLUB HOLDS MEETING
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
The Thursday Literary Club of Jackson met recently at the Jackson Public Library with President Marie Haupt presiding. The meeting opened with the singing of "America" by the group and pledges of allegiance to the Missouri and United States flags. Dorothy Palisch gave the devotional titled "Be a Friend" and read the poem "Just for Today."...
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ZALMA GIRL KILLED IN ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
ZALMA -- A 14-year-old Zalma girl was killed and her mother injured in a one-vehicle traffic accident Saturday afternoon in Bollinger County. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Sandy Pedigo was killed when the van she was riding in ran off the right side of the road and overturned. The girl was thrown from the vehicle, which landed on top of her...
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`SHEPHERD' TENDS TO HER FLOCK
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
There are eight sheep, many of them pregnant, that provide fleece for Nellice Gillespie's weaving and spinning crafts. Each sheep can produce up to 14 pounds of fleece in the spring. The lamb was born last month and is named Bridgit. This loom in Nellice Gillespie's home has eight harnesses, which means it can weave complex patterns. The room, in which classes are held, is stocked with yarn, some of it hand-woven and dyed...
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LUCKY JACKSON PAINTER EARNS HONORS
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
Blattner prefers to work with oil paints, which provide more "punch" than other types. Blattner often hangs finished paintings on the wall in her dining room so that she can critique her work while having breakfast. Connie Blattner brushes off the awards she's earned as an artist, maintaining that they are the result of luck...
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ABWA PLANS ANNUAL FUN FEST
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
The stage is set with clowns, games and prizes for the annual "Children's Fun Fest" to be held Saturday, April 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the R.O. Hawkins Junior High School gymnasium. The event is hosted by the Jacksonian Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association...
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GORDONVILLE SCHOOL BENEFITS FROM VERY SUPPORTIVE PTO
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
Chelsea Young, a third-grader at Gordonville School, does a math problem during a class exercise last week. With a membership total more than twice the enrollment of the school itself, you could say Gordonville School has a very supportive Parent-Teacher Organization...
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MOTOR-VOTER BILL LEAVES A GOOD DEAL TO BE DESIRED
(Editorial ~ 03/26/95)
One of the crown jewels of the first year of the Clinton administration was its much-heralded "Motor Voter Act." This dubious measure may be understood as the ultimate in making voter registration so easy as to cheapen the meaning and currency, as well as the very act, of voting for leaders in a republican form of government. Pardon us if we don't join in the cheering from such as Bekki Cook, Missouri's new Secretary of State...
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CLYDE J. DAY
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
BLOOMFIELD -- Clyde J. Day of St. Louis, 65, died Friday, March 24, 1995, at the Christian N. E. Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Dec. 30, 1929, in California, son of Clyde and Francis Carwitz Day. He married Daphne Jane Flowers. She preceded him in death in 1983...
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RICHARD BUTLER
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
ANNA, Ill. -- Richard Butler, 57, of Anna died Friday, March 24, 1995, at Oak Forest Hospital in Oak Forest, Ill. He was born March 20, 1938, in Anna, son of Willie D. Butler and Mable Sims Butler. Survivors include his mother, Mable Butler, of Anna and a brother, Raymond Butler, of San Diego...
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KENNETT C. MCLANE
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
OAK RIDGE -- Kennett C. McLane, 90, of Oak Ridge died Friday, March 24, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Feb. 20, 1905, at Oak Ridge, son of Robert and Hattie Greable McLane. He and Elois Drum were married April 4, 1937. She died Sept. 30, 1992...
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BEULAH FOISTER
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
JACKSON -- Beulah Foister, 91, of Jackson died Friday, March 24, 1995, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 23, 1903, daughter of Allen and Laura Tindell Tucker. She and Roscoe Foister were married June 1, 1956, at Cape Girardeau. He died Sept. 21, 1976...
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ELZA E. COOK
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
MARBLE HILL -- Elza Elmer Cook, 91, of Marble Hill died Saturday, March 25, 1995, at the Bond Nursing Care Center in Marble Hill. He was born Dec. 5, 1903, at Mayfield, son of Hunter Elmer and Barbara James Cook. He and Maude Ellen Fulbright were married July 10, 1926. She died Sept. 13, 1969...
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RUTH K. RUSSELL
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
Ruth Kathrine Russell, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 24, 1995, at her home. She was born Feb. 26, 1917, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Homer and Frieda Hanschen O'Neal. She and Elam J. Russell were married May 16, 1948, at Harrisburg, Ark. He died June 6, 1989...
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REBA O. MURRAY
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
SIKESTON -- Reba O. Murray, 81, of Sikeston died Friday, March 24, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Nov. 30, 1913, at Rosebud, Ark., daughter of F.C. and Nellie Hughes Dean Troxell. She and Barkley W. Murray were married Nov. 23, 1936, at Searcy, Ark. He died Feb. 19, 1993...
