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Bitter Cold Hinders Ohio River Navigation
Ice forms bank to bank on the Ohio River as a towboat captain reports moving a mile in an hour. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers warns of possible river freeze over for the first time in nearly 30 years. Along the Mississippi, a 180 mile section between St. Louis and Cairo is urged closed to barge traffic due to heavy ice and low water amid drought. The Coast Guard notes 10 ships ran aground between St. Louis and Cairo.
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