Ice clogged Ohio River dams slow salt shipments
Ice jams up to four miles long clog Markland and Meldahl locks on the Ohio River near Cincinnati as tugboats act as icebreakers. About 40 barges backed up, delaying salt deliveries and threatening Cincinnati’s dwindling stockpile. Officials blame fewer coal barges and a national strike for the dry season’s ice buildup.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Carroll Sheldon
Markland Dam
Ohio-Indiana
Markland
Meldahl
Sheldon
U.S. Coast Guard
Sciotoville
Ohio
Carrollton
Meldahl Dam
Warsaw
US. Corps of Engineers
Inflation ends 1977 at 6.8 percent amid modest December rise
The Labor Department reports a 0.4 percent price increase in December and 6.8 percent overall inflation for 1977, driven by higher food costs early in the year. Carter proposes voluntary wage and price restraints to curb inflation while economists expect similar rates in 1978.
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Washington
Carter
Labor Department
Jess Gilmore Found Dead In Cabin After Ominous Note
In St Louis County a 68 year old man Jesse James Gilmore was found dead in a freezing cabin with no heat food or electricity. An 87 year old woman Ellen Brinkerhoff was found under blankets and survived in satisfactory condition at St Louis Hospital. Relative Roscoe Sherrel reported she waved after hearing a voice.
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St. Louis County
Jesse James Gilmore
Roger Ferrell
Ellen Brinkerhoff
St. Louis — Hospital
William Gilmore
Roscoe Sherrel
Trooper Shaver joins Post 9 as one of two women in class
Margaret Shaver, now Trooper Maggie, is assigned to Post 9 after graduating as one of two women in the 101st Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy. She trained in coach-pupil sessions, passed boxing week, and stressed equality within the patrol despite being a woman.
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Margaret A. Shaver
Highway Patrol
Trooper Shaver
Maggie
101St
Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy
Patrol
Ed Waltz
Waltz
Silverman to Lead NBC Revival After ABC Success
Fred Silverman, age 40, signs with NBC to become president and take over in June after leaving ABC Entertainment where he led a ratings surge. He reshapes NBC with living schedules and spinoffs, following CBS innovation era. Herbert Schlosser may move to another role. Frederick Pierce confirms Silverman’s departure.
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New York
Fred Silverman
ABC
NBC
Silverman
Herbert Schlosser
Schlosser
Frederick Pierce
ABC Entertainment
Fred
Pierce
CBS
Ohio State University
Laverne and Shirley
Mary Tyler Moore
Rhoda
Phyllis
Crime Alert Number Prompts Public Vigilance
A police safety notice urges residents to call 425 7700 if they witness crimes or observe suspicious activity, stressing quick reporting to aid law enforcement.
Weekend cold with chances of snow and frigid lows
Snow flurries and cold temperatures are forecast for the area tonight with lows around 10 degrees. Saturday will be partly cloudy with a high in the low 20s. The low this morning was 20 after a high of 23 Thursday. A chance of snow remains for Sunday and Monday with lows from 5 to 15 degrees and highs in the teens to mid 20s.
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Rose
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Ann Landers
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