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JOSHUA A. REYNOLDS
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Joshua Anthony Reynolds, 12, of Carbondale died Friday, March 24, 1995, at his home. He was born May 29, 1982, at Carbondale, son of Billy Anthony and Alice Marie Potter Reynolds. Survivors include his parents; a half-sister, Jenna Marie Reynolds of Kenosha, Wis.; maternal grandparents Mike and Joan Gollinger of Kenosha; a maternal great-grandmother, Margaret Toman of Kenosha; and paternal great-grandmothers, Mamie Reynolds of Cobden, Ill., and Ada Reynolds of Anna, Ill...
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ESTELLE KOERNER
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
Estelle K. Koerner, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 24, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. The body is at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel where arrangements are incomplete.
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ALICE V. WILLLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
Alice V. Williams, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 25, 1995, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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ALMA EDWARDS
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
Alma Edwards, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 25, 1995, at the Heartland Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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RAYMOND GODWIN
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
Raymond Godwin of Jackson died at Southeast Missouri Hospital March 25, 1995, at age 83. He was born June 18, 1911, in the Oak Ridge community, the son of Shelton and Daisy Cowan Godwin. He married Louise Kibler Aug. 10, 1940. She died Aug. 10, 1991...
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LENA BERNELL BEVILL
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Lena Bernell Bevill, 89, of Cairo died March 25, 1995, in East Prairie. She was born April 23, 1905, in Oscar, Ky., to William Thomas Mason and Maude E. (Thomas) Mason. She was a secretary for Singer Sewing Manufacturing. She was a member of the Tigert Memorial Methodist Church in Cairo and the Order of Eastern Star...
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DESEG PLAN MAY BE CLOSE TO REALITY
(Editorial ~ 03/26/95)
Last month, Missouri may have reached an historic turning point in the Kansas City desegregation case. Through out-of-court negotiations, the state secured, for the first time ever, a reduction in desegregation spending. Furthermore, the plaintiffs and defendants in the case have agreed to a six month "cease fire" during which time no further court action can be taken. ...
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LUCILLE F. GOODIN SPRAGUE
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
CHARLESTON -- Lucille F. Goodin Sprague, 85, of Charleston died Saturday, March 25, 1995. She was born Nov. 21, 1909, at Vienna, Ill., daughter of Norman Burton Feezor and Lillian Price Feezor. She was first married to Oliver F. Goodin in 1932. He preceded her in death in 1954. She married Waller E. Sprague in 1957. He preceded her in death in 1960...
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SHIRLEY BIERMAN
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Shirley Bierman, 56, died Saturday, March 24, 1995, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born Dec. 19, 1938, at Lepanto, Ark., daughter of Elmer Wilson and Elsie Wilcoxson Wilson. She was former secretary of VIGO County School...
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SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES ANSWER QUESTIONS
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
The four candidates for Cape Girardeau's school board answered questions on a variety of issues facing the school district. Seeking two three-year terms on the school board are Larry H. Trickey, R. Ferrell Ervin, Terry Taylor and Harold Hager. The election is April 4...
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CANDIDATES SAY TRUST TOP SCHOOL BOARD ISSUE
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
Candidates for Cape Girardeau's school board say restoring trust and confidence in the school's leadership must be the top priority this year. Seeking two three-year terms on the school board are Larry H. Trickey, R. Ferrell Ervin, Terry Taylor and Harold Hager...
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SOUTHEAST BACKER ROBERT DEMPSTER DIES
(Obituary ~ 03/26/95)
SIKESTON -- Retired lawyer and civic leader Robert A. Dempster, one of Southeast Missouri State University's major benefactors, died Friday, March 24, 1995, at his home at the age of 82 after an extended illness. Dempster was a devoted friend of the Cape Girardeau school. His wife, Lynn Dempster, is a member of the school's Board of Regents...
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LUNDSTROM SAYS REAL HAPPINESS HARD TO FIND
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
Saturday was motivational night at the Heartland for Christ Crusade, which is winding down a weeklong crusade here. The "Final Rally" will be held today at the Show Me Center as evangelist Lowell Lundstrom tells his story, "From Country Rock to Christ, Lowell's Life Story." Appearing in a special-guest role for the final rally will be Grand Ole Opry Star Billy Walker...
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SOUTHEAST SURVEY PLACES FEES IN MIDDLE OF AREA COLLEGES
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
Southeast Missouri State University's student fees rank in the middle of the pack among 13 public, regional universities, despite the school's high tuition. This fall, in-state students at Southeast will pay $87.50 a credit hour. That ranks them behind only Northeast Missouri State University at $120 a credit hour and the four University of Missouri campuses at $111 a credit hour...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 03/26/95)
I AM so sick and tired of watching all these people bad-mouth the police in the O.J. Simpson trial. Our police do a wonderful job throughout this entire United States of America, so I propose that during this trial, during daylight hours, Americans who support our police drive with their headlights on in support of our police department in small communities like here in Cape Girardeau or in large communities in Los Angeles, because our police do a good job...
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JACKSON RACES LACK OPPOSITION FOR BOARD
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
JACKSON -- The last time it happened was in 1992. Four Jackson aldermen -- David Ludwig, Philip Johnston, Glenn Oldham and Lee Roy Brown -- ran unopposed for re-election to the board. Since then, there have been only a few hotly contested races. In one, Paul Sander took 57 percent of the vote in 1993, beating out 11-term mayor Carlton "Cotton" Meyer. Both candidates got out to shake hands and convince voters of their qualifications...
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FOUNDER OF EARTH DAY TO SPEAK AT SEMO APRIL 6
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson will speak at Southeast Missouri State University April 6. The lecture will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Academic Auditorium and is sponsored by the Students Activities Council. Admission is free. The former U.S. senator from Wisconsin founded Earth Day in 1970 as an annual observance to focus nation's attention on the problems of the environment. In 1980, nearly 1,000 events were held across the country to mark the 10th anniversary of Earth Day...
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LOU HOBBS TO SELL HIS SOUND OF RACKABILLY TO EUROPEANS
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
The rockabilly sound of Lou Hobbs, who has had his own show on KFVS-TV since 1986, will find some new fans this spring in Europe. A compact disc with 26 Hobbs' songs from the 1960s will be released April 1 by Eagle Records of Aachen, Germany. "It's bringing back 30 years of memories," Hobbs said in a recent visit to Cape Girardeau with two Germans who made the deal possible...
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DONATIONS TO CHURCH MUSEUM COMING IN
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
A German Bible donated by Msgr. Joseph E. Gosche of Perryville, a thick Latin missal published in 1923, and a worn sash from the St. Vincent Young Ladies Academy's 1889 Golden Jubilee were among the artifacts donated last weekend to the museum being organized at Old St. Vincent's Church...
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BOATING CLASS TO BE HELD
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- The East Cape Girardeau Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 81 will hold a boating skills and seamanship course in the East Cape Community Building Thursday at 7 p.m. The course consists of seven session to be held every Thursday. The fee for the course is $20 and will cover instruction and materials...
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COMMERCE BOAT RAMP PROJECT ON SCHEDULE FOR JULY
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
COMMERCE -- A public fishing access to the Mississippi River at Commerce is on the Missouri Department of Conservation's schedule for construction after July 1. Recent surveying of the proposed site was reassuring for Commerce residents that construction is still planned, said Mayor Ann Huck...
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ENJOYING THE OUTDOORS: CRAPPIETHON SHOWS ANGLERS GOOD ENOUGH TO HAVE IMPACT
(Column ~ 03/26/95)
If crappie weren't already popular enough among anglers, little orange tags make them as good as gold. March 18 marked the opening of the 1995 Johnson Reels Crappiethon on Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, the largest of 26 national promotions in which crappie are linked with rich prizes for participating fishermen. The competition, which runs through May 16, offers more than $155,000 in cash and prizes for the catching of 1,592 specially tagged crappie...
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JOY ALONG THE WAY: GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE NEW TROWEL
(Column ~ 03/26/95)
My new trowel has rested on the floor of the broom closet for most of the winter. We are not old friends yet, since I've had it only one season. The old, old one which, in spring and summer, seemed like an appendage that grew out of my hand, finally broke and lies buried beneath the hollyhocks. Maybe in a thousand years it will become rich soil upon which some other plants might feed. Hollyhocks?...
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FOR MISS U.S.A. SECOND UNNER-UP, BEAUTY IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
MARION, Ill. -- The Marion restaurant had a few customers seated here and there, but Miss Illinois U.S.A. was easy to pick out. She sat with her sister, Michelle Gesell, chatting about an upcoming move to Chicago. The other customers, particularly the men, did little to hide admiring stares...
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SALVATION ARMY SETS MEALS WITH FRIENDS
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
The Salvation Army will be serving Meal with Friends Monday through Friday. Serving time is 4:30-6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a hot, nutritious meal. Meals for next week are: MONDAY--Lasagna, tossed salad, green beans, bread & butter, cake...
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SENIOR CENTER IN CAPE EARNS $500 GRANT
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
The Cape Girardeau Senior Center has received a $500 grant from Reynolds Metal and the National Association of Meal Programs. Jo Nelle Lingo, director of center, said the money will be used to offset costs of home-delivered meals. Reynolds Metals donated a total of $150,000 for distribution to senior meal programs throughout the country...
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JACKSON CHAMBER SHOWS GINGRICH VIDEO
(Local News ~ 03/26/95)
JACKSON -- The March meeting of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday at Delmonico's, will feature a video presentation of Newt Gingrich's address to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. According to the chamber's executive secretary, Patty Reisenbichler, the organization's leaders decided to show the video because Gingrich discusses capital gains taxes in it...
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